The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-02-10


containing some three hundred livres IN
gold. The key of the strong box was IN
the same place, and In it were found
four bags, each containing 1000 llvres,
and many other bags containing differ
ent sums, on one of which was written,
6 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
zeTs Jewels, to the value OF 10000
ivres. In her pocket there was found
the sum of eighteen plstoles in gold.
Undoubtedly some other motive than
robbery had caused the perpetratlon 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 MS going out with his mistress to YES
pers down to the moment OF his exam1-
nation. He was searched, and there
was found upon him the key OF the hall,
where his pantry was, and master-key,
with large wards, which on trial was
found to open the door of Madame
Mazel's chamber, upon which the Lieu
tenant Criminel 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 in prison, and neither on his
person nor in 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 1t with
shirt which was found stained with blood
in the garrett, hidden under some straw
land 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 q servant named
Berry, who had been dismissed from the
service of Madame Mattel about four
months before, because he wa3 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. IA, 1899, M. De Savonnieres
presented request to the Lieutenant
Criminel III 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 a 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-
naI0 LIE Brun.
M. 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
fifty 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;
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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
In quality, but also In size, and was made
for 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 cloth
was known to belong; who was in Paris
about the time of the murder, and had
been seen since with an amount of mon
ey which he could not have honestly OBJ
tanned. Why was no notice taken of the
Able Poulard? an equivocal character
at best; priest who, after being in two
orders, actually belonged to none; who
had access at all hours to the house of
Madame Mazel; who had been seen to
enter at midnight-the hour the murder
was committed who had an inter-
est In the death of his benefactress,
which LIE Brun (who was ignorant of the
legacy left to him) had not.
The counsel on the other side laid
great stress on the possession of the key,
on LIE Bruins exclamation 6 This is not
apoplexy, but something worse, and on
the seven louis he gave his wife to Jock
up, and which it was pretended was part
of the money taken from Madame Mazel,
although no Identification of it was even
attempted. Never was there clearer
case There was no direct eyide-co