The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-11-15

hose Iamisier, arrested on charge of having
ny pretended miracle at ST. Saturnin, committed
" an outrage on objects of religious worship" was
brought to trial before the Tribunal Of Correctional
Police of Carpentras. She was extremely pale
and her features bore the mark of mysticism. Her
bearing was modest, aud she was dressed in black
with nuns cap. Her age is thirty. three. The
court was crowded, and the famous bleeding mic.
ture was placed behind the judges II was proved
that Rose had always pretended to work miracles
10 one witness she once showed letter which
she said had been written by a person who could
neither read nor write, and that person had been
miraculousy endowed with the faculty Of writing
IN consequence of her prayers To another wit.
ness she asserted that she had been surrounded BY
great liz BIT from Heaven To a third, she said
that she had once, when in the Convent of Salons
planted cabbage by the command of Heaven,
and that in few days it grew to such vast size
that all the persons in the Convent were able to
make dinner ofis. A priest said that in August,
1850, she told him that she had miraculously re-
celved the sacrament in the parish church. and on
going 10 the tabernacle of the altar he found that
the eonsecrated wafer had disappeared. On two
subsequent occasions the consecraled wafer again
vanished, and Rose pretended that she had again
miracnlously communicated. He, therefore, re-
moved The key of the Tabernacle, and forbade her
to approach the atar he also directed his uicaire
70 say mass at the principal altar; but nevertheless
he could not possibly discover that any second kew
to the Tabernacle existed. On going out one morn
ing, he was surprised to find the Tabernacle OPEN
TWO candles the altar lighted and Rose PROSTATE
on the ground - r. - - :
In answer to his questions she said that the can.
| dies had become liehsad of themselves, that the
tabernacle had voluntarily opened, that she had
teit herself fixed TO the ground at some distance
from the ALTAR and that the consecrated wafer had
then advanced slowly to her mouth. About the
| ZANE time she pretended to have marks OF a mira.
culoos character on her breast, and to prove this
assertion she produced her linsn which sometimes
had stains representing the Virgin Mary, and, at
Others, crown of thorns. One day he ordered
Hose TO place piece Of clean linen to her breast
| and not to leave the church. When the mass was
over he made her produce the linen; to his aston
shment i bore the figure Of the Virgin. By direc.
ton OF the Archbishop, he directed her to pray TO
God that the marks on her breast might be re-
moved, and few days after they disappeared.
The vicaire of Saignon, after deposing to the re.
peated disappearance Of the consecfated wafer,
stated that in the month of October last he had to
say mass one morning at five O'Clock, and expressed
| 70 hose the fear that he might not awake in time
Rose answered, :" l will have you awakened. u
| The next morning he was aroused from his sleep
by three blows struck on his night table, and al the
same time heard distant music. Several otheI
Witnesses then del posed that Rsse had made extra
ordinary statements to Them; had pretended to be
In frequent communication with the Holy Virgin
to have peculiar marks on her breast, etc Que
| sad that an intimate friend Of Rose had assured
her one day as TIVE females were passing The
chnrch OF st. SATURN, they found themselves ire
s'suDy attracted to the interior, and on kneelins
before a picture saw blood flow from it, =
Finally, the tribunal d -cared itself incompeten,
| to try the case, and Adjourned