Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-10-02
From Gslisaani.]
THE LADY AND HER HAIRDRESSER.

THE LADY AND HER HAIRpREssER.
A good-looking young man, named
Leclerc, OF about 20 years Of age, jour-
neyman hairdresser, was some time ago
condemned by the Tribunal of Correc-
tional Police, TO four months imprison-
msnt, for having stole some articles Of
jewelry from Nine. Salfield. German
lady of property, whose hair he had been
employed to dress. He appealed against
this condemnation, and yesterday the
appeal was heard by the Imperial Court.
In answer to the interrogatories of the
President. he made the following state
ment "I am employed by Mr.. Rica-
ard, hairdrssser, Rue Lstitte- Some
months ago q young lady came to the
shop and requested that q young man
should be sent to her to dress her hair.
My master sent me.
Some days after, she invited me to take
tea with her. went. We were seated
near each other. She took my hand and
passed it over her face, and said, with .
deep look, "It is hot, is it not 2" Then
she added, still looking at me, "Do YOU
think am pretty?" "Not amiss, an
swered I. A few days after she began TO
make presents. On one day she gave me
a watch, on another ring; and as the
stone in the ring was not pretty enough,
she had it changed. She several times
made me breakfast with her. One day
she said, 1 am rich let US 20 and live
together far from Paris" | refused.
"Ah" said she, "you do not love me,
and that is why you refuse" "The fact
is" said /, " that cannot give up NV
employment. "Nonsense," said she
81 will listen to no objection you shall
come"
When I saw that her resolution on the
point was fixed, resolved to break of
with her; / accordingly went to her house
no more; and left word at my own lodg-
ings that if she called, she should be told
that / had gone to Lisbon, Bordeaux,
Marseilles-no matter where. She came,
and sought me every where, but, ss
was determined to have nothing more to
do with her. she went to the Commissary
of Police and complained that / had
robbed her. She also went TO the house
in which l lodged, and asked if owed
nothing, and had stolen nothing; seeing
myself thus prosecuted by her, laid .
complaint against her for spreading
calumnies calculated to tarnish my repu-
tation." "Have you any means of prov
ing what you say 2" asked the President.
I" l can easily prove my liaison with
her by revealing the peculiar marks on
her person. The lady was now intro
duced. In language SO incorrect as to be
almost unintelligible, and delivered with
a very strong German accent, she said in
answer to the President, that she is forty
one years of age; that she is the wife Of
an extensive landowner of Germany, and
that she is very rich. She had, she con-
tinued, engaged the accused to dress her
hair, and he came every day at s o'clock
in the morning, and again at midday !;
but all that she gave him was 2H. a
month, instead Of the regular price of l5f
Did he not take tea with you 2" asked
the President. a falsehood," cried
the dame. Everything he says is un-
true; never spoke to him; | always
trembled too much"
''Did he never breakfast with yous'
al Hair dressers never breakfast with me-
did you not give anything to him
fer example, shawl. when he was ill ?"
"No-I gave him nebhing but he stole
my jewels he took advantage of my ab-
sence for a moment" why did you
leave him alone 2" II did not distrust
him-I am a weak woman, and women
are credulous But henceforth | will
distrust hair dressers!" . You bad in
innate relations with him z" II do not
know the eannQiiLe' You do not know
me, sir! could name persons to you
who would assure you that L am CONNIE
ii faut. have children who are married.
but they married young
Some witnesses were called, and thew
swore positively that great familiarity
had existed between the complainant and
ACCUSED ; that she had made him take his
meals with her, and had given him q
watch and ring; also, that they had been
4 seen walking on the boulevards arm-in-
arm, with him. "That is false ~ cried
she. 81 belong to high family, but
am not proud; and one day he met me
on the boulevards and offered me oysters.
and took them, but that was all ="
Another witness said that one day, when
the young man was breakfasting with the
lady, she had put a cap on his head, and
had said, laughing, lis he not hand
some? Does not the pretty fellow re.
semble q page?" "Ah!" !" said the COM
pfaihant, Il did commit that fault, but
y" The court, without hearing coun.
1 sci for the accused, quashed the jude-
ment.
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