The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-08-15

ana moved ABOUT Jokes ana CRalfS
to make noise, so that the sounds
Of the struggle should not be heard.
After q while Leon called me: Ma
ria, bring me the big cheese-knife,
quick! She has got mine, and is
cutting my fingers? | took the
knife to him; he seized it and fin
ished her with it. [ turned away
my head so as not to see him do it.
Must / tell all. sir2 On Monday
Leon disclosed his plans to me. IF
you will be mine he said, there is
only one way-we must get. rid of
the old woman. IL we took the
money and ran away she would fol
low and find us. You must Get
Marcellin, shopman, ont Of the way
that night. ! will answer for taking
care Of your MOTHER At first l
made objections, but he overcame
them. He only used the big knife
when he found that my mother was
so heavily dressed that her clothing
turned the little one he had. At
night, as we were sleeping in her
bed'-
At this point the accused sprang
to her feet. "AVhat I said there"
she cried, twas false. They forced
me at prison to say that. [ said it
to save him that we might be sent to
New Caledonia, where he could mar
~ me. He slipped a note into my
hand bidding me do this. [ swear
to-day that / did nothing; I did not
share in the assassination or mutila-
ton, did not hand him the knife; I
did not trample on her dead body;
swear 1t, before God!" Prolonged
excitement.
Small wonder that there was "pro
longed excitement" but this scene
was as nothing when compared with
| the sbQdder with which the auditory
heard the girl, in an almost inaudi-
bic voice, tell of the bloody deed
which ensucd after Vitalis had cut
j.. Mime. Boyer's throat. He lowered
The DO y into the cellar, lit by dim
lamp, and with the great cheese
knife with which the murder was
done set himself to dismemher and
decapitate the body. Maria kept
watch at the cellar door. Becoming
impatient, she fitted The door and
whispered, "How far have you got?''
lie answered, I'm at the second
arm" At these words the sensation
Fof horror and hatred in the crowd
was SO marked that proceedings had
to be suspended for a considerable
time. sa @#
Maria Boyer having made clean
breast Of the murder, the examine
ton of Vitais was necessarily brief.
append the most sensational parts
Of it. After eliciting That in some
measure he had obtained the widows
confidence, and helped her in the adj
ministration of her affairs, and that
she had promised him her daughter
while declaring that the girl was
still ypung, the presiding magis-
trate continued: "Were you not the
Widows lover" Prisoner with en-
ergy )-Neyer?' "You never kissed
her in public?" Never" "And
yet tits proved that you shared her
bed" ooh, that was quite against
my will. / couldn't help myself. ]
had been to the theatre with her and
her daughter, and when brought
them home" "Tell me, now what
part Maria had in her mothers muir
der?' "Maria. she did nothing.
She was only there-that was ALL
''No,. it was not. Come! Out with
the truth. She has confessed every
thing" "If she has, spare me the
horror of telling you ofit.' Sensa-
ton. odd she hand you the
knife?" eyes" "Did she stamp
on the dead body Of her mother?-
II did not think that that was very
important" Sensation. "You
say that Maria asked you to rid hel
Of her mother?'' eyes" s:Aftcl
you had cut up the body you and The
young girl slept together in the mo
theirs bed?' II do not remember
The testimony Of the other wit
| nesses did not create much excite
ment Or reveal much that was novel
lit being merely corroboFatiye Of thu
admission Of the two criminals. On,
woman, however, brought out thu
Echeerful fact that Vitalis and Mari;
Boyer had kept the, shop open du
ring the evening, as usual, and tina
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