Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-05-14

character, which he had maintained dur
ing the twenty-nine years he had served
his lady: and that he was generally es-
teemed good husband, good Esther and
a good servant 1t was therefore resolved
to put him to the torture. in order to dis
cover his accomplices. This was done
with such severity on February %, 1870.
that he died the week after Of the injuries
he had received. declaring his innocence
with his dying breath.
About month after, notice was sent
from the Provost of Sens that dealer in
horses had lately set up there by the name
OF John Garlet. but his true name was
Berry, and that he had been fOotman IN
Paris. In consequence of this he was TAX
en- up. and the suspicion Of his guilt was
increased on his attempting to bride the
officers. On searching him gold watch
was found. which proved to be Lady Ma
zel's. Being brought to Paris. person
swore to seeing him 90 out Of Lady Ma
zel's the night on which she was MUIR
dered. Berry said that he had been kill
ing cat.
On these circumstances he was con-
demned to the torture and afterwards to
be broken alive on the wheel. On being
tDTsutcuy ut CDulCscEo ihAIs liz NAit
ton of one Nine de Savoniere,-Lady
Mazel's daughter-he and LIE Brun had
undertaken to rob and murder Lady Ma
eel. and that LIE Brun murdered her whilst
he stood at the door to prevent surprise.
In the truth of this declaration he per-
sisted until he was brought to the place of
execution when. begging TO speak with
one of the Judges. he recanted what he
L apI Aft.,n do
Savoniere and confessed that he came to
Paris on the "Wednesday before the murder
was committed. On the Friday evening
he went into the house, and unperceived,
q into one of the lofts. where he lay till
Sunday morning. subsisting on apples and
bread which he had in his pockets; that
about eleven O'Clock on Sunday morning.
when he knew the lady had gone 20 mass
he stole down TO her chamber. and the door
being open, he tried to get under the bed;
but it being too low he returned to
the loft, pulled off his coat and
his waistcoat, and returned to the chamber
a second time in his shirt; he then got
under the bed. where he continued till the
afternoon, when Lady Mazel went to
church; that knowing she could not come
back soon. he left his hiding place, and
Dtlny lIItofIfilOueu Will his Hal, ne THREW
it under the bed, and made a cap of nap
kin which lay on Il chair secured the bell
strings, and then sat down by the fire
where he continued till he heard her
coach drive into the courtyard, when he
again got under the bed and remained
there; that Lady Mazel having been in
bed about an hour, he got from under it
and demanded her money; she began to
cry out and attempted to ring. upon
which he stabbed her, and she resisting
with all her strength, he repeated the
stabs until she was dead; that he then
took the key of the wardrobe cupboard
from the beds head, opened the cupboard
found the key of the strong box, opened
it, and took out all the gold he could find,
to the amount of about coo livres that he
then relocked the cupboard. and replaced
the key at the beds head, threw his knife
into the fire, took his hat from under the
bed, left the napkin in it, took the key of
the chamber from the chair and let him
self out; went TO the loft. pulled off his
shirt and cravat, and leaving them there,
put on his coat and waiStcoat and stole
softly down stairs. and finding the street
door only on the single lock. he opened it.
went out and left it open; that he had
brought rope ladder to let himself down
from a window if he had found the street
door locked but finding it otherwise. he
left his rope ladder at the bottom OF the
stairs. where it was found.
Thus was the veil removed from the
deed of darkness, and all the circum-
stances which appeared against lie Brun
were accounted for consistently with his
innocence. From the whole story the
reader will perceive how fallible human
reason is when applied to circumstances.
and the humane will agree that in such
cases improbablities ought to be admit
ted. rather than a man should be con-
demned who may possibly be innocent.