The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-04-09
KEEPS COURT WAITING
UNTIL SHE DRESSES
Smiles When BIOOOd.Cyered
Slippers are Produced
as Evidence

Paris, April 9.-The remarkable
sight of a handsome young girl of IS.
who is arralgned on a charge of muir
der, holding judge and Jury at bay.
and defending herself with all the as
titeness of a professional lawyer, was
Witnessed recently at Tours. The
Young girl was Gilbore Girault. the
daughter of Respectable nfiddle-class
parents who Is accused of the murder
and attempted robbery. under espee.
tally brdtal circumstances, of an in
temperate old woman
The days proceedings began gib
the entire assize court the judges IN
their red robes, the silk-gowned harris.
ters the jury mon, tne court ushers, the
witnesses, and the gendarmes. with
their young and pretty prisoner--all
driving out to the village of St Sym
/ phorien, to the house where the old
lady had been murdered
Gilbcrte showed the utmost uncon-
cern, and began by keeping the court
waiting for three-quarters Of an hour
because she had not finished dressing.
When at length she made her appear
ance before the impatient judges she
smiled seronely. and the whole process
sion, in long line of brakes and land
aus, drove off az smart pace, escorted
/ by mounted gendarmes.
When ST. Symphorien was reached al
$3.50 there was a large crowd around
the house. aud numerous snapshUlters
brought their cameras to bear on the
1 prisoner Everybody entered the
dwelling which had been left precisely
\ in the same condition as on the day
Of the crime, last September. even with
he blood stains on the floor.
No Sign Of Dread.
If the public prosecutor thought that
the prisoner would break down or
shows signs of dread on being brought
into the house however, he was des-
tined to be disappointed Gilberte
stood erect calm. and proud looking.
There was nor culver in her features.
and she remained perfectly collected
Il aud self-possessed throughout the try
ing ordeal AS she stood outside the
house, surrounded by neighbors. she
recognized several OF the neighbors.
and nodded and smiled I'm reply to The
greetings Of two persons standing al
the windows OF her fathers house.
which was close by.
In the house she was made to follow
the route taken by the assassin. who
had evidently gone upstairs after com
mitting tae crime. leaving ghastlv foot
marks Behind I'm one place the mur-
deress had skipped two stairs and fal-
len forward on her hands, which had
left their blood-stained marks.
Gilberie nncOnsciOusiy submitted 10
iuu the experiments She saw her slip.
pers exactly fitted into the dark red
footmarks without a tremble. But
when taken upstairs into the bedroom
and shown the disordered and mtidv
bed, as il had been left by the mur-
dered woman, she exclaimed. Really.
/ d o not see the use of all these for
maiities. II was not ] who entered
this room. ! did not rummage the
clothes press, nor leave those Diood-
stained marks about either ol the
FURNITURE or the aircase.H
In passing through the dining room
the prisoner stopped FOR a moment In
'front.' of the mirror over the mantel TO
rearrange her hair.
Bloody Finger Marks.
The public prosecutor pointed out
that ihe impress of her hands-whicb
had been taken in black lead-exactly
lifted the blood.stained marks. where
upon the girl became aggressive.
Yes, she said 10 the public prose-
euior, you say one thing and the ex-
amining magistrate another. One of
you Is evidently wrong-nnless YOU are
prepared 10 admit that the murderer's
feet belonged to one person and his or
her hands to anotheri"
Gilberte was next taken TO her own
home. and when her unhappy father
white, haRgard and trembling with
emotion. met her at the door. she stin
maintained her perfect coolness. The
iLdge took her TO her own bedroom
and had the place pointed out 20 him
where the bloodstained slippers and
apron which she wore on the day OF
the crime had been hidden INC apron
had been carefully washed. hut sim
bore signs OF hloodstains on heinz
questioned, the prisoner with perfect
self-possession. remarked:
II dont deny that the stains are
blood'stains was her explanation
hut aad vomited blood ID is my
own blood which YOU have found
But interposed the Judge you
told the Investigating magistrate that
YOU attributed he bloodstalns to "a
piece Of sheep's liver which YOU had
given your dog. which had stained your
clothes
"a said that the prisoner replied.
because ala not wish it 70 be known
that suffered from vomiting Of blood
see now that ! should have done
better 10 have spoken the irnih
when the court resumed as sitting