The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1839-10-26
From the Paris Correspondence Of The N. Y. Star.
MURDER IN FRANCE.

A new chapter for the Causes Ceicbres has been on
the taps in this city since my last The decision was
only given this day week II is the trial of Peyte
for the double murder of his wife and man servant
As wholly resting circumstan,ia evidence,
think the main facts may be of interest Of your
readers. a. #E. '.=s
M Peytel was a notary OF Belley in Ain, and there
is doubt that he was man Of substance, there
only number Of noaries in France, (he resrc
ton is by law) and when of them dies the ap-
pointment the vacancy is worth about HOO Last
November. Peytcl's wife and man servant dead
Peycl gave notice to the authorities and gave evidence
which appeared to fix the murder Of Madame Peyel
the man servant. He declared that as Madame Pey-
tel sitting in the cabrolet, the fred pistol at
her and shot her through the head and that them fear
ing lest he should be the victim, he (Pcyte) kill
ed the servant, in self defence. To this account full
credit given at first, but circumstances made the
authorities eventually dscred Peytes story and ac-
cuse him Of the double murder They accused him,
and his trial came upon August 49, and lasted five
days For the prosecution 81 witnesses were examin
ed and for the defence 80 ....
The main facts which came out that Peytel al
ways bore rather light character, early in 1898
he proposed to Mademoisele Felicte Alcazar, Young
lady of large fortune-that she accepted him, being
| exceedingly anxious TO have spouse--and that he
drew up tho settlements skifuy that, after the hy
menia knot had been tied, it discovered he had
cured to himself legal right over much more Of his
wifes property than she her friends had intended
he treated Madame, MS wile, win great cruelty anu
shortly after the marriage disposed Of 5000 francs Of
her fortune Tor his purposes. His treatment
bad that separation was talked Of
The witnesses proved, that instead Of being killed
by pistol shot, the husband said, Madame Pey-
tel had received two separate wounds from two different
pislos,hat they fred with their muzzles nearly
touching her face, Cher eyeashes and face being burnt
by the POWDER and that the wounds in such po
son. that the servant could not have fred the pistols
by leaning into the cabrolet Peyte originally said
Against all this more than of witnesses
called to show that Peytcl a man of the greatest
humanity and probiiy and his counsel read very long
letter Gin the prose mad sylc) from Lamertne, the
poet, to show the npossibity that he could commit
such crime, any crime. ..... !, .#. vi"
The prisoners greatest witness DR. Olivier, the
great anatomist who swnre that his decided opinion
was, that the wounds OF which Madame Pcytel died.
might have been caused by balls divcrging from sin
gle point.
Peyte was convicted, and sentenced to be gullotin-
ed. The crowd who in the court audbly express
ed delight a, the sentence, bnt Peyte heard it unmov-
ed He appealed the court of CESSATION, and this
gives him forty days longer live. He was surc Of
acquttal, and he arranged with his sister to 90 with
him, when he would be liberated, their mother at
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