The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-10-25

You made me strike her. You called me
a coward and-beCause hesitated,
H.-That isn't true. There was no need
to excite you-you know how to do evil
yourself.
A.-Don't play the angel, Lucifer
H.-You cursed vagabond.
A.-Go on, now. Tell how we put the
body in the well.
H.-What do know about it?
A.-What do you know about III
(Mocking herr Wretched liarl Why
you Satan, you helped me drag it while
we had sent Lepelletier out for wine. You
got me the cord we tied it with.
H,-Don't say 1--WE dragged it," say 81
dragged"
40, you're up in your verbs,eh Yes
I'VE" dragged the body both of us, like
scoundreIs. You took it by the legs to
throw it in.
H.-Get out, you liar. There will be
no punishment severe enough for you.
A.-Say whatever you like, but what
you say is a lie. The truth ls that we both,
she and |, killed Nine. LepelleLier to rob
her. Yes, gentlemen it was to get trink-
cts for that saint there, that little angel,
that | did the business,
In Albert's examination in court he
showed himself the most brazen wretch
that ever came before the Tribunal of the
Seine. He was positively delicious when
reCounting his virtuous but vain strug-
gles against the advice of bis wicked COM
panion. "On the eve he said, "Hortense
made propositions to me to commit the
crime, saying that there was box there
filled with gold, that | was strong and
could easily stun the old man. l reject.
ed her propositions with horrorpointing
out to her how great crime that would
be in us also, that we could get the box
without killing any one. ~ X AT 4
next morning she recommended her urg-
ing, but l would not. She said There
are jewels and money in the box; with
that we could live happily and in com
fort all our lives. resisted the more
strenuously. At BREAKFAST | Contempla
tee that poor Nine Lepeletier, saying to
myself, Worthy womanl Is it that wo.
man this wretch would have me kill2
Hortense renewed her solicitations"
The Judge You mean to say that you
resisted?
Albert Resisted? Good heavene, l
thrust them aside with horror and terror.
1t was only by ceaseless argument that
she won me over had no courage and
went out and bought some brandy.
drank it all myself she had no need of
brandy She had so abOminable nerve
that | cannot express it, but can feel it
within me-" Then he went on to tell the
story f the murder, while HOrteDse glar-
ed on him like tigress.
The Judge-After this horrible scene
you sat down to drink with NJ. Iepelle-
ter2
AIbert-Yes sir, as if itnothing had hap.
pened.
The Judge-And then went out and
stole some clothing?
Albert-Yes, sir; so that should be
better dressed, because that lady (Hor
tense), who is very proud and full of van
ity, did not find me properly attired.
Escaping then, it was nearly year be-
fore the prisoners were captured and then
it was through one of their frequent quar-
rels. Then began their bitter strife, kept
up at every stage of the proceedings-he
to drag her with him to the guillotine;
she to send him there alone Her exam.
inatOn was horrible one. II swear, "she
shrleked, that that vagaboud is the big
gest liar on earth; swear it before my
God and my judge Before that Crucifx
and that jury" broke in Albert what
| said was true" "Was true-coward,
wretch, wild beast P Hortense went on
to declare that A Ibert and LepeIletier had
done the murder and carried away the
body, growing furious at her paramour's
frequent gestures of contradiction till at
last the two prisoners broke into an open
war of vile epithels shreked at the top
of their voices
"Lepelletier is innocent; l will save
him." shouted Albert
Hes guilty, and | will send him there
to the guilIotine) with you" She yelled
back.
The guilty ones are ourselves; you and
did it,"
"No; it was you and he."
In the midst Of this scene of confusion
an adjournment was had till order could
be restored and maintained. Then there
were other sensational scenes when Lep-
eletier testified that he had never offered
Hortense so 600 francs to poison his wife
and become his mistress, and that he had
not-though Hortense constantly inter-
rupted to swear he had--Committed an
assault on child and cut it to pieces, and
crowned another in the Seine after rob.
bing 1t! and when the child of five was
brought in to tell how its uncle and aunt
struck Mamma Lepelletierand threw her
into the well. After all the witnesses had
been heard, Albert insisted melOdramat-
lcally Oh bringing out one pOint-that af
ter his arrest he quietly walked out OF the
police station, which was crowded and an
hour afterwards returned of his own free
will. Said he; VI was getting bored in
the station, and went out to say goodby
to friend. An hour afterwards came
back, found two detectives and gave my
self up. Said to them: "That is the sort
! of police they have at La Villette. | was
arrested, and here l have been out taking
a drink L wished to show them that was
neither drunk nor crazy; was irritated,
but was not drunkp
Well, the sentence was for Albert death,
imprisonment for life for Hortense.
| When he heard it,in his rage at not being
able to drag her to the scafold with him,
he stamped his foot sngrily and cried in
despair, Il must die alone! | must die
alone" His execution, if he has any
chance at all, will be edifyirg. Said he
with pride, What a lot of women are
looking at mel" Then he added, when
they shorten me, I'll make a face the
crowd will not forget for ten years." and
by the way ofilustration he set to grima-
cling at the audience, laughing heartily at
his success when he saw some people
shudder and turn away.
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