The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1824-07-27

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PRlEA CORRESPONDENCE.
P.RIs, May 21.--Ou Friday the cath Of
tins month, will be tried before the Cunt
Of Assize here, u young girl, named PalIe
~, between fifteen and sixteen -ars ufagr,
for IA premcaid1ted attempt 10 take away
the Etc of her step mother. The following
are the details IA contained in the act oil
accusation. Pal'cry, a MIN employed IN
the collection OF The tolls ofParis, had two
daughters named AuAstasie aud Louise,
when he married his present wife. THIS
woman. II Is stated, treated In, - children
with great tenderness, particularly Louise
the prisoner, who WAS AT thattins hut three
years old As Louise grew UP, vha eeincea
such an indocility of disposition, that il
became necessary frequently 10 chaslise
her, bal Oh none of the occasions was she
ever observed TO cry. A. thu age of seven
she ran away from her fathers house, bat
was discovered and brought back. Since
that time she has done th,Ssamc i've Or 7iX
tlnles. Madame pallrry being in rcrs bad
health. was often heard Ia say that B,ie
would prefer death ~ The continued suffer
ing that she experienced. louise.N who WIS
impatient of the control of Tier step mother,
and for whose death she had Of en- rxIrcs
scd a wish, took advantage of those *
prcssions, and gave out amongst the neigh
hors, that ber step mother had the intrn
ton of committing suicide. Na the 10th
of March, 1914, Louise took Il shawl be
longing Ia her step mother, which she
pledged, and wiih tie mony got upon il,
purchased a pair OF ear rings, a finger
ring, and u handkerchief. About seven
o'clack in the evening Of the same day, the
widow Oifrz, who INcs IN H. same honsr
went into PalIefy's apartment, where st,e
found Louise alouc. La the course of
conversation, the latteragdin expressed her
fears that her step mother intended 10
make away 18th herself. She showed the
widow Ouiez some charcoal, which wa Ia
an iron poi, and which her step mother,
shc said, had told her 10 procure. She hen
asked if a lnlf hushrl of charcoal was 5uiii
cicot to sufIocate. The widow DprcZ ask.
ed her what MAS her reason for making such
an enquiry she said hecausr her mother
told hen to choose the largest charcoal She
could find. he widow OairH ihcn left
her ithout attaching any great importance
Ia " hat she bad said. At half past seven
Madame palIcry returned liour, and found
Louise With a handkerchief tied over her
head, she having, as she said, i yiulrnt
tuoih ache. This, however, wa u l,e-
hood, for she had told the widow Dnrcz
thai She Intended to cover hef head with a
handkerchief Va order 10 hide fom licr step
mother The newly purchased rai rlo9s.-
At q n'clurk Madame ra!icry Wrntso bed.
| Louise placed The cradle ola child telons-
ing To Que Jacotrn, aud which Madame
Pallcry was nursing, near tilc bed. She
kissed her step mother, rs VAS her custom,
tucked IN the bed clothes, and wished her
good night. a. soun rs Madame Pallery
trli asleep, she set about perretrating the
crime shp had mcdiIatcd. Sine left "a pat
Of the charcoal in the iron pot, and put TIN
rcst IN \ chatting dish. She thrn went 10
The widow Oufr2's room for sotne fire,
saving she wanted IL warm Il drink ior
| HE child. returning To her step moth.
rr's room, SHE lighted the two p%ortlons 81
charcoal, placed them close to the bed,
took her step mothers watch, shawl, aad
| friy eight sous, locked the door, aud took
lhe key with her. The widow Gurez ask
ed her 10 leave her the kry.that she might
give il Ia Der sister "heR she returned bal
Loii,e refused, saying that sh' WAS goirg,
1t her step m"th"r's desire, To her cunts
for some money, and that she would find
her sister thcre-sle then went down the
stairs, singing an all.
In the meantime Madame Pallrry's room
hfcame flied with the deadly taponr o'
charcoal, and the inmates must have lrtal-
libly persisted, bad not Madame Pallrry
bcrn aroused from a sleep by a most sin-
gullr occurrence. 4 cat, which had re
manned In The ropm, either frightened by
the novel appearance Of the two biiobi
fires, IN an unusual part OF the room, or
rendered furious ny the faponr ot the char
coal, jumped upou tlr bed. aud ncw al Tie
throat ii Madame PaIlcry. She, hit GUY
halfauakc, nun- the animal Oh, but II In
mcdiairly r|ciufdcd ~ tte cial e. then
reused herself, anil on opening her eyes,
saU two charcoal fires close To tler bedside
She called out for Louise, but on receiving
no answer, she with great difficulty got up,
& rndeaNorcd tn open the door, but found
il locked. She then got to the window aud
threw il open. Breathing then more freely,
size was enabled, with the assistance "i a
han,mcr, 20 force The bolt Of the door,
and let in her neighbors, Who had bcen at
trac.rd hy her cries. They FASTENED To
snccour Madame PaIlery, who VAS pale,
C,inlias, aud Affected with violent reich
Jugs.
They then examined the tiild in The
cradle, but which had received nO Injury
from the yapour, as it Lad been very fotm-
nately sleeping on It's face, Louise, after
quitting the house, met Der sister, whom
shr persuaded 10 accr s;papy ler 10 her
%annt's. On the way she ~saiA-"Aly mother
Is very i'll, what should You think If You
shomd find her dead on returning p 1ne5
remained ai,opt an hour al her annts'-
About half last tea the two sisters return
ed home. When the wIdnw ouicZ sa"
J Lonise, she said To her" twas you tlhl
n~deasored to sufYcate your mother WIN