The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-01-15
sequent on an order OF Mr. Tniers to PASS through
the hands OF censOrs Of the Foreign ONCE,

eeQuenG on an ORDER or MI. Tnier3 to paS9 through
the hands OF cens0rS OF the Foreign ONCE,
An Atrocious DIurderer-The Crimes He Was
Guilty Of-Nlurder, sacrilege, Incendiarism,
Robbcry-successfui Carrying Out Of His
Infamous Plans-CnuGht at Last.
From the London Post Dec. 2s.]
The AsslZe Court OF the Pas de Calais has been
engaged for the past few days in the trial OF man
whose career mas been one Of the most remarkable
young man, only twenty.iour years OF age, named
Lemettre and MS course OF crime appears TO nave
farm servant aad Obtained the periecs Confidence
OF his employer by his activity IN his business and
his supposed regular and excellent conauct. At this
time certain nres occurret IN the district in which
Lemettre resided, and certain NJ. Framery enter.
tanned some suspicious that they mad been caused
by this apparently weltconducted servant but
these suspicious only resulted In his having his
own house burned without ms being able to de-
s ne e WoW master
whose brother mad married sister Of Lemettre,
and ne removed with the sauvages to house ut
Auvlngham at q short distance from Audresselles.
here ne lived for some time in such fashion as TO
obtain an excellent reputation, ana contrved
he saeeS seas he hSd Sse sEos s
ne was also fortunate enough to ind l,6o0f. on the
Marie VINO reurned p inc end on yoar me me-
owner had claimed It. lie placed this sum in the
, nands q MS misires an SIX months later en-
MS wages. THIS was in September, 1868, and on
December !, in the same year, brewers dray man,
",
along the road, was suddenly thrown into the ditch,
horribly mutilatad, and robbed OF his purse, con-
Widow Lambert was attacked one ensI night Ts' 10
her dwelling house and severely wounded, the
object Of the outrage being robbery, as
the previous day. A week afterwards Lemetlre
robbed the presbytery OF Audresselles while the
meet the cure at the police office when he went 10
give an account OF the robbery, the fobber having
covered 10 the garden. In May, 1879, lemettre
farm IN Audresselles, anu shortly afterwards muir.
dered peasant named Cugny whom he entced to
come and drink with him. Suspcion in this case
fell upon wineseler named Foncart. In whose snop
sous were arrested Sot long afterwards the third
son Of Foucart was found murdered IN his beo, the
house having been cleared OF oil the linen TO lie
ound, and an attempt having been made set 1t
flre. The house Of the Widow Lambert, which she
portable property by Lemettre, who some time
afterwards murdered q NJ. Malfey, who 1t is sup
this Lemettre committed r0beries oil money and
securities In q neighborlng village, ana about
ms TINE was Obliged to JOIN the Modified Guard
menced ms career by clearing out the palace OF the
Bishop Blanquart dc la Mote, whence he earned or
Manninghein vimille, was similarly treated on the
l4th Of May last and another priest the Able Cal
ing rich, took to himself wife on the nth Of the
same month, girl from Amolcteusc, whose family
were much pleased , At the excellent conduct ana
Wedding feast, however, he was SO imprudent as
70 display on his finger valuable ring which had
ssanan'' ADMIRED % Of took H'ufa On on
to the SUBJECT on 9S the %GIs june w rs
was watched by M. Noyelle, whom he had ques-
toned as to the habits Of the cure Of Audembert.
and who saw him cross the wall into the garden OF
the SAID cure. The gendarmes were at once sum-
moned. and Lemettre was seized before he had
effected an entrance int the house In his own
house were found abundant proofs Of his guilt,
which he at length acknowledged, asserting,
however that be had been only an accompice In the
a correspondent OF Galtgnant writing from St.
Omer, SAYS
murder also suddenly 70 Give
an idea Of ne Of the man who may now
ne brief Fl me prisoner personal examination,
5 Ss :s @
Sasi% charged 10 him was apparent from the outset and
he
FL ~s e %
from his own statements, he was euileess),
waS With Which T s wa! a.a :n
o s Ss
IS house carefully buried he stolen property
sssy ::
;s$ss a:
# 60 % that hour .na ~
strucon, who did fail to remark the unusual
generosity Of NM Brche and Malfoy taking all the risk
and giving the prisoner AZ The gnhdern Throughout the
daughter" This riling bunder however, ed in
the other and overwhelming evidence brought to hear upon
tho prisoners guilt As each succeeding question, pointed
searching, put bv the President, reply papaby
contradictory terribly eliminating followed Now II Is
bus landlord who has come to the Christmas ne, and
night when he VIII return to fetch 1t, and whom he
tells 70 knock, "however lightly" at the door, and he will
all knock and kick for ten minutes with their might"
but che was asleep and did not hear them" He
gagged in stranglns Cugny Again. he confesses to "a
participation in the murder OF Foucard who peculiarly
outraged, but denies any compci'y in precisely similar
attack upon Provost In word, his guilt in every single
instance proved the satisfaction both udce and
Jury the former Of whom complimcnted him upon his
ability the world will shortly lie rid MIN. 70 night
Saturday At eleven O'clock verdict of guilty
mousy returned Joseph Lemettre was condemned to
death, and will be shortly executed al Marqnlse The
prisoner heard his sentence exhibiting
any emotion.
A Communicate Observation-Disclosures Account
Of Him self-Did Not Cause the Hostages To
BE Shot.
PARIS. Dee Of 1871.