, 1874-11-03

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ploious herbs found In or possession. tho absurd
ity OF person protoi,diug to royorao spoil who
did not kuow how to imp0hD It, nnti rho Ind tho
o1ttanrdtnnry admission contained in hcr verrion
Of tho formula which Bho Ind uaod when placing
that, III tho intoreats OF truth aud Justice, 1t mas
noccBsnry to put hor to tho question"
Tho Inst paragraph, which no tnro borrowed
pretty c3nctly from tue record, aceins very legal
that 1t ncent absolutely nothing, Wo llaso gono
over noarly 100 reports Of trlals which Took
place at tho 0nhtolnt nbout l1ts pcriotl, without
finding q atnglo luBtanco in which resort was not
lad to tho question.
Alargot waa put 10 tho question forthwith, " on
ts MS 1 eo c ara ran the Efss aGsr .
released, ohafod, ns nsunl, N t1o kisclon,
bad roason to considor horsolf safe. 1horo mas
no decisive evidence against her. She thought
she could trust Ior acconplico to keep eIloncc,
and tho old siunor lad mol tho srna!lent doubt
concerning her own flrnngsB.
On Sfouday, Aug. l, tho Cuhrt rtaaaemblcd.
Ilcro wore rrcsctlt six members, two OF 'rhnrh
had not nppoared ut tho fotnlor sitting. This
and with hor scvoral dumb, but ratlior dargor--
Gus w!tncsscs, consisting Of ono Or t5so t1rioa
hcrhe, q pioco Of nioas, and lock Of lnlr, Which
had Leon found In 1,or box. She, too. was re-
9nired to give MI ncconnt Of her former life IN
boon given hor 40 . souvenir by u formor
rara,nonr, MI English Squire. who had
hrluh Of q well where, according to tra-
tlition, virgin bad been hehcadct. 1t wnB sup
fetarn therefor eha bad given tho Squire D. lock
Of her Lalr for Which scarcely % much could be
said. Ono would hnvo thought tl1at sucl tokon
was hardly Of tho kind to .pass between people
like those; but enoh were tlie good old simcs.
Concerning uutnscllu, rEstallee was suf-
flciontly dtiruec. sho declared without tho
Bnalcst reserve, or regard for womanlY or Legal
decorum, aud to tho very boarts Of those mnBt
potent, grave, mud reverend sig,,iors," that slio
Ind loved, still loved, and would continue to
as sho added with ychenont passion, butter
than any man TINT over cos,!1 be born into tho
world" The tutt Of lair vas his. Once on time
when ho was lenying hor, MS sho thought. far too
goon she tried to arrcat him in n playful way.
sAo seizcd hiA hood BY ono Of the. corners lle
pulled agai,1as hor. and thus tho thing was torn
on, aud with 1t these hairs. 1lo escapc1 for tho
time: but she wrapped nj tho hairs in tho frng-
meut' Of red CLOTH, and put tho pnclsot array
atnong tho tLings which allp valued noBt
horbs for magical purposes, o. that Hao haa over
uttered d threat concerning l1ainsclln. Sho nd
mittcd that his marriage hatl griovcd hor oxcecd-
tngiy-n1otc far more tha1i anything TINT mad
over before bcfallen hor. And slio admitted lar-
ing said that ho wonld have renBon to rue the
tiay-1ot 10 shroat, but bccanso sl,o know full
we'll that never. neyor moro would lio fltd my
woinal, in this world to sacrifice herself for him
as Blo had done. This WIS MI that Bho had to
Bay, and Bho was sont buck to her coll.
The Court waB by this tlnc increased to
ceyen,--thp 1--WE fresh uenbors probably hn1-
ing boon alt attracted to tho Ohatolet by tho
unusual interest which the trial began to assume.
A good deal of discussion anong tle Judges fol-
lowed tho departure of Marion. Its worry length
shows TINT ii was not altogethor unfayorablo to
hcr. In tho end it was decided That she, too,
should be put to tho torture, but not until
ATargot had bcou subjected thereto 4 second
time. Tho crono therefore was summoned, mud
strotchod on tlle rack. but tho stern pcrsra-
sioi.s Of the sln1l bed aud the great ono bud not
the en,a!lost effect on hcr obstinaoY. 80 cnded
the doinga OF the day.
There waH no court Oh Tuesday but on
Wednesday, the Sd Of August. it's members u.s.
Bomblcd to tic number OF sovon, and Marion was
led before 1t. Tho proceedings opened with a
Oadln do Roohefort, seized tho woman to pro.
Daro hor for thu iron couch, aho burst from bis
grasp, and treated tho worshipful Magistrates to
not lttlo q ler mind. 6ho warned them, With
suitable gestures and interjcctions, to "mind
woman Of good fame" She declared, With tloep
Tint allo was entirely ignorant of the
charges brought against her. And aho closed ay
neat IN grafton nB waB ever delivered undor such
WITH 0n appeal to tho Court of
Parliament.
sucl IN appeal, eyon from euch lips, WAS not
to DO flisrcgnrded, Tho work Of torture WAS
md notioo Of the appeal wah trans
1nlttcd to tho body corcornod, which. as it hap
puned, waB sitting at that momons. Tho message
received prompt attention, antl tho nlessenGora-
clot, and tile merely learned Master Guillaume
porcl, both members Ut tho Court Of rarlia-
1nsns as we'll a8 the Court Of the Cllotolot-werc
uent back Oh tho instant, with full powers to tle-
eide III to the validity Of tho appeal. So qnichly
was al this dono, that tho examination WY re-
stage TINT Banlo day. Clearly old French luw l,ad
not yet put on those tedious forms Of Which
Hunllot complnina so bitterly.
Hcr appeal bclug dieallowcd, Marion was
placed on tho rack.-buk no further confession
moved. and Margot was brought up FROM tue
Grlocnc, a,,d tortured for tho third time. Tho
old tavurn-keoper, however, proved no moro
yielding than heretofore, and tho Court nd
jonrnca.
Tho poxt day l'Estnlleo was ordered to 10
questioned By water. THIS torture was much
tic anmo in l;lo0 NJ wAcn 1t ,au Witnessed by
Evelyn, in tho Bamo place, in 1861. Hete.ac-
eording to tho dfarBt of Says Court. the wriHtB
OF tho naletactor wcro bound With d strong
ropo or small cable, to III iron ring 10 tho wall,
AUOAt I lEcL liuAl LHo Auots 4AEA Ai9 lCtt Ntlo
fastened with another cable 'nbout loot TAR
ther than his utmoat lcnE!h, to another ring on
tie floor Of tho 1oom. Thus suspended, yet
lying but aslant, they slid au horse OF wood ILL.,
dor tho rops TINT bound his feet, which so OK
ceclingly Btinoned it as sorYod the fcllow's
joints III miserable Ho1t, drawing him out at
length III IN extraordinary. manner, ho
having only pair of linen drawors
on lis naked body. Thsn they quos-
toned, whIch not confesbing, they, put iishor
horse Under the rope, to increase tho torture aud
extension. In this agony, confcssing nothing,
tho cxccutiuuer with q hurn-jnat such as tlay
drench horacs with-stuck the eud Of it into Ills
mouth, and poured Tue quantity of tsro buckets
Of water dawn ha throat and over him, which
10 prodgiol,s!y swollel him, as would have pitied
asld aflrEhtcd my one to SEQ. . It rapra-
sensed to NC the intolerab!o sufferings which
our Blessed Savior muBt neodB undergo when
haa body was hlnnging with nll itb weight upon
tic Cross." Tho torture thus faithfully doHcrib-
cd May 80 terrible that fow ever endured it bo-
You'd the t1atateGo, and 50 tl,appcned tn this in
as. poured upon her, Marion WIS vau-
qaishcd by hor snirerinrgs, aud entrcated
Her desire Waa complled with. "Then.n