Arizona weekly enterprise., 1881-12-24
CiRCUMSTAaTIAL EVIDENCE,

CiRCUMSTAnTIkL EVIDENCE.
 In the year 1889 there lived in Paris 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 a 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 Le Bru1 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 usually taken out of the door and laid on a 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, enc com municating with a back staircase, the other with wardrobe, which opened to the back stairs also.
 On the second floor slept the Abbe Poulard, in the only room which was furnished on that floor. On the third story were two chambers, which con- tained 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 27th of November, being Sun- day, the two daughters of Le 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. Le Brun at tended this lady to church, and then went to another himself after which he went to play at bowls, as was custom ary at that time, and from the bowling green be 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 Abbe Poulard as usual, and about II o'clock went to her chamber, where she was attended by her maids. Before they left her Le 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 Le Brun, following them, shut the door after him, and talked with the maids a few minutes about his daughters, and then they narted, 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. Ats o'clock he expressed surprise that his lady did not get up, as she usually rose at '; 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 2 louis-d'or and some crowns in gold. which he desired her tc lock up, and then went home again anC found the servants in great consterna tion 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 wa. subject. Le Br1n said G It must be something worse my mind misgivei me for found the street door open las night after all the family were in bee but myself. They then sent for tn. lady's son, M de Savoniere. who hintet to Le Brun his fear of an apoplexy. L' Brun said: ''It is certainly worse; my mind has been uneasy ever since I found the street door open last night after tht family were in bed" A smith being now brought, the door was broken open and Le Brun, entering first, ran to tht bed; and, after calling several times, ht drew back the curtains, and said "Oh my lady is murdered p He then ra1 into the wardrobe and took up the strong box, which being heavy, he said Sh' has not been robbed how is this ?"
 A surgeon then examined the body which was covered with no less thai fifty wounds they found in the bed which was full of blood, scrap of a era vat of coarse lace, and napkin mad, into a night-cap, which was bloody, anC had the family mark on it and iron the wounds in the lady's hands 1t ap peared she had struggled hard with tn, murderer, which obliged him to cut tht muscles before he could disengage him self. The bell-strings were twisted around the frame of the tester, so tha they were out of reach and could no ring A clasp-knife was found in tn, ashes almost consumed by the fire l which had burned off all marks of bloo( that might have ever been upon it !; tn, key of the chamber was gone from tn, seat by the door, but no marks of vio lence appeared on any of the doors, no were there any signs of a robbery, a large sum of money and all the lady jewels were found in the strong box anC other places.
 Le Brun, being examined, said that after he left the maids on the stairs, ht went down into the kitchen he laid hi hat and the key of the street door ol | the table, and, sitting down by the fir to warm himself, he fell asleep that h slept, as he thought, about an hour 1 and, going to lock the street door, ht found it open that he locked 1t ant l took the key with him to his chamber 1 On searching him they found in hi pocket key, the wards of which wer newly filed and made remarkably large and on trial 1t was found to open tn street door, the ante-chamber and bot the doors in Lady Mazei's chamber. Ol trying the bloody night-cap on Le i Brun's head, 1t was found to fit him ex actly, whereupon he was committed t prison.
 On his trial it appeared as if the lad, was murdered by some person who hat