Litchfield enquirer., 1847-10-07

the man 70 try the windows which looked
on the garden. and being on level with
The porchway or eolonade, were easily ac-
cessible.
The object Of the Duke in proceeding to
open the window of the cabinet, is preSu-
med TO have been to create grounds for the
inference, that an assassin had entered from
the garden, and escaped by the same means !;
be this as it may, the Duke was in the act
of executing this purpose, at the moment
that the man servant presented hsmself at
the same W ndow to attempt an entrance
there 10 the chamber of the Duchess. He
saw the figure of the Duke, who instantly
retired on perceiving him,
The servant then returned 10 the door of
the Duchess chamber, and having become
seriously alarmed forced the door in. The
window shutters being closed, the chamber
was family illuminated by night lamp,
the Duchess was stretched on the floor with
her head leaning on the divan. On lighting
the candles. which as usual stood on the
chimney piece, the horrible spectacle
presented by the chamber was dis
covered to the affrighted servants. The
floor was literally a sea of blood syari-
Gus articles of furniture displaced or
overturned in the struggle, laid disar-
ranged around the room. The Duchess
still lived, but was speechles> and scarces
L. sensible. Ths first impulse of the dos
mestics was to rush forth and call for aid.
One went TO rouse the door porter, to
send for medical assistance and the po-
lice the other went 10 the Dukes room
when he presented himself dressed. On
hearing the intelligence the feelings he
expressed were those of reproach TO the
servants for negligence IN leaving the
hose exposed, more than those of horror
at the catastrophe. He rushed into the
Duchess's room and taking her in his
arms raised her to the sofa-a manoeu.
yer which was afterwards ascribed to the
design of obtaining means OF explains
ing the blood upon his vestments and per-
son. The police and medical assistance
soon arrived, but the latter was too late
10 be useful the Duchess speedily expi-
red, not from any wound absolutely mor<
tai, but from hemmorrhage. The mag,
is'rates came one by one, including the
Procnreur de Roi and the Procureur
General, and finally The Project Of Police
and the Minister Of the Interior.
A considerable time elapsed. many en-
quiries were raised. searches made ihro'
the p emisrs and in the garden before the
slightest suspicion fell on the Duke. A,
length, the question of the Procureur
General assumed an unequivocal shape,
and the Duke saw the poin, to which
they were addressed. He is reported to
have become as pale as corpse, and to
have betrayed in his person and manner
the profound agitation which he felt, He
retired TO his room, the authorities as yet
dec lining to place him under ARE st OF
To treat him in any respect as an acc used
person. 1t was al that moment that he
is supposed to have swallowed large
quantity of arsenic. 0 Bs
On the morning of the 2lst between
and O'Clock, the duke was removed 10
he prison of the Luxembourg, the evi>
dence being deemed sufficient to estab>
lish charge Of murder against him.
The chamber Of peers was constituted
into a court of justice by royal ordinance,
g. committee appointed by it proceed
cal ON that day to examine The duke.
Various reasons are given by medical
men tor the slow and inlermi.ting effects
ofthe pOison-b0t the highest authorities
in the faculty agree that there is moth.
ing exceptional in the case, and that the
poison might remain in the system for
several days without producing dcath.-
10 fine, the d.ike hccamo gradually worse
on the 22d and 23d. and on the morning
of the Path. bis approaching dissolution
became evident. the cusate VI the parish
was called IN, and the last rites OF religion
were administered, and after an agony OF
so minutes, he died dt 35 minutes pas; a,
on the afternoon of the Gath.