Litchfield enquirer., 1833-09-19

Advocate. Lt ls written in a better language
 than he could have used; this is probably Ow- ing to the superior abilities of the translator.
 Le Blanc was born at Chateau. Salin, Meur-
 the,l in the N. E. department of France. on
 the goth of March, 1909. of reputable parents,
 who are still living. He says he was never
 fond of study, and his sole delight was In
 tormenting his neigilbors and playing truant;
 --his father frequently predicted that his
 end would be iO misery. His passions were alwavs violpnt--he would on every opportu- nifty give. hat never take an insult. In l8a6. finding his situation disagreeahle fO himself and his friends, he left his native place and started for German, where, at length, he came to the house of Mrs. Smicht, wid- ow woman, residing at Bristol, (Moseiic1 On the borders of Germany. He engaged to work for her for several months, and agreed very well. She had three daughters, Chris tene. Marette, and Marie. After living in the family year, he paid partienlsr attention to the latter, but could not obtain the consent of her mother to their marriage, he being so passionate and ill-tempered. He says that he then endeavored to gain the mothers sane tion to their union by the most implicit obe- dience tO her commands; not succeciipg in this, he commanded instead of obeying, and went so far as even te chastise the family from the mother to Marie herself! This course of life, he says. continued until the first of March of the present year. when finding he could not succeed in his matrimonial plans
 (for Marie would never disobey her mother) he started for America. Previous to his de- partnre he stole an interview with Marie, when they pledged themselves to each other. He informed her that when he was properly settled in New York or some other place, he would write to her, and she agreed 10 follow him. Each promised never to marry anoth- CT so long as either was living. He went to Paris, and from thence to Havre. where he embarked for New-Y orle, aRd arrived there on the 26th of April. He says the counsels of his aged and worthy parents often recurred to him while on his voyage. On the third day after his arriv al. Mr. Sayre came into his boarding house in Fulton-street, and inquired for some one to go into the country and work on d farm. Le Blanc agreed tO go on trial for two weeks, when a bargain would be made for a year. He says he had notresi ded with Mr. s. more than week before he saw that he was considered more as fpenial servant than a common hired man. As soon as his work was done for the day, he had something to do about the house, such as feed the hogs, take care of horses, cut wood, SIc. and was under the seryitude of the servants about the house. These and similar censid- etations engendered the first idea of murder and plunder. He had longcd to bc in possess sion of sufficient money to send to his be- trothed Marie or 90 to her. He saw that Mir. s. paid out and received considerable money, and thinking he should never earn enough for his purposes, the thoughts of murder often entered his mind. though he often prayed to be prevented from committing so great a sin: yet every time he prayed he found God had left him. for he had not confessed for ten years. He finally formed his plans, but wait ed some days for their daughter Mary to re- turn, that he might murder her also, as she had gold watch which he wanted. Finding that she did not return, he determined tO exc cute his plans on Saturday night; the hired man had gone away in tho afternoon. He asked MT. s. for five dollars, aud received five franc piece this he considered an insult. He then went to town and got some cider and segars nj a grocery store, and then went to tavern and took some brandy and segar; this was done to pass away time till the fami- ly had retired to bed. He then went home and remained about the barn some time after ten o'clock. when he went into the kitchen, where he found Mr. Sayre shaving. He pre- tended by words and signs that something was wrong at the stable. MT. S.. soon after took lixht and went out, and as he stepped into the stable door, I4e Blanc, who was stan ding inside, struck him down with the back of spade, and ha died instantly. He then dec0yed out Mrs. $. in the same way {; siie came out in haste, and as soon as she had passed the shed, he struck her with the same weapon which had killed her husband; it be- ing dark the blow glanced, and he was obi ged to strike her several blows before he brought her to the ground. while she was beg sRinE for her life. He fDally succeeded in kill ina lher. He then ascended the garret. where with a single blow, he ushered Phebe. the col- ored girl, into the eternal world he then commenced piundering the house he would not take the paper money as he did not know the value of 1t, and he feared it would lead to his detection. He thought the jeweIry which
 he found would become his Marie, and
 took 1t for that purpose. He then put on
 MT. Sayres clothes. started forahe barn. took
 out the grey mare, and with two bundles
 went off |; the animal he says refused to ,gci well, and turned round with him once or twice, so that he spilled several things from
 his bundles. When it was near sunrise he
 disrnOunted, but did not know wliat to do
 with the horse, but concluded to cat lhesani. mals throat she however got away fhosn hitn and went back t0 the stal,le. IL was the murderer's intention to goimmediately to N. York, and there take passage for his native country and be married to Marie; he did not think the murders would Dc discovered until Monday, when he would be safe bat he was unexpectedly overtaken Such is the sub stance of the confession of this hend in hi-