The Sun.
London, England, 1845-10-06 00:00:00

TRIAL FOR MURDER IN FRANC

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On the 27th of March last, Mme. Sauval, a widow inl
the 88th year of her age, living at Petit-
Montrougei
was found dead in her apartment, with a severe wounA
on the back of her head, and other contusions and
and bruises about her person, which led to a suli'lOt,
that she had been murdered. She resided in an oPurr,
ment of the house of a married min with two childre
named Saulnier, a clerk in the Marie of the ISt ntr°n.
dissement of Paris, who, in consideration of .100°olf,
paid by her to him, granted her an annuity of Outhe
year, which was paid by him partly in giving h,eno
apartment at the rate of 60f. a year, although ".as
well worth 250 f. per annum, and in regularly hi°ci ;iv,
to her the remaining 40f. in cash. The Saulnier
le bet
who were very old friends of the deceased, were lied
only attendants, as she had no servant, and also surreo.
her gratuitously with fruit or vegetables from their shot
den. They, however, had every reason to believe
she
they would be more than remunerated by her
was known to have at her disposal some little proeel tto
rived from her savings. This interest in her death 1004
other circumstances we are about to relate, first in col,
a suspicion that she had been murdered by Madione'"And
nier, at the instigation, or at least with the knowledge rj3i'
connivance, of her husband. They were arrested, :d to
nations were taken, and, finally, they were coenroittei co
take their trial for wilful murder, which conurenceatr
Friday last before the Court of Assizes, and wns eon•
tinned till Sunday night. The prosecution we'd the
ducted by M. Glandaz, the Advocate-General, e° Blot'
prisoners were defended by Messrs. Crernieux anu h the
Duquesne. The facts and circumstances on whfditioe
accusation was founded and supported were, in 11,' th
to the known interest the prisoners had in the tfilfstol
Mme. Sauval, that about ten on the morning of tett, the
day, Mate. Sauval went out of her apartintnt -1° od,
village, and bought some salad and a bundle of:ioteif
which latter purchase a lad carried home iratnele her
afterwards, and sawed into pieces in her presence e she
dining-room, and then left her ; since which ern are
was not seen outside of her door, nor was any stiTcia:l
seen to enter her apartment. About half-past taT °vise'
Mine. Saulnier sent ;her daughter, a girl W?e'
old, up to Mine. Sauval, who lived on the first letter,
thread her needle according to custom, and asked vc
she wanted anything, but although the girl t
ei
so loud that some of the other tenants cone out
their rooms to inquire what was the matter, Ti" $1,54,
was given by Mine. Sauval, nor did her little d go; bet
as it usually did on such occasions. At five 0.e," sire
girl, Esther Saulnier was sent up again, made,t'reord,l
noise, but still without any answer. Soon o,l_„t en" 007
Mine. Saulnier went down to the porter, and 'Ow,
him to come and see what had happened to Mene'wiptie"
as she, Mine. Saulnier, could perceive through a rooe:(
that she was lying on the floor of her dinitcei
Having received from Mine. Saulnier a seeniji,",,st
th
Mine. Sauval's outer door, which she always rociter
she might enter when she pleased, Lereta
went in and found the poor old woman Ving,to,
but still warm, on the floor of the dining.oll,oPl'of
her head against a chest of drawers in a se° be
blood, which had issued from a wound at tleteferes;
the skull. Mine. Saulnier took no steps Ahshearing this report from Lereux, but wady" otlie'or
return of her husband, who went to the proPertoodm
ties to give the usual notice of the death, prep es of
the interment, but as he stated the circumstan'4-t to
case, the magistrate caused a regular incltioeilif
taken. The medicatman called in to make the
the body reported that the death must have beenrat
blows with a blunt instrument, for, indePe,nu„—siberedre
wound in the head, there were other injuries o°i:a diej
son, which not only proved this, but showed I': pso'f,o
ceased' had made some resistance. In variotiOehai I
the apartment were found money, and sec, l'iitOr
money, and also a small quantity of plates in glirred
evidently chosen by the deceased, nor wasnotOroet
slightest tokens of any robbery having been —of iio
There were no marks of blood on the face, ,or pole
part of the person or clothes of the decessw.'„,l,oe6o
upon the cap, which was found on her headi:;eo
fore, on the conviction of a murder having person, fit
trated, it was presumed that the guilty cleeui,jc)
changed the dress of the deceased after tired, 0../
done, having first washed away all the iteciccno,rjeo
must have been shed on the floor, except tud
tively small quantity that was near the head' PLY,
laid the body in the position in which it ward drqtoe
order to give the idea that Mme. Sauval befrod
down in a fit, and killed herself by strillre de'?
against the drawers. It was reported•that",. (tied °
had shown discontent at being so far froraPe; so:fee,
Paris, and intimated an intention to renneff'so.olo.
was imputed to the Saulniers as an additintr.eoo
their cruel act, fearing that her ParisJritbeill,jfire:
induce her to alter her will, and thus depriveher see,'
benefit they expected from it. It was fur
that the statement of Mme. Saulnier eft'i
the deceased lying on the floor of her dinl'''"oporion'
false, as it was, from the situation of the tw° toino„1 00
impossible. in the course of the cross-e•lidenc'oei
the witnesses much of this presumptive e, t. 10.!
completely rebutted, and much rendered:o'ses, ' hall
doubtful. On the part of the prisoners it el"tconi:
none of the clothes of the deceased, sup a, fi°
been worn by her when killed, had been lot tell tb,ie
there be traced the slightest bruise or lw."- ehhie, dC
person of Mine. Saulnier, from the struggionfO.
medical men stated must have taken plesee°' 0 010
tbi
was done, nor the smallest spot of blood or,d 011 c,
garments of Mme. Saulnier which sb b 1 by Pt:100h;
time ; nor was it attempted to be Pr°°°(;9otAiriill„t;t
dente that she had quitted her own aParrireenforPh
time when Mme. Sauval returned with tun catel,,trol',lf
discovery of her death. Mine. Saulnier aern g 0
not giving her daughter the second key;
deceased's apartment, by affirming that the to &iv'',
used but when Mule. Sauval was too illd befo,'.
open the door herself. It was further provfn theTOv4
io
ceased was liable to fits, had fallen down 'foci ;oeVoo
and had been kindly and attentively nlin;ost t
Saulnier. A number of witnesses gave c Hots beige
characters to both the prisoners, and thd
made the deceased's will, distinctly depose inier, het rpt
they might have expected, neither the Sande of
i
one else knew the dispositions she had I°,3fleoill.loPfch
perty, and that what she did give to thtnts , 10',i
the children, and not to either of the pare-was oterri
standing the evidence for the prosecution street
weakened and shaken, the Advocate-Geyer; p_to oinflre,l
insisted in his requisitory that the case *44 The;al
called for the conviction of both prison Wig es er,'
for M. and Mine. Saulnier exerted theirse
out thecielie;,,,,,
zeal and judgment in their behalf throng",e° andproceedings of three long successive do) The i,tho
most eloquent addresses to the jury not hew
n 3
summing up of the President were-abt, ''retert°,
till half-past ten o'clock on Sunday inlourc t/
jury retired, and after remaining half 2900°100
and delivered a verdict of Not Guilty in iodic
prisoners upon every count of the
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BUSINESS OF THE POST-OFFICE. , the 0:04
wards of 30,000 letters were received .o.t arri!,°loe,4'l,.ll:l,l
office by the West India Mail, ishic_;;il,.
dispatch of the morning and mid- day tbe ivi,b°o c
extraordinary influx of newspapers, keP iitVir
ment in full work till near nine o'clock?, e
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WEATHER AND TILE Cl°l' 011 bet, eft/i;t
trililb 'est ,
since our last, has been of the same „,fie
have previously experienced. ;`,3.„ ue"
11 one exception, was fine every rsio to
,r"plie
when a considerable quantity confined 030.!`,
,0,50
injury done is, however, more
°el ejetljrre
the ripening of the crops, and the „ ci. 1114(
cut, than to any damage sustained ";,7t. tf,eirbe PO,ll
farmers give contradictary accolun.s., upon will Iktlt
saying that the quality of gr_T'stow,er
considering the extra quantity 4-4
that tlierco'
an average, whilst others state ado 1/
take four stooks to the bushel. On Lf::, are utbefi
to be a deficiency, for both stateoli:`.'inlpr.,°`riperv" ,
with the truth. The other crops lla",e sod Oro
crops 01','
is a great want of warmth to
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Durham Chronicle. ,
HIGHWAY ROBBERY WITH en C
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010 Pc
nnamede jnoighlintclasuntisboentw,seeernratennt at toldi,!efe.l vesfrolol,,,c7.
bury Lodge, Writtle, was returning nfillis 0101_arielooe.
he had been receiving 11. 2s. 6d..o_"cherrY4„iiiir 910,0
passing Mr. Hammond's wood, i° first ore Jed li_norvt,,
was attacked by two rnen, hum he,elijog nret'ic,
over his head and face to 'flume then kill orf•eci
ground with great violence,
nand _nct nie h,
tevLo3_43 ,eort 7,0
iiPtoe
rifled his pockets of their co
states one of the villains to have sr ru
fellow `Yin-tree,
frock, as iffor disguise. The Poi „ace
following morning from the Poi
assit
encountered as to require medical
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