The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-12-17

| Uurpn. L. nAQ rraA tHit NHeN onN gave II 10
! her mistress; now q wac empty, Oatteiain had
| said to her. "be discreet, aud you do not kno "
| what great lady You yet may be. Some day,
| soon, that old fox Tiquet will die, and 1 shaIl
| marry Madame. Weshall find scu good hus-
band with money" she had believed him 10
he jsstipg, and had laughed, on which he had
seemed angry, and told her TO make haste
home.
When she gave the bottle to her mistress,
tn" latter had kissed IL, and SAID, II nav
herewith TO nuuisb all my enemies and make
myself FREE Have a care that yon do not OF
fead me-" The girl had then asked her mis-
tress what the ph'sl contained On when sns
from ever feeling headache again some hing
toeare Monsieur TIC uet'. asthma and jealousy
at one draught." Tnis had occurred i've days
ago. She SAID she had been afraid to tell, AL
thougn sse knew that ii was poison that Cat
,eIstn had sent. Ga the day after the scene
above described, she saia to her mistress that
she thoughtsh" must tell some one OF what she
knew. fos * lay heavy 0u her conscience; on
whioh Angelique had made her swear 10 Keep
Il secret; telling her that If che did not do SO
she should have some of the poison herself !;
and that il she told, she would bring punish
nent on her own head, for she was now, in the
eyes OF the law, as criminal as herself. This,
she SAID had kept her silent, On her deposit
ton Catteiain was arrested. In hie house were
found poisons of various kinds. In one bottle,
from which she said he had poured what he
had given her, was preparation of arsenic
and aconite, which the physician W no attended
the President declared to be the same that was
contained in the carafe OF night drinks
Angelique, who quite recovered her audaci-
ty and self possession, resisted all entreaties
10 confess her crime, av0wlng that nothing
should induce her 10 falsely condemn herself
and cast a stigma on her child. She declared
that the Whole charge was conspiracy be-
tween SerVin aud her maid, who mad an in-
tfigus together; that Seryin had ruled his
master before marriage, was jealous OF her In-
tlusnce, and had taken this me nod OF getting
k.v- a
10 her, but she bore its agony with frmness.-
In the same chamber Catteiain was stretched
on the rack, and tor sOne time bore the tor
ture without hInching; but as greater force
was applied, he yelled, and made q full con-
tessiUn. lie ayoWed that MADAME had prom
Used TO marry MN when her husband should
be dead, ana that as he hi uself was jealous OF
Mongeorge, he had Meant to poison tnat per-
sen ~ soon as be could find an opportunity.
II WAS piain that MpngeoTge, who mad been
arrested, was only gully III MS love tor An
geIquP, and ne was At QnCs set Tree. He I'M
nediateiy repaired to the Hotel Eiqust, and
enforced Abundance to the President, whU was
Restored 10 his senses, though proSIrate win
shame and grief. To MN MUngeoTse CON-
f-ssed that he loved Augriiqur, and sWore
never dgsIa Ia see her II Err husband wound
aid him ~ endsayor 10 procure her pardon
TIE President agreed His passion Tor Uis
wiCErd UIis was strong, ana !dopssorge drew
GpIH ais presence "A pc IuUu, Whtcn n signed.
IGen tue chevdiler departed to seek audience
OF the King, with whom ne WAS Il ttyorite.
Il was OF Ho await; Lne hIng Vas kind in
mduurT, out iuiieAiBie. Tue Irne o. poison
ing aad fearIuliy Increased, and he was adj
vIsed most urgently to punish the first Iol3-
oner WHO Could De brought To Justice. More
over, MJHgroTge's reiatIveS, Wno were OF >, Tcat
CONSIDERATION, having learred that tns cneSa-
lIeT was about ~ III tercedc for Auselique. mad
been beforehand WAN nItn, Ruu rad besuusuI
tnat tne law mignt Dc enforced. Plying
ths young mans despair, the King again sent
NAN from Paris, that he mignt not BE- IN tue
way 10 witness AngeIIque's trial and execu-
tIun. Perfurce, MuuSeOrge departed; but IN Il
few days an Old man, EN- Aclated almost 10 L
skeleton MS haiT white, mis- limbs lettering,
and supported ny grey-ha!red valet, de-
manded audience Of the KING. Tine petitioner
nold by one hand lovely little GIRL and, on
being presen ted 10 the KING, knelt. aud made
his iitLie daughter kneeIlng also, join her Any
hands IN SuppiIcalIUn tor her mothers life
Tne King raised him and embraced the child,
bat assured him that pardon was hopeless
The day OF trial came. The most uGIrUupled
innocence could not have displayed an eye
more cloudless, brow more unTutiled, than
Augelique's. Her matcnIess tresses were t2iiy
displayed, being arriug ed la clusters CT heavy
long Curis, ere ySiIed WIN Il cha pIeE ~ HuIte
Fpsee. her robe y! paro white was confined
waist ny cincturn of tOrQ noises and
diam 1uds, Madame De BemOpet, " ne had es-
capped on The first alarm OF her nece's detec-
tlon, had baeu appTahended, and AngelIque
AueW aOtnIng OF tnis untii sue "a" her aunt
led into the court, prisoner Iike herself
A41ittittu. "ilp Nd 44L ~ give itS G.
dence, fired when lie SAW the cider prisoner,
aud declared that vas she who had taught
h!lG 10 prepare the pJIsouS, and WHO had
CUuHs-ied ner giece 80 adluiulster them. Sell
tance OF death WIS pissed on all three Ths
waiting n.aId WIS pard0ned ii Consideration
Of her voluntary Confession, but condemned
10 retire tor lie 10 tile convent OF St. Agtine.
CatIelain managed 10 drag himself To the feet
OF ms mistress and implore her pardon tor
having crm!uated her. 81 forgive you, my
poor Cdttelain," she said "it was pain which
forced you TO belle yourself and me. Let those
who have compelled the false confession, au-
sTer tor il to Gud''
Although every one was certain of Ange-
lque's guilt, yet the sympathy excited By her
strange beauty ana by her torti;ude, extended
far and wide among all classes III France. To
add to the dramatic effect CT her trial, by 4
) TRANCE coincIdencei il happened that the J uJge
vino condemned her WAS her former lover,
Henri St. Chaubert. She listened with )Utf ai
tering to the words CT the sentence, ana then
looked up At him with a smile, saying, loud
enough 10 be distinctly heard by all, SO awe
s tricken vas the silence III the court, "Ah
Monsieur st. Cnaubeft, Is that you Formerly
our positions were reversed you were the
cuiprit l was the J Judge. l hear
your .euce to-day with more courage than
you heard mine" 81. Caau bert turned ghast-
ly white, and was obliged TO lean BACK IN his
seat. For many minutes he could not control
MS feelings.
RedouDied efforts were made TO procure An
geliq ue's pardon, bat the King refused TO re-
cslVe apY more petitions IN her favor. Al
though to the last she encouraged herself with
Il 5 idea OF ultimate escape from her terrible
doom, the day of her ecution found her las
may be supposedly sun under sentence Of
death. Dressed as she had been at her trial,
and accom- panied by her aunt and Cattelaiu,
aud attended by prizes, who yaiHiy Implored
her to confess, she was borne on a cart through
the streets OF Paris, exposed 10 the gaze OF
tn JusAnds upon thousands. She bore IL IN
moved, and ner sole anxiety seemed TO De that
her 10y ely hair should not be vested out OF
curl by slight rain mat was falling. When
she reached the place OF execution, she SAID,
To the priest:
Cease, Monsieur Able; permit ne 10 die
in leace. Give my love 10 my husband aud
daughter. Tell Monsieur TIguet | forgive
aim mis- share IN The foul conspiracy winch
Las brought me 10 this, aud to Lne UhevaIIeT
VI ougeorge give my klAdest adIeux aud my
hair, il Unjust be cut OF. So now, farewell,
for 1 Will near 10 moEe!
Her cJmpanions III crime suffered first. In
8 fs minutes she, 100, ceased 10 live. The
excitement passed description. Women, ana
even men, snrieKed and sWovued; many tea
and were troddea 10 death. Tue smallest koch
OF her hair sold Tor II large sum. As tor lhe
WretcCed President, he retired from puhiIu
iite and, living life OF the utInJst seciusIoH
Win his cnliu, placed nsr, Wneu sufficiently
old, la d cunvrut or the Sacre C0rur, Hner,
she ultimately look me veil, aoJut ear De
Tore her ttther's dealn.
Ok Tie poison SPOKEN OF III this true history,
The WOret Was surely that winch The zones
book seller aud Je Seler gave TO his httle cnII,
when ne fret oiihdly suffered the foul-heart
ed woman wa p,cttus ais murLersss to DROP
o POISONOUS WUras To her eur.
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