The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-02-23


met, as was his usual manner. He thel
returned home and transacted his usual
business. At eight o'clock he expressed
surprise that his lady did not O. up, as SIC
usually aluse at 7; he Went to his wife s
lodging, which was in the neighborhood,
aud told her that he was uneasy tina: his
la:'ys bell had not rung, and gave her Sew
en- louis ucrs and some crowns in gold,
which he disired her to lock up, and then
Went home again and found the servants in
great Consideration hearing nothing Of
their lady, when one observed that he
feared she had been seized with apoplexy
OF ~ bleedl g Of the nose, to which she
VAS subject. LIZ Brun said: 1T must be
something worse; my MUD misgives me,
fer found the street door open last nigh,
at';r all the family were in bed but myself. "
tl<n sent for the latly's son, NJ de Savon-
itre. Who binted to lie Burn his fear of an
apoplexy. LIE Brun said: 1T is certainly
verse, my mind has been uneasy ever since
/ found the street door open last night after
the family were in bed A smith being
nov brought the door was broken open,
ard LIE Brun entered first, ran to the bed,
anl after calling several times. drew back
= the curtains and said: -Oh. my lady is
murdered" He then ran to the wardrobe
and took up the strong box, which being
heavy. he said: She has not been rob-
bed: how is this2"
= surgeon then examined the body, which
Wa, covered with no less than fifty woun<k
thy found in the bed, which was full o.
bleed, scrap Of crayat Of coarse lace and
aE.f, kin made into nightcap which was
blcuiy, and had the family mark on it; and
from the wounds in the lady's hands it APP
peared she had struggled hard with the
murderer, which obliged him to cut the
muscles before he could disensage himself.
The bell strings were twisted around the
frame Of the foster. so that they were out of
reach. AID could not ring. A claspknife
WAS found in the ashes almost consumed
by tho FIRE which had burned of all marks
Of blood that might have been upon it; the
key OF the chamber Was gone from the sea
by The door, but 10 marks Of violence hal
appeared on any of the doors. nor weie
there any signs Of q robbery, as large SUN
Of money and oil tbs ludy's jewels were
found in the strong box and other places.
Ls i'run being examined. said that after
he left the maids on the stairs he went down
into the kitchen; he laid his hat and the key
of the street door on the table, and sitting
down by the 1iro to warm himself fell
asleep; and he slept, as he thought, abou:
= an hour, and going to lock the street door:
he found it opcn that he locked it, end
took tbs key with him to his chamber. Or
searching him they found in his pocket
key, the wards of which were newly filed
and made remarkably large; and on trial il
was found to open the street door. tho ante
chamber, and both the doors in Lady Ma.
GELS chamber. On trying the bloody night.
cap on LIE Bruins head it was found to Fl,
him exactly, whereupon he vas committed
to prison.
On his trial 1t appeared as if the lady had
been murdered by some person who bad
been let in by LIE Brun for that purpose lnd
had afterwards fled. It could not be d ,ne
by himself, because no blood was upon hl.
clothes, nor any scratch on his body " ica
must have been on the murderer &>>p rw
lady'a struggling; but that it was Le Brun
who let him In, seemed very clear. No:
one Of the looks was forced, and his own
story of finding the street door open, the
circumstances of the key and the nightcap,
the house, which might be supposed to be
laid there by LIE Brun to take of the atten-
ton from himself, were all interpreted az
strong proofs Of his guilt; and that he had
an accomplish was inferred, because part 81
the cravat found in the bed was discovered
not to be like his; but the maids deposed
that they had washed such cravat for one
Berry, who had been footman to the lady,
= and was turned away about four months be-
fore for robbing her. There was alse found
In the loft at the top of the house, undel
some straw a shirt, very bloody, but which
was not like the linen Of Lie Brun, moi
would it fit him.
LIE Brun had nothing to oppose to these
strong circumstances but olmly good
chn,acter, which no had maintained durlns
the twenty nins years he had served
his lady: and that he was generally esteemed
good husband, good father, and gooe
servant. It was therefore resolved to pu
Linn to the torture, in order to discover hi
acco1nplices. This vas done till he died
declaring his innocence.
About q month after notice Was sent from
the Provost of Sens that dealer in horse.
had Ltely set up there by the name OF Joh1
Garlet, but his true name was found to ba
Berry, and that he had been footman II
Paris. In consequence of this he was takel
up, and the suspicious Of his gull. was in
creased by his attempt to bribs the officers
On searching him gold watch was FOUND
which proved to be Lady Ma1el's. Bein
brought to Paris, person swore to seeing
him 60 out of Lady Mazeis the night e.
which she was murdered. Berry said that
he had been killing cat.
On these circumstances he was con-
demned to the torture and afterward to be
broken alive Oh tho wheel. On being tor
ture;! he confessed that, by direction and
order of one Nine. de Savoniere-Lady
Nazets daughter-he and LIE Brun had un-
dartaken to rob and murder Lady Mazal
and that Le Brun murdered her while he
stood at the door to prevent surprise.
In truth of this declaration he persisted
until he was brought to the place of oxe-
su,ion, when, begging to speak with ono Of
the judges, he ecanted what he mad said
against Le Brun a"d Mme dc Saw.
sniers, and conrcsse.l that he
came to Paris on tho Wednesday before
evening he went into the house, and, I'M
perceived. got into one OF the lofts, where
fe Law till Sunday morning. subsisting on
annlss. and bread which he had in bis
kcts: that about II o'clock on Sunday
morning. When he knew the lady had gone
n 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
70 ths loft, pulled off his coat and his waist.
ecet. md returned to the chamber secon1
time i'll his shirt; he then got under the
bed, where he continued TIL the afternoon,
when Lady Mazel went to church, knowing
she could not come back soon, he left
his hiding place. and being in.
eomxaoded with his hat he threw it under
the bed. and made cap Of napkin which
Law on a chair. secured the bell strings. and
then sat down by the fire, where he contin-
ued till he heard her coach drive into the
+ courtyard, when he again got und,r the
bed and remained there; that the Lady
Mazsl having been in bsd about an hour,
he got from under it and demanded her
money, she begun to cry out and attempted
to ring, upon which he stabbed her. and
she resisting with all her strength, he re.
peated his stabs until she was dead; that
be then took the key Of ths wardrobe oup-
board, found the key Of the ttroug box.
. epelled it. and took out all the gsk. be could