Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1824-09-21
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From the London Herald.
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| PARIS, July 81, 1894.
| "A brochure has been published here, giving a
detailed account of the rape and ASSASSINATION
committed by Mngrat, ex-curate of ST. Ouen.
lin department of the Isere) who was condemn
ed to death las contumax,) by the Court of As
size of Grenoble, the 9th of December. 1922
mentioned the circumstance at the time to Won.
out the details were not made known until the
present publication. The following are FIN.
principal facts.-Mingrat, man of low extrac-
tion, was, at the age of 90, named to the curacy
OF st. Quentin. He had not been long in the
situation when some strange stories began TO CIR
cuiate respecting him. Some scandalous and
Criminal adventures were laid to his account. g.
nelthefh1s tone nor his manners ere calcuIaedto
liscredit these ruDors. He was a man of lofty
stature, with soinbre. false and dis,iainf,,l ex-
preston OF countenance. He was possessed of
immense strength, and has been seen TO
carry ON his shoulders, from one part of lie
church 10 another, heavy wooden confessional,
winch generally resisted the force two ordna-
ry men TO move. With the strength of giant.
he had also the passions and the arrogance
however, as an element of success in his pro-
iesSion, ne Affected great rIgorism i'm his scnti-
ments and conduct, intcrdicting and discoupte-
nancing, as much as i'll him lay, the amusements
and recreations of his Pensioners. At a uuar-
ter ola league from st. Quentin, in the hamlet
OF Get, lived Etienne Charna!et, a disbapded
n
bic for her beauty. The curate Mincrat. who
had been inflamed by the charms of the soldiers
pretty wife, called one day at the cottage. and
told Marie Germ when next she came TO ST
Quentin, to call upon him, as he should have TO
charge her with letter TO the curate of her vii
iage. Even at this early period he commenced
ms criminal designs, by engaging Marie TO lis
Ten 10 some pretended pious discourses, which
he read to her in the5most imprisoned manner.
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most warm and arnorous declaration of his pas
sion tor her. Marie, though astonished by his
ylyacity and agitation, did noseunderstand his
object, but attributed the state of excitation ne
was IN 10 the fervor of his piety. This circum
stance was proved on the trial by Young man
VINO. had been listening outside the window TO
the mystical declarations of Miunrat. a few
days after this, Marie went to St. Quentin and
entered the church about six O'Clock in the e.
vening. On seeing blingrat she saluted him re-
sPecttuliy, and said she came to confess to him.
lie on some pretext or other, rot her in the
Presbytery where he lived, adjoining the church.
There, it appears, he contaminated the doubIe
crime OF violation and assassination, in doing
which he must have gagged the mouth of bis
vIctlIn, as low, inartlculrte and stidcd means
were heard by his servant maid. The marks of
strangulation were found upon the neck of tho
unfortunate woman. The servant attracted bv
the stiHed means she heard, came to Minerals
room door and found it fastened on the inside
and thinking that he might have fallen into fit
she knocked and called TO him to open jt-but
received tor answer an order to return Instantly
to the kitchen. When be did at length come
out OF his room, she ran to meet him, saving
:" Oh, sir, you have frightened me dreadfuIiy
thought you were dying.n TO which he replied
IN oewildered and furious manner" Hold
your tongue; you are idcot !" and TO get her
out OF the way, he told her TO take the newspa-
pea to one Of his ucghbors. But the servant
whose curiosity was awakened, only pretended
to obey, and fortunately for the discovery of fine
crime, remained in the house. Having spoken
TO some oftbc neighbours of what she lad ipard