The Yazoo Democrat. [volume] (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1858-18??, 1859-12-31
MISSISSIPPI SATURDAY MORNING. DECEMBER 81 1852
SCANDAL AND CRIME,

The Paris correspondent of the New
York Express gives an account of case
which occurred near Tours, France, in
which young lady of high position con-
tracted cupable connection with her moth
er's coachman. The mother, to conceal her
daughters shame 8trahgled the new born
babe, and endeavored by fire to destroy the
last vestages of its existence. The cores
pondent says:
g The name of the principal actress is
Madame Lemoine de Chion, and Mademoi-
selle Angelina de Chion is the appellation
of the young girl whose fall has thus brought
everlasting disgrace on herself and her
whole family There does not seem to be
much sympathy for Angelina, though apart
from her first misstep she is really more
deserving Of pity than blame.
"Madame de Chiou has hitherto occupied
a high social position, and was in the eu-
IJoyment of o handsome fortune. Angelina,
her daughter, is not yet Is years of age, has
been brought up elegantly and arstocrati-
cally, is described as very beautiful, aud fell
IL victim to the seductive wiles of coach~
man. In France, where caste is so iealously
guarded, in all the relations of social life,
the thing is incredible. 1t is for this reason
that nobody sympathizes with Angelina, it
being perfectly well known that without the
most marked advances on her part, no en-
Ipoyee, DO poor youth, however respectable
much less vulgar Servant-would think
Of raising his eyes to her, And granting
such fellow as this coachman to have free
access to his young mistress presence, what
could have been the charm Of his conyersa~
ton 10 a lady of her breeding and educa,
ton? She Of course was addicted to the
classic poets, sang the grand air of Robert,
painted, embroidered, aud talked Italian
lie wrote his name thus: X -smelt
strongly Of the stable, and anliyeued the
sweet moments of stolen courtship by amr.
ing remarks on pole.eYi, or the descript
Of a new system Of chopp,ng feed
thing now appears more incredible thar
fore bat, alas SO it is The p,
Mademoisole de Chion accepted the
braces of her mothers coachman.
adrotly managed that the Madame shoull
be let into the secret-having nothing
fear from the resentment of father OF
avenging brothers, there being neither-and
then offered to make amends by wedding
f the fair Angelina. Such a marriage would
not have caused much less scandal than the
proof of the young girls shame This
Madame de Chinon knew, and Indignantly
rejected the mans proposal, but was S.
imprudent as to turn him out Of the house.
He told the story, and boasted of the part
he had played
The aristocratio lady pretended to treat
with disdain the reports which soon reached
her ears, and hereupou the ez coachmau
grew bolder, and limited at the murder Of
, Angeina's infaut. For these ISLANDERS"
the ofieious friends of the Cbinon family
caused him to be arrested and Madame dc
:, @. was called on to prosecute. She cons
sented but when informed that i refutatior
must BE- corroborated by medical proof, the
miserable woman threw off all disguise, and
avowed what could no longer be concealed
The idson had existed, and her daughter
: had given birth to an infant. Bdt as the
child was still born, acc riding to Madame
de Chinon' declaration, she felt justified in
destroying all traces of the accouchment.