The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-03-27


The same day Napoleon Lareux came to Madame
Guetal's, to tell her that he had received letter
from Buffalo, and that he wished TO give the COM
Plimenisof those persons who had written. was
In Madame Guetal's when Napoleon arrived. IL
might De about o'clock p. NJ. 1 told him that
when ne went down stairs would show him
letter that l had received the previous evening.
Madame Gnetal said that il was true that had re-
celyed letter not at all advantageous to the one
or the other went down stairs with Napoleon,
and showed him the letter that | had received. He
asked me !! dd not suspect some one who might
have written those letters. lie added that tIssy
must have been written by some person aware Of
all that had taken place, and that Madame Ponsot
had receives one "a also from the same motive. A
moment after, told Napoleon Lareux that want
ed to 60 out to procure some fringe to trim black
silk dress that had to make, and asked him to 20
with me, because since rsceivlng that letter was
afraid TO 60 out alone. He said he was quite will
ling to do SO; that must not be frightened with
these letters; that must further think of them:
that they signihed nothing
Napoleon and set out together. took the let
tiers with me, that might show them to Madame
Costello at the same time. We first went TO look
tor the fringe in Canal street, whence l went TO
Madame Costello's, to show her The letters. Task.
no; he would wait for at the corner of the street.
then went alone into Madame Costello's, and
showed her the letters; also that which Madame
Ponsot received. She read these letters. andoob.
served was nothing; but if any further discovery
should be made, must say it was untrue. because
it might place us in trouble. then left and before
so seized with pain that could not advance step.
Napoleon Lareux asked me what allied me. told
him was very bad, and thai should have much
trouble to get home lie told me to have courage.
and that he would walk more slowly. Igrew worse
and worse. The very moment l arrived at the
house il was necessary to put me to bed. Napoleon
Lareux himself undressed me. lie then went up
to Madame Guetal's to tell her to come down and
arrange me, as she understood better than he such
matters. Madame Guetal said when she came
down that 1t would be necessary to hide it from my
had brought with her some old sheets to put in the
bed, that my mother might perceive nothing. Ma
dame Gnetal, after arranging, put me to bed her.
self. This was about o'clock at night. When
again; Napoleon remained alone with me. He
kinded the fire. and went to buy some oil for the
lamp. which had been burned out.
AS Madame Mgnlea's ACCOMPLISHMENT did not
take place that day, my mother returned on the
same evening on entering, and seeing no body
but Napoleon Lareux in the room, she asked him
where was; to which he replied that was in
bed. My mother asked what was the matter with
me, and he answered that was merely little in
disposed. ! told my mother on her enquiry what
allied me-that it was the cholic, but that l hoped
and told me that as my mother had come, he was
about to go away, but that he would return AFTER
supper to know how ] was. He then went. MY
mother told me that from the manner in which I
ny cholic that had. indeed suffering ex-
treme!y: She asked me to tell her the truth, that
she might take care OF me in proper way for my
condition. Fearing that she would scold me, ] per-
sisted in making light of my sickness. At half past
8 Napoleon returned-came close by me, and en-
CURED how was informed him that l was very
ILL., Napoleon, told me to iske courage that he
wanted any thing he would go and buy it for me-.
] asked him to so and get for me some camemile
tea, at the corner Of Walker street and Broadway.
ct On his return asked my molher to make a
little for me, saying that it might Danish the choc.
It was l0a o'clock when Napoleon Lareux went
y1c s bn, nsS Il 5 & e1a a.
airy, 1S43, the infant came; upon which took the
sheet that Madame Guetal had put in the bed, TO-
wrap round the child, and the other clothes which
put it between the bed and the wall, in order that
my mother might not find it, The next day, being
Thursday, ny mother Sc arched every place to see
i hs eoud d I had ks, n
in the morning my mother went for some meat to
make soup. took advantage Of her absence to-
call Madame Guetal took stick and raped
told me that soon as my mother would 60 out
should call her, and she would take away the child
When she came asked herto do SO she said she
might ask Sen
had a way in which she could deceive my mother.
which was, to put on her shawl and her bonnet, to
take her basket in her hand, as though she was go
ing to the rnarket-that she would bring the child
in the basket-that in any case should my mothes
meet her, she could suspect nothing.
Madame Guetal went up stairs to put on her
diately came down again. She took the parcel
which contained the child and put it IN her basket,
and went up stairs to her own dwelling again. A
few minutes after myimother came back again.
do so-because she hoped TO find something in the
bed rose, and my mother commenced search
in the bed but she found nothing, as Madame
Guetal had taken it away, In the afternoon
IN, Madu tuBs ND rod bAr tn
show me the child-she did SO: Its sex was dis
cemible. 1t was male child, then discovered.
then descended. The, day passed without
was himself sick on that day. Friday next
l went out to tho yard, as Madame Pom
sot had frequently asked for me, and IN order
that nobody would suspect az ythins in the house |
much snow and such a strong thaw that caught a
cold, the effects of which have been inter nal pain
for long time; and have never been in perfect
poleon Lareux returned, and told me that he did
not come again on Thursday, because he had been
sick; and that his sickness caused through fear
that my case would not turn out well for me; and
that he would have 1t always to reproach hlmselt
WITH if nv death should occur. The same day
Napoleon Lareux brought me bottle OF wine,
and told me that he had bought it in j. B. Stowe
nell's; and that he had bought it expressly to give
me strength-that he had payed four shillipgs per
bottle and that ! might drunk OF it without fear,
and that when had drank that bottle he would
bring me more.
When Napoleon Lareux was ready to 60 away,
he went up stairs to Madame Guetsl's, to take
away the child and on coming down stairs, he
came into our house to bid good night ] went to
conduct HIM as far as the door /; he told me that
Mad Guetal had gwen him the child, and that he
had rolled it in ms pocket handkerchief, and put
the whole in his pocket ! asked Napoleon La
reux, if he would preserve the child for me in
spirits of wine and that if he would do so, I
would give him vase to put il in. He told me ne
would do what was possible to preserve it that
did not require to give him the vase, as he would
find all he required in the druggists who lived in the
next day Saturday Feb. IS, 1913, he came again,
bringing to me two bottles OF the same wine. ! at
once asked him if he had brought the child He
said no, for he was afraid that his brother Remy
account preserved the child as directed. On asking
him what he did with il he told me that he had