The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1864-11-08
"Murder Will Out"

Five mo- sths elstseJ, when the Turk guddculy
requested iesvo ~ amend his former statement
and now ',xonerstel Madame de Sails md Gull
lume-FrN icois declaring that Jcsn.Baptiste alone
wis guilt :,
In ADJ ton to the Testimony, other parties came
W deel,r that Madame dc Sails had expressed her
intention ~ prsct &C upon her husband with some
slow poi' nn that should \. lcvt confne him " his
bel and thus leave hcr the sole direction VI The
hou~hoh
ms ~ confirmed bv Jean -B,pts.~ who &C.
knowled resl that his mother had on several cccs-
sons 10y It him tn purchase TIC druls which how
ever th' chemist had rcfusei 70 furnish.
rindu ~ The tide set strongly sinN her,
an ius ire, at,ge all, w'h recruitment against
Jean 3D. 'isc,Maiano dc Sails now resolved TO
t7kc he turn AZ rcniessior AM Accordin ~ denoun
ced t,o trrncr as the slc sssnssr. She declared
Tint her only reason for rosrrve had hen n naiurs
relr ct.ncc to hetrsv her son 10 the scsaold; hut
ths' snce Hosssn-Al hei ev-iently teen tanner.
ed with on bis behalf aud teen prevailed on h. irc'-
p'so herself nj Guillaume Francois. she resell
v.i r. declare the truth
,nv-e, 70 reconcile this statement with her letter
OM De Mon,olou, she denied the n'crc,,cc- ATTEMPT
- TO b, drawn rom the aucr,-and TOR N 90 Mon
tolicn bad el in the interval. this point ahan-
dnnct
Tue mother and son confronted Tho
Z Inter uter~i no reproach he Listened IN silence
o. her deposition then addressed her, in q low
quiet touo, NJ lows
Can Won in your conscience mother, p-rss, in
statement Mat caste uIon rne-thc east guilty
the VII ole burden of such criney Wa 4 Gull
lnu'nc- Francois who drew lis Swoid upon my Ia
thuf III not YOU your,"lt ut the first commence
ment Il tho quarr,l, rush from your apartment
selze our victim 10y the hair, and when he was flung
N the Ground assist In trying N strsnlc him. Was
u not q Iillaume-Frsncois who struck him on tho
temple with the sword. while strovo In vain to
sianch the flowing booup"
Hs mother hung her hcad without rep'y and
now the other two brothers, Gull umt Francois
aud LouisCcsar tthc guilty and tie tnnoccntl, adj
dcd their testimony, the general etfcu Of which WE
r. s,onerste their mother, and to lay tie crime on
1 Jean -BlItis,e.
The process which had lasted rcsrly twelve
months at length terminated with tho following
decree:
"Jcsu- p,i.e,-criltv 81 murder and parr1cide,
! condemned N have both hands cut of his arms,
| legs, thighs anil hrly TO re hruised sri broken |:
afterwards to 10 xcd upon the wheel, there to In
| yer ~ long COL shall please after which. his
body TO 10 burne and scattered 10 the winds.
tnc 81 tu livrcs to the kim.
| Guillsunc- francois, the same, rparing
hand.
| "Louis- Ccslr,-g,iiliy Of not interpreting. con-
dcmrcI 10 be prc-r' the execution OF his brothers,
then 10 perpetual banlshmcnt.
| "k,dane de Sils-for aiding in tho murder
| sentenced N docapits,ion.
"l1t,ssn- Ah.-tor ling IN as,ist his MASTERY
| H. stand for TWO hours in the pillorv.
| "Ftiennc Iisyetan and 5,isanne Borelli, scquit-
An appeal having been sihgepuentfJ msle sgninst
the scn,t ice, the whole Of the prisoners
veyei to AIN where the mother los geo IN n
ehGmsr II the Concicrgere. and the broth jean
| cclis.
The case had by this time crcatcl an extroordi.
nary sensation md whom at length the uc ymcn' On
appeal delivered, the greatest anxiety =
l c.d by a ranks 10 obtain place al hearing. The
imposing hall Of the Pal,s de Justice Was crowded.
" N pcrs OF the highest distinctions not fev Of
| whom wtrc connected by family ties with accused
| Toe decree confirmed, with some slight nodifoa-
| uoIs, the former sentence.
| II wnH expected that Madame de Sails would have
fallen into , transport q passion and dura,r; on
tlg laa mn vel q
muruur,nc,
ION ne ne ,snd pas j.stl," t'Thcy do no,do
| me JUSTICE!
Justice. tN is H. her crime for II appeared n at
, Ter oDnsrlsnce now fully awakened, and that
she dchrei only To make what at"nomcnt was pos
| Ahlc a. Got and man.
The condemned pcrso ns met in an adjoining apart
nont. They were to see each other but again
On tue sca'old. At SIX o'clock they were to
jean .R,p,i.,c. holding M bis heav9 chain. with
both hands, lncl Ut his mothers cet, and cn,rcat-
Ell pardon for testimony he had been compelled to
| give.
Madame de Sails knclt lkcv'sc. embraced hr
son, and assured him of her complete forgiveness.
| Then, ndirc-s n her children generally:
They are about" she said, 40 separate these
mortal frames but our souls, let MS humhly trust
| fhhll To reunited in heaven. Thank God, who
hA, brought to this just and merc.ful condenns-
| ton Think no more Of the lite we quit, but Of
| that to which we hasten and follow me, my Oh Nd
ren. e. you ~ this suili will prcoede you to
| its PUN u mont"
| There followed brief dialogue between jean
| n ptisic AMI Francis uaumc The latter had
! preserved Il someN hat cullen deneanour, and was
disposed 10 dcuy h.s full participation the
| dcr.
| "You will forgive M, ro,hcr" said the elder,
| "for having confessed tls trutL,"
| "You Lave not always KEEP, To the truth"
| "You are riCh, to the first intcrroga,ory. hut
not the latter" was the reply 'snd you yourself,
| Francois, have done n. UGH"
| "wer, that IS true and i wish"
Aud Francois, melting threw himself into his
| broth cr's arms.
truly believed that Heaven would suffer such an .c,
| % go unpuuishcl. never passed the place Of exc
cution at AK without repeating to myself, There
must end my life; Il is but = question of days.
There is but thing that trout les the punish
| mcnt 10 not equal 10 the crime. They will but burn
| NY corrse. They should rather give my body IN.
ing ~ tue ia ne"
| ACapuchn informed the speaker that he would
| not he left 10 lnger on the wheel. They would &c.
| corl him the plrdon-strosc
"srl further nit gat!on." exclaimed the pr soncr
ado hey thiUk cannot hcsr all that my guilt de-
serves ought to lugw, not for one, but many
ys-ay, many weeks. They should tear from me
each DAY some IRA ment NJ this gully frame. 1t $
my desire 10 srcai my last sigh in the midst OF the
/ worst pangs Justice can intct"
! The wretcAci family engaged separately in de-
votonal eSerc sts for the intervening hours. At
sN O'clock the eScrutioncrs euterei the pr sou
,damc de Sails was tic first to appear. She shed
| tears, but WIS Otherwise calm and se-p. Ssesscd
sHo ircqlcaily pressed ler lips u the crIci she
| Curr'ei, murmLrng,
! IN lther of rralC, N Their Of mercy, defend us
I from the assaults a. iAc elcmy oi souls"
| francos-G llll,wro followed. Ho stretched out
| his arms 10 tho s:snts;
| "D nd thcsc llninoue huufs," be said, " stairol
with a parents hiooi, They should not only be
, 30 M, tut burned IN !, 81 " IRE
Ma,aine d, Sails lheu ku.lt before the altar, and
uttered PRAYER .hat touched tho hearts o. ali;
a.