The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1852-05-14
SINGULAR MURDER.

We extract from the Paris correspondence
of the N. o. Picay une the following extraordi-
nary incident:
A young man, named Jobard, has recently
been sent TO the hulks for life for killing a
young married woman, Madame Ricard, in
the theatre at Lyons lew months since. The
murder created great sensation at the time, as
the parties were entire strangers TO each other,
and not until the trial came off could the mo-
tlves which induced young Jobard to commit
the deed be fathomed. Ii seems that within
the past year he had contrac ted bad habits at
the town where he lived, Dion, and became SO
dlsgused with life on losing his character that
he determined on killing himself But this
iteu lie soon abandoned. because, as he himself
said in his confession, he thought suic clde
had no time 10 confess his sins aud obtain par
don OF God. He then resolved upon the per-
petration of some crime which should cause
him TO be condemned to death, and at first
thought Of killing priest as he Wos leaving
tile altar, as at that moment his victim would
be ''n q state of grace" But this idea he soon
Abandoned, and next conceived the idea OF
coming up to Paris and taking the life of Lou
is Napoleon. This notion he also soon gave
up, and his next idea was that he would Kill
u girl oi loose character as one OF class main.
iy instrumental in bringing him TO disgrace.
to Lyons, and Immediately purchased large
pocket-hnlte lie then visited house 0t i'll
lame III search Cf u victim and after remaining
wi'h one ct the girls some time resolved Upon
killing her at nig ht while sleeping. With this
lEleution he left the house, and 10 an.use him
self untll bed time went 10 the theure. He
now suddenly determined thai one OF the au-
dience should be his victim, and singled out Il
girl of ten years for his murderous design; but
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young girl next came under his eye, but he
found lie could not get to where she was seated
without exciting suspicion. His nlurderous
glance now tell upon the unfortunate Madame
RCard, who, wiki her husband, was seated
next TO him. He pulled out his knife, com
menced cleaning his nails cooity, laughed at
the performance on the stage, and while thus
| engaged, suddenly plunged the knife deep 10
the heart of Madame K As the poor woman
| uttered a piercing shrek Jobard rose TO his
feet, and without attempting 10 escape quietly
folded his arms. Monsieur Eicard, hearing
his wife cry, and seeing herpluck the bloody
knife from her breast, with great excitement
asked the assassin what he had done. No
thing" replied the young man; ~ don't even
know her. | am u wretcE-arrest me-" He
was Immediately airestedby the h0Iritied spec
tatOrS, and the victim, who was eEcien;e al the
time, expired few minutes afterwards. Be-
loic ahu u ti-c uioi Soodiu CoicsSSu tilt Cilite
and gaze the reasons for ii detailed above. The
husband ot his victim, in his mad excit ement,
endeavUred 10 rush upon the assassin in open
court, but was prevented by ine officers. As il
was proved ut the trui that several OF the pris-
soaer's relatives had been afflicted with iu-
sanity, the jury brought in verdict of guilty
OF murder with exttnuating circumstances, aud
lie was consequently sentenced to the hulns
for life. thus often been remarked that iu
France murders aud suicides frequently have
al originality aboa; lhem; in its conception
and eauyng out, the above crime stands al
most alone. have cut down the particulars
fgc,a long account which has appeared oil the
trial.