Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-06-11
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 grand staircase and
cupboard, where the plate was locked up,
of which one of the chambermaids kept
the key. In a small room partitioned off
from the hall slept the let-de-chambre,
whose name was LIE Bran. The rest Of this
floor consisted of apartments III which the
lady saw company, which was very fire.
quent and numerous, as she kept public
nights for play. In the floor up one pair
of stairs was the lady's own chamber, which
was in the front of the house, and was the
innermost of the 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 a spring, so that it
could not be opened from without. In
this chamber were two doors, one commu-
nicating with a back staircase, the other
with wardrobe, which opened TO the back
stairs also.
On the second floor slept the Able Pou-
lard, In the only room which was furnished
on that floor On the third story were two
chambers which contained two chamber
maids and two footboys; 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 coach.
man in the stable.
On the 9th Of November, being Sunday,
the two daughters of lie Brun, the valet,
who were eminent milliners, waited on the
lady, and were kindly received; 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 attended his lady to church and then
went to another himself after which he
wentto play at bowls, as was customary 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 az 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 re-
ceive his orders for the next day, after
which one of the maids laid the key of the
chamber door on the chair next to it; they
then went out, and lie Brun, following
them, shut the door after him and talked
with the maids few minutes about his
daughters. and then they parted, he SEEM
ing still very cheerful.
In the morning he went to market aud
was jocular and pleasant with everybody
he met, as was his usual manner. he then
retained home and transacted his usual
business. At S o'clock he expressed sur
prise that his lady did not get up, as she
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lodging, which was in the neighborhoo5,
and told her that he was uneasy that his
ladys bell had not been rung, and gave her
seven louis d'ors and some crowns in gold,
which he desired her to lock up, and then
went home again aud found the servants in
great CONSERVATION hearing nothing of
their lady, when one observed that he
feared she had been seized with an apo.
plexy or bleeding at the nose, to which
she was subject. LIE Bum said at must
be something worse my mind misgives
me; for found the street door open last
night after all the family were in bed but
myself" They then sent for the lady's
son, NJ 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 | found the strong
door open last night after the family were
in bed" smith being nov brought, the
door was broken open, and lie Brun, enter
ing the first, ran to the bed, and after call
ing severali times, he drew back the cur.
tains and said; "0h, my lady is nun
dered! He then ran into the wardrobe
and took up the strong box, which being
heavy, he said: "Shs has rot been robbed;
how is th;s?n
surgeon then examined the BODY,
which va, covered with no less than fifty
wounds; they found in tie bed, which
was full of blood, & scrap of cravat Of
coarse lace. and napkin made into a
nightcap which was bloody, and had the
family mark on it; and from the wounds
on the ladSs hands, it appeared she had
struggled hard with the murderer, which
obliged him to cut the muscles before he
could disengage himself. The bell.strings
were twisted around the frame of the
tester, so that they were ont 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 been upon it; the key of
the chamber was gone from the seat by
the door, but no marks of violence ap.
peared on any of the doors, nor were
there any signs OF robbery, as a large
sum Of money and all the lady's jewels