Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-04-03
A TERRIBLE CRIMINAL.
An AngeI-Maker of MOntaubaD,
France.

From the Paris France European Times, OF |
March Is.
Nothing more horrible in the history
of heartless crime than the massacre OF
the innocents at MontaubRn, near Tou-
louise. TIE state Of society revealed Is
only eduglIed by the length OF time such
a series of crimes could have remained
undetected,- A known criminal, named
Delpsch, of the worst repute, and the
keeper Of an infamous house, Is htty-
two years Of sge-tall ,seorpuient, repui-
sive and loathsome. ShetOoE to . BABY
farmiDgn as q Livelihood, and truly
boasted that infants once entering her
house never left it. sTShe undertook to
place some OF thesiittle strangers at sn
asylum at Bordeaux, and mother going
TO visit her child, and finding it was
never sent there, led to the discovery Of
Delpech's proceedings. This wretch re-
eeived infants to nurse-she drowned
them in q basin Of water, "scooped
shallow grave % for them in the Kitchen,
or under the stairs, or threw them down
the Water-cIOset. When the grave was
too small, she cut the bodies into NOR
sels. left them in other cases to be de-
yOured by rats, threw them to the pigs,
and it is suspected even est portions OF
them, Sne was equal to the deed. She
confessed having murdered nine chill
dren, and the skeletons of seven were
exhibited in Court. Her own daughters
debauchery she cOnniVed at, and killed
her newborn grand-chiid BY pouring
vitrioI down its throat. She desired to
practice abortion brought her daughter
to another prisoner, named Coyne, to
have the ope1rSiOn performed; learned
the manner OF committing this crime,
l. FaA
tice, and tried "her prentice handn on
her own daughter. These instruments,
along with bCRies, boxes and other ar
ticles Of her odiOus arsenal we're disp aged
in Court. She gave her services for Two
pounds Of brown sUgar, but the woman
Coyne never received q lower fee than
one hundred ehestnuts and pair Of
fowls. She was religious into the bar
gain, having attended Mass on last
Christmas Eve, and received the Sacra-
meut! During the trial she gloated in
copfessiBg how she killed tbs infants,
msngled their bones anu stinsd their
cries. She INDUCED in idiOtie laughter
throughout, which the Judge could not
repress, nor the announcement of her
husbands death induce q cessation. She
Int on huge speetacles to make herself
eOmicsl, aud begged snun from the bar,
to exhibit her friendlinees. But strange,
this vrst1h was in the habit OF soliciting
young girls to submit 10 spoFtioD, sdVis-
ing thsm TO sin without fear, as she could
destroy the EVIDENCE OF lost virtue. All
this open, and yet not discovered Coyne
was q midwife, aged thirty-eight, aud OF
striking beauty. She was known as the
beautiful prisoner" She was simple
Observation-Disclosures, and in other cases
recommended women WHOM she at
tended tosend their offspring to the ogress
Delpecb, dividing the profits Of the nurs-
ing fees. + ght women were placed al
the bar, but Delpeoh and Coyne were the
central figures. The jury, after three
hours deiiOeTatioD, brought in verdict
OF guilty, with extenuating circumstances
for Delpech guilty, without these, for
CoyBe; acquitted one, and found the
remaining five-siders and abettors-
guilty. Nothing wss left to the Judge
but to sentence Delpech to transportation
for life, and COyne for ten years. The
| others for lesser periods. IT Is quite plain
that in the case Of women the pain OF
death 10 practically abolished in France.
n o criminal more righteeusly deserved
the guillotine than Delpech. Society
would have been relieved by having her
put out Of its sight thus effectively. She
was religious she was pOlits, too, for iu
! bidding the outer world farewell, she
sent kisses Of sdieu to the audience. The
lady part Of the speetstors-sOme otthem
titled-have supped full Of horrors, and
ought to be eontented for long time.