The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-01-08
Extraordinary Investigation La France-Ths
alleged attempt OF Count MOrtier GA the
live of his Children.


The circumstances connected with the rescue Of the
children of Count Mortier at the Hotel Chatham in
he supposed to be about to immediate them be
fresh In the readers recollection. Since that time his
family have instituted proceedings for thu purpose
having his property placed In the hands of trustees and
the count himself put into the hands OF guardians as
lunatic, which he has, however, resisted. upon the
grounds that he not mad and that although he
might have determined to commit suicide to relieve
himself of the misery caused by his wfes misconduct
yet that he had no intention of harmng his children
that determination to commit suicide by i'm
piled alienation Of mind
This extraordinary before the Tribunal
Of the Seine, the 10th of Dec when Mr. Baroche
the part of Count Morter resisted the ap
piedfor TIE case Of his client would fully appear in
the following letter. written the morning the alleged
attempt and addressed to bis wife.
"Nov. I, ls47-When these lines shall have reached
you your son, your daughter, and myself shall have
ceased to exist Our premature end will have been the
inevitable result Of your machnations and OF your in
famous conduct towards me since the birth of my
daughter. You have driven from your bcd inflicted
the humiliations and the most poignant
for of honor to bear have borne all for the love
aud honor otmy children. have loved you-I have
sdored you! Your request to remain at Paris, your
every wish aud desire have been grated with much
eagerness a, happiness Nothing, however, could salts
you at Paris and at Turin convinced by four
years. experience that hateful you, | offered
you honest liberty (ibberfe honnet) but that
not what suited you, then told you in my letters
every day IT, as think, you have moral or physical
aversion to be candid and confess it do not ask
you this to enter into minute explanations
merely answer me, yes no. II your reply is in the
Affirmative, Offer you friendly separation for the
life lead does not suit either the or the
other nor is 1t honorable to either of You refuse
to share my bed-you refuse to bear children to me.
Why, then, did you marry'' | entreated you to
you our children. That surely, the greatest
sacrifice that could make Il proposed also to return
you your fortune and to make you allowance OF
20Oe0f per long shoul remain employed,
for the support and education OF my children,
would not they should be expense to your father
have persisted In preserving silence the subject
and since my return to Paris, and have demau ded
sxpanation you replied When ~ you shall have driven
seek asylum with my father" II Ia not an honest
liberty that you wish-you wish scandal you seek to
attract public attention. | would not allow 1t. When
you returned with to Turin you mistress OF my
house which did not prevent you continuing to hunt
walked the streets alone in opposition to my repre-
seutatons aud to the custom of the country in which
held an Official situation 1t humiliation for your
husband-you wished to exssperate him. and to compel
him to drive you from his house
when, three months since, contrary to my desires,
and, perhaps to my du'ies, was compelled To demand
leave of absence TO accompany you here had presen
timsnt of what would happen At Ostend you were
very and cruel towards you refused me the
dressing case | would not die so quick lyr you The
impotence and annoyance Of being Obliged through
kindness to take care OF myself were imprinted on your
couutenance. You brought me- those dispositions to my
poor mother whom you have covered With humilisions
Of all kinds To avoid seeing her die Of an attack Of
apopexy, obliged TO force you to leave her house
In this fulfilled your desires for ettor, evidently
written four hours before your departure, and found
In your bed announced to noe your flight, and your
have been SUFFICIENT to condemn you before tribunal to
anything had wished but hate the eeati aud scandal
which your destiny the advice which you have
listened appear compel you You to-day triumph
snt-you have reduced me to despair. You have your
full liberty nothing shackles you. Husband and chill
dren are annihilated That Is what you wish-that 10
what you have sought for for long time under the
mask Of humility and religion You mistress OF
your fotune and Of your time; you yourself
and you viii have time to satisfy lovers because
you ehcoee than from that oass of socsty who make
themselves paid Sos the ssrvios they render You have
spoken b ny Antly u Ne sesns u 1ssns Yea seass.