The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-01-04

with Madam Allier, by stating they were Of mere
friendly kind, such a abe maintained with fifteen
age was 48 when he nbt knew her, and 81 now
but his letters her, Of which several were read,
were decidedly OF an aEnatory character He gave
q general denial to the charge of having been too
intimate with Madame du Sablon, and declared
that he had refused little presents which she had
wished to make him. He said that he had resolved
to dismiss his servant on account of her violent
conduct. He denied that he alone had attended
her after she became indisposed aud said she first
became i'll after eating the same dinner as he had
done. DR.. du SablOn, on seeing her ill, recon-
mended her to take tea, and had sent for some
drops of laudanum. He admitted having given her
some sugared wine. He said that just before she
died she heard her pronounce the holy names Of
Jesus and Mary that that was great consolation
sacraments" He added, that Madame du Sablon
and her husband had come to the bedside of the
deceased.
Madame du Sablon, in answer to the judges
and had son. She had sent some songs to a
young man. She had known the Cure Blssetle, the
predecessor of Cortland She had visited him
sometimes, but never alone Had never been to
parties with him. On the arrival of Cortland, her
husband forbade her ever to enter his house but
that did not cause her to reflect on the causes for
which Bssette had left the parish neither did she
know for what cause he had left Although her
husband had forbidden her to visit Cortland, she
had taken him for her cOnfcssor. She had gone 10
the parsonage when the cuie's servant was ILL., but
on other occasions Sne ndO always Decn dccOmpd-
MED by her husband. II was net true that she had
opened any letter of Gothland as TO the little pre-
senis which had been referred to, she had sent
them with the knowledge OF her husband. She
did not know that her husband had arsenic in his
possession. He did not leave his keys with her,
though he sometimes left her medicines to distri-
butte to his patients. She had, however, seen a
phial containing arse ais t-was her servant, not
she herself who waited on and prepared things for
the deceased She had, nevertheless, prepared
soup for her, but she denied that she had given
orders that basin used by deceased should be
broken.
Some days after the death of the servant were
you not taken ill, hearing The death alluded to
at a dinner party 81 was iRdlsposed, but did not
lose my consciousness
When the authorities made descent into the
cures house were you not seized with terror, and
did you not send to seek your husband ANY
other person would have done
But although your husband said, "After all, if
the Able Cortland be arrested, that does not con-
Germ u.s. did you not continue to feel fear The
accused made no reply.
Some pr0ces.uer6aux and documents, establish
ing the poisoning, and The circumstances which ac-
companed il, were read Extracts from the pre-
liminary iAterrogatories of Cortland were also
read they contradicted several of his assertions
now made they also stated that the soups, NC
taken by the deceased were prepared by Madam du
Sablon This, ii will be seen, is in contradiction
TO the statement of the woman.
When Dr. du Sablon heard that his wife was ac-
Cused of the double crime of murder and adultery,
he proposed Gas has already been stated in the Mes
stager) that both should commit suicide, and That
their child should be made to die with them. They
all three fastened themselves into room with pans
Of charcoal, and weuld have died had not the hus
bands courage failed hun on seeing bis son stfug-
cling in the agonies Of death Letters written by
the doctor this occasion TO his sister and his pa
rents were produced. The letter to his sister was
as follows:-
NV dear sister-Y You know that in my last letter
said that cd reserved for me more terrible trials
than those had supported, should require greater
strength Well the misortunes have arrived and the
strength fails me. zee my wife and myself-Perhaps
although perfectly innocent menaced with infa-
nous condemnation 1 know not why we, innocent as
ear We are by our hope OF salvation which our
act will compromise, should give ourselves rs sight
to the stupid populace who would not fail to rejoice
st seeing us sent to the hulks or the scafod vol
untary death appears to me preferable, and hope
cradle world in which caumny so powerful that no
honest can be OF not sharing our fate die
cent my resolution proves this. have only
greet and that IL to be obliged to sacrifice with a
though very young, he has 6rmnes. and accepts our
proposition with courage. Strength fails me can
only tell yeu that regret you all and that bes Of
you to pray to God for desire that cut OF the
little we leave behind sum destined to say mass
every year for the repose Of souls shall be taken
''''' '-''' 'A cooUEr DU sABLoN
The following was the letter to his parents t.
My dear Parents-Preferripgd death to infamy, and
seeing that cannot avoid the latter, have
to death regret to abandon you thus In your old
age but the conduc Of the magistrates proves that
my wife IL judged In advance, so prefer to make
end. give to Edmond my nephew, all that may
leave after me Remember, this Is the wish Of dying
man, and respect IL. owe nothing to any one.
cept what follows Here he gave some details Of his
sfairsl. an very unhappy at being obliged to take
such determination, especially o. REGARDS my poor
child; but hope God will pardon We inno
cent, and that at the moment of appear
ing before Cod who our conduct, and who nope
will be merciful to request that sll three BE-
inferred in the same grave-my wife and side by
side, and our child placed on Poor creature my
heart breaks in thinking on the lot which have
brought on him. But prefer IL to that which would
otherwise be reserved for him as well for his
Their. II he lived, infamy would follow him every
where-at least prevent that for him-hs will not
support IL. God pardon us, and you also. But
failed In seeing ourselves so overwhelmed al
though innocent The enemies who have driven
to THE sad necessity will fail torejoice and call
us guilty. But what will that matter to us l em-
brace you ell, and beg Of you all to believe that
suffer greatly at having recourse to such remedy.
Your Son,
CoQuEr DU sABLoN.
The Court then proceeded with the examination
Of the witnesses, and was so engaged at the last
accounts.
The jury returned a verdict Of guilty, with ex-
tenuatng circumstances, against the Priest Goth
land and acquitted Madame du Sablon. The
court sentenced Gothland to the galleys for life.
Vintage In the South OF France.
The labOrs Of the summer over, let US now sup
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