The Sun.
London, England, 1817-09-12 00:00:00

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SOine 5 franc pieces were
.fannd upon the de-
cea3ed, which were !given :to the wife of Baikal
by the murderers, in saying., "Jim, take this ;
we dO not kill the man for money." The body of,
the deceased was -carried about 10 o'clock the
same.nh:ht by four individuals, followed hrthree
others, two of them armed with fusils, and thrown •
into the Aveyron. _ _

The body was seen floating 'next day'npon the
water, was taken out and recognized. 'life young
children of Banco', who were believed asleep, had
heard and seen all through the curtains of their
bed. They recounted every thiiig. they witnessed.
The 'assassins had posted at the •corner of •the
streets people who played on a noisy instrument,
to prevent the cries of the vietin: from being heard
during his immolation. On the following' morn-
ing several of the assassins robbed the house of
M. Fualilez'of varioas'effects. The riot of accusa-
tion niarks out as chief of the assassins, Slew. Bas-
tide Gramont, who owed 10,000 'Tones to the un-
fortunate Friablez; and who,-being pressed to pay
the debt, on the 191 k of March, the day. ot the
murder, about '5 o'clock in the afternoon, said,
",Do you believe 1 wish to defraud you ? I shall
take means to pay your bill'this -evening." • 'ln
three hours•atterwards AL-Fuoldez had his throat
cut. -Among the accomplices were Banco!, Who
has tkil in'prison since his•arrest, Bax, Bottsquier,
and Ba,Aiste Colard, %vitt' -,Bancal,
earried,the body. • _'Three fusils were found in the

house of Colard. Missonnier and Jansion aceom-
partied the body to the river, Anne Benoit stip-

iilied the handkerchief for • a gag, and Dames
Jatision and Gnaltier aided in the robbery of: the
deceased's 'house.

Tlitt•l9th; 20th, and 21st of the present month
were occupied in the examination of 59 witnesses,
%rho, by deposition more or •lcss important and
often contrAictory, -left on the .afrifir ~an: uncer-
tainty tOrrnentii)g to iinmanity,. At last Madan,:
Manson, who enjoys a good character at Rhodez,
btu- who- siitee_-the commencement or-the present
trial had been reported to be in the house of 'lin-
eal daring the .assassination, was called. The
name was no sooner beard.than a breathless si-
lence reigned in the Court the most lively in-
terest was universally felt when MAdatne M. wade
her appearance.— The Attortiey-General, •after
the usual goestions, addressed• a touching exhor-
tation to-the witness.

-" The public is conyinced," said he, " that you were
carried to the house of-Liiuical.by accident, and-against your
will. ..I;uu are regarded as the angel destined.by Vrovitience
to clear up this huriible mystery.- Although there.shoold
have been on your pirt sume.weakne.s, the declaration which
you will inalix, and the immense service you will render to
justice, will dispel the remembrance of it.". •
Tlw•Presiditnt to the you know that
lady?

Maclaine M. turned rapidly towards the prisoner, and rais-
ing her veil, asked with a lihn tone, Do you know me?—

The President to Madame M.—Do you know the prisoner?
—No. 1 never saw this woman.

The President. to Bastide and Jausioti.—Do you know this
lady ?—Jansion --No ; I only know her by seeing at my
house once or twice about five months ago, paying a visit to
my sister-in-law, Madame Puns.
Madame M.—How then ttad he the audacity to salute tne
in full Court only know the lady .by having
met her once on %the hiAliway. • The President exhOrted
dame M. to declare the truth, and tell what she knew of the
assasinat ion of M. Fualdez.

Madame.Nl:threw an expressive glance on the prisoners
and fainted away. She was carried out of Conti to a terrace
before the palace ; the most anxious !Attentions were lavished
upon her. There she recovered her sciises; but fell into the
most violent convu►sions. She the►! screamed with a terrified
air—ltid my sigt►t of these assaisins ! She repeated this ex-
clamation several times. The sitting was suspended.
It was announced that she was ready to re-enter, and she
was conducted to t.i►e witnesses box.

The President, addressing her with great mildness—Now,
Madame, endeavour to compose your imAginalion. Be not
afraid. You are in the sanctuary of justice, and iu the pre-
sence of the Magistrates, who will protect you. Declare
what you know. Cheer up. What have you to tell us?
Were you not a witness of the assassination of M. Fualdez ?
1 was never in the house of the woman Ballad. After a mo-
ment of silence, I believe Jausion and Bsistide were there.
It you were not present, why think you so ?—Uy the ano-
nymous cards that I received ; by the steps they took with
_ _ .

DO you know the hand-writing of these letters?—l know'
neither the Writing.of Jausiou nor llastiU. 1 believe one of
these letters is a letter of their Counsel.

Of whom ?—Of M. Arnaud. Thee came to tir to make
me retract:the first declaration I made at the prefecture.
Madame Pons, in particular, the sister of Bastide, came at
9 o'clock in the evening., and remained with me till 1, o'clock
in the morning, endeavouring to persuade me.
What did you promise 'to Madame Pons ?—I promised to
retract my first declaration's, because they were false. I had
said that I was in the house of Bancal, where I never was.

'You have told us your first declaration was false ; you know
nothing therefore about Jausion and llastide. How oild
you then say you belkeved them guilty ?—liy conjecture. Then
turning to Jausion she said, when a man murders his clot
(hen, he may murder his friend, he may murder any body :
then addressing herself to Jausion, in a
•firm tune, it is you I
ant looking at.
How murder his childen ?—The affair is arranged,. but the
public will not be duped.
Have you no other reason for your belief than this arranged
affair?—l never was at the house of Bancal.• I -will answer
for that on the scaffold.
This is.not what you said to irreproachable witnesses, who
can be called.- We shall call your cousin Rodal.--;••=l Will sup-
port every thing he says.. I bays made imprudent declara-
tions; I retract them. I promised so to Pons; they Were,
forced-from me by a fear for the life of my father. Did you
but know how I have been menaced.
The President, in the most pathetic tone—ln the name of
your unhappy father, torn by a thousand anxieties, in the
name of justice, in the 'nettle of huManity, :whose-ties have
.beect bro,lien by a exiiin Which alano• all. society, I conjure

you
.to declare what you knew. Why would you bet ray..the.
truth I Yes, if you had a weakness to reproakli yourself
with, your declaration will re-es'ablish your character in
public opinion. See with what attention we listen to you.—
Speak then, speak. The public, astounded at a crime coin-
mitted on the persoh of a tuan whom ;yon have known, of a
Magistrate who Sat by the side of your father, demands'no-
thing but the tsiumph of truth. It will cherish you—it will
exalt you: to the clouds if you revt al the true criminals. Prove
that you have been brought up in the hive of justice; show
that you love it, arid that. yoq, can obey .its dictates:. -Rie-
mernberthat you have often spoken in your letters of the
r honou of your family—that thii honour can never ally itself
with perjury. and that the wound -which you may now
diet upon it can never ~be healed. • Speak out daughter of
E—, speak daughtec of Olagistrate Duriog tins speech
the countenance of Madame M. changed by degrees, and at
t lie last words she again fainted. ‘Vhen.She hvgaa to tee im-r
from her swoon, she said by her.side bl. Desperieres : pUsLin;
him away with- one hand,. and extending the other t rho
sword of the 11Iar&hal de Catnip, she exclaimed, )ou hive
knife; and' again fainted. She-, ecorered her senses,
home-
over, without leavnig her seat.,

The. President ag a'Ut, aft ey having- endeavoured to sooth het
feeling's;dnd to calm Iter imagination, r,quest lier'to-fipc;.k.
Ash; saii.V.the, of -trausioa, if he saved the life of a I,voinan
at the house of Bancal Sir...l never saved the life of
avy one. The eyes of the prisoner met those ~f the witness:
she turned round towards the President, excl.,;:ning—Great
God. There seas a wo,lian iu the house of &Aiwa! f-Bastide
wished to kill her, but Jausion saved her T.
Hut, said the President, they (Nth deny that' they were
there.

Madame M.--Bastide and Jansion not there! Ask :13iius-
qoier if be knows me ?--Bunscittier denied having • ever serfs
nee before. The witness being asked if she lion•quier,
said she did not. She spoke incoherently, and again fainied.•
She had heard, she said, that a woman was in the house-let
the time of the murder, and was concealed by Bainial.
-Where did they conceal this woman—in neloset ? 'fears fell
from the eyes of the witness, and she said, yes, in a closet,
but denied thrtt.she was that woman ; declaring, at the sanie
time, that Bastide wished to murder her, but was prevented
by Jausion. She said she had received addresses of certain
houses, which she was reqUested by the prefect to visit fur the
phrpose:of making discoveries, but site was afraid, and re-
fused. She was afraid of fuiding persons belonging to the
family of Bastide ;it her visit. Then easting.an ineewed
glance at the pri,wer, she said, " wad, a terrible oath
over the dead body :" ask dansion if the wustian whose• life he
saved was not Madame M. (the wit IIeSS) ? The,Marechal dc
Camp, who attended the witness when she was carried out in
a swoon, was eXaini.ned, and deposed, that when site returned
to herself site exclaimed, save tie from these assassins ; they
will destroy all the honest people in the department: let me
.he examined, and I will speak the truth.
M. Fualdez, the son of the deceased, interposed and said,
the witness is friOiteneii at thu sight of poniards, anti still
more at the preseneeot- the assassins of my father; let eight
soldiers be_placed.between her, and
_the prisoners, to shade
theta froth her vietv, and to secure her against apprehended
datigei. He conjured the witness then to speak the truth in
the name of tris•lather. The line of armed force was placed
as requested. _The President then asked her if she was in the
bourse daring the assassination. l3astide interrupted the Pre-
sidcnt, antl..deuied- being in the house of Baneal, whatever
might -be • said by, Madame witness then stamped
with tier foot, and
some
out, Confess, wretch All hearts
thrilled. 'After some moments of gloomy silence, the Presi-
dent said, bow can you accuse these men so strongly, and not
declare you were.in the house?--They cannot deny it, there
are so many witnesses against them. Why do you fear .11te
voice of;Balitide-? Why do you tremble when you hear of the
dead body otTualdek and the flitai‘knife?—She then said she
would adhere to herdeelarations:before the Prefect.

Evidence was given.as _to her.saying, after the murder, that
she ',vas in the house of the assassin at the time in which it
outilaulL,4:d 7. that sue usta cmitge Oil iue pttsuner
the bar; that she saidshe had, been sworn nut to teveal the
crime, and that gratitude fo-r having saved her life combined
with'the obligation oftin bath to prevent her from giving teS-
timony against one of . the accused. Madame M. admitted
the tt'uth •nf.tlee wlnk of this evidence in Court. She again,
however, retracted when confr,nted,sritli the prisoners. The
Prefect of thollepattinclit, and M.Clentandot, Aide de-Camp
toGeudiai Vautr6, declared, that she• had stated NI them her
knowledge of the murder, and its perpetrators. The Prefect
delivered to the Cottut a great body of letters and exaolina-
bons which he hail received from Madame Manson on the
subject, equally contradictory and incoherent as her verbal
depositions in Court. The letters and-other tLituments are
very curious and interesting, but tau long ior
trial has lasted tell days, and is not yet concluded.

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