New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-07-03
BELGIUM.
End of the Bocarme Trial.

Aner seventeen days of trial this remarkable case
was brought to a conclusion at late hour on >atuf-
day night June 10. At 81 IN the evening. VI Hdr-
mipnes the second counsel for Madame de Bocarme,
IN an address which lasted three hours and halt re-
piled to the accusations brought against MS Client
with a view 10 proclaim her innocence ne rIeSi-
dent then nut eight questions 10 the Jury. four re-
pectng NJ de BocarIne four precisely the same re-
spectlHg the Countess. The first OF these tour ques
tons relative 20 the principal TACT, the 0lhet 10
the fact Of completely. AT the Jury retliea' ahute-
turned al l03 finding the Count guilty, and Acquiring
the Countess The President then ordered the az
cuSod To be brought into court. The Cont was al
United first His appearance was CAIN ana Collected
Madame de Bocarne had her veil down, but her step
was hnn
On hearing the verdict of guilty, slight momen.
tary flush passed the Counts fce but ne eFincel
no other sign OF emotion. On nearing ho' suuy
On his wife, an expression OF internal satisfaction
animated his features He looked ahecuonateiy TO-
ward his wife, who gave no visible signs OF emotion
LEFT the dock with a firm step, without speaking
to her husband The pr0cufeur du iOlhlVmg dSd6 /
the prisoner il he had any thine to say, he replied
No except that am perfectly innocent lie tnen
entered calmly into conversation with ms counsel
At eleven O'Clock tie Court pronounced sentence o.
death upon iiIppOlyte VlSart de Bocarme and de
creed that the execution should take place IN one o.
the public squares of Mons. The prisoner LETT the
court under guard with firm step
letter from Mons says;-Ihe Count lie Bocarm"
has appealed 10 the Court of Cessation against hls
sentence. The tountcss, on returning 70 the prison.
had violent nervous attack Her children were
her She left the prison about two O'Clock IN the
morning, and went TO the house OF Nj lllrmigncS,
Of her counsel. report IS current tlat sac Is
about to set off for Germany. VI. de bocarme sem
on Sunday for the cure of Mons, who Immediately
went 10 Inn. HIS counsel for whom he testlheS the
wamest gratitude has never left him since his con
demnaton.'
with which VI. dc BOGarmO heard the sentence oil
death did not cease for moment during the hgh'.
On returning 10 his cell the Count threw himself on
bfc nd renamed
first words on receiving the visit Of ms counsel were.
At least wife i acquitted, and she VIII be ape
10 take care other children The gcndarme charged
10 watch over HIM said 10 his counsel, never saw
such courage as his. J am placed here TO prevent
HIM from killing himself, but you may without lear
give him loaded pistol or nicotine, a. he does not
think of suicide After the trial NJ dc Bocarmc
PRAYED for some time on returning from the court
Madame de Bocarme appears perfectly indifferent TO
the fate Of her husband II Is however, reported that
she intends TO go 10 Brussels 10 demand hrs pardon
OF the King. In the course OF the day DE BoCdrme
demanded Ia be allowed TO see her, and the TfDcu-
reur du Roi instantly gave PERMISSION, hut she re-
fused. She attended mass IN the prison chapel be-
fore leaving
One of her advocates says that he does not know
what she means To do but he supposcs that she IN
tends TO retire TO convent 10 pass the rest OF her
days IN PRAYER and to attend 10 the education % her
children. Complaints made of the undlgnied
and unieelng manner IN which the President OF the
Cour, OF Assiye acted IN the last sitting General dis
satisfaction L. felt Of the acquttal of Madame dc Bo-
No sympathy IL expressed Tor her on account
of tho want of feeling She displayed throughout the
trial. /, thought by many legal gentlemen that the
technical objections taken viii he held to be good by
the Count of assaion and that, consequently, there
Will have 10 be a. ncw trial. grand icie Is now
taking place IN TIC town. and Madame Bocarmt on
leaving the prison encountered what is called the
procession of Sainte Waudru. De Bocarme has ex-
presscdtho wish that his chateau shall be RACED 20 the
ground and tina, The site which stands shall be
plowed up His family has consented 10 this