Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1867-04-28
TRAssLArED ron rHE APPEAL.
TEE corRr OF Ass1zrs

juggIe away the life OF honour OF the accu ed.
Consequently he possessed the profound esteem
Of the constituted authorities Thai he should
preside was granted q favour. You will
have N. Toussaint," it was written 10 the Bar Of
the fortunate capital, and the public Prosecutor
and his deputies slept with the pleasant certain
ty OF having good session. this time. He was in
a word, the man for the business, as in so pic
Z tuTesque a manner. the Commandant OF the
Departmental gendarmerie said to him
In this matter OF the burglary, NJ. ToussaiHt
lad excelled himself Barszsr aud his comr
panious had ia vain attem pied 10 enV rap them
I selves In triple shell the impassibllity They
had in vain put to rout the most Overwhelm-
ing depositionS with that awkward simplicity
| Ofinnoeence, whose hypocrisy It Is so difficult
to suspect. n. Toussaint had succeeded in
m king them contradict each other, asd in
stripping from them, piece by piece, that frau-
duieutly simple costume which they had put
[ on. He had fastened round their feet. link by
/ link, the chain OF the galleys; and In Ibis con-
test Of The astutenesS OF justice against the as
tuteness OF crime, the latter had succumbed, as
The less dexterous.
A powerful interest was arou-ed by these long
| discussions, and a considerable crowd had fol
lowed them step by step. We shall not say
wss or was not favorable 10 morality ; only, II
seemed TO all attentive men, that during its Gu
rious scenes, all the interest Of the audience
csntered upon the accused. Gne would have
sad that the recital Of their agonies during the
frightful night Of the robbery, inspired more
pits and feeling, than the mmorality Of their
act excited indignation! and perhaps, seeing
the curious soiiGtude Of the crowd r~r the
criminals, one might have believed that the
single thought Of the people during these de
bates was that ofitS misery, which forced It to
crime by an irresistible and fatal descent.
That impression could not bu' be increased
bv theeu rgetie complaints uttered by Cosquer
during the progress of the case, and still more
By the presence Of Mar -arst and her w, chill
drsn pnskllIed to eoaceai anything, the pc
woman had admitted her ignorance as to her
husbands means Of living; but, al the same
time, she had given the history Of the progress
OF their wretchedness, she had reeounted her
hours Of famine and co d, and stirred the gem
eral pity. The prossc1t7r himself had. on this
topic. pronounced a phrase Of official compass
sion.
NJ. Touss9lnt alone had rsmsined impsssible
To destroy the effects OF the Testimony OF the
vile he interroga.ed the little Catherine. All!
it was a sight TO see, the fr ghtful skill OF an
experienced man iaveigling the feeble prudence
OF a child. Eyery answer surpEized from the
ignorance OF the young girl, fastened more
closely round Cosquers neck the triangle of
iron! This testimony, overwhe ming by It's
perfect simplicity snd want Of art, decided the
mason's fate. IA
Meanwhile an advocate spoke in favour Of
the accused, and laboured 20 destroy the i'm
preston produced by the testimony OF the wit
looking young man, his hair carefully DIRE sed,
high-crsvatted whose robe was new, and his
cap Partisan one OF tie as'55t caualiers Of the
place, as was said at GulmPe1. Only q title
while from the Law School, he had commence ed
70 win e reputation by playing chsrades at the
hcae OF the Pros dent OF the Tribunal, and
d}rclrg az the ball OF Monsieur the Prefeot;
and Cosquer had been hGng to him 70 defend.
for hrst trial as a vulgar life isturned over TO
4 SUR. ms pupil. who has heretofore only
carved torpses. he too it vas the nrst time he
had operated oa the living flesh. At first there
had been a slight hesitation about eatrusiing to
hiIn SO grave cass cut Il. ,h3 presiding
Judge liked him he was, besides, young man
Of exec lent family, and whose family deserUed
consideration II was impossible to deny him an
occas on to shine snd make himself known
So he was appointed by the Court TO defend
Cosquer, as he would have b en- appointed
manager Of ball at the Saint Louis, Il was
q Courtesy OF tHe magistrate, that seemed 10
every body quite natural
For the rest, rhs purpose vas effected; for
the young advocate give proof Of readiness
and abiiiiY in the defense which he presented
HIS e1Ordium. particular ,, in which he spoke
Of himself with great m rdes.y, seemel to give
exceeding p easure to the Court, and three
ladies to whom the President had CALAMITY
c4usel seals 10 be given W thin the bar. The
public was also on the point OF app.sud ng a
delicate allusion to the cea,h Of Gen Fey, re-
Gently deceased. In short, the debutsnt OBJ
tanned a complete success, and on leaving the
Court was taken by the hand by two son-
eitO-s.
Tbe affair stood thus, when the Court met
after the recess. The presiding Judge summed
up, his summary being, as is habitual, new in
dictnent. Then the cEestio were pr pounded
TO the jury.
To each, the Jurors replied IN the Affirmative.
The Procure1r du Roi demanded the apphca-
ton OF article s34 Of the Penal Code. and after
a short discussion between him aud the coun-
sci Of the accused, the tribunal pronounced It's
judgment.
The accused were condemned to twenty years
hard lapour
Az Of them remained motionless on their
bench. The public retired.
One woman remained with two children.
When the hall was empty, and the soldiers or
dered the eonvicts to rise, she drew near TO
Cosquer, her iufant in her arms, Cathsrine
pressing to her and holding her by the hand.
lyon, she said, see mere my children, en-
brace them once more.
Leave me, Margaret, the n ason rxughly
answered, without lifting his eyes. Go awsy,
ard think no more about me-
-Uosquer, in the name Of God, embrace thy
children
She pushsd Catherine and Marie into his
arms
He raised his head his eyes cleaned with
savage rage all the muse es OF his face quivered.
and bis arge hand roughly pushed away the
two little girls.
Get ont. woman offl luck! Leave me, all
ofyoul II was to still your cries Of hunger
that stole. You have been my bad angels.
Get ont of this, 1 tell you, get out Of this, and
be cursed
He went out with the soldiers
The Advocate who had defended Cosquer
looked on this scene with astonishment He
thought there was IN II matter for an article
fer the Gazstte Of ne Courts, and approached
Margaret, VINO hAu AotiAo-A4S0 AiUeAOA45eh- 0e
fore the empty seat.
Your husband seems brutal, my brave wo-
man. said the young man, nonehalantly tw n
inc a trinket hat hpng from his neck by a
chain Of gold; you must have suffered greatly
-Itfs true, Monsieur, replied the crushed
woman. Cosquer's words and hands are rough.
-You viii have less 70 regret, then that so
cietv takes hin from you, and so frees you
from his in treatment.
Margaret raised her black eyes and looked the
Young advocate in the face.
Is il society, then, that takes my man away,
Mousieur9
Yes, my good woman, to punish and reform
him.
Then society viii feed my children, viii It
not? since It takes CpsqueF, who alone main
tanned us alive. 1t ought 10 take his place.
The advocate smiled again.
You do not understand me, he said; so-
cie,y is every body--all mea are united a. one
great samily; it is this family that is called
society, and that Furnishes one Of It's members
when he Injuries the rest, as you would punish
your little girl, II she hut her sister. cosquer
has Bropgsd a member OF society, oy roobing
him OF what belonged 70 him; and 10 ehastise
him. he Is seat to the galleys. Do you UNDER
stand nows
-ohf YES. Monsieur but then, aud my
children, who have wronged NOBODY, why are
,oc punisheds For, see now, we have no bread :
cosquer VII be IA prison; but they viii feed
hsD., We shall be at hbery but We shall die
OF hunger You see that we shall be more 70
be pi led than be.
Al the time, the advocate twirled his trinket,
bat he seemed to be little embarrassed in
replying.
1Itissn inevitable misfortune, he said. at
length.
-Meanwhile, Monsieur, II We ars all one
family. a. you said just now, that ought not 10
be 50. When PuPisa my little girl, me, be-