The Hawaiian gazette., 1885-01-21
THE RESULT OF CRIME.


THE RESULT OF CRIME.
We have had a sort of God-seud drama; it
has cleared away the last dregs of cholera APP
prehension from the public mind. Clovis
Hugues, distant relative of the Capets, is one
Of the deputies for Marseilles. He is young,
an out and onter, to be let alone: he made his
debut, by killing his adversary, a brother jour-
nalist, in duel. There was laundering some
where, as such meetings are ordinarily only
a whet for reconciliation dejeuner and the
consumption of barrel of oysters. He ia a
poet too, grinds stanzas by the hour, and that
one can understand, which is an advantage the
great poets Of the age do not possess. And he
will show you the mechanism of Keeling off
verses. Excepting his communist politics he
is right good fellow. He ought to have his
hair cut: it has three-piano-P Professor shay
giness. Perhaps he fears the consequences
which befell Sampson. He married "a few
years ago, very pretty wife, model of aflec-
ton. When l say she has three very hand
some children, and nurses them herself, for
she maintains woman has her duties, as well
as her rights, it is impossible to pay her
higher compliment. Madame Lenormani, had
been an old maid, and having plenty of money;
found no difficulty in obtaining young has
band. Soon lie grew tired of the.doyecole.
Ultimately he resumed his bachelor life Mad
anne desired vengeance. She was of Jealous
nature, and sickly. Before dying she set her
heart and purse on obtaining legal separa-
ton. She applied to one of the dens of iniquity
which abound in Paris, "Private Inquiry"
office, to spy her husband and work up evil
dence of his misconduct. Calypso, as our
Telemachus days inform us, could not be con
soled for the departure of Ulysses. One Norm,
md nv md ahaIt afHn u
was told of to do the dirty work. Madame
Lenormant impressed on him to spare no
money, but obtain her evidence NORM had
"struck lie, soon he had mountains of proofs
all fabricated. Madame thus armed then
applied for a separation. On the trial. evil
dence was handed in, that Mdlle. Royannez,
was one of NJ. Lenormant's many mistrcsses.
That lady was now Madame Hugues. The
husband sought LenUrmant, TO shoot him, but
that gentleman asserted lac never saw the
young lady in his life, and that his wife was
insane. Madame Hughes called on tho wife,
| and carried revolver in her muf She had
determined to shoot Madame Lenormant, but
the woman was dying. She, nevertheless gave
the history of the evidence, which was a re-
port, into the hands Of her counsel. A few days
later she died. An action was taken by Hugues
and his wife against Norm. This consum-
mate scoundrel gave starving wretches meal
to concoct and swear TO calumnies. Fifteen
months ago he was condemned to fine of 800
francs, and two years Imprisonment for defam-
ing Madame Hughes. He has used every arti-
flee OF the law to appeal, and keep the scandal
before the Courts. A few days ago the final
| appeal was down for hearing; it was postponed
for fortnight. The Hughes were irritated at
| such laws delays. Norm had arrived in the
grand entrance hall of the Palace OF Justice,
on his way out, and passed near the Hughes,
who were talking TO their counsel. Madame
quietly withdrew few PAGES, raised her vail
opened her fur mantle, discharged a six cham
Der revolver at NORM, lodging four of the balls
in his body. He fell mortally wounded, and
by a curious coincidence, against the marble
slab bearing the word ,Justicia She was at
once arrested. Conducted to her residence to
be present at its searching, she opened a
drawer, and took up a bundle of clothing
'See, made my preparations for prison." NJ
Hughes knew nothing of his wife's Intentions
the deed executed, he embraced her aud said
lyon have done well my angel; your sufferings
are at an end" / do not remember any drama
which has created such sensation.