The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-09-20
FIRST EDITION
Il U r o p e.
The Public Revenue of England-A
Remarkable Poisoning Case
Victoria's Pleasure Visits
Prince Napoleon's Re-
cent Speech.

Saturday afternoon, we have the following news
from our regular foreign fles:-
Meat Poisoning Case SSs,, before French Tri-
The Paris correspondent of the London Daily
NeeCS says:-
great oyer of poisoning, such as has now
papers, occupied the Assize Court of La Mans,
the capital OF La Sarthe, on Friday and Satur-
dag, and 1t Is not yet over. The town is
crowded with visitors, and a strong bevy of re-
porters have gone down from Paris. The
crimes are alleged to have been committed
upwards of four years ago; the standing con-
nict of medical evidence about traces of arsenic
is OF course. the more keen on account
of the lapse of time; and the presence of the
celebrated NJ. Lachaud as counsel for one
of the prisoners Is guarantee that
the trial will be as dramatic as possible. Accord
ing to the Indictment NJ. Janvier, the landlord
of the Hotel des Trois Rois, of Bouoire in the
Sarthe, who died on February 5, 1865, was poi
soned by his wife, Augustine ('aee MontarouO,
and her servant, Anne Dupin, was not only an
accomplice in, but the instigator of the deed.
Suspicious of foul play prevailed in the neigh
borhood at the time, but did not set the public
prosecutor in motion. 1t was only towards the
end of 1866, after the widow Janvier had been
married a second time to M. Miard, who still
keeps the Hotel des Trois Rois, that anonymous
letters and handbills, supposed to have
been circulated by Anne Dupin, led to
her arrest and that of the other prisoner.
Augustine Montarou was married to Janvier
when only seventeen, against her own wish, and
under a threat from her parents that if she would
not take him she should be sent to convent.
Although they lived together as tavern keepers
for fifteen years. and without any fragrant quar-
rels, this origin of their marriage pursuant to
the French practice of rejecting no circumstance
as too trivial to furnish motive, is pressed
against her as a reason why she was likely to
poison him. He drove the mail cart between
Bouloire and Conterre, and evidence is brought
forward to show that during the hours of his
daily absence she was frequently unfaithful.
Of the servant, Anne Dupin, the indictment, by
way of showing the priori probability of her
being murderess, recounts that in 1916 her
mothers husband was convicted of theft,
and that he had a sister who committed
suicide in 1858 on account of an accusa-
tion that she had poisoned somebody with
phosphorus. This prisoner herself was natural
child, and she had two natural children. Her
profession was that of baby farmer, and the
astounding statement is that in the course of her
time, although now only forty-seyen years OF
age, she has had 81 children to nurse from Paris,
of whom not half went back alive. According
to confession made before the Judge of In
struction by the woman Augustine, but which
she retracted in court 1t was Anne Dupin who,
one day after she had been ill-used by her hus-
band, put it into her head to take him off by
poison. Anne Dupin got some arsenic from a
farrier's wife; but for fear that his too sudden
death should excite suspicion, recommended
that he should first be dosed with cantharides
powder sprinkled on his food to make him ill.
This object being accomplished and a doctor
called in, Dupin took an opportunity to subst-
fancied that he died of cholera. In September,
1865, Madame Montarou, the mother Of Angus
tine, was enticed to come to Bouloire, and was
carried off by arsenic administered by Dupn A
few weeks later one of her illegitimate children.
Leopold Dupin, a boy of fifteen, was mt ont
of the way by his mother for lear of his making
revelations lions IL - charged that he was poisoned
with luciier matches The indictment further
alleges that after the death of Janvier,
Anne Drpin installed herself in the Hotel des
DAio xuho ocba NOR Ia mi
tress than n servant that she availed herself OF
The terrible secret of which she was in posses
sion to extract large sums of money from Au-
gustine Montarou; and that when, after the
second marriage of the latter in June, 1867,
Miard turned her out of the house on account
of her bad character, she wrote threatening
letters, and posted anonymous placards, which
led to the eXhumation of the three bodies and
the discovery of poison in the remains. In court
the prisoner, Dupin, strenuously denies every
thing, NJ, Lachaud is counsel for the other
wonan
Queen vicsoria's Opes Air Enioyments.
From the London Times, Sept Q.
On Saturday the Queen and the Princesses
Louise and Beatrice, accompanied by Lady
Churchill and Colonel Ponsonby, visited Loeb
Lomond The royal party left lnyertrossachs
about 9 o'clock in the morning and after short
and pleasant drive reached Loeb Katrlne Here
n special steamer was In waiting to convey her
Majesty to Stronachlachar near the other end
of the lake. Arrived at this Highland hamlet
the royal party again entered carriages
and proceeded to lnversnaid, on the east
shore of Loeb LOmond, about five miles from its
northern extremity. The Queen and the Prn-
cesses, with their attendants ut once went on
board the Prince Consort, an elegant saloon
steamer which had been chartered for the occa-
sion The royal party sailed down the east side
of Loch Lom0nd in the direction of Ballach, as
far as Inch Murrin, the most distant OF gronp
of charming islets which lend great beautyto to the
lake. Turning ut this point the steamer pro-
ceeded up to the head OF Loeb Lomond, TINS
time KEEPING close to the western shore, and
afterwards steamed again for lnyersnald, whence
her Majesty and the Princesses returned TO In
yertrossachs by the same route which had been
followed in the morning.
The weather of the morning was dull, ana
rather unpromising; but as the day wore on the
sun broke forth, and although the haze never
altogether cleared away from the hllltops, the
snbIime scenery of the lake was seen to con-
Siderable advantage On board the Prince Con-
sort Colonel Ponsoaby pointed out TO the queen
and the Princesses the various places OF interest
the gallant Colonel supplementing his own IN
formation on the subject by inquiries which he
addressed to Mr.. A. Smollett late NJ I. ioi
Dumbartonshire, who was on board, along Will
n number of gentlemen representing the uirec
tors of the Loch Lomond Steamboat company
The Queen took the most lively interest Ia th(
scenery, and during q considerable portion o.
the sail her Majesty and the Princess Louise
were engaged in making sketches. Before leaV
ing the Prince Consort her Majesty expressed
to the directors of the steamboat company he
thanks for the attention which had been showi
to her.
At the various landing stages small knots
spectators had congregated, but as 1t was eVl
dent that the royal party was deslrous OF priyac.
and quiet, anything like demonstratiye welcom
was avoided.