American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1851, 1851-10-17
From Galignanis Messenger.
Most Extraordinary Grin,

A most extraordinary crime was committed
in the Theatre de Celestins at Lyons, on Mon
day evening, during the performance. Just
after the curtain rose for tie second act of
Adrienne Lecouvreur," slight cry was heard
In the principal gallery, and it was followed by
extraordinary agitation. The cry was uttered
by young woman who had been stabbed in the
breast with large poniard knife, by man
seated behind her. Her blood spurted on the
persons nearest to her, and she was Immediately
conveyed to a saloon, where medical man paid
her every attention; but all his efforts were un-
availing and III few minutes she expired.
The assassin, who made attempt to escape
was secured The performance, after being
suspended for three-quarters Of an hour was
resumed; and the spectators, Notwithstanding
the fearful drama which had passed before their
eyes, paid great attention to it. The murderer,
1t was subsequently ascertained, is young man,
named Jobord aged 20, clerk to Nj. Thibeaud,
tradesman, of Dijon. Having cmbezzled some
money belonging to his master, he feared dc
| lection, and resolved to get rid of life. But
having received very religious education, he
could not reconcile himself to the idea of sui
| eide, because, as he says, he would have had
| no time, after striking the fatal blow to de
| mand pardon of God Accordingly he deter
mined to commit crime which should cause
him to be sent to the scaffold the period which
would elapse between the perpetration Of il and
his execution being sufficient, he said, to enable
him to make his pence with the Almighty. He
hesitated some time as to who should be his
victim. First, he says, he thought Of killing
the President Of the Republic, on his visit to
Dion; but the reflection that that would bring
disgrace on his mother, who lived in the town,
prevented him. Then he entertained the idea OF
numbering priest as he was returning from
celebrating mass, and had said to himself that
such crime would not compromise the victims
salvation, as he would probably then be in a
state of grace but this idea he also abandoned.
At last lac resolved to kill woman, but with.
| out fixing on any one in particular. lie there
upon determined To go to Paris; but instead Of
taking the railroad train for that city, he took
the steamer for Lyons. Immediately after his
arrival he bought large poniard knife, and
then proceeded to house OF ill-famc, with the
intention of killing some girl but his courage
failed him. lie then proceeded to the theatre
lie quietly witnessed the first act of the piece,
and OH the commencement Of the second drew
forth his knife lie carelessly picked his nails
with it for minute or two, ana then suddenly
plunged il With all his force into the left part
Of the breast of the victim. Her husband, who
was seated by her side, not seeing the blood,
cried What have done, that you strike nay
wife 2" "Nothing," said the murderer, with
great sang yfroid, "nothing; | don't even know
you"
The unfortunate woman had strength to pluck
the knife from the wound, and she was then
removed She was the wife of NJ. Ricard, pro-
fcssor of mathematics in the Lycec of Limoges,
and daughter of the proviseur Of the same col
lege She had only been married six months,
and was enceinte. She aud her husband had
only arrived the previous evening at Lyons,
from Limoges, on their way to visit some rcla-
tives at Avignon. One of the Lyons papers
states that the morning after the crime the
husband disappeared, and it could not be ascrr-
toined what had become Of him. The murderer
expresses not the slightest regret for his horri-
| bic crime.