New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-01-19
EXTRAORDINARY TRIAL IN PARIS.


canned by LADY having brought an action agains, q
lieuie nsncolone of the army 70 recover lOO uOV'.
damages for his refusing 10 marry her according .ne
iyil form after being married = her according % Ius
form Of the church-sbd the principal circumstances
Of the case have also been relsted. On Wednesday
the matter was brought before the civl tnouna'
and II excited extraordinary interest," the Court oeinS
great y crowded by fashionable percentages.
NJ. Berger advocate for the lpfJ, after come pre-
liminfry observations stated as fOllOTs
"Ths lady Madame Andouin by name daughter OF sn
adioant gel ersl Of the Neapoian army was msrriet
TO O superior oicer of the army, who died Ia 1874,
10 him as hs family testified NJ DubOst, the defend
ant then ckeC desoddr0n, was friend of her husband
aud frequently visited him. After his desm ne con-
nued his visits 10 her, took great interest IN her
position endesvored to get her child placed in public
school and with the consent other family, became the
bows guardian. Before long he began to manifest
sentiments Of affection for the lady, and employed all
means 10 touch her heart She 10 time colcslved
pasion for bin. He proposed marriage, and on the 2Sh
Of Nav 1854 wrote her mother to demand her hand
The mother gave her consent but Immediately after he
told Msdsme Audoun that bis parents aud all bis fan.
lily were vehemently opposed 10 tie marriage and
that his mother threatened Ia curse him If he
persisted in making H. This plunged her into
despair and on the Sth o. June che attempted II kill
herself by taking dose of laudanum. N. Dubost,
hearing OF what the had done hastened 20 her, and
manifested the most profound affection Medical men
were called in and they declared that she could not
liye Tie cure Of 81. Thomas dAqun was accordingly
summoned and he sdmirseered the last sscranents of
tie Cburch-M. Dubost al the time being his knees
by the side Of the bed weeping. When the ceremony
was over be begged the priest 10 marry him and the
lady, al d the latter by her gestures, msde similar
PRAYER The cure besitaied, and weot iutO an ads
cent room to question the physicians on the condition
Of the lady they told him that che could not passs
The night" He therefore, TO console Der, performed
the marriage ceremony between her aud Dubost. The
ne xt day favorable turn took place in her stu alton,
and ten days after sne well enough 70 leave tue
housc She and NJ Dubpst then drove TO Je weller =,
aud 10 there purchased tgo wedding riDgf, on which
he csused 10 be engraved " {. C., T.. ID united the
STD June. 1854" On the 22d the couple attended
ma g. and the cure aerward, in the vestry, blessed
the III gs and pIesented them to the pair. From that
dsy thew believed Themselves husband and wife NJ.
Dubost wrote several letters to Madame Audouin
expressing the most profound affection for her 10 Que
of them be said: 'ClaiIe, am your husband before
" Goo In my honor and my love you should
" COZ fde." On the 3lst Jlly, expecting that hls
military service might call him away, he executed
before a notary deed authorizing NJ P, an
engineer by profession, TO take measures for obtain
inc the cOIteLt of his parents to the marriage aud
even necessary, 10 give the notice tina, wOulf be
efecied without their consents also to settle tbs con
oiiiChs OF the marriage settlement. The day afer he
banded that gentleman Letter, stdressef TO the MRis
ter Of War soliciting bis authoz alton to the mar age
In the evening he promised 10 Sisi. Nj sdame Audoun,
but never went In the course OF the evening that
lady maid received an anonymous letter stating hit
Z" great misfortune had occurred IN the Dub1st family,
Sc to~k the letter To the cure Of 81 Thomas dAqnn,
and be ca led CD Madame AudOuin 10 communicate the
eontehs 4, her. She went - tie house OF old w. Du
bost rothing had occurred. She then wen 10 tue
lodgings Of her lover he Was not there She After
ward received letter from him, saying thst some
"thing had happened which rendered calm and isJls
"tiOn necessary" begging Of her 10 love hi for he
Lived her and was her husband and declaring mysteri
ously that il wss from Algers the blow had come
Msds1e Audoun knew from his own confession tlat
be bad abandon cd a woman at Algiers, by whom he
hao had child and she feared from This rei renee -
that country tba' be meant TO abandon her likewise.
Not heUibg cf |iu for days, she IN Ide Inquiries
nnd learned y on his demand he sd beel -
lie CIimea She went 70 the Crlmea, and had him
suu moned to her presence IN The tent Of the chaplain She
tb,n sole mDly called him fulfill his promise 10 her.
bot he refused Il have forgotten all that has passed
between Us, ssid be, "and will not hear talk of II"
Ga this she dTe~ forth pognard, stabbed herself IN
tie brea r.. snd fell batbed in blood For three weeks
Der lire in danger and then she was brought back
IL Paris. Soue time after, NJ Duboet, who bad risen
To the ranK Of lieutenant. colonel came to Paris, and
ste and her friends called him TO have civil mar
r5ge ce brated between them 80 a. 70 make the re-
liz lous one valid; but he refused She went 20 him
and supplca'ed him 10 fulfil his engagement to her
but be again positively refused. She then drew forth
pistol and seemed disposed 10 discharge II AZ him or
hsIstf but he wreted II from her. lie afterwards de-
nouuced her TO the police. Seeing that he was deter
mined not TO fulfil bis engagement she brought the ac-
ton The leaned counsel then proceeded 20 argue
thai the lady suffered grevious wrong a. the hands of
'he defendant and that the tribunal ought 10 grant
heavy damages.
NJ Nocent Saint Iaurens advocate Of Leu. Colonel
Dubosi sa'd that the law With regard 70 breach OF
promises OF marriage was that damages could rot BE-
cbtait "a when the promise alleged 10 be broken had
not been freely given and bis answer - the case was
that bis client had not given free promise. lie then
said that Madsme Audcuin, who was forty years of
age tud o. Of irasci5e, violent, romantic chGrac
itr had very shortly after the death OF her hush and s.
which pretended to b. profoundly affletef, begun
IlVfun ha Fafu
tugeG AID perhaps rsiber frivolous, was not on be
guard * siI thtm Not content with The visits which
lie paiG her ste te BIN et'e-s IN whIeh she called
hun the trend Of her unOcCuped hours and applied
10 IN .Ldrarirg epiihets. Passonste language sool
began 10 De employ &c betw them but he aid
t. X ii marriage as she wished, she on the 10Th OF
MAY took dose of poison ana when be presented him
self II Der bOG-e he found her pale and h4ggar1, and
sppaI enilJ in DYING On thi. be- - soothe her
vr.te 10 htr mOtter 70 demsnd her hsnd al that
tn. the astts OF her husband, who had OILY been
CoaG two moaihs, were COLI, and yet che n1ie no
cfjec'ion ~ biz writing The family OF NJ. Dubost oP-
pcted tie may-isge, account OF the violent aoi
nric chaIscer Of the l-dy, and So on The sth Of
June she had recourse 10 another poisoning. Ga
bst Gay she wrote 70 him - ssy that she meant T.
take .au6apum in order TO procure sleep bat, che
addec, " | mEy deceive mysef by tsAlDg toe sr0ng
a dose' He saw clearly that the letter was la
tended 10 announce suicide and be fastened 70 her
house. He there found her 10 apparently dying state
vi;b prizes, in his robes lighted candles, and seve-s
Wien the pics, had administered extreme JUNCTION ~
The lady, Who Appeared 10 be ding, N Duoo-t WHO
res " ieit great emoti-n, cried Mary ~ r ami the
msrIisse eeIem-ny gone through Bu: thsi cere-
~ void, both IN the eye o. the a~ and accord
Jog 10 the caDons Of the church. The question os-
quenily itsef 10 ths m.rd Of NJ Duooe-vss
Tie poisoning OF hscsme AudOuin fictitious or resi-
II fcri'iOus, the oa,e tell 10 the ground, and the
lesed council eoDiended that II wss 80, inAnach
Madame Apdoun was perfectly conscious Of all tba,
was passing, and had subsequently recorded il in
writing; where's if she had taken poison enough 10
cause Der death she would have been in a stapei.d
,ta;s. This 6onbi snI the violence Of Madame Au-
douins character convinced Dubost that marriage
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