Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1835-09-17

Il window looking To the boulevard the second Is
small kitchen having window, next the court,
from which u door opens into the Rue DIES Fosscs
du Temple it wrsby this window the assassin en-
d.avored to escape In neither OF these rooms
was there any furniurc--Thc third was a dark
closet, in which the straw bed.
II would have been nearly impossible 10 have
chosen place better calculated for the crime than
thai selected by Girard. 1t was rs il were in
specie. OF basiion, which commanded the WY with
space between the foliage of the trees, which
we'd ms cmbrasurc through which he could mark
out his victims. Tho height NJ which he was pa-
ccd enabled him To level h,s battery to reach
them even the other side Of the Boulevard In
fact the machine was 50 constructed that by
Of lever made of wood the person who had the
management OF il might easily direct to the right
loft and raise or lower the nnzzlcs al his pleasure.
lie might do this, and ut the same time remain alta
sufficient distance from the formidable instrument,
whic', no doubt was fired by match. \ fatal
proof OF the skill with which the whole apparatus
wa, conducted, is the effect produced by all the
proicc,lcs with which the arms charged.
The number Of won IDS very considerable and
vet not single tree WAS struck, noi was mark
to be- found on any of The h1llscs or walls and
Vet The attack was made for distance Of thirty
Yards AMI required very NEE calculation Of the
inclination. There WAS, III short, u Ntnre al the
science aud talents of an engineer ana an artillery
man IN the accomplishment ot this internal act. 1t
is SAID thai Guard had presented to the Ming "A
model Of new gun, invented by himself, which,
rejected, and tia, henc, arosc hi, animosv
aud crime but this report i not credited
The Con,fitutiOHci sass-on the table in Iii
ratd's room, it is sad was found petition ad-
dressed TO the King rs from an old soldier, which
it was supposed was intended To have been pre-
scented 10 his Majesty Immediately opposite the
window, IN order to make moncntary stoppage
and thus afford a more favorable opportunity for
committing the intended crime. tirard, when
conveyed to the inlirmafy al the Coucicrgerie ON
Tuesday, was apparently IN n desperate state and
the PHI, sclanN appointed 10 altend"n HIM were d
rcced to inform the authorities should he recover
far 10 be III "A condition 10 undergo cxam-
nation. Yesterday mornlne, the Minister of the
Interior called, and he went Immediately with
the procurrr dc Roi, aud NJ Gashon, an examin-
inr magistrate, and heterogeneous were pat 10 him
during Two hours. Glrar1 III times appeared IT, be
IN ,cvorlc, and answered only by signs,
times negative aud sometimes affirmative. To the
questions aS 10 his political opinions he for some
time remained perfectly silent; but al last, on be-
ing closely pressed, he hastily pushed down the
bed clothes, opened the hosoQ of l,, shirt and
showed a large f7cw de- Lgs ndcliby printed ON
his breast near his heart. TIN, having produced
from those present an exclamation, lon arr thru
a Cariistr" he made strongly expressive ges-
urc in the affirmative. THIS avowal having been
forced from him he heramr much more commune
caiitc rs To th" circumstances ot hls crime. He
declared that he came In ari> about SIX months
AGO from Lodcyc in the l4ranl,, his native place
accomp ,nird by an nceonplicr, whose name lie
revealed, and who supplied h'm with powder and
other article, requisite iur the accomplishment Of
the horrible dc,i -.
On The breaking NJ, Of The Chamber of Peers
yrs ,,V M.s.r. u n.eu1tz Darf.ltS IL,
Bastard, and MonfAl,et went II Gi,ard and re-
manned with h,m until bill past o'clock. At 1
,hr President of lh' Council AL ito Minister the
interior arrived and were II O'Clock still NJ the
bed sdc III the asSa ,Nin.
Amone tue persons WHO have been arrested on
account ii the massacre by Glrtrl, is against
whom there ara ,,ton' snSpeioH> of his having
been accomplcc. lis hame is Boircau, Jour
ynan 10 a dealer in Lamps in he Rue Neuve
dies Peiit> Champs opposite thc huc Clnl annias.
GA the day before thr review, Buircau visited
Il, the workshop 10y two persanag' elegantly dres-
>cd When he was leaving oil work he said 10 his
master, :" II you will take my advice, YOU will not
% 10 the review tomorrow; for know that there
will be IA disturbance. "-Ailer his departure his
MASTER conncctine tins warning with the previous Vi
N,i. became snspiciou>; and made statement 10 the
Police, who was on dnlY al the oPcra-housc. In
fortunately, however, tine nlaNicr was unable 10
state where us lournt lyman lNcil ana consequent
ly his information could not he immediately turned
to account. Since the arrest of Girarl the Police
discovered that Coircan Ii, ed nj No. 81 Rue Ruin
campnis, and took linn into custody. Ii is said
thai he has conf, sSrd that II was he who supplied
Giraid with gun pow ler and lac has accordingly
been kept in clo,c confinement.
Yesterday the internal machine was removed
from the chamber OF Girarl for the purpose of be-
ing produced ON the trial OF the prisoner. The
Cafe DIES Mile COLONIES, ad Joining the house nhab-
tied by Girard. has been converted into guard
house for the Municipal Guard.