Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1843-03-24
LYSURQUEs;
OR, THE VICTIM OF JUDICIAL ERROR.


Many as ARE the frigltu cases Of error recor.
ded in the annals of every judiciary court, there
are few more striking of the uncertainty OF evil
dence respecting personal identity, aud the serious
errors based upon it, than are to lie read IN the
curious trial we are about to relate and which
has, for forty years, been tho subject of par ia
mentary appeals in the country where il took
place. The recent death Of the widow of T.
unhappy sufferer exciles a fresh interest in her
wrongs, strangely left unredresyed by the very
Government that ~us the unwilling cause oitheIn
illus Four GUEsTs
In tho month OF April l706-or according to
the dules of the French republic, in Floreal OF the
year "A young man, named Joseph Lesurqnes,
arrived in Paris with his wife and his three chill.
dren from Duuai, his native town He thirty
three years OF ngr, and possessed Of fortune OF
$4,000 livres (600t.l per unnuin, inherited from
his own aud his wiles RELATIONS He took npnrl-
ments in the honse OF M. Monnet, II notary III the
Rue Montmartre, and made preparations for per-
manently residing in Paris aud educating his chill.
dren. One of his first cares to repay one
Guesno, proprietor OF carrying establishment at
Doua 1000 lives he had formerly borrowed. On
the day following, GuesnO invited Lesurques 10
breakfast. They accordingly wen, to No, 81 Rue
des Boucheries. in company with two other per
sons one Of whom, gentleman of the name of
Couriol was invited, in consequences Of his calling
oil the third party just as they were sitting down
10 breakfast.
Yes, mon cher Guesuo" said I. .snrques,
have Quilted Tor ever our good old town nl DOual:
or if not for ever, al least until have completed
in Paris the education of my children. ] am now
thrty-three years OF nge. | have paid my debt
to my country toy serving in the regiment of Au-
vergne, with some distinction. On leaving the
ranks wus fortunae enough TO make my serv-
ces OF some slight Use, 10y fulfilling granilousIy,
the functions OF chef de bureau OF the district At
mr. thinks IN nul la
of my wife, have an income OF fifteen Thousand
francs lt6U0a year, am without ambition have
three children, and my only care il to educate
them well. The few days thai hive been ut Par
is have not been wasled lave preuy apurt F.
ment, Rue Muntuartre, where expect to be fur
niShed, and ready 10 receive you in my lurn, with
as much comfort as heartiness'
Wisely conceived" interrupted one Of the
guests, who. ill this moment, had maintained n
profound silence; "but who can count uron The
morrow in such tunes AS these? Mny your pro-
jecIs OF peace nnd retirement, Monsieur, he reu-
lied it so, you will then he the huppeSt mau in
the Republic; for during the last five or six Years
there has been no ciioyen, high or low, who could
predict what the next week wou d decide for him"
Tie speaker was Cuuriol.
Tie party remained al table until nearly twelve
o'clock, when they proceeded to the Pulas Roy
al, aud after having taken coffee at the Rolonie
du Cayeau separated
1.-THE -FOUR iIoRstMEN.
-Four days afterwards ton the 9Th April0 four
horsemen, mounted on good, bur evidently hired
horses, observed 10 ide out OF Paris through
the Bnrrere de Churenion, as if on party of
pleasure. They all wore long cloaks, as was then
the fashion, and sabres hanging from their waists
One Of the parry was Courol.
Between twelve aud one O'Clock the four horse
men arrived at the pretty village of Mongeron, on
the Rad ~ Nelia .a' Butgagne. one OF the
party had sallopped forward 10 order dinner at
The Hotel de in Poste, kept hy Sieur Evrard AT
ter dinner, they asked for pipes aud tobacco, aud
two of them smoked They paid their bill, and
went Ia the casno OF the place, where they took
four cups of coffee. Al three clock they noun
ted their horses and, following tie rUad, shaded
by beach trees, which leads from Mongeron TO the
forest of Lenart, they proceeded, al n foot pace,
towards Lieursaint, picturesque village in the
midst OF grove.
They arrived at Lieursnint about five o'clock
where they again halted. One OF their horses had
cast shoe, aud one OF the men had broken the
little chnln which then fastened The spur 10 the
boot. The horsenien to whom this ace ident had
happened, stopped at the entrance of the village
at Madame Chatelain's iimOnddie,e, whom he re-
quested to give him some cafe, aud at the same
time to give him Il needleiul OF strong thread TO
mend the chain OF his spur She did so bur OBJ
serving the traveller to he rather awkward in his
Of the needle, she called her servant, la Gmms
Grussetele, who liked The chain for HIM, nlld help.
sd him TO place ii on his boot. The other three
travellers had, during the time, aligiiied al The inn
kept by The Seur ChanIpeuux, where they drank
some wine while the landlord himself account
panied the traveller aud his unshod horse 10 ,he
larrler's the Sieur Moueuu. / his flushed, the
four met NJ Madame Chaelain's, where they play =
ed at billiards. AT halt-past seven, net parting
drink with The Sienr ChanpenuX, whhher they
returned to resad,iIe their horses, they off u
gain in The direction OF Meun.