The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-08-20

The Female Assassin.
IA related By PrIRee Cam5aees, dysAekaneezor a ths
French Empfrs.
About the close of the Gos erument Of the Diree-
tory, The keepers Of hofsk gayMi, in the Roe De
ionlverste, waited on the Minister Of Police, and
IN state o. great agitation stated that OF his
lodgers, whom he named, b I'd been murdered on
tae preceding night He had engaged the lodging
ABOUT six clock "a the evening, describing hIm-
seIi as an lahabstant Of MeIun, who had come to
rams TOT day o. two on business. After ordering
bis chamber 10 be prepared for him he went out
saying that he vas goiae 10 the Odeou. and would
return Immediately after the performance About
midnight he returned, but not alone he was ac-
companed by young and beautlfu "a eInsle dressed
in male attire, whom he stated 70 be h,s wide and
they shown to the apartment which had BEN
prepared. In the morning, consinued he hotel
keeper, the lady went ont; she appeared TO be
fea'iul that her husband should be dlsturbrd Ard
she desired that no one should enter the room unt1
her return
Several hours elapsed, and she did not make hsr
appearance; at mid day considerable surprise was
manifested at her prolonged absence, AMI the ser
wants at the hotel Knocked at the gentleman door,
hut without receiving any answer. IL now
discovered that the lady had locked the door, and
carried the key away with her. The door was
broken open, and the unfortunate man was foaud
dead in his bed A doctor was sent for, and be
declared it to be his opinion that the man deatk
had been caused by blow Of hammer. adr0stiY
inflicted the lett temple. The female never
again appeared; she sought for in vain
In a,jouf a mnnth alier, a sImilar murder wns
committed. The victim was iikrwis- man frm
the country, and his draih was prUiHe-d in the
manner have before described. 7 no aff4ir sxcr-d
considerable condemnation m PARIS WI hu
another fOrtfight a tn rd crime of the same nd
was committed and, in all these affair, the msa-
terious female IN mans attire involved Il %
scarcely CREDIBLE Int neyert ELS trDe Iht eight
cen or twenty Of the ex' aordIna'y murdsrs Uere
committed with imponny! In every instances The
litIle that was of the woman, rendefet 1t DIFF
frult for any one 10 give a minute deser prinn Of
her persan-all the information thar could he OBJ
tanned wa, that she young, very pretty, lite.
and well formed. This descripsi N Of course an
swered thst Of many women in Paris bssides tho
murderess.
Meanwhile, Napoleon arrived from Egypt. and
possessed him elf OF the Teins Of GDvernmenf Be-
ng informed Of the atrocities which had heen
committed in the Capital, he directed that actIvs
measures should be taken for the delecti n of the
criminal. He spoke to Fpuehe on the subi-cG AT
that time the capital Was filled with Fpnets&s s1ies-
One Of these spies, fine Looking Young man. about
twenty was one evening aceassed IN The street fv
person whom he had & sUp9osedsiO BE- a very
/ handsome youth. lie passed on; bnt suddenly the
thought struck him that the person who had spoken
4 to him was woman in disguise, and he Immedi-
atelv r-cOeeted the female a-Sassin.
"lt is shell he exclaimed; . have discovered
her, and my fortune is made'
! He turned back and entered into conversation
with her. She al first denied her disguise, bot
/ finally acknowledged it, and the young man pre-
vailed on the nymph 70 accompany him home, in
the character of Young relation from the country
"Where do you live2 " she inquired
He named hotel in which one of the mysterious
murders had been committed.
..0h, no; cannot 60"
Because am known there
These words coniirmed the suspicious OF the
police agent. He alluded TO his property and
mentioned TWO hundred louis which his uncle had
given him, of which he said he had sp-nt the
'Well. then, if you will not go 10 my lodgings.
where else shall We gos -
The female mentioned hotel to which thew
mm -diaielY repaired. The young man was about
| TO leave the room toorder supper when the woman
| called i'm back.
:. Will il be SAFE said she to leave vour
money all nghi at your lodgings! Is il not likely
YOU NAV be rubbed Suppose you go and bring
| il here !"
| "Ahf" thought the young man, the veil is
now raised F" and then. without the least appsar-
ance Of suspicion, he thanked her for her prudent
| hint, and went away, under pretext of going 10
/ fetch the money.
| He Immediately repaired TO the office of the Po-
| lice Minister, and gave information of the discoy-
/ ery he had made Furnished with the sum Of one
hundred and eighty louis, he returned to the house
| where he had lefI the woman He was aecompa-
MED by several agents of the police, who stationed
| themselves al the door of the apartment
The murderess and her pretended lover sat
| down to supper. She requested him 10 hand her
handkerchief, which she had left a rnnsnle be-
hind her chair He rose 10 get il, and during The
| instant his back was Inrued, she poured q power.
ful narcotic into his glass
He did perceive this, and drank IF his glass
of wine hastily; but he had no sooner swallowed
II, than he exclaimed
What wrelched wine y
The lady made the complaint A second
glass was poured out, and pronounced better
Meanwhile, the young man fell his head berom-
| ing confused, and his lips growing sIiff Wiih
well-acted concern, the woman rose. and threw
her arms around his neck, APPARENTLY with the in
| tenton of supporting his dropping head. =
| At this moment, he mechanically raised his
hand and he felt the hammer in the side pocket OF
| the c0at wUrn by The femals He frlt conscious of
the danger of his si'naiiOn he att-mptrd 20 rise
and leave the room. but his strength failed him.
He tried 10 speak, hut his tongue was para, ,zed.
| By one desperate IF rt he made faiBt query,
and then tell on the floor, in state Of utter inse n
| sihIiiy.
/ pockst and laid il on the ground. Shsn then
searched her victim, took his purse and d1positrd
| i, in The porket OF ths walsIcOat she wore. She
placed his head IN tie requisite POSITION 10 receive
,he deadly blow, and she mi ed her right arm for
| the purpose ui ihheling IT, when he fatal hammer
was suddenly wresIed from her grasp The p,Aiee
agents epporunely entered the room at that mo-
ment
On her nrst e&amInati1n, she gave the following
romantic account Of herself; She was Of re-
| spectacle family, aud of irreproactahe condsct;
but having hes owed her Affections on a yanng
man who had treacteruusly iOrsaken her, she had
from that moment vowed jmplacable haired 10 all
the male sex and the murders she had commi led
were aetuaied hy no other mo'ive than vengeance
| for the injnry inflicted on her feelings.
An effTt made 70 screen The wrelched VIC
i lin from the punishment of the law. Bgi when
| asked why she committed robbery as we'll as mur-
| der, she could give satisfactory reply A par-
don was thsreloTe refused. This n certainly of
/ The stfaugest cases On record
The Paris correspondent Of the New York Jour
nal of Commerce, in his letter Of July S says that
the duties on coffee and foreign sugar are To be
materially reduced The consumption Of sugar
has much decreased ia France within the two
| years past. Nj Dumas, the great chemist, and the
Maister of Commerce, has predicted to Commit
tee OF the Assembly, that at very remote PERIOD
beet sngar will have entirely superseded that
/ of the cane Of the Continent. 81
| The sum expended for the relief Of the onl4door
poor in Ireland during the six months ending 3lss
/ OF March, 1S49, was about one million ard hall