Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-04-15
HORR1D MURDER.

Puyis, Jan. %.
4 The Bulletin of the Allier contains the fol-
wing letter, addressed on the l4th inst. by
h. sub-pretact Gsnnat, to the protect OF the
apartment ot the Aiier -
N. PRErECr-l know rot how 10 give
gu the narration OF a frighttui crime, commit
Ed On the 18th ult. III the Commune OF Bio
.t NV pen seems to recoil at tracing de-
+ Ails so horrible. a young woman. % years
i age, his Just murdered her father, her mo-
&her, her brother ard two sisters!
"On the 18th of December, Amable Albert
bf the Commune OF Biozat, a respectable
.lan, pocr. and with large family, was obliged
ev the bad state Of his af.:irs, to sell small
bur; of his property. His daughter, Made
,ne Albert, of violent character, of sus-
bactctl morals, ard Unfortunately accustomed
Ia abuse her f.thcr AID mother, reproachedher
38thcr la l&agnage the most violent on &C
fount OF this SIZE, and ended by imperiously
Hc.n s.diag :, p@rr Of the sum which he had
Seccived Tie fatacr retusc mentioning TO
3acr at the same tine the stAtG t.hls affairs
Rhe insisted aid abused him outtageously
a ne t.,hcr vexed, and s.tirOntcd at the lnso-
]eace o. ms daughter, gave her stvur blows
pa the shoulders, si4d ordered her 10 so to
bed. She obeycd ;:nd wenr TO bed. a qu.r-
h." Of 10 hour after Shs seized al axe, I'D adj
n .nced without noise towards the 20 side,
where her father, mother, and three brothers
|a,.e; sisters were warming themselves.
Sac aimed blow with the axe at her fa-
theirs ae~s, aid open his snu!l, and a spite of
the cries o. her family. she repeated her
blows. He was killed by the first stroke;
any one of the wounds would have been sufii-
Client to deprive this unfortunate man of life.
They were SO deep, that the monster must
have been possessed of extraordinary strength
20 produce shem. She then threw herself on
h.r mother, without being soi5cned by her
prayers and sighs struck ner five times with
the Ratchet, and laid her at he2 feet. Hertwo
Young SISTERS, one eleven, the other three
years old, met with 10 greater mercy. She
struck the eldest both On the head an. nccs-,
bur did not kill her, because ehe poor creature
crept under the bed
"Tt.ese numerous crimes did not satiate
the tigress. Sac seized her Youngest sister
vino held her mothers body, took her IN her
a.Uis, and threw her alive as she Was into Z
we'll.
= OF ali this family, d brother, Is years old
survived by kind OF airac!e. lie WIS so
fortunate as to creep behind truk, to open
the door, and TO make his escape, calling for
assistance Made!aine Albert added to so
much atrocity the refinement OF hypocricy.
She called to her brother, requested him to re-
turn, and promised to do him no harm. In a
voice the most miii and calm she endear red TO
prevail OH the boy to return to the house !;
but he was TO mucil terehed, lie ran away and
took shelter in the house of d man OF the name
OF Richard. In consequence Of MS story, Sc
veral of the inhabitants went to assist the family.
They found AIAdelaine Albert waking with
great agitation in the house, with large knife
Ii hsr hand, with which she threatened to kill
any one thNr should approach her Tie dark
ness of the night, and the terror inspired by
so dreadful sight, paralized the courage of
these men: they durst not advance and seize
her In their presence Madel,ine Albert took
from her mothers pocket the key Of cup
board, opened ii, took ont the money that WAS
IN it, aud weas out of the house, without any
Oh the spectators having the courage to seize
her sr follow her. 1t is Supposed that she is
gone tow .rt!s Riom OF Ciermont; the gems
d'arns are in puisuis of her
:" have the honor to be, sc.