The Sun.
London, England, 1857-12-17 00:00:00

SECOND DAY.

The Court of Assizes of the Eure yesterday
morning proceeded with this case, and received evi-
dence in support of the indictment agaiust Madame
de Jeufosse, her two sons, and their gamekeeper
Crepel, on the charge of having intentionally caused
the death of M. Guillot In the grounds of the cha-
teau of Jeufosse. A medical man described the
nature of the wounds which the deceased had re-
ceived, and another, Dr. Cune, his regular physi-
cian, who had happened to meet his (Guillot's)
servant just after the death had taken place, said
that on speaking to Madame de Jeufosse on the
melancholy affair, she had expressed herself in a
manner which proved that she thought herself jus-
tified in causing any man whb entered her grounds
at night to be tired at. Gros, servant to Guillot,
deposed that he had often accompanied his master
in his nocturnal visits to the grounds, and ho
thought that the object of them was to deposit let-
ters for some in the chateau. He had noticed when
serving at table and on other occasions, that
glances of intelligence were exchanged between his
master and Mlle. Laurence (the governess), and he
had once seen her press his hand. He described the
shooting of his master, as related in the indictment,
and he declared that though the servants of the chit.
teau had seen his master writhing in agony on the
gro end they had offered no assistance. The coach man
and other servants of the chateau deposed to the man-
ner
in which Guillot bad annoyed the ladies, by
throwing himself in their way in their walks and
drives, and by penetrating into the grounds at
night ; they also said that some days before the
death of Guillot some one had entered tho apart-
ments of the chateau, upset the furniture, and put
mud on a portrait of the husband of Mine. de
Jeufosse ; and they asserted, in contradiction to
Gros, that they had gone to Guillot after he had
been shot, and had even given him a glass of water,
which was all he had asked for. A man named
Cotbeau, formerly gardener to Mme. de Jeufosse,
said that that lady having in the winter perceived
that some one entered her grounds at night had tol
him to watch with a gun, but only to charge his
gun with salt. This man was asked if he had not
stated to several persons that Mme. de Jeufosse
had offered him 50f. to fire at Guillot not merely
with salt but with shot. He denied that he had
done so, but he was positively contradicted on the
point by several witnesses ; one of them even said
that on hearing:, that Guilllaotd haditis
cbreeepnei lowllehdo,
exclaimed, he
" Well, lam g
did
the job, lad not I ! If I had done it, I should
now be in an awkward position !" After a com-
missary captain of gendarmery, and
other tiondvi
catrmioeunst, circum-
stances
witnessese of Pnotliiecnelie, add
ideposedn
t lle.
Laurence Thouzery,
.the governess, was. called—
her appearance excited great curios.ity, but.
she did not seem to be at all troubled at it ; she is
not remarkable' for good looks, and has a strong
Norman accent. She said that after the acquaint-
ance between the de Jeufosses and the Guillots
commenced, Guillot was constantly paying com-
pliments, and trying to speak to herin secret, but
she had always repelled him, and had told Madame
de Jeufosse of his conduct. " Did you never reply
to what he said," asked the president. "oh
ohPrleneverss yol
r"
never, sir." Did you never let lin
hand, or did you never press his ?"
" Did you notice that he afterwards paid attention
to Mdlle. Blanche de Jeufosse 1" t I saw that he
acted towards Mdlle. Blanche as he acted towards
me, but of course, she treated him as I did. She
repelled all his advances. Yet he was not content
with annoying us, but tried to compromise us."
" You say positively that 'Wile. Blanche repelled
his advances 1" " Without any manner of doubt."
"Yet you knew that he came into the grounds at
night I" " All of us in the chateau knew that