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r. lion of a neckerchief, which he brought with him for
a purpose we shall see by andbye. On reaching the spot
called La Roche, it appears the thought first struck him
of cutting the body in pieces (for he had made no pre-
vious preparations for this dreadful operation), and he
then attempted to do it with a small pocket-knife, but
in endeavouring to separate one of the arms at the
shoulder, the blade turned-and became useless. The
blond spouted from the wound in great abundance, and
covered this reverend demon's face and clothes. Foiled
in this purpete, he seemed to become delirious from dis-
appointment and fear, and tying one of the feet of his
victim to a tree, he exerted all his herculean strength. to
tear the body limb from limb, but failing in this, he re-
turned to the house for a more fit instrument for dissec-
tion—the kitchen hatchet or cleaver. With this instru-
ment he separated the thighs from the trunk, and threw
them into a rapid stream that discharges itself into the
Isere. He then lifted the mutilated trunk upon his
shoulders, with which he hastened towards the Isere,
into which he plunged it. He then deposited on the
river side the neckerchief of poor Marie, in order
to make it supposed that She had drowned herself.—
On returning to.his house, lie burned the clothes of the
murdered Marie, together with his own clerical robe,
which was stained with blood, and threw the ashes into
the privy. On reflecting if he had removed all traces
of the crime, he recollected with dismay, that he had
left the pocket-knife behind him ; he immediately ie-
' turned to the spot, but after the most minute search Le
could not find it. The knife, which was prodaced at
the trial, had already been found by a la'sourer, who,
at the break of day was passing near La Roche, and
had his attention caught by a pool of blood, a bloods
rope, and a black-handled knife lying by it. The knife
he took up, but fearing it might bring him into trouble,
he threw it into a bush. However, after going some
distance, he returned, took up the knife a second time,
washed it, and took it-home with him. When Mingrat',
servant-maid appeared before him in the morning, she
was pale, trembling, and bewildered. Mingrat, alarmed
by her appearance, asked her abruptly what was the
matter with lie, ? The poor girl thought in vain to
convince him that she had seen or heard nothing, except
a few moans which she supposed proceeded from him elf
being ill. The curate, however, continuing to question
her, the girl's fears got the better of her, she three
herself upon her knees, and joining her hands, ex-
claimed in the most supplicating manner, " Oh, Sir,
permit me to go away ; I can no longer bear it ! "-
1 his exclamation was a thunderclap for the curate; he
clearly saw that this weak-minded, superstitious, but ho-
nest creature, was mistress of his life and secret. He
got between her and the door, and after" a few moments
reverie, he seized her by the arm, and dragged her into
the sanctuary, forced her down upon her knees on the
steps of the altar, and then taking from the tabernacle'
the host, he put it into her hand, telling her she should
either make up her mind to die, or take a most solemn
oath upon the body and blood of CHRIST, never to re-
veal what she had seen or heard on the preceding night.
The unfortunate girl, half dead with fear and horeor,
took the oath prescribed. After this extraordinary Scene,
Margret resumed his tranquillity. However, some days
after, as some young shepherds were fishing in the stream
which flows into the Isere, one of them, on drawing up
his line, found a human thigh attached to it. Naturally
alarmed at such a sight, they fled towards the village,
and told what had taken place. The Authorities re-
paired to the spot, the thigh was recognised to be that
of a young woman, and there of course was no longer
any doubt as to Marie Gerin having been murdered.
As public opinion pointed out Mingrat as the assassin,
he resorted to a last effart to remove suspicion from hi in.
The Authorities had ordered the thigh to be buried in
the churchyard. Mingrat repaired thither, andordered
the thigh to be,removed, saying it should not rest in
consecrated ground, for Marie Gerin had committed sui-
cide, and then, affecting to fall into a state of fanatical
excitement, he exclaimed—" Yes, I saw that she was pos-
sessed by the devil! yes, by Satan, who carried her away
in his arms, and plunged with her into the abyss of hell!"
Those who were present could contain no longer their
indignation, but loudly cursed and hooted this hypo-
critical ruffian. The next morning, while Mingrat was
at breakfast, two gensdarmes entered; they were not
charged to make hint prisoner, but merely to watch his
motions. He appeared dreadfully alarmed, but endea-
voured to conceal it, and invited them to partake of his
breakfast. Before breakfast was over the vicar of Zul-
lin came in, and brought a letter from his curate to
Mingrat on the subject of the murder. The concluding
words of the letter were—" the murmurs afloat respect-
ing the assassination of the woman weigh heavily upon
you—if you are guilty, fly instantly." Mingrat took the
advice and fled. The Mayor sent the gensdarmes in pur-
suit of him, but Mingrat got over the frontiers into Sa-
voy before they could take him. They, however, gave
a description of his person and crime to some Pied mon-
tese carbineers, into whose hands he shortly after fell,
and was conducted to the prison of Chamberry, from
whence he has been transferred to the fortress of Fenes-
trella. The Sardinian Government have constantly re-
fused to deliver him up, though lie has been condemned to
death by the tribunal of Grenoble. The trial was heard
with. closed doors—a rather remarkable circumstance.
A Grand Vicar of Grenoble went -to visit him in the
prison of Chamberry. On Mingrat seeing him, he
threw himself at his feet, and exclaimed," Ali, father,
I am guilty, pardon me I" This public avowal was not
at all relished by the Grand Vicar, who immediately
ordered those present to retire, when he had a tete-a-tete
with the curate. This Grand Vicar ran no little
risk on his return to Grenoble ; for the people, supposing
he had brought back Mingrat for the purpose of deli-
vering him up to the law, attacked the Vicar's carriage,
determined to do justice upon him themselves.
To this detail of the facts of this horrible case is an-
nexed a letter written by the brother of Marie Gerin, in
which he says—" Before publishing this notice, I had
recourse to every effort to bring the guilty to punish-
ment, but they have all proved fruitless. Every door
has been shut against me. My poor sister's husband
and myself had a memorial presented to his Majesty.
In the answer to which, signed by the Duc de la Chatre,
the King acknowledges the justice of our dernand—he
assures us of his protection and justice, but invites us to
follow the usual and constitutional forms, and address
ourselves to the Keeper of the Seals. This we did, ac-
companied by a copy of the King's letter, but we have
not been able to obtain an answer front his Excellency.
rWethen presented a petition to the Chamber of De-
puties, which had scarcely a better fate, as the Chamber
passed to the order of the day on it, the Reporter al-
leging as a reason, that it was not known where Mingrat.
was." The brother also complains in his letter of the
calumnies uttered against him, and the husband of his
sister, by the country curates, who take part with Min-
grat, and shift the crime to his victim's relations.

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