The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-03-23
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heard her and believed. Marie mace
no protest against the terrible acclss.
ton. butfron that moment until her
husbands death she was excluded from
his sight She was not even allowed
to be present at his death, so violently
did the sight Of her excite his antipa.
thy. Blythe side OF the corpse the de
nunciations and charges we're renewed
and terrible scene took place in the
death-chamber, with threats on the one
hand and denfals upon the other, and
as "a elimination, the seizure OF the
wife's correspondence. On the follow.
ing day the police were Called in and
post norton examination was begun.
Marie, was arrested upon a charge o.
murder
And now while she was still await
ing trial pending the conclusion OF
the post norton examination. singu.
lar event occurred which was, perhaps,
largely instrumental in-conyincing the
jury who tried her thai they were deal.
Ing with woman Of criminal nature.
Mention has been made Of Nine. de,
Leautand, the wife Of the Viscomte de-
Leautald, VINO naa Deen scnool
friend Of the accused woman. WINE
Marie Lafarge was still awaiting trial
upon the murder chatge, this woman
brought another charge gahtSt her
that o. THEFT OF diamonos Wn4le sne
was wishing her and the Vlscomte ~ u
Busagny, Just previous 70 ,her marriage mar
with the' iron-master me charge OF
theft, under the laws o. france, LOOK
precedence OF the murder charge anu
proceedings were Instituted before the
correctional tribunal o. Iulle. Wneh
arralgned Marie at once admitted tnat
the diamonds we're IN ler possession
and indicated the place at CHAMBER
where they were TO be found. But she
refused for long while TO state now
she came by them, declaring that TINS
was q secret OF her accusers, winch
she was bound to honor and to Keep III
violate.
The prosecution certainly made out
strong case Of theft against Marie
Lafarge. 1t was stated that the jewels
had first been missed after a discus.
sion had arisen between the two ladies'
upon the difference between the real
stonesand paste. Nine. de Leautaud
5had thought little of the loss at first,
for she was habitually careless with
her things, and she imagined that eth
er her husband or her mother had hid.
den thu diamonds somewhere in order
to brighten her and TO give her les.
son. 1t was Marie Lafarge's strange
behavior when the loss was discover.
ed, said Nine. de Leautud, which first
aroused suspicion on her part against
her. She had promised situation TO
a servant who was abOat to be dis
missed by her under suspicion of be-
ing concerned with the theft. Again,
Marie, had once submitted to be mes
sIpeTlzed by MmeHde Leautaud's sister,
app nad on that occasion simulated q
magneuC trance IN WHICH, Delns CUES
toned ABOUT inc missing Jewels sne
said they had Deen removed ny pea'
dler VINO had disposed OF them. oth'
er circumstances were addnceo as
pointing 10 Maries quit ior example
IN earls, before her iiiAEF'ase' she was
observed 70 nave IN ntr possession
quantity OF loose d.amonuS wlich snf
stated aau peen gwen " hel at tne
lie l-eSulauuS chateau once Sltst ne'
lliarFiase ner nuspanu nau "sNeu NC
ior a uAmohu WIN Which 70 cut u pane
OF glass, anu 70 us surprise SUE na'
produced iaFse NUMBER ot s'ones'
saying una. sue nau oHueu 'uem i ,R
chlluAoou' nut tlal .ney nau oniy 'a'e
peea na1ueu ~ net W 81 Sia e. 4
an I. nlaue other statements
whlcn we're equally at variance sucH
as tnat tae uianonus asG spssn selS
70 her pySah ulc5e at ISoG = WHOSE
name ana aauress' .hg%eTIeE2 sne was
"hoily uhRDie 10 lurnlSas' Z ~
When these facts lad been brought
out in court, the accused woman con
flded her secret explanation to herI
counsel, and sent him to Nine. de Lean
'taud with pathetic letter in Which
she urged her former friend TO per
nit her to reveal the truth. The letter
ran as follows: