The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-12
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That Lady Mazcl was murdered by some
person VINO had been admitted into the
house by LcBrun. This was considered
certain because there was no blood upon
his clothes, nor We're there any indica-
tons that there had been a struggle,
and a frishtful one indeed there must
have been. Therefore, it was clear that
he must have had confederate for
none Of the locks had been forced the
open street door, the Key and the night
cap, also = ladder OF ropes discovered
all these things We're assumed to be
direct evidences Of his guilt and intro
duccd 10 draw off attention from him
self. The maids declared that the part
Of the cravat found was of one they had
washed for a footman named Berry, who
had been dismissed by Lady Mazel four
months before for robbing her There
was also found in the attic. under n pile
OF straw, q shirt stained with blood
that did not belong to I.eBrun. In con-
tradiction 10 this testimony all the valet
had to offer was the record of his
faithful service, and his protestations Of
innocence.
But the court determined to put him
to torture TO sec if in that way the
name Of his accomplice could not be ex-
tracted. The result OF this was revolt
ing. Nothing in barbarian life could
have exceeded the malicious cruelty of
the punishment. 1t was 50 terrible that
poor LcBrun persisted under it, scream
ing out his innocence
Now listen to this sequel The VIC
tim had only been dead q month when
that q householder by the sign name of
John Garlct had lately opened n bust
ness there whose real name had been
discovered to be Berry. and that he had
once been footman In Paris. He had
been arrested ana suspicious as to his
Yer { l,-1
attempts 70 bride the officers. 4 gold
watch was found upon him that be-
lo,scd to Lady Mazcl, and barber
sworc to having shaved him the day
alter the tra9edy, and on speaking Of
his laceratcd hands and face, Berry said
they had been caused by n cat that he
was attempting 10 Stranglc. But he was
proved guilty and condemned to be tor
turcd and broken alive on the wheel
After various false statements he event.
ually confessed tina on the Friday be-
fore the murder he had secrctcd him
self in the attic, subsisting on food he
had brought in his pockets, until Sun
day morning when Lady Mazcl had
gone TO church Then he stole down to
her bedroom and tried to get under the
bed. but finding this too low he went
back to the attic and removed his coat
ana vest and then returned and man
aged to get under the bed. In the after
noon when Lady MaZcl again went TO
church he got out of his hiding place,
threw his hat under the bed and made a
cap ont of the III ok in that he found in
the room. Then he put the bell strings
out Of possible reach, and sat down by
the fire until lie heard Lady AIaZers
coach turn into the courtyard; then he
got under the bed and remained there
until she had retired. After she had
been lying still for quite an hour he
aroused her and demanded her money.
She cried out and tried to reach the bell,
and then he plunged at hcl with his
knife and stabbed her until she was
dead. Then he got the key Of the cup