Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1841-04-24
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5e E'a' MADAME RESrELE.'' ~ - -.
sTbe arrest Of Madam. Reslcli. the SUDDEN death
Of Marta Shaw, and tho Story Of III. p, 81 morton
examination Of Angeiieal ST Cldiiff., tue girl VIII
had been assisting in iittit.iiiaa,iisIqg animal magns.
tisn at P'a'e's Muse u,a..a have produced a grva,
sensation ia this community, aid caused III II iinqui
~ into The conditions Of ppui,tic: and pfiva'ee mo
rails of this city. The caus. Of Nadine Resteii
is much the III, st curious, aud involve, The most
serious consequences. Her trial wifi ptJduce de-
selopements tho most euiious, the mot startling
the most astounding, thai ever were witaesscd in
this or any other country.
Some anxiety has been manifested ID know
who Madame Resttil is, her spprarai. 0. cbarac.
ter and history. Ii is a short story and soob
told. 2aS aEs4"t N
The person wis 10 now in prison. under the
name o! MADAME lesseii, is an English woman,
about thirty years old, " youthful 4 i pearailce.
with a bright intelligent eye, and rafiltr d pre-.
possessing face. SHE came 10 tins couitry ,boul
len yeats since, wiiti her husband bearing The
name Of s n,ers. Her husband wa a tailor, and
worked in one Of The most fashionable establish
hN's' III thiSs ~ nIso "uIhCH u
the same establishment. aud was distinguished for
the reainess aud rupidiy with witch she mad
vests and paantalopns. f6z a%@ @@ t@2
About de years ago, Somers died, and his
widow subsequently married a Rusfian Of the
nsmc of Lob nan. a painter. He il a shrewd.
cunning fellow, and has written her ADVERTISE
meats, puffs, handbiIis &c. A couple Of years
after their marriage, business called Lehman TO
Europe. He took his wife with him, snd +, her
in Paris, whilst he went to Russia. While in
Paris, Mrs Lohman became acquainted with
Madame Rrs.eIl, d very celebrated accouckt use
and physician. From her Mrs Lohman acquired
o knowledge Of The PRACTICES which she has fol-
lowed here, ard for whirh she is now in ,riscn r
On her return from T. europe, she opened a shop
IN this city. and adopting the title Of Madam
Resteil, offered her ser, fcfs TO all who stood III
need ofthem.. Shortly latter, there was a good
deal Of talk about Dtowf aud many mysterious
hints were heard Of ccrtbin curious cases, ard
threats Of strange deve opponents were mu tered,
bot nothing definite or ti|ngible came out, and ali
interest in the matter gradually died away. Her
establishment in Greenwich street vas thronged Of
all hours. Half q dozen persons were frt quently
seen there of a morning te fore The shop was open.
The most elegant aud fasl sionable carriages in the
city often drew up at hd, door, a servant would
be sent il, ard Madame Res.ell come on, and en-
ter the carriage Son mes the carriage would
drive away " 18th her, and sometimes it would re.
main al the door for half an hour or more, with
her inside. Her practice was immense, ard
amor g ail classes Of people, and she has now be-
tween five and six hundred letters, many of them
from ladies' in the highest circles If fashionable
society, some married and some single in this city
aud elsewhere, acknowledging the benefiss they
had derived from her miiisira,ions, and thanking
her, many ofthem, in the wafinest terms for her
advice anj prescriptions. 7
What will be Madame Resteil's course with
these letters when she is brought 70 trial! Viii
she not offer them IN Qualification Of her conduct!
Will she not plead, that practices which drew
encomiums. should be booked 1T With an eye of
lenity! :1t't sS as kf
" e regard the arrest Of this woman, and the
disclosures cons, quent upon it u hich must follow,
as an ihterposi,ion of Providence TO crush the
whole corrupt fashionable society in this city to
atoms. Madame ResteIi has been an accomplice
with the demoralizied portion Of society, in viola-
ling the laws of God and man. -aYcung married
females moving in The shiehes. circles, have sp-
piled to her for aid, and she has The evidence of
the fact under their own hands. Men who pre-
tend to be leaders in churches, Italrrs of ~fastion,
and leaders Of finance in Wall street, are conuec-
ted with these extraordinary Developments. Now
is the time to assert the majesty Of the iaw., and
~vindicate our courts from all iniputation or susti-
eion Of winkipg al inquiry or powerful connec-
tons. Those charged with the execution Of the
laws must go on. and rip up the whole Of these
dark transactions. There must he no smoihering
up. no concealmens, no evasion IN Y Herald.