, 1877-08-10

lie 1mountcd the stairs 10 the rooms Of Ma
iarnc Gras, anil licrtalist IN tlr ncighiurhool
was sent fpr Ma!n'nc t!ras nuraad nit, nnh tho
next ''ay doctor tame"
woman t;ra% exclaimed, ".hais isittnds mol ionr,
d.f'7,tfs mol doucr' Tne presiding Judge next
lm. TIC 9nest'ont' In answer to which tic w.t.
''Ainsc. tfras came to scc me At Rnucn In
1877, when waa doing M5 twelve tnpnths' tnllt.
tary volunteer nervlcc. I never sthyctl hut 9
month at time In Paris, and she never followed
ne e,a on my itaye1.. II $50 wcnt to Egyps antl
authorized her to have aercss IT, tny Pnris rooms
IN my ABSENCE. rcposed much confidence IN
er anu love-, i.er 1rnctl, Though she was fii.ce.t
The auth Of l,cec,nbcr Inst was constantly in
l'nrls, and. on lcaylng, promtse, to take her to
the Opera ball. thunght her wish togo strange
and dangerous, as slc had but Just recovered
.poulenco tried to .lvert her from the pian.
Ny relations With hcr werc probably known to
n'y family who hal talkc,t Of finding a wife for
hut tho prstncr In her house. While size was
dressing I was sdtnctneh IN her bedroom, son,c-
times III tho .l!nng-rooh. l do not remember
time to ,lTese.' / then read ono Of MoataIno's
EsaayB, WlItel spike ht w1rngn."
as to the last part of thfs deposition, II should
be explained that the founIryluan na,ulry, WHO
ECU HAttt AlLflN kn4 N}Atlbl@A&
scheme of Madame Hras, went to the housc
al might. while Ills victim wAs away dressiu1.,
and on the return Of tllc. lattcr was placed BY
$mc. tlraa IN u ,lark cio<ct, where lc could
". le IN lsothe hfn,lcrcd ller drcsslng, where.
upon sic toid him to 20 to lilo dining aud
look at book he would lind there. Whcn slio
1a a dsesisa t. , ' II. sst s 10 1,y VII ssnasa fsssa
him, and s,rnrc II he did wlatsahe had directed
! him s'lc would marry him within three itnntlis-
Alter tile pair had left fle went into the dining.
n 0 ,d 'ena ssss 9";a,snss a ri. ssnss S s'9 Sses
waited TILL a:;h, ttcn to0l t,p the Vial Df Wit
r!ol shc had given ns. went nolaelessly down.
etairs, alld Waited for hta victim I'll the garden.
teMlc, to hc sccrct, especialiY = Ma.iatnc ORA.
kept no scrvaui; hut II 30 happened tlat the
concierge was go!n! M tile stalfs Ia put out tle
Ras nn Tho upper lloor at the very tina lie lad
Shosen Of Most likely to cmapc otservatiot,;;
She hcar' his footstcns On the sta!rs l'en!ni
lsr. aud hear,l him stop ut Maiamc t'raa' door.
After ttIe outrage sl,u stated this to the police.
ad Il ' r. .s wy TINT a4 was afpfs r It.
house, thrcw SO much light on tho plot that
he made a cfean breast Of #. Another
cause Of. snepclon vas the mysterious
tioncd by tho p"EIcc. She refused to anawer
certain questions, and denied that a working.
| n'nt {Gainlry) had been to tho l,ause. slc con-
tcnpfateA taking her victim tu ltnlr, hut rc-
IL
wuut not be allowed 70 leave Paris. Size wrote
| several notes Ia t;nudry to warn titu, agA1nst
Visiting her, atid tnct him ou the It'll. Vt fct
| flinry IN Chhrunrn Cemetery when Elo urged
| him 10 destroy all ltA clothes stained With ytt-
trio1, and gave htu, 100f. to buy Uthers. While
In prlsul slc n,Ata1ea to convey letter to him,
ln which she pressed him to assu!llc tho Whole
rcspunSililttv 81. dc Ia ltoctc wns thunslerstrnci
uu tearbtng tic arrest uf the #uH.an who had
1ecn nursing him, and protesting utlnlMtcd at
tMc,lment fur him ever acr tho outrage, but per
ecivel tho leccptlo,s VI which he had bcc,, tho
= e esg e IA H. ,or a kSe aS lo Ir tr x e
| throw into the tire. These she cvllchtly III
| tended to USE, 1t Necessary, to c1sort money,
| Al she had dune With [ofucr lovers. UAuiry i+
d!.talt'y, related t. Antc. Ur,s, and from
cllilEotM she llal kent up an acquaintance with
him, In spite Of hk humble cirtnnsta1ces. ehu
employed hit, Oil Sundays tn cut mp woou, ett..
! and, Oh his ARRIVAL VI pAbsIon Tor ller, slio
| apparently discovered that l!u might lc ,adu
her tool III forwarding her sete1uu ii En!ntuK n
| competency for lilo by making hcr lover de-
! pel,Ient on her cure. Thu cylIcncc was cou1.
plctrd to-dny,. aud Tomorrow tllc advocates on
". pAsis. s Jtly M E.@rh.s, tho third day Of tho
Gras aud Qattary trial, was oceup!cl with tho
spessl'cs Of counsel. The putll: Prosecutor
a'lA IT. pc1l1ngG, wl'o spoke OH behalf Of Ga1l-
r,ous Witnesses of Important portiotls of lia
eunfessian. The former aiso lald strcss on tho
ayfl!ty 0f afme Hraa for ttiot'cy, aud 'icr tiii.
go;ng Into rlear'lv and installing hcrself nest
door 10 tic i,swly-nurrIcI lover who had
acscrtcd her, armed wlth eotupro-
mlalug lcttcrs as uN instrument Of cxtor-
tton. aud la4utriug, after her arrest. about
mus spceula.lng. lin urged cr pecuniary In
tercst, at aa ugs when her charms werc on the
decline. III 80 dlsfxurtag or disatlia0 n. s9e "a
lt.~he a. u guarl a4anst hls tnurrsing and
rlyct her hold 0u him, and la!.! stress on her
having preserved fragments OF letters which c
supW,Brd to had burnt. liz insisteu TINT
Guudry Haa not capable Of planning such al'
oulruGu, AMI llad no motive fur 50 doing. tis
own passion for Niue. Gtus not Inspiring him
will, any Jealousy OF her other luvere. Ilis prcs-
cnce. moreover, III the housc On tho Otght Of tue
outtagc-a fact proved by bis knowing wliat
passed between the woman and hcr vIctl1ll-
VIVA unlY consistent will, her guilt, rs also thu
fore their arrest, aud her tmplorlng hul, when
both were taken bol0rc the Magistrate, not 70
compromise her, Tllat Ito WOMAN procured
vt1ol ,htcug her nephew was ,sat lksrs =.
so overcome by ILLS passlon for ths woman rs
not to 10 responsibfe for his act!uns. !lt coi.
trast.sl tho respectable career ot his clcnt until
hc fol under her iniucnes With the shameless
81. Lashaud addressed tho Jury on behalf of
M1nt. HraA. lie maintained that Ills client
hui no adequate motive for Iistl4urnk 81. dc
IL Isochc,-an net inevitably resulting In lily
thus with drawn IRON her influence. and 10
lAi,l strcss On tho fact TINT she hel.l no pro1nis
sury notes OF securities iron, him. tlc lnststcd
that HauuFy waa ttla sole criminal, that he wis
headed he charged Nine. Gras with melting thu
Urine, ID order tliat ho might partially escnpe
punishment. Tue Court then adjourned.
NInETY-TWO DEGREES IN THE SHADE,
Wo noticed tho arrival Ut car.load Of grapes