Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-05-14

Dantin threw ont upon the beir. They
likewise recolIeeted that rsmor mao
pointed on, the grave digger as aecus-
.omed to disturb the ashes OF tie aeaa
md taey communicated to cach o'hef
their suspicious. y:
The witness, Border, one ofthese wo-
men, then entered the bury'ns ground
and approaching the grave, CRED OUT 20
the men: Refire, you deshoiers 81 me
dead! Dahtin replied by telling her 10
begone--and turning to his companions
said Let us go to dinner, and Then re-
turn 10 finish our euork!. @Lejedne was
seen to GO and conceal something, he haa
brought from the grave. lhey .ne''
left the bslying ground, alter shuttihs
and locking the gate.
On the next dsy, the Goth, at 7 O'CLOCK
in the morning, another al these women
(named Jar,y) who was at her WINDOW,
saw Marchead aud Leieune pass n.y. ana
go to the burying ground. A h,'le une
afterwards she went TO neighbori"s
place, and there met several other wo-
men, with whom sho stopped 70 con
verse. Perceiving at the same '"omeht'
Marchand and Leieune near the grave
of Madame Antoine, where the former
was breaking board, they cried out
Seethem .there yMry hare just been de-
shading AsGame .dntome! They APP
preached and observed in basket that
Marchand ND brought, some linen over
which bad been placed pieces OF boa o.
covered with dry leaves. They then
consulted together whether they shoaid
go and inform the family OF this proia-
nation Of their tomb. But ref1ccung
that their grief was already too acute
the witness, larry, ran to inform M.
Blanchard, secretary of the mayoralty
Of St. Denis: who Immediately sent her
back to observe what passed at the b"-
wing ground. Warchnnd add LeJcune
had fed. The basket was left and selz-
cd BY the witness
Y The mayor and the commissary OF po-
lice arrived, and noted the state OF the
grave which was not filed up. Thev
found the body of Madam Antoine upon
the bottom plank Of the coffin the O.
theirs having been broken in pieces, and
Il carried off. The sheet In which she was
wrapped, her cap, and some other things
were concealed in the basket.
The accused made feeble defence;
and the advocate general commenced
his speech by reminding the gentlemen
of TIE jury of the respect which had
been shswn to sepullures in all times;
and that the violation Of to,Ebs was, at
once, an odious attack upon morality,
upon religion, and the laws. He then
Observed tia, the sacrilese imputed to
the defendants, was committed in the
same place where the ashes of our kings
had been pro!aned with so much impie
ts during the revolution, and possibly
by the same men. Ec then summed up
the proofs against them, from which it
clearly appeared that there was no doubt
OF thelr guilt.
After the Judge had delivered lumi-
nous charge, the questions submitted to
the iury we're determined by them in
the Affirmative. Sentence was then pro
naunceJ nPon the convic,s, by which
they we're condemned TO hard labor for
fifteen years, s1d to be exposed upon the
pillo:y toy the space Of one hour.
March 2.
It is confidently asserted that the en-
peror will proceed Immediately to An
iwerp, where he will inspect his feet
that he will go from there to Amster-
dam and examine the Helder and the
squadron in the Texel; that from thence
his majesty will proceed to Gro"ingen,
Munster, Osnabruck, Bremen, & Ham
borg and that from this last city he
Will remove his head quarters to Mag
deours.
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