The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1875-09-16

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ing these emotions and thinking thes
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voice and pen 10 help the democratic part
In Ohio, and thank you for the welcom
you have given me.
A MURDERER LOOSE ON THE TOWN
A FRENCHMAN WHO KILLED THREE MEN Z
SUCCESSION AND ATTESIPTED HIS ow.
LIFE.
The Paris correspondent of the New YorI
Times tells this: A workman Of Tolouse
named Berges has just been condemned to
death for three marders which he committed
on the oath of October last year. On that
DAY, ABOUT 9 O'Clock in the morning, he LEFT
bis house in FsubOurg ds Bonheur and pro
ceeded on his road to she village of Balma
with double-barreled gan over his shoul-
der. he was known 20 all as a daring
poaeher, so two men who met him on The
road were not surprised TO hear hin fire
twice. Berges almost immediately
afGer repsssed them going toward
iColoUse. One of them said iokfnelv.
You have soon found the hare,
Berges made no answer, but TelOading his
gun. continued on his way. The two men
In question, however, were attracted oy
loud screams from neighboTing cottage to
the spot whence they heard the reports pro-
ceed, and soon found the liieless bodies OF
Lasbax and Naudy, two canton niers, wing
on the road. Both had been shot through
continuing his walk, asked a woman III
CausSinius, the proprietor of the
house where she lived, was at
home. Probably" she replied 'since
he is ILL.," 81 shall know how to find him.
| remarked Berges. who, .on arriving ct the
hOnap nayHpiyQd inir,
The murderer took steady aim and hit his
victim behind the left ear.
THE UNFORTUNATE NAN FELL DEAD,
| whereupon Berges continued his homicidaI
progress, and some two hundred yards
further on, perceived a grocer named
Vergnes shaving himself before his window.
Rerges discharged his piece full In the mans
lace. and wounded him so severely that hi q
| life was at one time des paired OF. Berges
| then tried to kill himself, but the neighDors
sei3sd his gun. 81 have killed fOurv he
said to the crowd, "and only regret that
| nave not killed Laurent" He next tried
unsuccessiully to get possession OF knife
Belonging to Casac, blacksmith, who had
disarmed him. Berges then fed, and
going into another house ssizsd q
! knife, with which he attempted to
| kill himself in back street by
pressing the haft of the knife against the
/
men. Despite his severe wounds he lett this
spot, afler hiding the knife, and soon after
was arrested, without making the least re-
sistance. All this, it must be remembered
happened within two hours, in q thickly
populated neigbbOrhCod, and in broad day-
light. Berges, on his TRIAL, said that he was
induced to kill Mandy because he sent evil
spirits 20 annoy him. He killed Lasbax be-
cause be found him talking with Mandy.
Caussinius had once accused him OF inde-
| cent behaviour toward neighbours daugh-
ter; and Vergnes had iIteTered with his
poaching proclivities. he described his
| having been
| SPELLBoUND BY BEAUTIFUL WOMAN,
radiant as princess, aud said the night be-
fore he committed the murders he heard
noises round his house, and heard the voice
of Naudy as he dug with pick axe outside.
He had, to cure himself of his malady.
shaken hands with all his friends in order.
he said, to get rid of the venom. Forty
eight witnesses were examined, most of
whom stated that Berges was not consid-
cred out Of bis mind, but that he was very
passionate. Some, however, gave evidence
that BergeS had complained of violent
! headaches, and that he declared Naudy
had sent evil spirits to torment him.
Others testified that BeTgss shook hands
| with them in q strange way, and Afterwards
ssked them what sensations they had fslt.
Five doctors accustomed to deal with luna
| tics declared Bsrges TO be out OF his mind
and recommended bis instant removal 10 an
asylum. A sixth. who had examined him,
sent an affidavit stating that II Bsrges was
not mad, he mad, az least, committed the
crimes OF which he was accused while in
state OF high fever. Despite the evidence,
the jury found Berges guilty, without ex-
tenuating circumstances, and ho was con-
demned to death.