The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-06-12

terwards became still greater. My husband was
frequently absent; he did not say why. That
caused me sometimes 10 suspect that he had sems
guilty iiatscns but my suspicious were unfounded.
do not remember that my husband reproached me
with my conduct in society; we never in fact went
INTO society. All intimate relations between my
husband and myself had ceased for seven months
previous to February. My husband was accustOm-
ed to come home late; Ireproached him; that vexed
him; and at length he never came near me when
he came home. He did not refuse to take me into
society, bui once In January last, after promising
TO take me to visit an English lady, he refused''
1HK PRESIDENTIAL what period did your rela-
uons with Coefogon commonwealth March 1913.
Where did you meet hlm!-At the Tuileries,
where went TO take my children for walk
" here did he fesideEI did not ascertain his
address for long time after; but he resided Rue
de IUriyersire, 20.
You went there several times?-Yes, sir; several
tines. have never denied that the porters knew
II; 1t was during long and serious sickness
which had from November, 1913, to the end of
January, that Coellogon took the room near my
balcony. During my sickness, signed at my hus-
bands request, IA renunclatI@n OF some of my mat
trmonlal rights order to facilitate the sale of
house at New Orleans ! was always ignorant of
the state of my husbands affairs.
TnE PREsIDENr.--The house in which you re-
sided, and that in which Coetlogon was, were Sc
parated by an iron railing. Al what period did
you learn that he had sawn through the bars to
get access 10 you! Towards the end of January
lie one day presented himself une xpestedly my
balcony.
You wrote letters to him Yes, and gave them
to my domestics but never told them not to let
my husband see them. never took my dOmestics
INTO my confidence on the subject OF my relations
with Coetlogon., deny, formally that the cook
Trenet ever said TO me that she could walk with
her head high, and that could not. 1t is not true
that the girl Louise found Coetlegon in my cham
Der, and that |, in consequence, forbade her to
come In, without knocking at the door.
Had you not signal to summon Coetogen to a
rendezvous rang bell, and M. de Coetlogon
replied in the same way.
On The 2Sh Of February you notified to him in
thai manner that he could come !-Yes, sir.
Did he pass the night of the 9th with you p
No, Sir.
On the 18th your husband came to ask for the
key of the bu ffet Ayes. 1t il impossible that
could, as has been stated, have afterwards sent
Louise 10 see ii my husband were asleep, on pre-
tence of asking for the newspaper, for | had the
newspaper. ] did not tell her to take care to fas-
ten the doors to prevent him from coming into the
room. have already said that gave signal to
Nj. de Coelogon that he might come, and that he
answered it.
What time was it when he came to you! Half
past eleven O'clock.
You were in bed! Yes
by the side of your child aged two years!-Yes
he was in the little bed which made for hun
Whenever M. de Coetlugon was to come. made
this bed with pillow on two arm chairs.
De Coetlogon got into bed to youl-Yes.
You heard your husband cry the balcony
"Open, open! have wlnesses?' Nj. de Coeto-
eon HAD been twenty minutes with me when
heard-thGre the accused paused for moment,
and then bursting into tears, excaimed) but
beseech you, MIR. President, to spare me this re-
cital.
The statement she had made to the CANNING
magistrate was accordingly read.
Did you pronounce, the words. Sc Take your pistol
Coetlcgon had wished to kill my husband, he
might have done so; he had four.barrelled pistol,
and my husband fled before him. Coe ilogon had
told me that he had pistols, but that they had no
percussion caps. ! did not see his pistol on the
2sth February. 1t is false that said, Take your
pistol and shoot him!'' Coerlogon asked me what
he was to DO. said, "Do what you will; how
S San 'e hew w f he He erred Wt
window, ne had the pistol behind his back, and
II wss pointed towards the ground ! heard de-
tonation when his pistol was still in that position
did not remark that Coetlogon was wounded.
He fired IN the air learned afterwards that nv
husband had been wounded IN the arm; did not
see HIM, 1t was so dark, and | was SO troubled.
MY husband did not enter the room.
You say that your husband fired first Yes,
think 80.
And that Coetlogon responded by firing in the
air THAT Is my opinion.
What passed afterwards DE Coetlopon went
on the balcony My husband cried, 'sCome to
me, Antony; he wanted to kill me | do not
know that Coetlogon pursued my husband on the the
balcony: What know Is, that M. de Coetlogon
returned to my room covered with blood. He re-
commended me to leave the house, but refused
to quit my children, and caused him to leave by
my applications then went to look in the chill
dren's ROOM saw my husband with his brothers
lie was IN great passion. | re-entered my reom
and placed my child in the bed. l then took the
direction that M. de Coetlogon had done. passed
ed TOR the cutter door to be opened and once In the
street threw myself into the first cab met with
and drove TO the Rue de l'Unversite. did not
near any new detonatlon when was descending
the staircase.
NJ. Caraby was then Intercepted i never, Che
said,) whilst we were residing at Chalons, was abb
sent at Paris on more than two three occasions,
and those were on family affairs. had to reproach
my VIE with her conduct In society. She wanted
to go INTO society, but we were too poor had no
coat, and had only got one made few days before
the events. Our apartment was too dear for our
means My vile entered at irregular hours to din
ner, and was dissatisfied at it. She always re-
ceived me badly, and so all coniuga relations
ceased between us. Although was not satisfied
with her conduct, II was repngnant TO mSto cause
her TO be watched and Ionly knew of her relations
by the observations already related by the cook,
and the statement of the girl, Louise. Notwith-
standing the denial of my wife, it is perfectly true
that the cook said to her that she uhe cook) could
walk with her head high, whilst my wife could not
ON The Isih OF February asked my wife for the
key Of the buffet, not having had anything TO eat
Tor long time. and found that her manner was
very peculiar. The accused then stated the facts
already mentioned In the Indictment, of the COM
niunicatcn made 10 HIM by the servant Louise, of
his purchase OF the pistols, of his begging his
brother 10 accompany him, &c. He was very
much asitated at this part of his statement =
lie then went on TO say, that after Louise had
ccnmunicated TO him that his wfe's lover was
with her, he threw HIMSELF on the bed, and to his
surprise, slunbercd for time, Louise having told
hlm That II he presented himself at once, the man
would escape. He continued:--On going 10 the
balcony, and locking in al the window of my wfe's
loom, was SO agtated that said to my brother
AnfOOnV Rod nd
said, Eyes there is man in the bed ofyonr w,fe''
broke the glass. and ciied, 'openl open!'' The
man called TO ne 10 wait till he was dressed
WHEN he came to the window. and at the moment
at which was about to enter the chamber he dis
charged pistol at me, and received ball in
my clothes. then fired, but in an oblque dircc-
ton, because would not fire my child, who
was asleep. The man went away. and entered
The room OF my children, where | said TO rsy
brolhcr, .Ah! you are here | am wounded in the
ami" had pursued the man on the balcony, but
owing TO the storm which was raging, had lost
sight, OF him. On descending the staircase,