The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-09-22
MURDER TRIALSIN FRANCE
fATRAORBEN.iRY VERDTCTS ~ RE
CENT MuRBFR CISES.
Wage rites ~ Ftcrch Juric- Couvinciue Tcr-
tin'onN Verdict Of "Guilfv." with Extcn-
unt,nV Circumstance Lucky Criminals.

| Wage rites ~ Frcrch guric- Couvirciue Tcr-
iinson, Verdict Of "Guiltv," with Extcn-
uniting Circumstance Lucky Criminals.
Ju,,t Coyie ,adcsee NJ ne k7sdon TDios.
Two ,sls,s have just been decided which
! show the extraordinary and arbiirarv wav In
wAich :. pch JIfioS Urng in vordicisnt Guilty,
tticd hythc Aasi1o G inrt " Cnatentc Inferi cure
! On the ION ~ January last hu-uandman
i''ieu lirfo fI.r7 ~ ~ w iNvd
| Dear. lie dOlrran, was found I1ng dead In a
tool of blood Ia his room. Medical testimony
showed th,t the deceased must have been muir
| ucf q on tho previous evening soon after his
| supper by repeated blows on tho head from =
/ hhmher. Susnicion was directed against bis
| lrutucr in-lnw. Charles Notmandin, aud on the
Is Afty-five years old, and alsn busbandmar,
yeiN iudustrous and desirpus Of getting "a
little properly for which he was unable 10 nay
tuc whole price at once. and therefore asked his
| hruther-in.law to lend him LOO francs. Collie
refused, whersupun a Ivelr rltercatien passed
between the two. which 80 an 'ctnd Cole tn
he tuld hi' niece he would never again nut foot
IN his 30. trt't house. ~ lrmdudn was cNtremcly
inccnsed against his brother-in-aw, the moro so
~ fumor had been spread about 10 the eject
| would trOhaJi Ike back the property which
he had divided among his Two si'ters
ctRcVMsrAN1IAL EvrngScE.
| On the nh OF January Normandm spen' the
which he was putting ~ near COLES house. Al
IA u nasi the worbmcn e Normandin ihet,;
| n being then quito dark. Between and half
! % sd, n woman saw Normandin's horse tethorci
! In "a field. aud shortly after a man named Chail-
| lntcsu met Normsndn himself CARVING "a bas-
| ket out OF which the handle OF tool projected
! aud roin1 toward his brother In laws house
A basket answering T. this description. and
/ hled with snavinss. was afterward found at
! Cule'e, and was recognized as his property, but
! a. laNing Teen lent to Nprmandn. Another
point vf tue evidence against Noimandn was
the fact thai che Of the three blouses which he
poe he a aa have Hs'p Won, on ana the DAY of
the murder; a par Of trousers which Nor
mandin was known to have worn on the same
! found.
murnin: SPOT Of blood was noticed on Nor
maudin's shirt collar but Il had more tho ap-
pearauce OF having been rubbed against some
bloody object than ot being the result OF direct
when told Of his brother iu-laws death. oh
served that lac had pro5ably died Of gpoplexy:
but wheh those who carried the body SAID ~
looked Us II the deceased mad been murdered
by repeated blows on the head. Narmandin ex-
claimed several times. IL could not be other
wise" II Is probable that the murderer went
to Coles house after the workmen had loft,
and, after ,dispnting WITH his brother.in-layw,
handle ~ Is tool was seen toy ChHilloteau pro
iecting from the basket seems conclusive that
witnesses the jury found Normandn " Guilty.
with eXtenuatng instances, and he was
condemned to fifteen years hard labor.
ANOTHER MURDER.
The second case came before the Assizo Court
OF Rure 81 Loire. On the l4th of April youn-
woman named BIN, who worked during the
house beheld most frightfm spectacle. lIrule
and his wife were Wing. apparently lfeiess. on
|
pieces. milk jug. also broken. and bucket
hoored with iron. all covered with blood,
showed what had been the weapons Of the
murderer. lirules face was horribly mutilated,
and his skull fractured Ia several places lie
died the next morning, after fearful suGerngs.
HIS wife, VINO was enceinte, had her face he cd,
ana shoulder covered with wounds AMI bruises;
but she was able TO give the name OF the assassin,
and since then has partially recovered. IL APP
pears that NJ 10 o'clock on the evening Of the
ID T., a man named Audenet knocked at the
door OF Brule's cottage and asked for some
thing 20 drink. lirule offered Audenet, who
had been a WAGNER on tho farm where he
had been shepherd. class OF cider. Audenet
asked Tor some water, aud a. lirue stopped TO
dip II from bucket the other feied MIN with
thick stick aud then turned upon Madame
hrule. VINO had Jumped out OF bed and beat her
TIL she was inscnsiole. The same night. about
~ o'clock, Audenet was seen at Cnateaudun.
where II wac n.ticed that he attempted to re-
move some stains from his trousers The next
morning he bought some clothes. patent leather
boots. linen, gold watch, chain and locket.
revolver cartridges and portmanteau. He lcft
pair Of bood-stained boots at the shoemakcr's,
aud told the barber vino shaved him tn I muir
, der had been committed Ia the neigh bOrhood.
Thence he was traced to Brou, Frezc. Combes.
: aud Monugny. lie YVES at last arrested at Han
ponycrs. where he was working tor VI. Cour-
ceie. Audenet avowed bis quit, aud SAID that
having h'Aten his victims TIL thoy gere appat-
entity dead he had stolen 49, francs iiom 80
drawer, and spent tue remainder OF the night In
dtDuucheS at Chateaudun
. TnE MURDERER REFUSED.
In the month Of January Audenct pad his
addresses 10 Mile. Bouillon, dress maker Of
| Comnes' VINO haa been introduced TO him by a
man named liesnard Audenct wished L. MARI
; with INN had given him jewell. clothes, 2of
3 aud revolver. In Mdrcn Mite Bouiilon re-
= preached Audenet with having told her pack
, OF falsehoods. hut lac swore he had told her the
l | truth. and offered to show her the articles In
question IRON tn,1 o moment ne Aeem ,S &C. &C.
; Of April wrote the following letter which was
: | found On him: H.
dyag d hunger misery has pushed me to The CRIME
, when have Just committed
: That same night about twelve o'clock he
| Knocked "A Madame lnennlSlp.
2 who refused TO admit him. ON the l2th 81
= | April, at y L. NJ. Audenet went To the house of
% . one NJ. Brosse and told him he wished To buy
4 some straw, ~ lie was Il shepherd Brosse's sus-
piconss were aroused ny seeing Thick a,.ez STICK
= hours conversation he asked him 60 20 away.
inv his danger acted ON the Gefensve and Eept
:, his unwelcome visitor company till the small
h hours OF the mornlne, when Audene' AT last
and told him that he would come back the next
d ~ with the things which he had promised 10
show Mile Bouillon. The next night he re.
turned in most Joyous state and trumphantly
-, exhibited the things which he had bought at
" Chatcaudun. AT the Trial the unfortunate
Audame Brule. now widow, whose evidence
Ii was repeatedly ntcrrupted by tears, told
" how Audenet had managed To gain admtttauce
Is to their cottage, aud Described the frightfu
q, scene which ensied. Her appearance in III,
witness box caused paihlui impression II
re CLEAR PROOF.
e After the iunAccpcr at Chatcaudun, Desnard
s. ana Mi - m!loH mad been examined, Bro-s,
Appeared and described the manner VI the pils
- Oucr ON the ni-ht OF the l-th.
% T.r PRECEDENT 80 the prsoner-You WeIt TO roo thh
t. msu2
\. AuIpnt Yes.
- 1uc llHf' lfpt-Ald II you had found mOncy yol
- wVWg haYe IJNSqU!
- Aulcnct -lrst II could
&c After the Procureur ~ the Republic had de
~ clared there was not "A title of evidence To cal
y, for any mercy on the part of the Court, and NJ
a. | Petit Nal-uin, the prisoners counsel had re-
n ped, the President summoned w, and the jur!
w. retired. In twenty minutes they returned ant
A. gave "A verdict OF Guilty. with extenuatini
~ circumstances" II l. but Just to add that luut
49, Indignation was expressed by the spectators "a
~ TINS evident miscarriage Of justice but, unde
- the circumstances, the presiding Judge coult
n only sentence AudeLet to penal seNitude 70
m life. he above cases, unhapplly are not soil
Il tdrl exceptions.
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