Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-12-06
MISCELLANEOUS.

MISCELLANEOUS.
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rvre ,ocnIy nv c4St: or HisriKEN IDENTITY.
the r.cen, aea Ii o aged WIDOW, named Lesuflies,
has led 10 the publicity OF some circumstances OF ap
mailing interest IN GnGes!on WIN hss family va
Tho a.h rIoreal wear Of the Republic {21th April,
la06l the NAL from Paris TO LIONS was stopped 10y
,pr nersons or horseback and robbed oi ABOUT 'u,uVo
francs in money The hchweymen murdered the pos
tilion and as soon they maze their appearance
person who by the side Of the couer ana j." u" had
taken bis place for Lyons under the name oi iaoof'
stabbed hn with po'cnard. There were no ONE
passengers THIS produced great sensation, ana
The Government mae every effort 10 discover e efl
uinais IL vas ascer:@ned tiet tour men hdn arrived
On horseback ,nn near tie spot where lie e:"S
wos conml.cd and they dned there, and Romance
until evening had IN, there could BE- no diicn'y III
identifying them II they could ne arrested y rev
DAYS aile. the murder aad robbery, man named
Courio was arrested suspicion at Chateau ihetry
and : there at the lime III ihe house where M
was Shaving, person from Paris, named Guesno, he,
sso arrested Tor 1t was kaown That Tour horses
had been hired ia Paris for the execution IN conehi
platoon and 1t was presumed that 6uesno was ol Tue
party Courol and Gucsno were brought 10 ParIS by
The nolice and ,mnedia,elg underwent examination
before Jnre De Pa,x, named Daubenion, who was
charged with preliminary Investigations Euesao mao
no difficulty establishing his Innocence, Tor several
witnesses Of the hshrs, responsibility, came forward 10
establish ajjji his favor. lie was discharged by
the examining mag srae, anl desired 10 call on The iol
lowing day for ms papers CouFol, however, against
whom the charges became more and more serious, as
the enquiry proceeded, was kept IN arson VI, 'he
day following his discharge, GueSao was proceeding
TO the Office of the Juce d. Paiy, when he met on his
road Lesurqles, with whom he was on the most mt
mate terms they came from the same town. Le'
surques young man, hvnS on his income,
amounting 10 about i3,090f. year, which, IN those
days was 4 handsome fortune, and lie was generally
respected Having asked Guesno where ne was gong,
and being told, he offered 10 accompany him 10 the
Juge de PAX.
When they arrived, the magistrate engaged, and
they sat down in an outer Office. Soon afterwards,
clerk of the Jurr de Pax received communication
from two Persons. WAC were 10 the same room as
Guesno and L"surqHes, and da'ey impaired 1t TO
ms superior. These persons were servants vi Inc nm
1t which the .iI ynen had pat up, and they had
cone 10 Paris for the purpose Of making their depo'
siions. They had sooner seen Gaesno and lie
sufques, than they imagined they recognized IN them
Two of the murderefs The Juge de Pax, when IN
formed by hs clerk OF what these witnesses Stated eIt
i, his duty 10 interrocae the witnesses tie subject
hou Oh he thought incredible that LescrGnes should
have come thus before him, Il be had been guilty Ct the
crime. The witnesses. however, swoTe 50 poSi'iTe!y
both, that III DauleitaE vas bound TO commit them
10 prison The asiontShmert OF LesurGues was very
great, but ms innocence aud the belief That, IN single
dag, he would be able show how unFoundcd was the
accusation against h, s's:a"ed i'm ~ is unexpected
and painful position. AS the investigation proceeded,
however, his situation became perous-ior, although
there we've several dtpositors from respectable per-
establishing a1i, yet, on the other hand the
persons Of the AT Mongeron and those oil cafe al
leursatn, al w!ci; place the high~aynien had stop.
ped, swore the mGst positive manner, that he vas OF
The party. Issurques, Guesno and CGcrio were all
ordered for trial.
Gnesno again established ati, Of the reality Of
which, not the slightest doubt could be en,er;aned aud
he was accordingly acquitted. Conrio was found gull
w. and condemned to suffer death. Lesu.ques esta.
blished ai6 by mass OF evidence, winch was sui
hcent 10 the jury OF his innocence, and fully
warranted The calm confidence with winch he appeared
,,. .,lnt II
coun,ryman OF tie prisoner, deposed that on the day
tie crime was committed csurGurs passed great part
OF the morning al his (L@grands) .ouse. His test-
Inony confirmed lay another Jewe!er, named Aide
MOI. l.cdsue and ChauiScr, Two other Witnesses, de-
posed that !.csu-quns dned IN company with them
the same day. IN tie Rue Monorgucl; that ,hey after
wards went wh han to a cafe 10 take coffee and Ii.
Geeprs and then they walked with hlm TO the door OF
his house. Eeu'aT painter, strengthened ths evil
tence that he wi,h Lesuiques tt his apartment
II night, and renamed wi,h him unt,l he got into
bed. Several w0IsGien employed at the apartment
of Lesurlues posed 10 their having seen n AT dit
ferent the days oi The Sn and 9.h FioreG:.
This mass OF evidence eiIectualy contradcted
The testimony O. the mae persons who !eciocd, that
yhev recognized .sse.q"cs one o he four ho.semen
Ut Mongeron and eursain, and produced such favor
able Ell ct tne minds at tie Jury, that they cou'd
no, help showing BY their counenaaces But ia'ai
incident occurred which entirely changed the face III
things. TIE emr'lrr Lesvand IN order to coTr"horae
ms evidence aad pa: the day oi Lesn-ouss beng with
MN beyond all stlltd OH ttc Ct
before dinner, made exchange Of jewellery with the
other ewelier Aldenof wheel! transaction entered
in hls books. These books being now brought into
court and examined, II appeared Sufficiently clear that
the original date Of the cmry The yth, and that
a,,e:np, had been made BY scratching 10 charge the
nine into eight On this discovery, and the copse
9uen observations and questions OF the court Legtand
became comlounded and unable TO give any satisfactory
explanation.
The Presiden, thercupon ordered him into custody
and thus terri fed Lonrani .eiracted has previous de
positions and sand that he Rot certain ui having
eeen Lesurqucs the S:h and tina; he had altered The
book order Ia give greater fierce to hS evidence ~
favor of the prisoner tom he firmly believed 10 be in
nocen,, and hose ie he determined 10 save Nv
perjury. This circumstance of a nature to excite
great suspicion The minds OF the judges and the Gy
the whole Of tie evidence IN favor OF LesuTqueS
and belief that ali otihe derositions already
received were nothing than net ot connI-
vance Scarcely those hch remained 10 be heard
listened 10, and t;e convection Of the accused from
this nome nj SCENE certain. To many appearances
against him, Lesurques constantly replied by
getic DENIAL When the jory had retired 10 consider
their verdict wonau overcome b. emotion. r.quea.ed
speak the ficicn' She was, Size sa:d, urged hi
the voice OF her conscience ard desired 10 spare he
court 4 dreadful She declared that she knew
positively that lesciqres was saRcccr;, aud HAT the
witnesses, deceived by an incxp'cublc resemblance.
had mistaken hm for The real ca'pii, W. named
Dabosco The court WOULD moi receive her evidence;
and under the impression that lie had been sabornsd
ordered her To withdraw. Iuis woman whose name
was Madeaine Brssan, was the mistress Of Courio
and the confdan;e Of his most secret thoughts. The
Jury returned verde, of guilty against Lescrques
and the cour, condemned him 10 death. Scarce
" had The udsmen, been passed, when eserqges,
ing up calmly addressed The judges as follows" am
innocent Of the crime which is imputed 10 me, All
si,izens, If i, is f,gafu 10 murder on The highway, i;
IS not less so to punish nnocen, man. Ccutio!,
also condemned to death his tam, pronounced these
woE6s:-"yes, 1 eu;!iy, and | acknowledge my
Int Is
This declaration four times. and when he returned 10
prison, wrote 10 his Judges letter fu! Of sorrow
and repentance.
II never was acquainted with Lesurques, said he,
tiny accomplices were Vidal Roz'i, Durochat aud pu.
boscq. tbs likeness ss;secn Dubosce and Lasu!ques