The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-06-24
AsToTSDiSG MURDER IN BELGIUM.
TRIAL OF COUNT AND COUNTESS BGARM
PoR THE E'
UVRDER OF THE COUNTESS s bROTHEa.

b - Y ..ars 4, sfJs sress d Gbt y "a
b al bsen etrestcd 0e the- c1arge ot h lYlns mu'-
derei the brother OF the latter by means OF poison,
foreibly administered to him after dinner Az tneH
ahatess, on the 10th of that laenta. Lac issesy-
gatiens OF pStses GUIDED N b9ss tAs aeeas pSing
con s a I sa sase mica sIN in Eis,a
and has eyess extersded trsDee- Ihe raak Of the
parties and the Sery nary maaaer In ~hen
The murderas alleged TO hare been eommftte d, cons
tinue in fact, tcTaake the case worthy OF adrnis
sion amongst rhc ppst rsnarkaee o. the ess &c.
Cele6res ~. a4..st as. 80. = tt...,e. -
of Mons, on tuesday, May 9th, and Was eoptlsaed,
on the follow lag days. We have received the to,
lowing acsossna .oi these. days pro seedings. ne
Court was crowded to excess, and the excite slss1
caused by the TRIAL aaeagst all CLASSES vi tho aopa
htion stHlxsIagi y great. s,1tsts'i s.s-, 1855
The Countess Ire-becs.rne ives first placed In the
dock; she dressed black, and rs "A hasdseuse
woman Her heisbaaiswas nexea placed near Aer,''
he is tall geodiooking ana of aristocra .c bearing
His voice, twas h6tt.ea, tesehnhied that Of Boy
OF 10 Both the accused, in answer TO the. Presi:
dent, Hapess said their age ives 81 and
their station IN a,iecshas OF ytolstetg ti, :
The indbgansestHa then read. 10 set iarth bat
the principal acesea belongs TO one f. the hrst ia
miles Of tina prbHrce Of ainarit, and saas III Is -
he married. at Feruwelse, Maderasise,ic Eougnass
SrSt fHSs' nass Il 81 weak halt; ann ffa@
the first the. aapsf, IL Appeared, had Formed the
hope Of nhef sxtAe fortune 70 Fhich rs, Mas eRty
tied and ps1-sets pAysicaa as TO his chances al
70 dine whGis ofaSsr ard 10 taolrch
Of Bitrenssns aft sdinDeftre was teaad dead
IN the ts.s y ,tce aa egst' on tcoT f.s
his body was 7EsSgSstcf, the Celihtess ordered
domestic @ ~ .a.dt ilsytn those tWo fgftiass, Ma
dame de Dude u AID hSr disg bier that he
died suddeAis aiapopasay - But % asaminsaion Of
the body, cvnslssens and scratches weEe found On
the cheek and nsshs ann on the cheek. the t0nguel
in the throsss sfPehe stomach itrscc. ofa corrss
sive liquid were disco d TIE Count kryfrg
haan = ,rh
tanned that one 81 hs sEs b0re lie park Of hay
ing been btten..ssnl stlaS his nass had slight
STAN Of red, iisot blood cailsed 10y asorstch
the flesh. Ap-aIsiys Oh the contents ufdeeessaa,s
stomach pEaysd sb~t w. lad boon poisoned ~
means OF nicasla. hlt wac fsFtser .ascertsiaeG
that the Count idarhsg six uonsss. nssi spent
much time IA 'ssw1ylny the 4sssties 81 CHS POI
son, and that, anew days before the dca,h@6f
Gustaye, he hgd been in posse ssira NO rhials 81
it, which eoul3 not afteryarE be, fodnd Th3
Countess, % beipS questioned, Formally accused hsg
husband ofhaying caused theaeath of heE. brother,
and after a wistie thesGoant himself admitted hsg-
ing distilled ths rscotnle ae indie ent went en-
to show that. in marrying Mdie. sFougnies, the
Count had not obtains the Fortune be ha,e xreced,
as he only reeefved~ith heri2 BtFT yearrron her
father; his nfneQnne was 2,f6Qi Bat. notwith-
staining their rssoltees were so snail, they l5ed
10 grand styles an the Count kept I. mistress ale
borrowed about t0,OqOf from his notary-waieh nave
not yet been KaAd, " lsi5, the fatlerof his wife
aied, and len her 2,Ds.a year; bat Their expenses
continued ~ increase, and they were sseiigsi 10
make sales Of the pro4erty faoaa which the wiie's
income was derived. They, however, still remain
ed considerably ndsbt, and were reduced TO such
extremity that the Count was obliged 20 pledge
some Of his wifes jewels for 1907 in The Mqnt De,
Pete at Brassetss.- Then only hope Of salvation
from ruin was the early death ~ the brother With
out heirs, bat this w.s destroyed by MS ayewed in
tention Of marrying 80 hey attempted TO prevent
the marriage, andrhs Countess wrote tvo letters
her brother caumniating his intended wife. T heir
efforts however, faled. Il was then that the Eoun.
began TO studyt qualities Of poisonous plants,
and especially Of nicotine. lie made attempts to
produce the. latter, sut, not having Immediately
succeeded, sought The advice Of a. professor Of
chemistry. After Ten Jays. and two nights labar,
he IN November iasts sleoee Led in. malaRg for him.
sell two phisls Of RisesiRe- A -fe days later be,
snsNer 20 his VIE ques,sons' admitted that ne
would take care not total 40 do the business of
Gustaye." On en-; 10th qustaye Arrived a.. the
chateau in the NOTING, and the Countess passed
the day With hin. Eitheut informing him Of the
danger he was n-s AZ dioner she. contrary to her
usual custom, sent her eldest daughter and the
governess to- dire m the latters room. she
also sent away her c0achman on some frivolous
prstext She Vofdared her maid, VINO wds to
wait at table, 70 retire after the second ser
vice This. servant, sEmeranee, having gone az
dusk 70 the dining room . sstgire Il lights were
Counties ana her husband. sSsrtIy amer mother
servant heard Gustye CITY FOR help from the dining
roSn, and exeiaim. oh pardon, Rippolytef'
Almost az tho same moment. she saw the countess
heard. 7sm 'sr-a d. gs.. 7.&7t.e.
The indistgsts atn aSe,t. on the .f,c, tha, Is
the poison nil@i haYe heea forcby administere to
deceased, il was possible that il could have been
done by onlyone person. Il next asserted that tae
Coun. and Coontass. we're the only persons in the
dining room Al the time the cries Of deceased were
heard. Il quoted aalester written secretly 10 the
prison, % The l2thMaych last, by pocarmc to a
friend at Pads, which h0 charged his wife With
having compittGi The ,erime, aud then attempting
70 throw the whole quit % him. II stated that he
had made tsenssso assertion 10 Lhe iaher.
The indictment further proceeded TO state that
after the murder the Ggsutsss had CAREFUL iused
10 b. washed some Il the clothes Of deceased ard
Of her busbard that she had had his crtItches (he
was lame) washed, and Afterwards burned; and
that she had also burned bic wafstcoat aod esavat
She moreovtrhad eaisrd the foor Of the dining
room 70 be carefully washei. The Indictment con-
euded by stating that she hal declared that II she
had prepared ts hlSutated the poisoning she had
only done g because she had been forced ~ hef
husband
The President then proceeded to in.errogats
After giving details Of he pecaniary situation Of
her hushand aud herself from which II appeared
that they we're greatly embarrassed, che said
MAT thsy did NJ. lye happily together owing .
had occupied himself In 1850, with the culture Of
yehonoEs plants, and had made her write FOR
snert NJ speeiEsRs Of them unde; assumed names
" ben she bad remarked that that wa strange he
!
cheaper lie bad m-ds her assist 10 preparing the
nicotine
The Pfesdent--Did be say what il was fer -
Yes, he said that u was y 40 the business Of
GustavC.
Dad be Afterwards say netting morel Wee be
said, when I shall latch that scoundrel I viii
not fail 10 10 rorhim "
The aecuscathen stated that hcr husband had
trlec h. polsons On animals, and especially % cat
which had died.
The Presideat-On the 2oth Of November the
day On which -FOUR brother died. did you not in-
form Jour hasbADd 0f his arrival les. and he
I'd that be would 10 his business for him--that Il
wa bis last day t~cnsationD
What did you saythenf I said that II was abo-
ninable-that ne opod not DO such q thing stEh"
be answered me, "weare unfortunate. and will YOU
make our children p0orl1
That was his replyl Ies. mr. Ever since our
maria gc be bad calculated inheri~ng the for-
tune q my brother, and had consulted .rhysiciany
relasiye @ The health Of Custave
llad -u.iave ahnonnced Bis marriage won Two