, 1877-08-10
Ia VITROLEUSE,
Tho Scheme Of d Frcncl Wninan 10 Murder
Her LaEor tn Htrure His Money.
Ejln1fch 10 Lond9n Tf{tuS11nh.

Tho Schcme Of q Frcnctl Wnman 10 Murder
Her LaFor tn Secure Ills Money.
hlpafch to london TtiearuDh.
rARla, July asl.-To-day tho horror-'oviug
In ordrr to get u seat ut the Asaize Court Il,
remembered, attet.,utei, with tho ussIstance Ut
q worktnnn nAlstcl Halury, to absasaiDatc, or at
least 10 m,ltt!ale, her lnyor, ~ do la Roche, by
throwing vtrloI over lilly laec. Tho llistory Ut
the aila.r seems mere like highly sensational
almost in thu midst Ut us The WiI,w
Hrns, 1t appeass. WIS born In llumblu
circumstances In QUO ot tho faultourgs Of paris,
and at uuv time sold IN tbs strceta. \ rllIeIta-
bio !a4.y, however, took an interest In her, gave
Ttree months alter their union su lost her llls-
bnnd, who died lii The hospftaa, md she became
the mistress nf u military officer. Th!s was In
1sN. Since tl,st time sls has lyea 'fs Of nd
that Of almost thousands Ut other w0ulch III
Paris by tho Unsuitable auh sordId grc'L which
su.,n began ~ declare itself In her character.
Oat u her nutacToas lovers sha managed 10
werc large al,d her CHARMS beginning 10 tall oil,
al4a seei,Is to have determined to }slAlsc the beat
Vi hcr last chance. 1t was III 1879 thlt she lrst
ulcl her future victim, II. dc la H,ehe, q young
tiyrs, who, coni,s to live alone lu l'uris With
out friends Or companions, all the tnure caatly
fell under the empirs Ut this woman. Finally,
however, In lS1G, VI. dc In !sochc was induced
learning which fuct lie Willow Gras vet atuut
coic1,ctil,s tier llurrible scur,nc 1Itr hope WAS
to 1tstigure her lover In urlcr to get posseesI0n
pt llln, to muse hun ln Ills Illness, TO kref, his
relatives away. and litalty u make herself his
heir.
Sot tue lest tragic part Of the atlatr Ia her
relation with ttaslslty, WlD has been soldier,
nntl ID byprofesslon y lAollrr ami iroslworxcr.
Gaadry, It secuss, ube.l 10 play with her WHEN
tluy Wer nisl cltI!lrcn, u,lt! having met lin, by
accident In Paris juAt 'cIorc she llegan 10 iledt'
tntc her scheme, sile renewed tl'elr
and had HIN to wUfk la her tioase tu tue Hue !e
BouloglH. r T9S !est " lhc story . simple
The passion with Which she bad inspired tlaaary
IL serve her 6wu eutls, and Promised to nlaErv
Lin X be would aycngc hrr 9m an Gneiny. With
out over hasing sceu n. .ic la Rsehe, f'audfy
I!Il5ndy lent hln,self 70 The .icep la plot ol the
liz executed IT. with the effect u entirely d.
stFoy!ng one vi tnr sycs Ut thn vlelin anl per
,uanently iajnrlne tho other.
To-aay's proceedings were occupied with the
rcailsn9 q! tue aet of accusation and tho inter-
rogatory of tho widow Gtas, hcs aceotnplce
{iaudry, allt tho Commissioner Of Poll q, ~.
Mah.. Tnr ACCUSED tried to throw VII the hlame
on tiaulry, but the evidence agalnst her IL
lsps, rather disappointed with tie appearance
OF The hcfu1nu OF thIs fearful traRely. Shv Is u
wu,nun II mature years. tler Lalr, which sho
asea to dye, hss lx'sone dirty gray during hss
imprisonment. and her features retain lev rem.
,,ants Of bygons beauty. II Is nrctiless to nll
] thut tbs Court Waa crowded, mud tlu excita-
me,lt during tho exan,lu4ton Ut The prisouer,
WIN via soiaetiues very violent lu her replies,
| rose to III intcnsr pitch.
| flsnateAss % london Tin4ss .
pARla, July si.-rhe hea1ing Of the .vItrtol.
| throwing ease NILS continued tu@iay, hen tEle
yiytllu VI the outrage. N. Reue DO H. {orhe, was
| examined. Aflcr stating that hts relations witt
the female prisoner uras coulesscedtn In January,
Isis, nnd that hc resided souletlmes tn Pulls
sometimes II! the country, occasionally travelling
| nbroatl, hu added:
with the female prisoner Id the Rue Dc BuAlosue
| then went hutnc to dress, returned about II, NIT
| rcuaiueI about IN hour. We took Z CAB tt
the opera4 agreeing to tneet at the head Of tbt
grand sta,rcase about :. VIC took . cab for IL.
prisoners tIomc aud alighted at the gate. paIl
ths eahuan and ra"g tle bell. While eoluR W
the ayenue 70 the house saw Hgu1e @lyanet
from thu wxii aud thruw something ut me.
felt terrible pain iu iuc fave, shrirkwl Aioud
aud knew that MAS bliudc4 for tho rust vi M