The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1863-10-20
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ArRENCu IuDGE.

A trial took place al Tours 4 few
5ay ago, which illustrates Ia a he.
mar able gree ihe French Judicial
tem q interrogation. Tie name
tie pusorer aas Maurice, and he
I lad ouiy returned from Cayenne q
few months. he was tried for rob-
bery and murder, and during the pro-
cfed.a.s tle following extraordinary
dialogue took place between the Pres
dent 81 the Courl and the prisoner:
Pre- dent Maurice, stand up and
'try and answer the questions ! am
abost 10 pot, 50 that The jury may
hear you. You are an illcgilimalc
clild
Prisoner Gaaiaercntiy Why, yes
so ii is said.
Presidents That IS a misfortune, no
doubt. But sou were taught to live
aud conduct yourself as M honest
man, and yet | see from the miorma-
ton that las been collected about you,
that already, before 1858, you had
| been prosecuted aud convicted several
/ times. With you. evil instincts were
prtcociously developed, and before
your sentence to ten years hard Ia.
Dor | see you were implicated in a
case Of robbery with violence, which
even then enabled one 10 anticipate
what you would become at \ later pc
riod. But you were acquitted on that
charge, therefore | will say no more
about it, but come At once 10 the con
yiction which led to your transpoua.
ton 10 Cayenne. On the 9th Of May,
1892, when you were acquit ed on the
charge Of robbery, you were set at
liberty. What did you do on the next
day, May l0tIl?
Prisoners Well, | committed rob
berry.
President: Yes; and for that rob
berry thc court Of Blois sentenced you
to ten years hard labor. You under
went your sentence at Cayenne. Is
that true
Prisoner: Yes.
President On the 28th Of April,
1868, you returnedto France on board
tile Amazon frigate, together with
one hundred and fifty other liberated
convicis. On that day you landed IL
Toulon, where you received a pass.
port ana some money for your wants
on tie road. Is all that true?
Prisoner Yes.
President Among all those men,
disseminated all over France, we have
our eyes on four, and we find that Al
lho end Of May they arrived at Tou-
Iraine. You, one Of the four, chose
Blois a. your residence, and then went
to the village Of Melmde. Is all that
true?
Prisoner: Yes.
President; Afterwards you wan
dered about the country. Where did
YOU 60?
Prisoner; TO Autiche.
President What did you do there :
Prisoner: had myself shaved.
President: Did you not say some-
thing 10 the barber with a laugh.
Prisoner Nothing.
President You did tell him with a
laugh, and now it makes one shuddeT
10 think Of it, "will you cut my throat
for me Z" 1ou had round your neck
a colored handkerchief, which the bar.
Der took notice Of
Prisoner: When he shaved me
had nothing round my neck.
President: When you went did you
not put question TO him {
Prisoner; | asked him where ]
could buy some tobacco,
President: That is correct. II wa
halfpaSt nine when you entered tn
,onacco shop. What did you Pur
chase
| Prisoner: Tobacco.
President: You purchased thre'
things-tobacco, a hallpenny pipe AM
a box OF luciler matches with blu,
tops.
Prisoner: l bought no pipe, AM
cot the luciers elsewhere.
President: There is evidence 0
your buying the pipe. a boy VII,
chanced to be in the shop saw you Sc
lecting ii; and as for the bov Of mat
ches, the shopkeeper has described
so as TO set at rest any doubts Of HI
memory. Afterwards you went to al
inn.
Prisoner Yes, and bought eish
+ sous worth Of brandy.
President The landlady says tha
] when you went into her bar-room ya
had round your neck cotton hand
kerrhief with red, Hue and gree
squares. That handkerchief is tha
on tie table before you. Gentle
men Of the jury, that handkerchief
). soaked in blood, and the colors ar
therefore little furnished At halt
. past three you we're seen in The ham
lee Of Cinzey Now, there is only
short distance from that place 70 Au
barely 1000 metres. Wha
did yoa do from the time you left til
i'm ull ihe afternoon:
Prisoner turns pale and does nc
reply.
President Come, let us know wla
you spent your time in. What di