Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1839-11-04
TRIAL FOR MURDER IN FRANCE.

The Paris correspondent of the New York Star
furnishes the following sketch OF Ial for murder
IN Paris -
A new chapter Tor the Causes Ctiebres has been
on the taps IN this city since my last. The dcc.
sion only n, tins day week. II IL he trial of
NJ Poytel Tor the double murder al his wife and
man scvant.--1hs dreadful affair took place IN
last November. As n case wholly resting on CIR
eumsianiial evidence llink the main facts may be
OF interest 10 some OF your readers.
NJ. Peyiel was notary Of Bellcy in the Ain and
there Is no doubt that he was man OF substance,
MS there only set number of notnfies in France,
1.-THE restriction Is by aw) and when OF hem dies,
the appointment TO the vacancy IL worth about
Sll0O.--Last November, Peylels wife and man ser
van, were found dead, Peyte gave notice The au-
hoftics, and gave evidence which appeared To fix the
murder OF Madame Peytel on tho man servant He
declared that Madame Peytel WAS sitting in the
cabiioet, tho man fred pistol ~ her aud sho, her
through the head, and that then fearing lcas, he
should be the next victim, he (Peytell killed the
servant, IN seli.derncc To this account full credit
was gwen, nj first but circumstances made the au-
heflucs eventually dlscicdn Peylel's stoty, and ac-
ense him Of the double murder. They accused
him, and hls uial came on upon August 26, aud
lasted h"e days. For the prosecution 81 witnesses
we've examined, aud Tor The defence 80
The main facts Which came were, that Peytel
always bore rather light character.--that early in
1888, he proposed to Mademoiselle Felcie Alca
EAR Young lady OF large fottune,--tlat she accep.
'0u HiH oelhg cANcedlhSiy ANXIOUS Ia nave spouse
and that he drew up the settlements so skilful, that
after the hymeneal knot had beer tied, II WAS dis
covered he had secured 10 himself legal right over
much more Of his wile's property than she or hei
friends had Intended. He trrated Madame, hi.
wife, with great ctuey after tho marriage, and dls
posed OF 80 600 francs OF her fortune for his pur
poses. lis treatment bad that separation wa.
talked of.
The Witnesses proved. that instead of being killed
by one pistol shot, AS the husband SAID, Madame
Peylel bad received two separate wounds from tive
different plstols,-that they were fred with then
muzzlcs neatly touching her face. (her eye-lashe,
and skin beng burned by powder and that lh'
wounds we're III such a position, that the servan
could not have fred the pistols by leaning int
The eabnoet, rs Pestel originally said
Against all this, mure than score of wnossc,
were called 10 shcw that Po,te man oi III,
greatest humanity and ptobity, and his counsel reat
very long letter Gn the prose runnad s,yle) from
Lamarinc, the poet 10 shew the impossIbilny tina
he could have committed sach a crime ,ur any crime
! lhe pr soncrs greatest witness was DIR. Oliver, TIA,
great anatom>t, who swore that his decided opinion
vas, that the wounds OF which Madame Peytel died
might have been caused by balls dverging from
single pistol.
Ptylel was convicted, and sentenced To lie cuillo
hned. The crowd who was in the count audiLly ex
pressed delight at the sentence, but Peyie heard !
unmovrd. lie appended 10 the Count Of Cessation
and This gives him lony days longer 10 live. H.
was sure nl acquitted, and had arranged with his SIS
Ter 10 go with him, when he would be liberated t,
/ see their mother AT Maco.