Delaware journal. [volume] (Wilmington [Del.]) 1827-1832, 1827-05-08
No. .


LIE Brun, the valet, attended his lady to church,
then repaired to another place of worship himself,
and afterwards, having supped with a friend, went
home.
Lady Maze supped, as she was accustomed to
do, with the Able, and about II o'clock retired to
her dormitory, where she attended by her maids
Before they left her, LIE Brun came to the door, and
laid the key of the chairs which stood near
est to it they then went out, and LIE Brun follow
ing them. shut the door after him. In the morning
he went as usual to market and on his return home,
pursued his customary avocatians. At nine O'Clock
he expressed great surprise that his lady did not get
up, as she usually rose at seven. He then went to
his wife's lodging, which i'll the neighbourhood,
and mentioned his uneasiness, that his lady's bell
had not rung. Having on his return found the do
mestcs In great CONSERVATION, in consequence Of
their having heard nothing OF their lady; and one
of them having expressed fear that she had been
seized with apopexy, LIE Brun observed, g 1t must
be something worse; my mind misgives me, for |
found the street door open last night after after all
the family were in bed.''
smith was Immediately sent for,-and the door
having been forced open, LIE Brun, who entered
first walked to the bed, and after speaking several
times without receiving any answer. drew back the
curtains and exclaimed, :. o my lady is murdered!'
| Whilst the other servants were busted about the
body, he went to the wardrobe taking out the strong
box in which the family jewels were kept, and feel
ing 1t heavy, observed, that it was strange that
any one could commit murder, unless to conceal
robbery.'
A surgeon having been sent for, examined the
body, which was covered with no less thin forty
three wounds. In the bed, which was deluged with
blood, was found scrap of course lace, and nap
kin made into night-cap, which was also bloody,
and had the family mark 1t. From the wounds
ON the lady it appeared that she had struggled hard
with the murderer who had apparently cut the mus
ces Def re he could dlsengage himself.
| The key of the chamber was gone from the room,
but no marks Of violence appeared any of the
doors nor were there any signs OF robbery. as q
large sum of money, and all the lady's jewels, ex-
cept gold watch, found in their usual places.
| LIE Brun on his examination, sad--'' hat alter
he left the maids on the stairs. he went into the
kitchen, and placing his hat and the key of the street
door on the table, sat down by the fire to him
self he shortly after fell asleep, and Slept he
fancied, from the appearance of the candle, about
an hour. On going to lock the street door, he found
it open he locked it, and took the key with him to
his chamber. @S&a
On trying the bloody night esp on LIE Brun'sAead
it found to fit him exactly and on this slight
ground of suspicon he was committed to prison. On
his trial, very strong suspicion was expressed that
the lady was murdered by some person who was Iet
in by LIE Brun for that purpose. Not one Of the
locks had been forced and this, added to the impro-
babe story of finding the street door open, was re-
garded strong evidence of his guilt, and of his
having had an accomplish the more especially, be-
cause part of the. cravat found in the bed was dis
covered not to be like his. And one of the female
servants deposed that she had washed such cravat
some time before for man name Berry, who had
been footman to the lady Maze and whom she dis
charged for robbng her.
LIE Brun in his behalf had nothing to oppose to
the suspicious circumst ances but uniformly good
character, which he had maintained for the nineteen
years in which he had been in lady Mazel's service;
and the general esteem in which he was held as
good husband, father, and servant. In this diem
ma it resolved to put him to the torture, which
was done with much severity, that he died within
week of the bruises which he received strongly
asserting his innocence to the last moment of his ex
istence.
About month after this event, notice was sent
from the provost of Sens, that dealer in horses had
lately taken up his abode there, under the name of
Gorle but that he strongly suspected to be the
Berry who formerly lived faotman with the lady
Maze in Paris. In consequence of this informa-
ton, he unprecedented; and, searching him,
watch was found, which proved to be the one be-
longing to the murdered person. On his trial, at
Paris, person deposed to having seen him quit that
ladys house on the night of the murder and bar
Der swore to having shaved him on the following
morning, and mentioned, that, in answer to some
observations he made as to his hands being so much
scratched Berry said that he had been killing cat
On this evidence he was condemned to be put to
the torture, when he acknowledged that he and LIE
Brun had planned to rob and murder Lady Mazel;
but when he brought to the place of execution,
confessed that he to Paris on Wednesday be-
fore the murder was committed, and that on the
Friday evening, he found means to enter the house
unperceived, got into of the garrets, where he
lay until Sunday morning subsisting apples and
BREAD which he had in his pockets. That about
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