Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1851-10-16
A BALLROOM Tragedy


The London Times publishes, opa private
letter, additional particulars reiat2 to The as. +
sassinssion of Miss Prunet at 9saniic ball in
The theatre of San sebastian
+. Now that the festivities are ger the only
subject Of conversation is the YIechedlgoung
man who polharded Maria BluEss lie is I'M
custody in the foarss Of the town. These who
have been acquainted with hint speak fayorahly /.
of his previous c6uduct. There is nCdoubt Of.
jealousy being the cause of the crime: Itap-
pears he had. been attached tothe y0ipg iRls,
and no doubt he considered that Wa slgtEeH
by her or supplanted. On tlsniggf II the'ball
De considered there was nedoeK q the faet.
He became sxasperated, and coi4pittedtthe !,
crime while his victim was in the b gPf dancing
a,polBa stabbed her twice IaheRack
the first blow only gfazea st u, " sshe !
second went through the heart Her II was
instantaneous. The act was 50 sudden that her
partner in the dance did not perceive it until
she fell at his feet. You may easily Judge of
Lh0 CohluoloH ouu tue HoIFoE HlliCh II eXClJeu.
The doors of the saloon were at once closed,
lest the assassin should escape. There was no
necessity, however, for these precautions; he
presented himself dt once, and told the persons
present TO give themselves no trouble; that he,
and he only, was the person who committed the
crime. You will not be astonished that almost
all the ladies' who were near the victim tainted
The son Of the French Consul had presence of
mind enough to draw the poinaFd from the body,
but the moment he did so he fell also senseless
The mother of the young lady uttered the most
frantic shrieks, and made desperate efforts t6 get
a sight Of her child. She was kept from doing
SO by her friends, and was taken home by force
while the bleeding body of the victim was de-
posted in an apartment close to the ballroom,
for the inspection of the magistrates. The flu
neral took place on Sunday. The assassin is
young officer of engineers. 1t is said that some
of his friends wished TO furnish him with the
means of destroying himself by his own hand
to escape death of infamy. He has refused,
in order, as he says, to die the death of Chris
tan that his life does not belong to him, that
he has taken that of another, and that he will
leave his to the disposal of Heaven and Of his
judges. He expresses an earnest desire that his
condemnation shall take place as soon as posi-
BILE, and says that his suferings are intense, and
that he is weary of life. He continues to wear
two shirt studs, which the young lady had pre-
sented him with. He often tears them from his
bosom, kisses them, and utters the most frantic
expressions Of sorrow and remorse. He tas
refused food of any kind, except coarse bread
and water, and even this in the smallest quanti-
ty. The two or three first days he vas not per-
raitted to -aommuPicats wiz sf49ae; be is now
allowed to see some Of hid braher officers, and
those who have been with him come away weep
ing. He is only twenty-four years old. His
brother officers and chiefs are doing all they can
to have his life saved. At all events his mind
is gone; he has continually before him his vic"
tim, with whom he fancies lie talks, and his
complaints and his means bring tears from the
ewes of all who hear him. The hand of death
is on him; if he die not by the hand OF the ex-
ecutioner, he will die of grief before long. He
was an only child his mother had followed him
in all his changes of garrison except the present
She dolized him, and all accounts agree that
he was an excellent son. What destiny!