The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-28

lv French trials of women was that of Madame Tiquet, which has been made familiar to the English world Causes Celebres," a miscellaneous col lection abounding in strange incident and authentic criminality.
 Mme. Tiquet was the daughter of a 1 wealthy bookseller by the name of Car 1 Her, whose fortune at his death was es- timated at S2500o. She was born in 1857, and was left an orphan at the age of 16. She not only beautiful but accom- | pished. Among her numerous admirers was Monsieur Tiquet, counsellor of Par | lament. They were married and the first | months were full of smiles.
 The happy days over. the excessive expenses of Madame Tiquet obliged hel 1 husband to endeavor to set some bounds 1 to them. And still worse, the Sleur dc l Montgeorge, captain of the French guards, dazzled the eyes of madame
 that her husband appeared odious. The
 husband was jealous. He was over head
 and heels in debt, and his embarrass-
 ments were increased by the expenses he | nau incurred In ms marriage.
 | Tiquet was now at the mercy of his
 creditors and this circumstance, added l to his constantly watching his wife's steps 1 to interrupt her firtations, raised her hatred to such pitch that it turned al | last to fury and she resolved to have him assa ssinated.
 | Mamame Tiquet had some knowledge i of vile character named Augustus Cat | telain, and to this man she gave con siderable sum of money and promised him more in case he would take upon him.
 self to be the minister of her vengeance She gained ascendency over her husbands porter by the same means.
 l For three long years Monsieur and Mad. anne lived in the same house, but rarely l spoke to one another One day she gave | direction to the porter to carry to hei husband a porringer of broth which was poisoned. The fellow, suspecting some. | thing, made a false step and threw il down. Not succeeding in this scheme, the wife took another means. One evenings
 it happened that NJ. Tiquet went to pay
 a visit tdr neighbor and stayed there
 pretty late. His servants. sitting up fol nm, nearu some plStOl siotS III tue stree
 before the door. upon which, running
 out in hurry, they found their master seriously wounded.
 When the commissary of police called
 to make inquiries regarding the crim'
 he asked Tiquet: What enemies hay, your" To this he replied: T know O
 none except my wife" This answer con firmed the suspicious of the city officials who as soon as the affair became known
 immediately charged her with attempting a crime.
 In the meantime the police were trying to make a case against her, and sht
 was advised to flee the city, to whicf
 she replied: 'Such measures are proper for the guilty innocence is everywhere secure.' Seven days later she was ar rested by Sieur Deffita, lieutenant crim- incl. She was removed to the Chatelet When he found she was arrested, Cat. telain put himself into the hands of jus. tice. making an open confession that three years before Madame Tiquet had engaged him in a conspiracy to murder her hus
 band, in which also her porter was con cerned.
 The .trial that followed found her ac
 cused not only of attempting to murder
 her husband. but also for having beer
 concerned in conspiracy for that pur