Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1855-08-28
Shocking termination Of Marriage
In France.

hooking termination Of . As'EAsSe
IN France.
yRyourvuL case Of hydrophobis is do.
,cribed ia tho Lyons journals. which, II
the f,cts ore correctly stated, would gol
40 prove that ibis fatal mslady can 70.
main Ia the system 40 long as four ye'rs
vi,boot development. A youog farmer
named Peyron, about twenty-five years
Of ase, in tho department OF the Rhine,
vas msnied few weeks ago 10 neigh.
bor's dsushter. The young couple had
been long sttsched to each other; but
the parents OF The bride had refused their
cement on account Of the strangeness
OF conduct occasionally observed in
the young man's ways, who otherwise
wss Q mos. desirable match. bis parents
being comparatively we'll of. and the
son himself generally Of exemplary con-
duct. His passion ios The girl become
At length so violent that he could not
exist without her. and his mother fear.
ins from bis manner that he meditated
suicide, went to the parents OF the young
woman, and after some entreaty, prevail
cd upon them 10 agree 10 the Match
Young Peyron at once recovered his
spiIits. the young woman was delighted,
and The marriage was celebrated with all
the rustic pomp and ceremony common
ia ,hs. par. Of tho provinces, concluding
with q fne dinner and the inevitable
ball. The gai,ies were KEEP, up until
dsylight, when tho company separated
The new married couple were lodged in
one wing Of the farm house, ssrara!e
from the main building; but, in a short
time after they had retired, cries were
heard from the nuptial chamber. Al
fisst they were unnoliced; but at length
they increased to fearful shreks' and The
father and mother, alarmed, haste ned te
tho room, followed by the farm servants
Tho cries we're by the time they arrived
changed to scarcely Audible groans from
the poor girl and on breaking open lh'
door she was found in the agonies o
des,h-her bosom torn open and lacer
ated in the most horrible manner, anc
the wre,ched husband in fit Of ravin!
madness and covered with blood. hav
ins actually devoured a portion oi th'
unfortunate girls breast. -,
A cry Of horror burst forth from al
present, and he was dragged from lh
room after q most violent resistance, i
taking no less than six men TO hold hin
down. Aid was instantly sent for, ant
before the doctor could reach the spot
tho unhappy victim was no more.-'
Young Peyron was put under treatment
and a strait waiscoat was attempted t
be put upon him, Tut his struggles an
screams was such that the doctor, ap
prehensive that he should expire in tn
assistants hands, ordered them to desis
Tho unfortunate man by this time be
come 90 weak that he was easily cor
veyed to bed, and died at 4 O'Clock
the afternoon Of the same day ~itho'
having for a moment recovered his col
sciouness. 1t was then recollec,ed,
answer to searching questions by ph,,
sician, that somewhere about FIVE yea
previously he had been bitten by
strange dog. and taken the usual Pr
cautions against bydrophobia. But q
though tho dog was killed. it had n
been satisfactorily shown that it was T
ally mad; and no ill consequences =
sultirg from the bite, his friends concl
ded that it would come to nothing. ar
tho incident had heen altogether forge
ten. II was considered by the doct
tha. the circumstances preceding the ma
Rage and the excitemen, Of the occasic
itself had reused the latent virus, whi'
had 30 long lain dormant in the bloc
and led to the terrible outbreak Of fre
xy which had ended so tragically. g
the medical report being laid before q
authorities, the extraordinary nature
the case naturally excited much atte
ton and considerable controversy--t
opinions of the heads Of the professie
being, after full inquiry, satisfied til
there was no hydrophobia whatever
the case. but rooted insanity. and that
was shown to exist by occasional aber
tons Of tho unfortunate young man
before mentioned {; and that his diseas
temperament. too violent passions, po'
erfully acted upon by the circumstanc
led to the fatal consequences narrat'
above. This sad catastrophe has give
rise to q fierce medical controversy
some af the profession al journals, on I
nature Of hydrophobia, from which
would appear that. although instanc
Of remarkable cures Of this frightful ms
ady are often described in the journa
no authenticated account Of its favorat
terminatio is yet known in France.