The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette. — 1870-02-08 (Dorchester, Dorset, England)

HORRIBLE MURDER IN PARIS. The Pans papers contain details of a murder committed in Paris on Friday. It appears that M. Lombart, formerly Consul-General for France in India, rended with his wife at No. 83, Faubourg St. Honore. They liad • Belgian footman, named Francis Lathsevers. On the afternoon of Friday, about half-past five o'clock, he went into the kitchen, and, addressing the cook, said, " Are you satisfied with me? Do 7011 believe that I am • drunkard ?" The cook replied that she was it his mistress, and that she had no right to espri-s any opinion about him. As he went away he said. "1 stall now go and ass my mistress if she ia satisfied with my services." What happened immediately after it is difficult to ascertain ; but all the available reports state that Lathaovers rushed into the room where Madame Lonibart and her husband, who is paralysed, were sitting, and cut his mistress's throat with • knife so desperately that he nearly severed the bead from it. body. M. Lombert was unable, on aooonnt of his i infirmity, to give hie wife any assistance, but he alarmed the household by his cries. The lady's maid endeavound to arrest the murderer, and her be also wounded dancerously. He then rushed into the room where the cook walk arid attempted to murder her, but she resisted him so strongly that she escaped with some severe wounds about the arms and hand.. 'The cries of the Women aroused the conk of the Viscounteas di Fits James, who with another domestic, rushed into ths place where the footman was attacking the cook. He then fell on the Viscountess's servant, but, after a fierce struggle, ho was disarmed. The alarm was then widely spread, and •Lathauvers was wrested. Be suddenly becsme quite calm, and followed the sergent de villa without having made the slightest resistance. Up to this moment Madame Lambert's arassination was not known to any one, not even to her husband, who had become insensible; and it was only when It. Ludet, the Commuiwionary of Polies proceeded to melts an examine. Lion, that the (swoon was found in the midst of the mem lying in a pool of blood. It would •ppear that liad.toe Lornbart, in spite of her age—fifty-five yews—lamer" violently with her assailant, for it was proved that she bit both his forefingers. A large mirror was broken to pieces, several buttons from the murderer', drew strewed the floor, and his bands had been severele bitten. Ths throat of his victim had been one throngs, and the bead remained attached to the body only 4,1" cervical vertebra. The prisoner, on being examined, related the most minute details of the crime. Ho was so calm and col' I. cted that Oben he arrived at the station in the Ka• d'Anjott he asked for water to wash his hands. Whoa he was pressed to explain the motive of the act, bo said that his mistreat had said he bed stolen • bottle, that he would not allow her to my such a thing, *nd. that he therefore ent her throat. Hs bed also, he said, heard Felicia (the cook) say that he was a thief, and she, too, deserved to die. He stated that as he wee taking • lamp into the bed-room he took up the carving-hods from the table, whirib was laid ready for diens/. Madatne Lombart was seated by the fire doing rola wool work. ll* put down the lamp on the manteipiessi and asked hie mistress whether'shestill thought he diva her wine. Madams Lombart replied, "Now, Frisocte4 go to bed quietly; you know you are not fit to be Thereupon he rushed upon her with the knife, and to I few moments she WM stretched lifeless on ths floor.. He then ran to the kitchen, where the wens above desenbed took plea& The knife with which the murder was sommitted was made by a Sheffield firm, too aerosol which is engraved on its blade.