The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-02-11

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four bags, each containing 1000 Hvres,
and many other bags containing differ,
ent sums, on one of which was written,
This is the property of the Able
Poulard." Under one bag there was an
empty purse and red leather writing
desk, which contained all Madame Ma
zel's jewels, to the value of 15,OOC
livres. In her pocket there was found
the sum of eighteen pistoles in gold
Undoubtedly some other motive than
robbery had caused the preparation Of
he crime.
The Lieutenant Criminel questioned
the two women who attended on Madame
Mazel they related succinctly what had
passed the night before. LIE Brun, who
was next called upon. gave with equal
clearness an account of everything that
had happened to himself from the time
OF his gazing out with his mistress to YES
pers down to the moment of his exami-
nation. He was searched, and there
was found upon him the key of the hall,
where his pantry was, and n master-key,
with large wards, which on trial was
found to open the door of Madame
Mazel's chamber, upon which the Lieu
tenant Cllmiuel ordered him into GUS
tody. On putting on the napkin it was
found too small for his head they ex.
amined his hands, but there were no
signs of blood ON them, nor on his
clothes nor were there on any part of
his person any marks of that resistance
which it was very evident the unfortu-
tunate victim had made. Some of the
hair of the ruffian who had killed her
she had torn off, and still held clutched
IN her hand. lie Brun was again ex-
amined i'll prison, and neither on his
person nor III his answers was there
found the least cause to believe him the
guilty person. They next examined the
lodging of his wife, where nothing was
found to criminate him however, they
seized on his linen, to compare it with
shirt which was found stained with blood
In the garnet, hidden under some straw
(and which it was reasonably supposed
had been worn by the assassin), and
with the lace neck-cloth. Two of the
female servants declared that this neck
cloth never belonged to lie Brun, but
said they remembered having washed it,
or one just like it, for servant named
Berry, who had been dismissed from the
service of Madame Mattel about four
months before, because he was detected
in robbing her. No resemblance was
found between the shirt and those be-
longing to LIE Brun, nor in any inquiry
that was made did the slightest circum-
stance arise that tended to fix the charge
on him.
On Jan. ii, 1899, NJ. De Savonnieres
presented request to the Lieutenant
Criminel in his own name, and in that
of his two brothers, demanding that LIE
Brun should be declared duly convicted
OF having murdered Madame Mazel. and
of having robbed her of quantity of
gold coin that was in her strong box;
and that he should be at the same time
deprived and declared unworthy of a
very handsome legacy which had been
left him by his old mistress. With such
force was that latter point urged that it
was plainly apparent that this same leg
acy was the real source of all the enmity
OF DE Savonnieres toward the unfortu-
nate LIE Brun.
NJ. D'Aucour, who was employed as
LIE Bruins advocate, showed conciusively
that it was impossible he could be gull
ty. The deceased had received above
nifty wounds, and had evidently made
great resistance, but the prisoner had
not even the slightest scratch on his
hands, or spot of blood on his clothes;
the towel twisted up like cap was so
much smaller than his head that he could
not put in on. The knife was not his;
the neck cloth was known to belong to |
another person; the shirt was not like |
any he possessed; it was unlike not only
III quality, but also i'll size, and was made |
Tor small man, whereas lie Brun was /
tall and robust. The misdirected zeal
OF the prosecution was strongly urged |
upon the Court. Why was not inquiry |
made after Berry? Berry, who had once
robbed Madame Mazel; who was known !
to be an infamous wretch, capable of
any mischief; to whom the neck.clotb
was known to belong; who was in Paris
about the time of the murder, and had
been seen since with an amount of mon.
9y which he could not have honestly OBJ
famed. Why was no notice taken of the
Able Poulard an equivocal character
1t best; priest who, after being in two
orders, actually belonged to none; who
lad access ut all hours TO the house of
Madame Mazel; who had been seen to
inter at midnight-the hour the murder
vas committed-and who had an inter
st In the death of his benefactress.
which LIE Brun (who was ignorant of the
egacy left to him) had not.
The counsel on the other side laid
'reat stress on the possession of the kew.
N LIE Bruins exclamation This is not
poplexy, but something worse" and ON {
he seven louis he gave his wife to lock
p, and which it was pretended was part
1 the money taken from Madame Mazel. {
Though no Identification of it was even |
tempted. Never was there a clearer {
lSe. There was no direct evidence [
timer way. a single circlmstance-the t
of a masterkey, of which n c
uplicate was known TO be in existence {
as all that could be urged against the {
rlsoner, while in his favor there was
lass of circumstantial evidence, clear. c
aud convincing. His ac- a
initial seemed certain, but we who occa- @
onally feel inclined to gr1mble Mt the
arversities Of juries, would do well TO /
udy carefully the history of French G
before the revolution. {
DOR lie Bruu WAS tried at different s
mes before fitY.fiye Judges, men whose y