, 1877-08-20
PARIS.
A Sensational Trial in the French
Capital.
The Tragic Aino1rs Of the Widow
Grns and Rene dc In
Roche.
Love, Cupidity, and Vitriol---The sto.
~ Of a Modern Aspasia.
fiElten Tears of Penal Ser1ltude fsr Tho ,Eonan
,sitL HarbIo Heart,


"lli Aarb'e Heart.
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sp'etas cor7s,pond<nes Of The Tribune.
PARIS, France, july 2s.-Thc "scnsationa1"
trial Of the Widow Gra4, anil her urromp1icc
f'aulry, on charge Of vitriol.throwlng, i,as
filed the Court of Asstzcs Of tho Seine tlIIs
week, md has given ample matter for ptetur-
es4uc reporting to tho entcrpristuC gentlemen
who do the criminal part ot the Faris papers.
The circumstances of the caso arc sufficiently
extraordinary tn bear telling once more, for the
beneit Of TIE CHICAGO TRIBUNE readers.
IT,, MADAME oHAs.
alias the baroncss Jenny dc Ia Cour, a'as sew
eral other things, was, thirty years ago, dirty,
halfstarvcd, neglected little girl, liv-
ing tn the populoua and shabby Menil-
1nontant quarter. Her parents were members
u that uttagrecabis army Of concierges Which
f.ugeho sue nus 50 humorot'sly branded With i'm
ihoftaiity ~ Tue pages OF "Iho Mysteries Of
faris." on'ikc the'r 'fel'ow-concfcrgea Of the
"ea!sh'ef portions ol ths city, WHO vcrily often
icJo'eo III the Possession OF "purp1c and fine
!iocn," ana almost lhsarlaolYof Of vile fnsolcncc
TO mateh'-though, to oc sure. thcru are hon-
ofaple exceptions within my own erpcriencc,-
tno iather anu motfcr Of little Artncnailu {thc
f1enesa lover classes delight IN higtl-sounding
-
charitable lady, living In their neghborl'oosl,
i!rca with generous pity, QUO aay adopted
the child st'c put lcr protcsc to school, Euse
ncF 'ome' and did her best, in nwort. 10
tra'n hes mp ID Inc way she should co." But,
unfortunately. Artne1'alde wouldn't 20. at
Inc agc OK II or 10 slc lcit Ter kind protector
anu becan dlc as MI ouvr1ere In fancy-work
"a!ehouee' FROM nes carltcst childhood the
slfa hau oeeh htafKco ny
MOST fhEcocfous cui1prr.
Naen sue was EutteF'chllu In alenilmontant,
tho ncigllora used to SEQ her diving
thriving trat1c on minute scnle In
,,,. e.. a t',c. ~, "tns" s'e "oul9
pus 1of tt'Aet anu aeli 10 hce 1rtcnds at land
aotno pfoAt' After some years 0t fancy.wurls
tic, Astncpatdg got into difficulties, and araI1,
wos morric., NJ ~ ~ v,,,,,,. ,:.,.a o sas %a.
~ 1u"'s.eo ~ ~ " sou"E e'ose! o1 heF
eaoee' 10 staft TIC happy couple fairly In thu
worlu, tic generous lady provided the brtlo
with dowry of 5000 francs, and hcluttl her IN
lin nnrclpsc ~ a orfx.crv.s,,,n Th. .,,..,,,'
s"e eAso .. 1ac match
no"e'es' 'utaeu out 10 W "hiof1uhaici NJ.
urns. tue worthy grocer aforesaid, could not
tho household; and n sgparatfon wa. oqrrs,f r.,
a.,,,, = ~ ~ a., ,,,.rr,oas "A' 1s'eeu "
1o s..,'"" s. ..,.". 49, ''.', ,'.s'-,.
"ilcn "ett ouF ''eto'oc was !!cafu oi' eho was
slF"f ~ sht9khkas Ah OIAAEi III LuN flM-
ccnncs rarr1son. Her sole object In lcavtnv sh,
,,oth. n vTrtuo e.,ar,e =, ,,,v. too, ,,,I. st..
H.. ,,t,,,,. ,t..1 - IT,. ~. lac. s',...
NV oi's't t,9s9 VI nes+ s"c as4t"o nto thc usual
ltc oi ller Glass; and beca!ne the mistress Of scr-
cral other persons in turn. Amongst them, It
IL said, was a well-snuwu French Sjln,stcr wt,onc
,,.o,n ri mf,1 In. ,,rer sor,,,,s,,. 1ts,,,.ha'7
~. pAs 49,. ~ ...",a.t. .' a ~. o'9 a~sa!oeu
alt these, however, Wo layo no nceit
to concern ourselves. Nine. Gras exchanged
1,cr ,,1.hrfou mama ,y1fr], an,,ct. a,tohtIv ~
much OF tLc opycrle, for tho artstocratic tii,s If
,.,t s,',!i: onnso , .nsmt ~. - =, - coIt,
4na @ toox tamusotG ~ ~ u noaEtn1chts IN Inc
ar Mas ~ rors ", e.c., ,"t,, nu % .sc1 Ut NUM-.
tatIon n hein, no ni n mnst ny "
so ,.i,. ,.t.,, H. ve5 WIS httiNnEy
,! ~ +. ~ sne Tx, numerous
a',s III ~. sAI1s
tpt' ~ a1h H. nrassn tnssints ~ nr sue as. "as
Naem sne par.ea '.o =. r. ~ loSea. Mhe. De IN Calle
.s,,t - ntnar wnt,h ao" Moen.
ae'Ia da "Sn "unr ~ naI a sIsIlusu i @ .ike
~, a - usst ~ ~ n9 ntn, GJu ., nsr e,
MeaA mattuuas VIZ ~, aau Ky sseapeu, ~ ~ io1'a,y
tlougal, run .es het nio .99 Iespectan'o bonds
o. @ ao a',,S ~ Was i Ns ~ 'nto lay
story @ of Lis Itaison +, Tith hsr iiusl'ed u u.
low eaiie,i ii: Hyno d r liosl'e. The ayquaint-
Atiee pcEah " houEtt'H,-n 11ekettY pleaa1ftr
sr"t gu TUG selnc; 81. " y Noche "as uarcly
:o,-r1el', travelled, anu lndatnlnahic. lie soon
Ersw passi9fatc!Y W ena'ioreu ol oar acfofne, and
relations Of tue tende'xas irFeEulsFity resulted.
For sonie years tho rsts victim "reIutccd III
bdnds," lav!shnE q certain soFt OF Affection
and good deal ot money on ms mistress, WHO,
ior her part, appenfs ~ have returned tho iirst
tionsly TO the sceonc.
Courtesans grow old quickly. The Baroness
!ooked INTO her giasH one morning and grew
frightened at
revealed by II. slls saw that her career was
uearly Euil, and that, uhlcss fortune favored
hcF strangely, she would soon be rrlcgotrd to
this suffering world pcrllaps,-who, neglected
aud stunned In their old ngs. drag OH awretchrd