The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1860-12-07

La s,,l,s.ls..~ .ksptlv M all fuOOd
soSls or nv saccsins rurrs nm cattle that
wsrc ,ick ., % of.c,sd NV the evil eyc. or
other rch.,m.-.he h,d r;.;,cd Jeanne'; !; moth.
% or and on srcai;n, % 10 her Of her ilIne,s and
of her dauchter, yisi. had bccn amarod 70
learn that the old woman had never been
III, and had never .cn ber daughter. Find
ing this, her suspicious had been % much
excited that she-always as matter OF duty
had made every inquiry In the ncighbor-
hood and on the road between Muntrougs
and Aumy. and had learned that several
persons had seen q young woman whose de-
scription precisely answered Jeanne's appear
ance. For instance, wayfaring man. who
had found job Of work at Montrougc, which
had kept him there for some time and little
goatherd, especially, had.sccn her como out
Of wood by the roadside, In such an agita-
ted condition, that they had fancied her
mad.
These persons being called, their evidence
wholly corroboruted tho Nero Gausset's tcs-
timony.
LASTLY, came tho Circumstance which, -
the old widow declared, had made her feel Il
was imperative on hcr 10 bring 10 light all
she had learned respecting the affair.
Returning from Montrouge, she was &C.
companied by dog that she had cured OF
tho distemper, and that she was taking him
back to his owner ut Auay. Arrived ut the
wood described by the last witness, tho dog
had run In among the trees and being unable
70 bring him back by calling, and fearing 10
losc him. she had followed 70 certain spot,
where sbe found him t.nrine nm tho ground
With his paws. Finding al efforts 10 gss
him avay impo-ible. she had, In some Gu.
riositv. been }ur,ber excited by the fact that
the ground evidently had been lately disturb
cJ 9aited m osceriain vbat mioht bo tho
ob;,ct of bIs scarcb. and sbortly. 10 bor bor.
ror and amasement, sbo saw revealed the
body Of an infant.
Horn tho ma,or of Aurnv doposed 10 tho
old woman having made Known 10 him her
discovery of bis having. ACCOMPANIED BY
her and other witnes,es. zone 10 the spot and
GunJ the bodv isbe had Covered Il nm loosely
,c,;n and by tvinv n Handkerchief round
tbs dog NOT Ind dracocd him avav from
II nv lSrcc ! and of hin having cou6dcd IL
far c,amination 20 DIR. Lenofmaud. whose
testimony followed.
The doctor declared that, In consequence
of the state of dccomposition in which tho
body was found. Il was impossible to ssy
exactly how old The infant might have been
hut n;,l,bIv a wcok or ten dsys. possibly
Eortniybt. There wero no marks or external
violence ON II. but. ms far as he could Judge,
from ia existing condition. there was reason
10 susnect tbat Il might have been smo,Lcred.
Ho had seen one or two cases of infants that
had becn oyerlain. where the respintory or.
gnns had presented appearuncs 10 which
those of ,be case In question seemed 10 bear
. strong aoalocy.
perrctte tbc curc and last Of MI .Jc,pne's
mo,hsr were called in 10 hear evidence. and
what tbcy had Ia saw. could. In no degree In
validate Tho testimony Of tho previous Wit
ne.sos. -' =.
81 jeanne Decaisne was declared guilty of
child murder. with the plca. usual In Fnncs.
where the lifs of the culprit Is at stake, lex.
cent in cases of the most exaggerated atroci.
ty.) of extcnuatinv circumstances She was
sentenced Ia the frapaur forces for life.
Jeanne was earted from the court in n state
NJ insensibilitv. Nert morning. when A,
J,wn ,bo ;a;ior cntercd bcr cell bo G,,nd
h", , o,orsb' I i IN a hsa ~ In tlo ,cmo,.., .o,ns,
H., ma snoro ~ har mn, whom or,a;n;n. ~
.n.,Io. v , 10 ,a;d h;. n.,d on ho. .h",.s
"hs Is"., , y. =. M IT,, ,.nan,,;n, ho. .n,iJ.s.i
sno & S ~ ,;"ia,s. i s ,ha, ~ ",;.a ,s"s a"s
.us" 'a., >" " LoId hor dawn and Mind Ler 49,
,h;. % s,,,s ~ which lasted with I;ti,, in,.r.
n,is.;on ~, somo xccks sbo craInalIy G.l
;n,o an, oI JnII ,ro,bc,;, iml' lii ,nd
;n That condi,;on as sbc uos ccncr,,iv harm
i".s M ,Lon.h occo,;onolIv ord M iony ;n,a.-
val val. s"b;cct 10 A., oS na,ion her motbcr @ ~.
ncrm;tiea 10 tako her 10 her own homo. .vbers
lhs rcm.;rcl tilI tbe ncr;oJ of The oId vom.n,s
J..,b which occ",sa .ome twelve =, ,birtscn
wear. later. Then Claude. who. thsnts N
I;s own stcod;nc,, and intelligence and N
,ho Aha c",.'s nro,sct;on had cot an s.cslIsns
Mac as carJener nj Inc neisbborinc chst.au
do planco. took ON himself ibo chaPco of tho
Afflicted woman.
sixteen yean had slippcd away. bringing
their changes 10 Auray 10 Clocbcs.
The cure. though an aged, was still halo
and hearty man, and went about his dutics
with little diminished activity. Ills cye and
his hand at billiards were not what thcy
used 10 be, but, on the other hand, bis skill
in the cultivation Of his roses had % much
increased, that one Of them Rained tho priss
at the horticultural show Of tho chief town
Of the department, and became known oil
over fraEcc ~ the "Bcauty OF Auray." The
Nero Gauuset, whose reputation OF WITCH
craft. with the dread and dislike that bc-
longed to Il, had become yet moro general
since Jeanne's conviction, had grown paraly-
tic and half-cnaed, and not even the strong
could mn BY wbcro tho bag would lis
croucbine In somo sunny corner. a bideous
srectacIc mumblipe and moving or AZ intsr.
yals burning into jnpotent sbrieEine rnr,s
at como fsncied aiYipnt. without sbuddcrine
and crossing themselves.
Grcat urenarations vero m.ao =. u.,.,
for the fe.c Of Auny. Tho Altar Of Sainss
suzanne. Tho natrone.. of the yills,, wss
newly .,.coraied and sdorn.d vii f,.sh