Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-02-22

man and half-witted. and from the
beginning had taken a violent dislike
to Jeanne Weber. Louise, the younger.
had on the contrary taken to Jeanne
at once and loved her with all a childs
affection for it's mother. Even jean
mes worst enemies had, 1t may be re-
marked, never attempted to disprove
her kindness to children, to whom she
always appeared quite devoted.
ONCE MORE ARRESTED.
1t was Germaine Bavouzet who re-
vealed the secret of Jeanne Weber's
identity TO a woman In the village, by
whom 1t was diligently repeated.
Groups of gossipers collected, Jeanne's
guilt was as clear as daylight to every
inhabitant, the police were informed
and once more the hand of fatality
descended with crushing force on it's
hapless victim.
neighboring town of ChateaurouX We're
directed to hold a post norton exam
inatlon on the eXhumed remains OF
the child. Auguste Bavouzet.
After some hesitation they reported
that death had been caused by Grim
inal hand. They testified to the pres
ence OF dark line about three-uuar-
tiers OF an inch broad, running round
the neck. but at irregular intervals:
and to a second violet line running
from below the left temple 10 the
middle of the right temple, such a
mark as might have been caused by
Il bootlace. They summed up by de-
clarlng that violence certainly had
been used on the child's neck and pos
sibly on the heart as well.
This damning report sealed Jeanne
Weber's fate. She was arrested on sus-
picion OF being the murderess and was
locked up in the prison of ChateaurouN,
the judge d'instruction, NJ. Belleaur be-
ing charged to collect evidence and re-
port whether there was case or not.
EXPERTS DIFFERED.
Jeanne appealed to Maitre Henri
Robert, one of the most eminent coun-
sci OF the Paris bar. who had defended
her at the first trial. to watch ovor
her interests once more and he at once
promised to do SO, convinced as he,
was Of her innocence. Maitre Henri
Roberts first step was to demand that
the two Paris experts. Drs. Thoinot and
Socquet, should be instructed to carry
out an independent autopsy on the re-
mains OF Auguste Bavouzet. This was
done some weeks after death. The con-
olusion arrived at by Drs. Tholnot and
Socquet was to tho effect that their
colleagues OF Chateauroux were not
justified I'm thoir diagnosis of strangu-
latlon, and that from certain character
istic signs in the intestines there were
every reason to believe that death was
due to typhoid fever.
Here then were two sets OF medico-
legal experts whose reports We're dia-
met cally opposed TO each other. the
one set certifying that death was due
TO violent and tho other to natural
causes.
In this dilemma, tho court of Bour-
ges, I'm whose jurisdiction the accused
was, decided to submit the opposing re-
ports 10 three OF the most eminent med.
ical authorities In France: Prof. Lando
of the faculty of Bordeaux; Marier.
doyen OF the faculty OF Montpelier.
md Brissaud OF the faculty Of Paris
These doctors were instructed to study.
each IN his turn, the reports ana then
meet together and draw up final re-
port thereon.
WEARY MONTHS IN JAIL.
These must have been weary months
for The wretohed prisoner OF Chateaur-
ouN, months OF mental torture and des.
pair When all was over and her lnno-
cenoe finally Established. Jeanne Weber
lifted the veil OF secrecy behind which
she had languished and told mo a
heart-rending story of her sufforings.
NJ. Belleau, tuge INSTRUCTION, IL
doubtless an excellent man, but he
seems 20 have been dominated by two
ruling Ideas in this AFFAIR; The irst,
That Jeanne Weber was guilty ana the
second, that II WIS his sole mission
TO prove her so and thus, succeeding
where his colleague OF Paris had failed
Two years previously. cover himself
WIN glory aud perhaps secure promo
ton IN snte of advancing years.
JUDGES REToRT,
Every time l was taken from my
cell to be examined by him in his room
al the Palais de Justice" Jeanne told
me- II protested that | was innocent,
whoreupon he would retort:
II Is true, have not the formal
proof that you killed little Bavouzet.