Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-01-04

Madame Lemoine 8 service, "A young man named
Fctis. The court was each day crowded to ex
cess, the principal inhabitants of the neighbor
ing country being present, and the Prefect of
the department and the principal functionaries
having seats in court. Mile. Lemoine is des
cribed as rather below the middle size, with
fine eyes and good color. She was dressed in
black, and at first hid her face with her pocket
handkerchief, shedding tears. Madame lie
moline has also, it is said fine eyes, high fore
head, regular features, and black hair The
expression of her face is somewhat naughty,
and her bearing lady-like. Sne was hand
somely dressed in dark silk, and had veil
arranged round her face. In answer to the
usual questions, Madame Lemoine said, in a
somewhat strong voice, that her maiden name
was Victoire Mingot, that she is the wife of M
Lemoine her age 43, and her birth-pac and
present residence Chinon. Mile. Lemoine, in
answer to similar questions, said that her
Christian name is Angelina, her age rather
more than 10, her birthplace Chinon, and her
residence with her mother. The details of the
case are mostly unfit for publication, but the
crime was so great, and the prisoners of such
position in society, that unusual attention to
the circumstances has been attracted and
Galignanis Paris Messenger gives the whole
of the testimony to its readers.
1t seems that Mile. Lemoine has been noted
for boldness in her conduct and for her preco-
ciOus taste for novel reading for some years
though only l6 years of age. The coachman
asserts that she frequently romped with him.
and finally made improper advances and in
vlted him to her chamber, while she maintains
that he accomplished his base designs by vio-
lence and in cellar. The young lady became
pregnant, and was delivered by her mother in
lonely chamber in an unfrequented part of
the house, whittier she had been removed for
secrecy Previous to her confinement her
mother advised improper means to procure
premature birth, but was unsuccessful The
indictment asserts that the child was born
alive, and that Madame Lemoine was so struck
by its size and healthy appearance that she
cried, % See how big it is 10 1t then described
how she thrust the little creature into large
fire in the room, and held it there until it burnt
to death. 1t adds that though she denied that
the child was bern alive, the daughter admit
ted that fact, and had remarked, The little
thing only wanted to be allowed to liye.'
In the course of the trial Madame LemoiDe
was interrOga,ed.
MADAME LEMOISE EXAMINED
L watched over my daughter as it was my
duty to do. | never observed any familiar
titles between her and the coachman, Fetis: I
should not have tolerated them When hea ard
the reports about my daughter laid a COM
plant against some persons for calumniating
her; never entered iuto an understanding
with my daughter, when l learned her situa.
ton, to represent that the coachman had done
her violence. If my daughter on her preI;mi-
nsry examination said the contrary she is mis-
taken. L first heard the reports in November.
and questioned nay daughter; she denied that
they were true, and as no alteration had taken
place in her health / believed her. "Tell
Us, SAID the President, - what your daughter
said to you after the discharge of Fetis. g" ..Al-
low me, sir, not to repeat those details; there
are certain things which ought not not to be
required from a mother" Blu. 1 recommend
you to say what they were {" 1t was very
Few words, but they were TERRIBLE "Teli us
what your daughter said, since what sho re-
Neated To you, If true, was crime on tho mart
ot one OF your servants 1t was to save nv
daughters honor that said nothing about the
matter The President again pressed the
prisoner to say what the revelation was. and
at last she, in great agitation. declared that
her daughtor had confessed that che had been
subjected TO violence by the coachman. She
then, IN answer to further questions, pro-
tested that when she became aware that
her uaughter was eHcteNte she might have
thought OF causing the consequence to dis
appear IN the evSnt Of a miscarriage: but,
bursting into tears, she exclaimed :. 1
never once thought of committing q crime =
She then denied that the violent exercise she
mad caused the girl to take had been intended
10 produce miscarriage; she also denied that
she mad recommended her to roll down a stair
case. and said that the rolling down the hill
was accidental. She went on to assert that the
confinement Of the girl had taken lace unex-
Pectedly In the middle Of the night, and said
that that fact explained why she had not called
In doctor But" said the President, .wby
not have sent servant for a doctoro' The
servants slept In another part of the house: and
besides was anxious to save the honor of INV
daughter What preparations did you make
for her confinement Excuse me. the details
would be painful II insist an your answer-
ing II did what every mother would have
aone, and among other things L put a bed in
the room" And what happened" A dead
child was born" And what did Won do 10 uG1b w;1b
u when you had condemned it in advance not
TO iive! "Oh, sir. what you now say deprives
me OF the courage Of stating what passed .,
when a woman has the courage to the child
oi her daughter into the fire she ought TO have
tne courage to state what she did. = Il had the
courage 10 do what was necessary to save the
honor Of my daughter" The prisoner after
wsrds. though with great repugnance gave de-
fail' OF the birth, and then said that she was
oInvlnced that the child was dead. inasmnch
asit did not move. but often pewly-born
Gniidren do not move. though alive said the
iesiueht. An that is science, and am not
learned The child had been lying motioplcss
So ne time before put it in the fire., Ibid
yon not say to your daughter that the child was
allFe, and very large one9' II did not sav
tnat Il was alive, though may have said that
iva was large; "four daughter says that the
A4O fcu-tudt sue saw IL move. ~ s'She
could not have seen that, for | am sure tbst II
did not why did ysu cast it into the fire.;
nen was certain that il was dead, had
Inc honor OF my daughter to protect and I did
not not, hesitate" How did you light the 6re7"
There was already wood in the CRATE, -
"e US the details Of the burning.
II aid so in my preliminary examins.
ion, and 1t is cruel to ask me to repeat
mem. Did the operation last long p II
cannot teIl Afterwards you had the conr
age to cast away the ashes of the burnt child
Ji your daughter" "Yes, had the courage 10
DO mat Why should not have had the cour.
age 10 carry to the end what / had COM
meuesa And the day after You compelled
y19i daughter to take a walk in the town.
men mother desires to save the honor Of
t1;m. neT daughter she does everything except
Ihe eoachman was also examined nv Tho
Court. He is described as unlikely 70 :.,uro uro
admiration from most ladies' being ungsinIy
aud Inprepossessi5g The young girl fire.,
her testimony. Wequote from Galignani-
TESTIMONY OF FErIs l