The Democratic Whig. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1842-1843, 1843-04-20


officer Hendon, uot 70 lose sight Of them.
On their leaving The room, a.. Daubenlo
again demanded d TIE women, II they persis
ted in their declarations as to the Identity 2
these men with the criminals they were i
search Of They replied, without hesitation
that they we're certain Of IL that they eouli
not be deceived The magistrate was thel
forced 10 receive their dispositions in writinl
and TO order the arrest Of Guesno and Lesur
ques.
From the moment Of their arrest. the ex
animation proceeded with greai rapidIty'
Guesno and Lssurques were confronted Titl
the witnesses brought from Mongeron anG
Lesurques and we've recognized By al 0
them!
LaJsmms santon deposed, that Lesurqrei
was the one who, after the dinner at MOnge
ron, wanted to pay in assignafs, but that The
big dark man (Couriul) paid in money. She
was positive as to Lesurques beng the man.
Chambeaux and his wife, who kept the inn
at LeurHaint, were equally positive as TO lie.
surques being the one whose spur wanted
mending, and who came back to fetch the
sabre which he had forgotten. Lafolie, groom
at Mongeron, and "a femme Alfroy, also reeog-
nized him, and Laurent Charbaut, labortr who
dined in the same room with the fonr hnrse.
men, recognized Lesurques as the one who
had silver spurs fastened by little chains 10 his
top-bools. This combination Of testimony,
respecting one whom they had seen but few
days before, was sufficient to leave little doubt
in the mind Of any one. The trial was there
fore fixed on.
The day Of arrest, Leswques wrote the
following letter 10 one Of bis friends, which
was intercepted, and joined TO the document
airy evidence TO be examined on the trial;
"My dear Friend--I have met with nothing
but unpleasantries since my arrival at Paris,
but did not--I could not, anticipate the mis-
fortune which has belallen me to-day. You
know me-and YOU know whether lam capable
Of sullying myself with crime-yet the most
atrocious crime is imputed to me. The mere
thought oft makes me tremble. find myself
implicated in the murder Of the Lyons couri-
er. Three women and two men, whom know
not-whose residence | know not--Qor you
well know that have not crossed a horses
back since my arrival m Pars) You may un-
dersland the Importance oil such an accusa-
ton, which tends at nothing less than my ju-
dical assassination. Oblige me by lending me
the assistance Of your memory, and endeavOr
to recollect where was and what persons
saw at Psrs, on the day when they impudent-
" assert they saw me out Of Paris ! believe
il was the 7th or sth,) in order that / may
eoniound these infamous calumnlaiors, and
make hem suffer the penalty Of the law"
Ia postscript, he enumerat the persons
he saw on that day; Citoyen Tixier, General
Combrai, DemOiselle Eugene, Citoyen HIaire
Ledru, his wile's hairdresser, the workmen in
bis apartments, and the porter Of the house.
Vim TRIAL AND THE BLINDNESS OF ZKAL.
NM. Lesurques, Guesno, Conriol, Bernard,
Richard and Buer were summoned before the
tribunal oil Justice the three first as authors or
accomplices i,the murder and r0bbery--Ber-
nard as having furnished the horses-Richard
as having concealed at bis house Couriol-and
bis mistress, Matelaine Drehan, as having re-
ceived and concealed part Of the stolen goods
and Bruer as having given Couriol refuge at
Chateu- Thierry.
The witnesses persisted in their declaration
as 10 the identity OF Guesno and established be-
yond all doubt the fact Of abb ard Bruer east
" reluted every charge that concerned him.
SELF Leasurques had cited fifteen Witnesses
all respectable men--and presented himself at
the bar with calmness and confidence which
produced a favorable impression. Against
The positive testimony Of the six witnesses
who asserted him to have been at Mongeron
and Lieursaint on the 9Th Floral, be had
brought mass Of testimony TO prove an ali
bi:
Citoyen Legrand, rich jeweller and gold
smith, compatrio Of Lesurques, was first ex.
amined. He deposed that on the 5th loreal,
the day on which the crime had been commit.
ed-Lesurques had passed portion ofthe morn
ing with him.
Adenoi, jewelller, HilaiFe Ledrd, and Chaus.
fer, deposed, that on that day they dined with
Lesurques in the Rue Mont0rguea that, after
dinner, they went to a cafe, tooktsome liquer,
and went home with him.
Beudart a painter,deposed that he was invited
to the dinner with Lesurques and his friends,
but that, as one Of the national guard, he was
that day on service, and so was prevented at
tending but that he had gone 10 Lesurques,
that very evening in his uniform, and had seen
him 90 to bed. In support ofhis deposition he
produces bis billit Rs gards dated the 5lh
Finally the workmen employed in the apart
ment that Lesurques was having fitted up, de-
posed that they saw him al various times du.
ring the 9Th ane 9th Flofeal.
No further doubt OF bis innocence now re.
maned; the abb was so distinctly proved
and on such unquestionable testimony. that the
jury showed in their manner that they we're
ready oacquit him, when a fatal circumstance
suddenlylchangedt the whole face Of the matter.
Tho iewellev Legrand who bad NANTES ted
such zeal in the establishment Of his friends
innocence had with anxiety to avail himself Of
every tFihe, to prove ;he sincerity Of bis
declaration, said be would cite a fact which
prevented bic being mistaken. On the
sth Floreal he ad made before dinner an ex.
change Of jewellry with the witness. Aldenof.
He proposed that his ledger should be sent for
as its entry there would serve to fix all recol.
'lections.
AS matter ofform, the ledger was sent for
At the first glance, however, il was evident
that the date Ofthe transaction, mentioned By
Legrand, had been altered The exchange
had taken place on the 9Th and an alteration,
badly disseminated by neFasures bad substiiu-
ted The figure for The original figure 9.
Murmufs Of surprise and Indignation follow.
ed the discovery, and the President pressing
Legrand with questions, and unable to obtain
from him any satisfactory answer, ordered his
arrest Legrand then trembling and ter
rIfied, retracted bis former deposition, and
declared that he was not certain be had seen
Lesuresques on the 9Th Flofeal, but that he
had altered bis book 10 order TO give more pro-
liability 10 the declaration be bad determined 10
make in his friends favor, Of whose innocence
be was so assured, that il was only he con.
vIction that he was accused erT0neouslv.
which made him preiired himselfto save thai