The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1876-03-09

\ diabOlical case Of murder, says the
Paris correspondent of the London Echo,
has Just come before the assizes of the
Landes, in France. Bernard Castay lived
in the Commune Of MiramOnt -SensaCq.
He was middIe-aged man, and by dint
of hard work and economy had amaased
little capital, which he employed in
mOney-iending. Among his debtors was
"A man Damcd Duluc, Of low, dissipated
habits, whose wife was generally reported
to be the mistress of Bernard Casay. One
day the mOney-lender disappeared from
his home, and, after a long search, his
body was found at the bottom of gulf
known in the country as the TroU-aUx-
Fees. From the wounds on his head
and body it was clear that he had been
murdered, and the absence of the money
and valuable papers he always bore in
his pocket indicated that theft must have
been the object Of the crime. The police
set to work, and in short time discov-
cred that NJ. Castav had been invited on
the eve Ofhis disappearance, to dine with
DuluC, and that on the fOilOwingdav one
Lacaze, VIGOROUSLY bad character, was
seen to leave Duluc's house i'm a haggard
and suspicious state. Duluc, his wife
and Lacaze were forthwith arrested. At
first they all protested their innocence,
but finding that convincing proof Of their
guilt was being gathered, they confessed,
each one, however, throwing the respOn-
sibility Of the crime on the shoulders of
the other two. The evidence brought
forward on the trial showed that Duluc
and Lacaze had long resolved to murder
and rob NJ. Castay, and that Duluc's wife
approved of the design. \ pistol was
bought and loaded to the mUzzle, en- at
teRdant the execution of the crime. Du-
luc invited NJ. Castay to come and dine
with him and talk over money matters;
the money-lenderac accepted the invitation
Before he arrived at Duluc's house. La
Gaze entered, and, having drunk several
glasses of brandy, hid himself in the hay
| loft, armed with a bar of iron. NJ. Cas-
tay dined with Duluc and his wife, and
either drank too much or was dTuggcd,
for he fell asleep on the table. Duluc
then got the pistol and fired it point
| blank into the sleeping mOncy-lendcr's
face; but as it had been charged with
small shot only, Castay, was not killed
on the spot. He jumped up and rushed
to the door to raise an alarm, when he
was met by Lacaze, who smashed in his
skull with the iron bar. The murderers
next stuffed up his mouth with quick
lime, and dragged him into cupboard,
where he died in a few minutes They
then ransacked hispOckets ofaboUt twenty
pounds, which was divided. On the
night following Lacazc brought a cart to
Duluc's house. The body Of the muir
dered man, hidden in a sack, was placed
in it, and the two men drove off to the
forest. On arriving there the murderer7
had to carry the remains of their victim
for some distance before they reached the
Trou-aux- Fees, which lies buried amid
trees and bushes. They then pitched
the body into the woodland gulf and re-
turned home. Lacaze was condemned to
death, but cXtemuating circumstances
being found with regard TO DulUc and
his wife-why to the former IS a puzzle
they got off with hard labor, the man
for life and the woman for ten years.
observation-disclosures women
are charming in manner, and would be
in appearance, were 1t not for their I'm
gainlv forms, which are ruined by a
clumsy mode of dress, and, among the
poorer classes, the practice Of carrying
/ burdens on the back When a japanese
girl reaches the age of sixteen years
| without having undergone either of the
processes of deformity, she Is a wonder
/ to the eye, and remains 50 until twenty
five, or possibly little later, Then she
/ ceases to charm for a certain period, in
any way excepting by her manner, and
/ that Is generally preserved to the last.
/ But is she grows old she has a chance Of
/ becoming quite delightful again. There
I i nothing nicer than a dignitied and
white haired old japanese lady. She Is
always happy, for She Is always much
+ respected and cherished by her youngers,
and at Il certain Re the natural high
breeding of the race appears in her to
I attain its crysJalization.
THREE years ago Sheffield sent cutlery
i and steel rails to the United States valued
/ at e2.70O, 600. Last ear the total value
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