Litchfield enquirer., 1836-08-25

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 to inc 18th of July: .i,n t,;aI ami execptio
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 of Alibeauds E.,,.e,4iSs ots AlibsGads- 4This tri
 1fsI ..sscss 1, in inc Court of Peers, on Fri q ~ .s. tstl1 July. Shortly after 10 o'clock .hg Gy, ,arisorer was introduced into the Coliid = el,siody of five municipal guards two Q whom held him under tne arms; n ano lsa nlll s...iLed v tn the barwith nifirm step. His car riare was erect, though his face was pale a,,T l;c avea t.ast down. As his advocate ad s..,,,,,a5 Ee rose and shook handswith him.s< ,r,.a peers entered immediately afterwards srhe pres;dent asked the accused the preiim ;narv auestions ;f to which the prisoner an s,rared. that his name was Alibeaud Lewis shos,t twenty six years, and that his birth. Sslacc was Nismes. TheaTemaining answers oftl1e prisoner were candid and animated.- .-- He attempted not to deny for one moment the motives by which he had been actuat. cd. He confessed, with the calnaneSs of one who had long efnplated and made up his mind to the situation in which he then stood, tI,at he had procured the cane gun. practiced with it, and bought the poignard, all with a view to take the life of the King on the first opportunity. His object he said, had been to arrive at a Republic, by general overthrow of every thing His project, he said, he had
 
 he left for the purpose of taking the life ofthe King. Several witnesses, who had been on intimate terms with the prisoner, were called. It appears tbat the unhappy man has been 2 soldier in the 10th infantry, a shopman, and lattefly, a commercial traveller, All the witnesses agree in giving him an excellent character. He was described as being hon est, brave, generous and modest. On the first day the Court adjourned at half past five.-- They resumed at aquarter to Il o'clock on Saturday, He again exhibited the utmost conposedness of demeanor.4- ~ ,yst !. A4s,s The appeal being concluded, the President observed that, all the witnesses having been heard on the preceding day, it now remained with the Attorney General to present his re- yquisitory. x fs as8 < as.ia stsg sasaA M. Martin Du Mond accordingly rose, and said that he might abstain from adducing furL theri proofs of the guilt of the prisoner, his avowal being sufficient for his conviction. - H. Martin then blamed the, conduct of M. Corbiere in the affair. He regretted that the Legislation did not allow him to order the ar- rest and prosecution of that witness for not revealing Alibeaud's intention to the magiS- trates. M. Ms then endeavoredl to fasten on the factions, as we'll as on the miserable con- dition of the regicide, the crime he had per- petrated. e5as fat F3gg. \ gs. ss,ts.s.5.s a M. Ledrn, sAlibeaud's advocate, said that when he was chosen by the President of the Court for that difficult task, he had at first hesitated, but. having at last accepted, he re. solved to do his duty to the fullest extent. Y When he repaired to Alibeaud's s cell, he found him calm, and reading oversthe bill of indict-t ment Alibeaud, greeted him. and told him that he was guilty, and could not be defend ed; But, i" said he, $ my head alone will not suffice for my prosecutors: they have pryed into my whole life; they must have my hon. one a5 ana apr Sens say Ir E s ,Sas sna r I asnote Alibeaud had drawn out for his de-. tence, &c. He was born of poor but honest parents. One of his uncles had received "a; sword of honor in the armies of the Republic, --the Star of the Brave had been placed on his breast by Napoleon, by whom he had been appointed commandant of cavalry. M Ledru related a number of facts creditable 10 Alibeaud. On two occasions he had saved a young girl, and another time fellow soldier, who were on the point of drowning. In Strasbourgh he defended alone three of his comrades assailed by a crowd of people, by whom they were nigh being killed. The ad- vocate concluded by an appeal in favor of the prisoner to the clernency of the Court.
 ,Alibeaud afterwards rose and read, in Q firm voice, his defence, which went to clear his honor. He condemned, in energetic terms, the conductiof the Attorney General, who had, he said, debased himself by the vile manner in which he had conducted the pros ecution against him. He then represented mat the King had violated all his Oaths and promises, that he was Q tyrant, that the peo- ple had right to put him out of the way - - Anpeaud then went on to justify the doctrine 0freglcides, which he maintained was a right invested in the people. The President, how. ever, finding he was going on too far, order ed him to sit down, and refused to allow hin to proceed with his defence. In vain did tn, prisoner, insist on continuing; he was takel by two of the municipal guards, and force, to sit down. He anew protested against fh violence offered him, and handing his manu script to his Counsel, he said, II coflfide tovoi this document. The President ordered it t be put into the hands of the officers of, in, Court. M. Ledru, after some hesitation. o,av, ito M SaiOu, who handed it to inc Recnrder
 M Boulour, the second Counsel of Ali beand, rose and recom commended his client t the humanity of the court, which Alibean dlsclaimed with indignation. ls2 's'' '7
 The President asked Alibeaud if he lia any thing to add to his defence aii nv
 The prisoner begged to be allowed to cor
 .Ehe; President said, that, if he abstaine
 he e,m me expression of regicide sentiment
 Tpe TTpsM ~ Ion with his defence. f. N,
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 people. and contehded Ithnt ;s s,'al aiss ol ' '
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