The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-03-23
THE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT, SUNDAY. MARCH %, 1879.

was described as beautiful, just eighteen.
well-dowered, noble and religiously educated
M. Magre had never seen the young lady. but
knew she was Of genuine nobility. His ina
gination fired up. An affirmative answer
was telegraphed, and the sutton followed 1t
by express to offer himself and fortune to
Inadefnolselle. The friend lost no time In intro
ducing him to the Du Perripr family. Blanche,
whom he thought shy and lovely, as he
had been told, was shown him twice for q few |
minutes by her mother. The interviews In |
both cases were short and In the presence OF |
many witnesses. Between the day on which |
the proposal was made In February and the |
wedding in March, barely time for the publ |
cation of the bans elapsed. Settlements IA |
vorable to the young lady, who had nothing |
but her beauty, were drawn up, the consent |
OF the parents obtained and a splendid
trousseau was prepared with celebrity which |
cost the sutor mint OF money. His mother
impiored him not to desecrate Lent by a
wedding tour and demonstrated with the
Cotntesse du Perfier on the profanity Of sui
fering bridal feasts In her house In that sea
SON She spoke to deaf ears. On leaving the
church the newl Unmarried couple started for
Nigp, TIT, bride taking with her q Spanish
maid, Paquita, and q lapdOg, which she in
sisted on carrying In her arms. 1t was snap
pish and meuacinR, and showed his teeth at
the bridegroom whenever he attempted to APP
proach his wife, 1t also mounted guard IN
her chamber at Nice, when room was hired
there for the BRUTE and 1t was imprisoned
there. A love me love my dog scene tok
| place. which ended In the bride falling ON her
| knees confessing prior attachment, and her
expectation Of being mother In October. A
circumstantial account was given by her Of
| her rnishap, OF which Paquita was o eonfi-
dant and II was then repeated In writing ana
signed The dog WAS sent back to his post
and dispatch transmitted to the COmtesse
du Perrier, announcing that the whole
party would start for Toulouse at day
break, III consequences of the rsyela-
ternal influence at Toulouse the bride
| DECLARED that her confession was I'M
true, and explained that fatigue and nervous
excitement had led her into eliminating her
self and family The husband, hoping this
might be so, agreed TO keep silence and to
live In separate wing Of the Countess house
until time should prove the falsity or veracity
Of the confession. II showed the lady had
told the truth. M Magre then made the full
statement Of his situation to magistrate as
q step to disowning the coming infant. and
quilted Toulouse for Madrid. Simultaneous
" Pauuita went there also. She was devoted
TO her mistress, In all her secrets and on see
Ing that she tracked him, Mr.. Magrs wrote
home that she was related 10 desperadoes
, and he feared being murdered by them re
! Jumped to the conclusion That to prevent the
expected child from being bastardzed MS
/ death was comprised. he day his WIFE gave
birth to q son in last October he was aSSaileC
lby armed men with knives and MORTAL
wounded. On his death-bed he made vii
lin favor Of his own family, and a further
, declaration, which, with the confession made
Mt Nice he intrustsd to a notary. The sui
: brought by his mother was to establish thi
9 will. and the dlsavowal OF paternity 1t con
a tanned. The counsel for the widow and In
: FAINT did not refute the allegations OF the 0the
, side, and limited himself to pleading IN
3 pnter est g,,em nuptbr demonstrant and tn
Z Caueat emptor Of the civil law; and so. not
r withstanding certain moral evidence, judg
= ment Is given, from motives OF public policy
i that the child Of tie man murdered In Mao
r rid Is his legitimate offspring, and will II
g herit his large fortune. The murder Is unde
g diplomatic investigation.