Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1851-07-09

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The French papers are filled with
the details of a recent tragedy, which
almost rivals the murder of the Ouch
ess de Praslin. A Paris correspon-
dent of the st. Louis Republican re-
lates the following particulars of this
shocking affair-which memorably
sruvs-tRr~t1rrirusse sss.elss-eG- a;-.;--
patton and living beyond ones in
come. In such cases, men of doubt
ful principles will have money hon
estly if they can but-but if not, by
crime.
"a terrible crime of the most thrill
ling interest is about being judged
by the criminal court at Mons. In one
of my letters last winter, ! believe |
mentioned the death of a Mr.. Foug-
nies, at the chateau of his brother-in-
law, Count Bocarme, and of the ar
rest of the latter and his wife, suspec-
ted of having murdered the young
man. have forborn to speak Of the
trial heretofore, preferring to wait
until the evidence had brought some
light upon the dreadful circumstan-
ces. But now that Madame de Bo-
carme has confessed and that SEN
tence of death will certainly be pro-
nounced upon the husband, | may
relate the the particulars of crime
which .forcibly recalls all the terrors
of the murder of the Duchess de
Praslin. Count Bocarme and his
wife belong to two of the most honor
able families of France. He, when
young man was very dissipated, so
much SO that his father in the hope of
reforming him sent him to the u.
States, where he remained several
years Nearly two years were spent
in st. Louis, and probably some OF
your citizens remember the hand
some dashing young Count, who spent
his money so freely and made him
self SO agreeable in every society
His father died, and he returned to
France to take possession of title and
a large estate. In less than two
years, however he had run through
all his fortune and besides so bur-
dened with debts that he had to con-
tract wealthy alliance, in order to
save himself from ruin. He married
Madomiselle Emile Fougnies, a
young lady who spent most of her
time in a convent, but who was endow-
ed with a great deal of imagination,
and very romantic turn ofmind. She
had written one or two novsls which
had some literary merit. This lady
and her brotherwere the only heirs to
a large property, which soon after
the marriage of the former,was equal
ly divided between them. No for
tune, however, could last long in the
hands of Count Bocarme. He play
ed high, and was chief man Of every
horse-race, and, in short, at the end
of a few years found himselfin almost
as desperate condition as when he
married, and he now looked forward
to the death of his brother-in-law as
the only means of relief as the
Countess would of course inherit her
brothers property. The health OF
Mons. de Fouginies seemed to give
great hope that the wished for event
would not be long in occurring. Be-
sides being of q delicate constitution
he had in his youth met with an acci-
dent which deprived him of his leg
and materially injured his health. Ii
was for this reason that he never
thought of marrying. He was deeply
attached to his sister, that soon discoy-
cred the unprincipled character Of
the Count, he discontinued his visits