The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1851-11-25
Record of Crime.
WHAT WIFE AND WHAT a DAueur,

WHAT WIFE AND WHAT DAUoHTE.
The Paris papers contain an account OF
itial befoie the couu of Assizes du Cava;dns
which has, during The last month adjGdged up
on case, the details Of which exhibit the mos
fearful picl Of female character, and devel.
ope reckIessness aud determination 10 crime
that has rarely, il ever been .qualled. The
accused we're Marie Jaue, wife OF Baptiste
Francois Olive, and Marie Anne Josephine Oh
i've, their daughter. They belonged to the bet
ter class Of society, having for number OF
years been connected with newspaper publish
ed 10 Ecrammevi'le, in the district Of CaIyados
The mother is fine matronIy looking woman.
! The daughter ~hose age is twenty three. is
good looking, we'll educated and lady like
| Both the persons are accused Of wlful murder
OF Bsptisto Francois Olive. under the following 2
circumstances. 90 the evening Of Sunday, the
l9th Of July lasf, the two persons came To the
house OF - Deighbor saying an accident bad
hspdeued IN their house. On being asked the
particulars, Mrs. Olive stated that her husband
had fallen out of bed aud had fainled, while the
daughter asserted that he had been ont thar day,
and must have got poisoned, since his death
had been almost instantaneous.
The neghbors hsstened TO the assistance of
the unfortunate man. They found him lying
on the floor, quite dead but still warm. The
room offered no signs Of recent struggle,
neither did the bed tend TO prove the assertion
OF the elder prisoner that her husband had tai.
len from it on the floor. There was no trace
of poison no trace Of fall. nothing which ould
!ead to the discovery Of this sudden death; and
before the neghbors even left the chamber of
he mourning they conceived an opinion that
foul play had been used towards he deceased
man. Mr.. Olive was known TO he man OF
easy and kind disposition. tie was the father
Of two children, and had for many yeara lived
happy and respected in The village Of Eoramme-
vile. The arrival of a man named Leprrnier,
brought a cloud over his domestic peace. This |
person who had abandoned his own family, in.
,roduced hir,self into the family OF Mr. Olive, |
passed himself off as wdowor, and begged |
permission 10 pay his addresses 10 the young |
Josephine, whom he Intended 10 make his wife. |
Mrs. Olive who not only counlensnced bat en-
couraged his advances. and il was rumored that |
she herself had became cDanlored of him and |
stood on footing Of the most Intimate nature
with him.
II was too late when Mr.. Olive become cog
nizant Of this state Of things; but when at last
,be full measure Of bis misfortune was revealed
10 him, lie al once ordered Leprunier our OF his
house and iu the strongest terms prohibited his
family from having any further Intercourse with
him. His orders were, however not respected,
and the unfortunate man sought mcmen'aty
OF his m:series in life Of dissi-
patton. so foreign TO bis former habits. ene3
On the 18th Of June, Mr.. Olive was ioform-
I'd that his wife and daughter had visited fair
accompanied by Lepruner. When they re-
urned he demonstrated with them on their inn
,roprieiy, and meeting with scornfuI replies in
'tcad Of contri,ion, he struck his daug
His wife then SAID, "get of, you old sinner we
nay not be strong enough TO fight YOU, but we
III =. Il. Il.
olive never ate ut home, but took all his meals
It neghboIing tavern. so much did no fear :
hat their threats would be executed.
Il was towards eight o'clock on the evening
II the 18th Of. July, when Mr.. Olive returned q
lone 10 state Of iptcxication. The mornioe