Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1843-03-24
MONTPELIER, MARCH %, is43.

OcfMutH ".IuItTOtS, NY TWO men VINO lluu
hIred them tho Jay before these men were Ber-
nard aud Courio the former Of whom was imne-
dlaiey arrested the second had, with the other
hccomplices, taken flight.
he research wns pursued with greet activity
at Paris, as we'll as ut The scene of the crime and
along The route which the assa>sins had twice
travelled. The information Obtained showed that
there were five cuprits. The description of the
four horsemen who rode from Paris, stopping az
M0ngeron and Leufsnint, was furnished with as
much precision US concordance by the various wit
nesses Who had seen aud spoken TO them on the
road, and in The linus and cafes. The description
OF the traveller, who, under the name OF Lubo rde
had taken the seat beside the courier, was furnish
ed with equal eXuctilude by the clerks, from whom
TIC hnd retained the place, aud by those who saw
MN inount. COurOl, recognized M having with
Bernard conducted back the horses TO MuirOn, af.
ter The crlme, had left Paris for Chateau Therrys
yiIf'e he wEs lodged IN the house of CitOYen
Brner, where also GuesHo Ind gone Oh some bus.
llesS. The police 10 lowed Couriol, and arr esled
him. They found upon him u sum in money aud
aSsignns, nearly equivalent TO fifth share of what
the courier had been robbed Guesno AMI Bruer
were also arrested, and had their pnners seized /:
hut they so completely established their abb that
they were nj once Dismissed on their arrival at
Pnr'S' AZ the epoch ri which we write the ex
animation OF judicial affliis followed very diff
erent course from lite me now traced by the
French code. 1t was 10 the Co,en Daubenton,
Justice Of the pence of the div, isiOn of pont Neut
md iicer of The police udiciare that the Central
Bureau c1uildcd ihe examination OF this affair
This nagletrae having ordered The dismissal of
Guesuu, Told him thai lie might present himself nj
his cdjlnet on the morrow. Tor the pupers that had
been seized at Chateau ihierry al the same time
he ordered an officer, Hendon, TO start AT once for
Nlangcron aud Lleurssint, and 10 bring back the
Witnesses, wh0'e names he gave him. so that they
min nj hp II, ID.
for examination
Guesho, DESTROYS OF having his papers as soon
as possible, went early, aud directed his steps
toward The Central Bureau, which he had jnst
reached, when he encountered his conpntrol Lee
surqhes having explained to him Tie motive that
called hun 10 tho Bureau, he proposed that they
should o. together. Lesurques accepted aud the
Cniyen Danhrnton not having yet arrived, they
sat down IN the HntGchainber, in order 10 see him
us he passed, and thus expedite the matter
About ten o'clock The Judge, who had entered
lis cabinet oy Sack door, was Interrupted in his
examination Of the documents, previous to intero-
gaWg he Witnesses, by the officer Hendon, who
demanded leave to make an important cuiIinuni-
cation. "Among The witnesses" said he, snow
"altng IN the untechauber, are TWO wOurn-Ope,
Ia femme Samtun, servant to Evrard The iunkeeper
at Mongeron the other, Ia file GrossrieIe, servant
10 Madame Chalelan The imOnddiere AT Lieur-
SAINT, who assert IN tie most positive manner that
TWO OF the uSsaSsnS are there, waiting like them,
TO be admitted. These women decure thai they
cauuoi deceive themselves, for one ui them served
the four travellers at Mongcron, aud the other
spoke To theta at Lleursaint, and stayed an hour
III the billiard room while they were playing"
Tie Judge did not rdni The probability of two
of the assusslns thus voluntarily placing them
selves within he grasp OF the law, YET he ordered
the wnnen 10 he shown mo his presence. On in
terrogaion, they persisted in their statements, ds-
s.srns illal j. ~, Impossible they could deceive
themselves. Cuesno was then Introduced to The
Judges presence, the women being continued TO
examine him strictly before inally pronoumcing
as to its Identity
"W ha. brings you to the Central Bureau :" de.
manaed the Judge.
I" come 10 receive my papers" replied Guesno,
as you promised me yesterday That should have
them Oh application"
Are you alone y
I" / have cOmpuriot with me, one Joseph LIE
surques, whom met on tina way here"
The Judge then ordered tie second individual
designated by the women to he introduced. Il was
Lesurques. He spoke TO Lesurques and Guesno
for II low minutes and then begged them to return
into the nnieclam5er, where their papers would
be sent TO them 40 order was gwen howeye r,
10 the olicer, Heudon, nol TO lose sight OF them.
On their leaving the ROOM NJ. Daubenton again
demanded OF the women, il they persisted IN theil
declarations us 10 tie identity OF these men will
the criminals they were III search Of They re.
piled, without hesitation, thai they were CERTAIN Of
II; that they could not be deceived The nngis
trale was then forced 10 receive their deposiliohs
IN writing and 10 order the arrest Of Guesno and
Lesurgues.
From The moment of their arrest the exnmina
lion proceeded with great rapidly. Guesno aud
Lesurques were confronted with the wi,nesse,
brouehi from Mongeron and Lieursuiml, aud wer,
recognized by all OF them!
La femme Sauion deposed, that Lesurques wa.
one who, after lie dinner al Mongeron, wanted lc
pay in dssgnats, bul that the big dark mnn (Cou.
rl0i) Fad IN money. She was positive as TO LIE
sutques hciug the man.
Champeuux and his wife, who kept the inn a
Llenrsaini, were equally positive us to Lesurque;
being the one whose spur wanted mendiug, aud
who came back 10 lelcl the sabre which he had
forgotten. Lai0Iie, groom al Mpngrron, aud Ia
femme Aiiroy, also recognized him; and Laurent
Churbaut labOrer, who dned ia the same room
with the four hOrsemen, recognized Lesufques as
the one who had silver spurs fastened 10y little
chains 10 his tOp.houls. This combination OF les
tnOny, respecting one whom they hgd seen but
lew days before, was suIiicentro leave iule doub
10 the mind Of amy un-, The trial wus therefore
fixed on.
The day Of his arrest, Lpsurques wrote The fol.
lowing letter 10 one OF ms friends, which in.
tetcepled, and joined 10 The documentary evidence
10 be Examined on The rial:
"My dear Friend--l have met with noihing bu
uppeasnnireS since my arrival AT Paris, but dii
not-l could not anticipate the misfortune which
has belallen the to.day You know me--and YOU
know whether am capable Of sulying myself
with rIme-yet the most auroclous crime is i'm
pued TO me. The mere thought of it makes me
renhc. mud myself implicated in the murder
OF the Lyons courier Three women and two
men, whom know not--wliosr residence know
nut Tor you well know hat have not left Paris