The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-06-24

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President, the prisoner said that he had poisoned
sSa srSasss sSI Ts ssas
,puappse, snxxftey4eFds that she haIsInpoyed
wdEnan in thSheig h3prhood to get itfhs 4
went 70 Ghcnt4 Yss: both Ueforr &hti after ~
On Mdme. de Bocamc being questioned as to
whether she had ever taken a cat to her hussand'
ordered oae to be procured Tor him, she positive
" denied it.
on The he bsnss wa: s hV|5m
The President, addressing the male prisoner,
said-lt is evident that stsoag feslias OF hatred
ter written by your motherpfovs, iris fsst''sh
place between ynsi your wafe, and ifyppnlie thefe
fs nothing iuthe world sede ploEabae az dSsensions
and discus sons between brothers snd sxtersh;:ear,
/. The prisoneraaf Ehatwas q rscomuiendaton given
by NY heraso Gastays but there wefe7zaayesi
: ThoPresi dent You knowthat y9sy wife
YOU. How IN you account for the accusations Y,
/ which she brings against you tf'My wife fears TO l
speak the trutk frolh tfesiot being iproieed;
sHe does not wish titto 10 known shoM-her brothsr
died. .y4s ! : =,
Bs.hos san yop :.pPase j Rossible for y9as Eie
accuse -you OF sif- a crime, What interest elm
the mother osysaf children have in 50 deng s9fds
nes i Know ~, why my wife .ss,ses me- ~, .,s. -.
would only aggavs rte her own position. It isra
system of defence which sheadopts - ~ :
IeV have saia tn at yopf wife, dleads tie truih
swhat' do YOU nsan BY that remark She kna'Ss
Doyou KNOW who The "a. sslhor d the crime -
fesssir do.'',GSreas ensatisa:t res's -.:a.' 50.
Who was it'll 1t wassmy wife -tgene ralsmove-
meht in the courtp-butsh she istnnoeent, she did not
know what she va aeflis f. ~. -. 80.
. Viii wh&, was Gustave poisoned! Win niros.
.tiDese 80 ....4.. -. :. - - -
!. Did you not throw, (. iistaye on the groanil
did not here vas a. dispute about a trust deed
between Gustaye and me- viii explain all the
clrcurds ces. 4 pus.my hand. onshe .nrdatH off,
6ystaye m order to prevent his crying cut and m
Was It nos more probable Tint yooput the poison.
into his mouth when ytu paced your hand on it,.
My wife poisoned US without knowing Il; the bottle
and the glasses gers brought BY har; she Thought
that She wa: giving ss wines, ra.1 ,'s: sa%. 80
:. The bottle which contained the nicDt inc was
hsret9Es rths nns Tssa The victim sr.sd
Of the servants heard it.. Your wife left the room
, tare was expiring WTii You explain yoarself On
! these points As tooksYHe of the saMe dsiak r.
rattle Of person about TO expire. 4t- - l...-4
But you do not tell US what-was the reason of
having been stupiaed by the drink; think, how
ever. 4 reeoitect that after rhy wife had poured us
cut the gh sses at the sdeboard, and Gustaye had
drunk he exchanged, 9, SaesS nam! Hypnelyte,
What did your wife think abe had given you'd ),
Wne-white wine. .aiasr.TlJ afs-s,,s ~
|. But nicotine is of ahbrown eolorf Net quite,
and, narrower, Their: are some white wines that are
is there not siatn With. nicotirS. Which, might,
have bsen discovered when it was heldtQ the nose
FIowis it that your wife does not give the same
account Of thingsas you dol These crcumstances'
are so extraordinary that" t'haee always Thought
that no one would siS believe what wa. sad s,ss
mprudenoe, it would not be crime; Che law woul
oniypunisl that involuntary ACT eQr[se sionaL-
pss'y dY4a To pSt 4 IF
sad tbat my wife dsres not speak The tru;h she Is
afraid. .--ts -. ,..a:r-i.s .ss
Did not yous wife leave the room at the moment
when. Gustave uttered the ery!e. Ihesrd nothing
but the death,rattle; saw nothing around me; l.
wasl lying on the floor.
r Was Gustave dead when you. left the dining:
tom sanno say glass 1bs water ro, was az
what had drank. Myswfe is wrong in sdopsing
the line of defence she has done, and IL not relating
things q they really took plaSs, . 30.
what have you TO say to what has been Just statsd
There is not a word or truth in it. -l.,r.[ Id
Did you not take bottle and two glasses, IN .
No, there fsnot word Of truth in what has been,
stated (Grest sensat.ou.)' '.sl7'.cet /.
You really dd'notuse eithers bottle ers glasses
Blu. II Gustaye had been posoued by yon IN. !,
voluntarilyi I-ihould have said 50 lopg sines-
(Alme: de Bocarme here elsspsd hez hands to-,
ge!Ahsr' and wspt bitterly sv,,,
explain to us where you got the bite which you
had on your hard II was probably bitten by Gust
tave when placed my hand on his mouth TO pre-
vent him from crying out. -------------.--
That is a singular way Of rendering assistance
You then wished that the unfortunate man should
die without receiving any help 4 wished 10 avoid
the scenaal Of such m affair. tSensatien,l -.
In what part OF the room did Gustaye fall am
not quite certain; but think il was between the
door and the tdsere
The President-We shall return again 10 these
facts, and now proceed TO others. did you not say
on the 2'd February. TO the witness Yanderskreux.
in the prison at Tourney, that You could speak %
your wife without accusing her; that you threw
Gustavs on the ground TO give hin, poison; that |
time he fell on youl He Is mistaken; he misrepre-
sents conversation without wishing 70 Do so. II
The President thon reminded the prisoner OF a 4
letter which he bad written to a. Nj Crane residng
at No Rue st. Hyacinthe, mt PARIS, in which he
gave that gentleman commissions TO execute
tor him. That letter contained note, clandes- y
timely slipped into il, in which the prisoner begged
that NJ Bertyer should not be engaged q plead for
his wife. He said that the Countess, after having
poisoned her brother, threw all the blame on him.
i would appear from this note, added the Presi-
dent, that yonr wife committed tho crime fntsH-
hona'ly, while you just said the contrary, The
circumstances Of the arc so extraordinary that
known
Your note aads. tha. the accusation or your wife
i the consequence Of the moral copstraini ia which
she finds herself what DO you mean By this moral con-
straint The whole contents, in fact, 81 your note
represent the fact If the 10Th Novem Der a crime.
4 he clothes which the deceased wore ON the day 4
when the crime was committed we're here shown to
the prisoner, when he explained that great guam
tty Of vinegar had been used 10 get ost the stains
Of the nicotine; and vinegar had been als0 used 10
prevent the effects Of the poison.
The President-But II you knew that Gustave I
was dead, the application of your vinerag was use
less. You uttered cries when your servants sp-
ploached, and Jou depiorcd the death Of q istave.
when, few minutes before, you had dismissed Emc- I
rance In Ill humOr because she brought Lights. Were
not those lamentations feigned, particularly when
1t is known on what hostile terms you and GuStaye
were The prisoner made no reply.
The President-lt probably for the rurpose 1
Of playing "a comtfle, a. your wife yesterday said l
After some few other questions Of NJ Particular
interest the court adjourned 10 the mex, day.