The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1881-05-12

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CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE.
In the year 1859 there lived in Paris a
woman Of fashion called Lady Mazel.
Her house was capacious and four stories
high on the ground floor was large
servants hall, in which was a grand
staircase, and cupboard where the
plate was locked up, of which one of the
chambermaids kept the key. In small
room, partitioned off from the hall, slept
the valet-de-chambre, whose name was
LIE Brun the rest of this floor consisted
OF apartments in which the lady saw
company, which was very frequent and
numerous, as she kept public nights for
play. In the floor Of one pair of stairs
was the lady's own chamber, which was
in the front of the house, and was the
innermost of three rooms from the grand
staircase. The key of this chamber was
usual y taken out of the door and laid
on chair by the servant who was last
with the lady, and who, pulling the door
after her, shut it with spring, so that
1t could not be opened from without. In
this chamber were two doors, one COM
municating with a back staircase. the
other with a wardrobe, which opened to
the back stairs also.
On the second floor slept the Able
Poulard, in the only room which was
furnished on that floor. On the third
story were two chambers, which con-
tanned two chambermaids and two foot
boys; the fourth story consisted of lofts
and granaries, whose doors were always
open. The cook slept below in place
where the wood was kept, an old woman
in the kitchen and the coachman in the
stable.
On the 9th of November, being Sun
day, the two daughters of lie Brun, the
valet, who were eminent milliners, wait
ed on the lady, and were kindly re-
ceived; but, as she was going to church
to afternoon service, she pressed them
to come again, when she could have
more of their company. LIE Brun at
tended this lady to church, and then
went to another himself after which he
went to play at bowls, as was custom
airy at that time, and from the bowling
green he went to several places, and,
after supping with friend, he went
home seemingly cheerful and easy, as
he had been all the afternoon. Lady
Mazel supped with the Able Poulard as
usual, and about II o'clock went to her
chamber, where she was attended by
her maids. Before they left her LIE
Brun came to the door to receive his
orders for the next day, after which one
OF the maids laid the key of the chamber
door on the chair next it they then
went out and LIE Brun, following them.
shut the door after him, and talked with
the maids a few minutes about his
daughters, and then they parted. he
seeming still very cheerful.
In the morning he went to market and
was jocular and pleasant with everybody
he met, as was his usual manner. he
then returned home and transacted his
usual business. At o'clock he expressed
surprise that his lady did not get up, as
she usually rose at z; he went to his
wife's lodging, which was in the neigh
borhood, and told her that he was un-
easy that his lady's bell had not rung,
and gave her louis-d' ors, and some
crowns in gold, which he desired her to
lock up, and then went home again and
found the servants in great consterna-
ton at hearing nothing of their lady;
when one observed that he feared she
had been seized with an apoplexy or
bleeding at the nose to which she was
subject. LIE Brun said cit must DO
cnSo AZ 1ro
me for I found the street door open last
night after all the family we're in bed
but myself" They then sent for the
lady's son, M. de Savoniere, who limited
to LIE Brun his fear of an apoplexy. LIE
Brun said /: It is certainly worse my
mind has been uneasy ever since I found
the street door open last night after the
family were in bed" A smith being
now brought, the door was broken open,
and LIE Brun, entering first, ran to the
bed; and, after calling several times, he
drew back the curtains, and said: ooh,
my lady is murdered p He then ran
into the wardrobe and took up the strong
box, which being heavy, he said "She
has not been robbed how is this ?"
A surgeon then examined the body,
which was covered with no less than
fifty wounds; they found in the bed,
which was full of blood, scrap OF era
vat of coarse lace, and napkin made
into night-cap, which was bloody, and
had the family mark on it; and from
the wounds in the lady's hands it ap-
peared she had struggled hard with the
murderer, which obliged him to cut the
muscles before he could disengage him
self. The bell-strings were twisted
around the frame of the tester, SO that
they were out of reach and could not
ring. A clasp-knife was found in the
ashes almost consumed by the fire,
which had burned off all marks of blood
that might have ever been upon it the
key OF the chamber was gone from the
seat by the door, but no marks of vio-
lence appeared on any of the doors, nor
were there any signs of robbery, as
large sum of money and all the lady's
jewels were found in the strong box and