The New York herald., 1872-11-23
THE ANDRE WIFE HOMICIDE.

Continuation OF tho Testimony for the
Defencc-Documentary and Verbal Evil
dence OF Mrs. Andrte's Infidelity-Didi
It Make tho Prisoner Insanes
The trial Of Emil Andrie, charged with shooting
his wife, was continued yesterday in the General
Sessions, before Judge Bedford.
Francis Douaneau was recalled and his examina.
tion resumed. The counsel sought to prove by the
witness q conversation which he heard between
the man Lagneau and Mrs. Andrie relative to poi.
soning Mr.. Andrie, to which the District Attorney
objected, until the defence showed by competent
testimony that the plot was brought home to the
knowledge OF the prisoner
The Court, after hearing an elaborate argument,
sustained the objection until such proof was given
Witness resuming-Andrie told me that his wife
had deserted him and he believed had left with Mr..
Tartiene, the prisoner, saying:-tT am bachelor
now; she has carried with her everything pos
sessed; have nothing in the world; my wife has
left, but do not think she win do anything bad,
she is too good woman for that" / consoled
AndrIe by saying that she would return; this con-
versation took place about the end Of May or COM
mencement Of June, at my house Andrie was very
much excited because he desired TO see his chill
dren; he looked little wild; three or four times
afterwards Andrie came and wanted to see his
children and to know where his wife had gone; he
said he preferred to. die. If he could not
see his chdren the last s..,s time AndrIe
by a lawyer shall see my children again; shall
mothers home - this was the day before the kill
ing; Andrie looked so strange that day that the
his appearance the tone Of His conyersaon wSs AZ
excited; he always used good language, as he was
man Of culture, but at that time he used vulgar
and coarse language; cannot tell II the prisoner
habltually carried pistol, but saw one with him.
Certain papers which the witness found in Mrs.
Andres trunk after the killing were shown 10
him and identifed.) / never saw Andrie other
wise than quiet and peaceable.
MADE on the "a se
killing, by note, written after his arrest, that
went to his wife's apartments and got the papers
but the witness said Its purport was:-
misfortune has happened ed to me- beg yor to 60 and
This G'ss" one % so' sas
Jerome Levi, sworn and examined, testified that
knew him in France and his father als0 the father
e o s Sy & Witness that
heard that Andrie, the prisoner, was confined for
while IN an insane asylum, but the testimony was
excluded by the Judge as tncompeJent.
The witness was permitted to say that when he
saw Andrie in IN France the Day after he returned
| beast and ran away from people,
Magdalene Klotz testified that Andrie and his
wife occupied apartments in her house, 14i Mott
was away working in the woods young man came
there, and some time In March or April Andrie
came home and the children called him father; the
witness asked Mrs. Andrle's little girl II Anchie or
the other man was her father, and she said this
pointing to Andrie) was her papa; the little man
| was Lagneau, who, the witness supposed, was
| Mrs. Andrie's husband
Counsel then introduced the letters found in the
| trunk OF Mrs. Andric, which were translated by
| the interpreter and read to the jury. The most
| important was letter written by Mrs. Andrie to
| Lagneau, In which she calls him endearing names
and speaks OF her delicate condition and asks his
| advice.
| Francis Simonet was examined, and said that he
saw Lagneau at Andrie's house on Union Hill; and
| that when Andrie returned to New York Andre
| had night with Lagneau.
Tie Court adjourned till Saturday morning. IL
| is said the defence are going into the insanity
question pretty thoroughly, and that the trial may
! not be closed till the middle OF the week.