The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-03-28
n. AND NINE. PICARD.

HOW THE HUSBAND ACCOUNTS FOn THE DIS
REQUIREMENT OF HIS WEES FAcE-HER DE-
NAL OF HIS STATEMENTS
The police still looking for Alfred Picard, tho
Trenchmap who Is charged by his wife AcIo,se with
having on Sunday last, bound her while she slept,
and then cruelty burned and disgured her face with
oil OF vtrio or some similar substance That Monsieur
Picard Is no, very far beyond the end Of the police
fcrce's evidenced from tho following letter
ccived last night the office OF tho Courier es Eats
Unis -
SEQ that you have been misinformed IN regard to
occurrence between myself and Nine Picard. was
Oh very good terms with my VITO when lot her about
nine months ago 10 try 10 lind means OF livelihood in
Europe, Tor Affairs had sono very badly with
then arranged between that l should
90 to Brussels, and that II | found work there she
ment soon alter reaching brussels wrote to my vile
sell what furniture she had and come to me; but
instead OF doing ASKED her, she dld not
10 me- and Tor seven months wrote letters after
letters without receiving any rcsporsc. Then,
suspectiug tho truth, returned to take her by
prise. and saw her entering the house sccompani led
by big. clumsy German. who away
when he perceived mc | Intended to 90 away
agaip WITHOUT any scandal but found that the
bad conduct OF my wiic was matter OF public
notoricty. She had IN the house KIND Of pencil OF
some caustic substance with which 10 make "bcauiy
spots, upon her lace. On Sunday amused myself by
marking upon my hand with tho pencil moistened with
saliva and that the spots touched turned black
without Causing inc slightest paul. linen, Wiilc she
was asleep Ipuvcrizcd little end OF the pencil mixed
1t with spittie and, taking It upon Two hngors,
applied II 10 her lett cheek rho cold touch awakened
and she tired to wipe OIL her face, and IN doing
so spread the little spot which had made. Then she
rushed out OF the room, saying that she would obtain
a policeman and have me rot (crerer In prison. AZ 10
the story that took our child away, that 10 lio like
all the rest You can learn my true character from
(hcre follow several names which IS useless to refer
to) ALFRED PICARD.
rHR WHY'S CONTRADICTIONS.
reporter Of THE HERALD last night, with copy or
the above letter In hand, made his way to front
on tho sixth floor OF No 146 East Hous street, where
..the woman in tho case" Is domlcled. Madame Picard
was found suffering great agony from the wound,
which covers the entire left check and extends
distance down upon tho neck. She Indignantly re-
peisd the Institutions mado In tho letter against
an utter isschood. She declared that she had
any such pencil, and that Tho substance with wh.c
she burned was liquid which she, before falling
asleep, had without supocrg anyth ng seen hsr huS
b. the hollow bottom OF an inverted tumbcr.
Then she explained with rapid utteranco IN her native
awakened ny a terrible burning pain. AMI Picard
stand ng over her with the enpted glass
In hand; how sno strovo TO
rise but found her hands bound together with strong
cord how IN attempting TO brush of the murderous
lou sho only succeeded in burning her hands (which
bore the marks). aud how, when her husband then
approached hcr pair or scissors aud attempted
cut of her hair, sho nnaiy, with strength gained
from the maddcnng pain, broke The cords, and, rush
Ing down INTO the street., escaped Nine Picard also
stated that alter her wound had been dressed by an
apotbecary whose shop she entered, she returned
waved knife IN the ar ana Threatened TO kill her Vi
shc Told the police OF the affair