Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1845-04-21
FROM THE NEW YORK EVENING

MIRROR Il would be n very safe wager that
every second number of a daily paper i'm Paris
would contain a new case of poisoning. Since
the case OF Madame Lafarge this crime Seems
TO have become a rage" In a single number
OF lie Commerce, lying before us, there are
three cases, called attempts on the part of the
guilty, TO 'disembarrass themselves of their
victims. There is a very long report of the
trial OF q young man, who fell in love with a
pretty heiress at a ball and was forthwith dis
embarrassed" OF his wife by a cup of drugged
chocolate. We published day before Yesterday
a case OF French "disembarrassment'' BETRAYED
by a wren, a woman getting rid Of her hus-
band. In a paper of the same week there are
two more cases; one of a lad who poisoned his
mother, his sister and his father-in-law. The
latter case, the paper states, could not at first
be given, in all its particulars, as the high sta
ton of the family and the consequent sensitive
ness OF relatives TO be wounded by the exposure
put a certain restraint on the details of the
coroner's examination.
Another case was that of a Madame Godart
whose husband was the son of the Mayor of
Chalons. Her trial commenced on the 18th of
March. She had the pretty name of Desiree,
and among the evidence il is stated that her
husband said to her, a few weeks before his
death, "Desiree you do not love me, but at
any rate you will not poison mer' This seems
to have been said half sadly, half playfully,
and must have smitten the heart of the guilty
woman, who had already resolved upon being
"disembarrassed" ofhim. One of the accom-
plices was a man of bad repute, named Remy,
and a chance remark of his, mentioned by a
witness ON the trial, shows the commences of
the sentiment as to poisoning. A Madame
Nasset complained to Remy Cher %cousin) of
being unhappily married. His reply was .If
you wish you can be disembarrassed for ten
francs. 1t is very soon done 70
The trial showed that Madame Godart was
compelled by her parents to marry against her
will, and that at the age of thirty she became
attached to the son of neighboring wealthy
proprietor, Justin Matthew, aged twenty-five.
She declared, before this youth and his parents
early IN their acquaintance, that she had been
forced into one marriage, but if she ever was
released she would make a second marriage of
choice, and after this she took very little pains
conceal her passion for Matthew. The poison
lngo OF her husband was very clumsily done.
and he himself while dying threatened her
with the consequences. The matter was hus-
he'd Tor several months, during which Madame
Godart loaded her lover with presents of horses
and other extravagant gifts, and she attempted
to marry him IN the tenth month other widow.
mood Inc signature of her father-in-law the
Mayor Oh Chalons, was necessary, however,
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censed her that she brought a prosecution A.
galnst him for needless official delay. and com
PEELED him pay a fine of forty francs! Before
she could bring the marriage about she and
Matthew were arrested and brought to trial. A
great part OF the blame of this shocking affair
may OF course be laid at the door of "marriaees
of convenience"
JEALOUSY, SWEETMEATS, MURDER.
AND SCHOOLMISTRESSES.-A Madame
Chaubart, preceptress of boarding school for
young ladies, and residing at Moissac in
France, received lately a package of sweet
meats with a very sweet note; the note afcc-
tionately declaring that the sender was an old
sCfool friend, who, in this nameless way wish
ed to confer a pleasure on the receiver. Mad
anne Chaubart had of late heard too much of
poisoning however and she sent back the pack
age by the same conductor of the diligence who
brought II. The conductor, unwilling to let
such popular commodities lie i'm the Office and
spoil took the package to his wife and children
and the whole family had a treat in devorino
them. They were Immediately seized with
vomiting and colo, and the physician called in
az once pronounced the sweetmeats to be strong
impregnated with arsenic. Circumstances we
nave not room to recount led TO the detection
OF the guilty person ina Mademiselle S. l..
alsOa PrecePtress OF a boarding school for Young
laules. ana one with whom were placed the
daughtersof some of the first f,m}I;es Sbc
bore, III fact, the highest possible character.
she was taken from prison for e1sminaion
ana II appeared that both the school. mistress
were ~ love with their mutual music-msster
Monsieur Lafiargue and that Monsieur To0ay'
que had lately engaged to many Madame
Dhdubart. The arrest has produced. s,ys fbe
fans paper, a profound sensation"
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