The New York herald., 1870-02-16
FRANCE.
Tho Murder in the Fmsibour4 80. Honorc-
Francis Lathauvers. His Knife and Victim.

Tho Murder in the FmsibourS 80. Hon0rc-
Francis Lathauvers. His Knife and Victim.
Goysgaans's Messenger and other Paris journals
contain details OF the murder committed IN Paris
on Friday, January 2s IL appears that NJ. Lombart,
formerly Consul General for France In INDIA resided
with his wife at No. So Faubourg st. uonore. They
mad Belgian footman, named Francis Lathauvers.
On the afternoon OF Friday, about hafpast nve
O'Clock, he went into the kitchen, ana, addressing
the COOK, said, '.Are you satisfied with meS DO you
believe tnat am drunxard" The COOK replied
that sue was NOT ms mistress tnd tnit sue iad no
away he SAID, 81 snail now go anu ask my mistress
II she is satisfied Win my services" What happened
immeuiaJey after 1t Is difficult to ascertain, Dut
Oil the available reports state that Latham
verS rushed iuGo the room where Madame LOmbart
and her husband, VINO u para yzed, were sittlag,
rately tEaC he nearly severed the head from the body
M. Lombard was unable, on account OF his innrmlty.
to give his wio any assistance but no alarmed the
household Dy his cries. The lady's maid endeavOred
to arrest the murderer, ana her ne also wounded
dangerously. he then rusncd into the room where
thc cook was auu attempted to murder her. but she
resisted hiin 50 strongly that she escaped with some
severe wounds about the arms and hunds Tue cries
de FItzjan'es, VINO, with another domestic rushed
into the place where the footlan was attacking the
COOK lie then fell on the Visconntess servant. out,
alter a fierce struggle, hs was disarmed. The
alarm was then widely spread, and Lathauvers was
arrested. He suddenly became quite calm, and iol-
ioweu the sergent de rate without having made the
slightest resistance. Up to this moment Mudame
LOmbart's assassination was not known to any Onc
not even to her husband, who had become lnsea-
sple; and 1t was only when ii. Ludet, the C0mmls-
sary Of Police, proceeded 10 make an examination
that tile corpse found In tue middle OF the room
lying in pool OF blood 1t would appear tnar
Madame LomDar, In spite OF her age-hfty-fve
Jears-strugged violently with her assailant Tor IL
proved tnat she bit both his fOrefngerS. large
mirror was broken 10 pieces, several buttons from
the muderer's dress streWed the nOor anu ms hands
had been severely bitten. The throat OF his victim
had been cut through and the head remained at
tachcd to the body only by the Cervica! yertebre
The prisoner, On being examined, related the most
minute details OF the crime. He was 30 calm and
collected that he sed at the station in
Rue d'AnJou he asked lor water TO wash his hands.
When he was pressed to explain the motive OF the
act he said that mis- mistress mad said he had stolen
a bottle, that lie would not allow her TO say sucn q
thing, and that he therefore cut her throat Lie had
also, he sald, heard Fecle tthe cook say that ne
was thIof aud she, too, deserved to dic lie stated
that as he was taking lamp into the bedroom he
took up the carving knife from tine table, which was
IaId ready for dinner. Madame Lombart was seated
by the fire doing some wool work. lie put down the
lamp on the mantelpiece, and asked his mistress
whether she sttll thought ne drank her wine.
Madame Lombart replied, Now, Frances, go to bed
quietly; you know you are not At to be up" There
upon he rushed upon her with the KNIFE and In o
few moments she stretched liieess Oh the 100r.
He then ran to the kitchen, where the scene above
described took place.
The knife with which the murder was committed
was made by Sheffield lirm the name OF winch 10
engraved on It's blaze.