Louisiana capitolian., 1880-06-12
A TRUE BILL.
\ STORY or clnerMsrAsrlAL EVIDENCE.

Information reached the French polio,
that early on tho morning Of tho l5tl
of April tho Baroness do G. was lyinp
dead in her bed, strangled with n pec,
of ribbon. She had been married M n
widow to Baron do G., aud was about
- years old, very pretty, Of engaging
manners; and both she and her husband
were known far and wide for laviah hos.
pitality.
Three weeks before tho murder tho
Baron vet out for Russia, where ii was
Haid that he inherited aolne property
from relative. During tho absence of
her husband tho Baroness kept very
much at home, with LrncstIne Lamont,
u beautiful girl OF tho most innocent and
simple manners, who had been educated
aud protected by her, On tho night be.
fore the murder tho Baroness went TO
the opera Ernestiuo, who was not very
WELL did not accompany her; neither
did sho stup for her, ma tho Baroness had
aprivaio key, and did not wish the
young lady to be disturbed. 1t was tho
custom that whou the Baroness on
awalng in the morning, rang her bell
Eruestins went first to her bedroom.
When, on tho morning after tho murder,
no bell was rung, the servants wound
ored, and at last ono of them went np TO
Elnestino'a room to ask the cause. 10
was empty Thinking that sl,o was
gone, as usual, to tho Baroness bed.
room, the servant went tbither. There
the shutters were still closed, and tho
night lamp still burning on y little
table by tho bedside. On tho floor lay
the lIelcss body of Ernestine. The girl
now screamed for help tho other ser.
wants hurried mp stairs, and, on open.
ing tho shutters. ID was seen that the
Baroness lay dead, evidently strangled
with n peco Of ribbon, which was ut |
once recognized as belonging to Ernest.
inc, who was lying in swoon on tho
il0or.
On coming to herself. IL was natur-
ally supposed that sho would DO able to
throw some light on the matter, but. to
the surprise Of all, she showed u nor
vons hesitation hardly to DO rcconciled
with innocence. On further examinn.
lion, ii was found that tho sccrctsiro
stood wide open, md that u quantity
OF papers and other articles were living
about IN confusion, ~ If tho contents of
each drawer had been hastily turned
inside ont liy this timo tho police had
arrived. With scarcely moments
hesitation, they pronounced that one of
Tho inmates Of tho house must either
have committed tho crime, or at least
been an aee6iHpiice tn it. Evidently,
also, there had been robbery added to
mnfdor and therefore, IL was thought
right TO search tho boxes of ench mem
Der of tho household The servon,.
wers all Willing. but who, u c,u, %
llrnestnc's turn to deliver mn her kevs
the young lady showed a strange m.
willingness To do 40 or conra, III,
police persisted, and in a very litu, !
time discovered large sun, of money
and several iowels belonging TO tho muir.
dcred lady carefully sscrotcd at the ]
bottom of hcr box /
How does madcmoisello account for
this money p was the first question pnt I
10 herP |
i do not know-l~c.unot tell. Pray !
io not ask me, wos fin, brs,t,tiur Pc.
''y'
The suspicious already attached 10 her |
,yer, now atrcn,,hc,,1 ,,, Ella u,,ia /
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'"s "'S'"''S'' 'h''' DUTY IN arFest'ng
her, The case was tried, and Ernestinc
Lamont found guilty.
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