Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-09-22
From Paris paper, rrreirea at the office Of TIE
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$500
freCHUp .iCUradl.
y horrible crime, which presents in IT, de-
tails the most astonishing courage aud SINGH
Las presence of mind. has been latel, commit.
ted IN tie vicinity Of Il little village OF the
Brlc. II altogether forms drama the Ell.
Sodes ofwhch possess great interest lfthr.
uiai To which IL VIII ave ii~e shall not Ohtg!u
the melancholy celebrity OF The case of Fual-
DIES II will AT least diSpi.sN character OF x0-
man, whose frshtu' situation was more crtl-
cal than that OF the mysterious and imptrdeut
heroine of Rhodez
aediai and his wife, n short Zine since
presented themselves al night tall at the door
OF u little farm house, ashori distance from the
hiSh road They requested OF the farm u per-
MISSION TO sleep the,e, whose wife was still
confined tn ber bed, having lately lain ia A
small room was assigned 10 them, where they
pissed The night qUIrtlV The next tiay being
sunday, the farmer and his servants went TO
mass 10 neighliOugln" village. The pedar
also expressed wish 20 20 there, and thcte
renamed IN The house only the wife of the
farmer the pediar's wife, who complained that
she was not we'll, and ii child OF s x Years OF age
Scarcely had the people gone, when the ped
lar vie, armed with "a knife, presented her
sell at The bcd OF the lying in woman. and DE-.
manded her monPy, threatening 10 kill her in
OF refusal. Th- latter, sick and wcak
did not oppose The slightest resistance, and
delivered mp the Keys Ot her drawers, at The
same tame desiring III little boy 10 condaCt the
woman who had 10 look for something in
III" pcdlar'S wife, without being heard, and
having beckoned the child ont of the room,
locked the r"bher mp IN the chambers She
then desired the child to run Ia the village to
appriZe Ills father, and desire him to bring as.
sisiance
The child did not lose aninstant but by an
uncomfortable fatality metOn the road The ped
Ter, who had left the church, no doubt, TO Join
hiSWlie. Hayin" asked the child where he was
gong. the latter answer ed iuseuuou>ly, he was
going Ia seek his father, as an attempt was
made 10 rob them. The pediar TOOK the child
by the hand. aud SAID II wou,d DE unnecessary.
and that he would himself so to protect MS
mother.
Ihcy returned IL the farm, where the farm
er's wife was shut up they Knocked at the
door hut this woman not recognizing The voice
OF her husband. Ohstinaiely refused TO open Il:
the PediaT made vain efforts to induce her -
dol; and being unable to att la his IA, Ihreat
ened 10 GU heI chiid's throat If sued OF
instantly decide upOLii. Furious 1T Hoi DcIn.
able 10 prevail upon her. he executed his h0r
rible threat, aud killed The child almost under
iAc eyes of lis mother, who heard, without De
m; abe TO give succour, the csies aud last
sigh OF her sou.
After having committed this useless crime.
he endeavoured to penetrate INTO the house Ia
save liS wife !; time pressed they might eaCh
m0mcnt return from mass, aud he could not
succeed III .ettlHs admission but by mounting
on the root aud descending fOwnthe chimney
During ali this time lIC exhausted his rage in
mp OCditutiS dstisl tH iaFiuPr
wife. who, Almost fdlntIuC. saw Otn. 10 de.
liver her from certain death. This wretch had
already got into the chimney, and was about
tc enter INTO the chamber, when the farmer
wife collecting ali her force, drew. by sudden
inspiration, tie pailia Of heI bed To the edge
OF the hearth, and there Srtit OF fire. Tie
smoke in few minutes enveioped the assassin.
who not being aGie IN iedsceud, very ssUn fell
into The fire, tialf su!ioCated. The courageous
farmers wife lost not her presence of mind.
bHt Strnck BIN sevcIdl blows with the poker,
which put Inn beyond the chance of recover
Ing h- senses. fEaliy, exhausted with ia
tlgues and iNrHiIi a~Ouy. size fell diving on the
carpet of her chamber, and remained in this
situation Ill the moment when the e. lmer and
his servants returned from church 10 he wit. !
nesses Of This horrible occurrence. The dead
body Of ihr chid Pnaud, at the gate ofthe
farm house, was tue titst spectacle chat struck |
the eyes al ihis uuhai py father. They forced |
open the gates, ana after having recalled to
life the farmers wife, they seized the twocni- |
prIis, WHO were dehyc,cdnp to Justice. 1t is !
believed the lediar will survive his wounds |
aud be able to receive the punishment due !
10 his crimcs. Sire two assasins will he imme |
dlately brom.''t before the Court OF Assze of |
the department. where this affair is in prepa. |
ration f"r tfIhl, wlcH eNcites the greatest in |
tereSt through the Whole country.
GOuoIiaicuye