The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-20


which you have obtained from NJ. Casimir-
Perier, the inspector of Italian customs
AT Modane, not only did not open the
valise, but even allowed my private port
manteau to pass uueXamined.' The let
Ter ended with these words: 81 regret
that you have been able to do nothing for
Mgr de FORCES; that is a serious loss to
As soon as this letter was put in evil
dence, Maitre Dubarre. the lawyer of the
accused, started to his fe ,t and objected
strongly to the production OF document
OF such private and personal nature.
Not only, said he. do I object on
general principles to the Introduction of "A
correspondence so evidently innocent and
foreign to the case. but l put il to the
court, If the character and sacred Office
OF the writer be not sufficient guarantee
Of the purity and excellence of the motives
by which both the sender and receiver
were actuated"
The court ruled. however, that the letter
must be admitted as evidence, and Maitre
Dubarre then continued his speech.
BY the decision Of the court / am COM
PEELED to admit the genuineness of this let
ter. 1t was written by Father Stanislas
and received by my client, and, as far
as my judgment goes il does equal honor
to both. To minimizing people such an
eXerttOn of influence over the executive
head Of the nation might seem to indicate
a somewhat dubious connection between
my client and NJ Casimir-Perier. but,
whatever articles the accused may have
resorted to for the furtherance of her pro-
1ects, and whatever sentence this court
may see fit to impose upon her, there can
be no doubt as to the perfect purity and
piety of her ltfe as a woman. Notwith-
standing the mass of evidence so cleverly
collected by the prosecution, and which
must confess is almost overwhelming,
there IS no Jot or title OF aspersion on the
virtue and womanhood of my unhappy
client. That, at least goes unsmirched.
The evidence collected and brought
against this woman, Emerencienne Bou-
deau, alias Nine. Ia Princess de la Tour
d'Auvergne, shows that up to the year 1876
she was sister IN the Icon gregation of
the Saint-Enfance de Jesus, and since that
time, under the name of the Princess Hen
rietta de la Tour d Auvergne. she has
been well known in the best society of the
capital for the elegance of her salon at
1873 Rue de Rennes, where the highest per-
sonages Of the clergy and army were in
the constant habit of assembling. Once
in 1878 and twice in 1880 she was sentenced
for having obtained great quantities Of
valuables and loans of money from various
people. both in commerce and society, by
the aid of her false title.
On the last occasion the clever adVen-
turess had passed herself off for the
daughter of Gen. Blot, who commanded
the Fifth Army Corps at Orleans. The
officers Of the hist regiment of infantry
stationed at Orleans, We're her willing
dupes: she was cordially received among
them, and easily obtained, in favor OF
young men who had been introduced TO
her by Partisan society, leaves of absence,
exchanges, and even promotions TO the
grade of subaltern. Afterward she Dor
furnished house in the Faubourg Mont
martre, and there received the officers
of her favorite regiments when they
CHANGED to pass through Paris. These
young fellows were in the habit Of saying
Of her: She talks about military matters
like an old soldier"
But she had two sides to her life-one
military and the other civic. Besides talk
ing to the officers as an odd soldier,
she posed as pious and charitable woman
among the clergy. The priests OF the
Of ~ Mt ans n hear
to Mgr. de FORCES, canon and missionary
bishop, who was director of the Society
for the Elevation and ENCOURAGEMENT of
Poor Children, which, for small Zee,
places juvenile orphans without resources
under the care of the various orphanages
of the city. Strange as 1t may appear,
this extraordinary adventures devoted "a
great portion of her time and labor to
church work. She visited the poor of her
quarter with admirable regularity, and
spent no small part OF her ill-gotten gains
in works of charity and benefcence. This
however, did not prevent her appropri-
ating the subscriptions which her reputa-
ton and influence drew to her in pro-
fusion, and making a profit of her good
works. She probably acted on the prin-
ciple, by which the payment of tithes and
other assessments is justified, that the
laborer is worthy of his hire" and so
appropriated with an easy conscience her
share Of the "anise and cummin" deliv-
cred into her hands by pious people who
revered her; and a very pretty little in
years.
Bmerancienne Boudeau is a woman of
about 50, gaunt, meager and of very
fierce and determined countenance. She
is evidently one OF those women who
want their own way, and are determined
to have It, cost what ii may. Her appear
ance, however, ought to have been a de-
Tense against the Jealousy OF young
and beautiful woman such as Nine. Cast
x story told of this woman, Boudeau,
during her residence in New Orleans,
shows the possible infatuation for an old
woman Of q very young man, and also
rebounds greatly to the credit and good
sense of this person, who, in other re-
spects was so utterly destitute of con-
science and propriety. A young lad who
had lately been appointed sub-lieuten-
ana in the Chasseurs d'Afrique was intro
duced to the "soi-disant' princess by
some of her young friends of the 131st
ly fell in love with the old lady and
offered her his ancient name and his
old chateau in the Pyrenees. Here
was a tempting chance for an adven-
turess who had arrived at the mature
age OF 50 in the constant practice of
rogueries and cheats of every description,
into the clutches Of the law and spend
the evening Of her days IN works, not
Of charity, but OF obligation.
at le nStS" pity "" and " REM IN.
nan;, perhaps, OF human feeling, decided
her 10 throw away this opportunity and
An pursue inc tNbAAF pain WHlAu tie
had trod for so many years She con-
fesscd 10 her young sutton her life, her
sins. and worst Of ALI her agel She
pointed ont 20 him that she might al
most De his grandmother, and restored
10 him his heart and protestati0ns. His
presents however, which were numur-
ous and valuable, she could not bring
herself 10 return. Her new-fouud virtue
WAS not equal 20 that strain, She kissed
him R0od-by and sent him 20 Join his
regiment with her maternal blessing.
This abuogafl0n Of self. however o.
though strongly dwelt upon By her en-
ihuFiaftle atfocefe ~ Bnbarfe' aVallcd