The Sun. — 1859-05-25 (London, England)

CRIME IN FRANCE.  „_ It may be remembered that in August last Dr. silardout, physician of the palace of Fontainebleau, 4114 his wife, both advanced in years, were found murdered in their house near the palace, and that a robbery of their property had been committed ; also that a man named Faugeras, who had been in their service, was some days after arrested. This man, was brought to trial before the Court of Assizes of the Seine-et-Marne, and after the cire,lstances'of the crimes had been stated, he for,,tally admitted his guilt, but accused the female hexing of the deceased, whose name is Talbot, of been his accomplice. In this accusation persisted, • in spite of the vehement denial ef the woman. In consequence she was arl'ested, and the trial was adjourned to enable 1111 investigation into the man's accusation to be made. His statement was that while he was in _Dr. Bardout's service an intimate connexion existed between him and the young woman, and that they committed in conjunction robberies of wine and other things ; that they had planned a greater robbery, and that in the night of the 29th of August she had let him into the house to perpetrate ; that on penetrating into Madame Bardout's room the latter cried out, and thaa#Chhe murdered her by a blow on the head with that Dr. Bardout, who slept in the next roe op mpe(rtilhaevinf heard the noise, +got up, and that he man's statement then murdered him, being assisted in bothPr these murders by the servant. The marks tnent seemed to a certain extent probable from the fact that medical men thought, from on the persons of the deceased, that two ?persons must have, been engaged in the crime ; likewise because certain doors on the passage from the girl's room to the chambers of the Murdered personi were left partly open, and because it seemed strange that the murders could have been committed without the girl having, as she alleged, heard anything. But, on the other hand, it was ascertained beyond any reasonable doubt that not only had no intimate connexion existed between the young woman and the prisoner, but that it was she who had caused his dismissal from the service of Dr. Bardout for having one night entered her chamber and attempted to take liberties with her. The prisoner, when pressed, ' with questions, at last admitted that the charge against the girl was unfounded; and he said it was he who had opened the doors, in order to throw suspicion on her. The consequence was that the examining magistrates declared that there was no reason for prosecuting the girl. On Saturday the man was again lought to trial before the Court of Assizes of the Slim-et-Marne •; and after the facts of the case had been related, and the man interrogated on them, the President said :—” Faugeras, I adjure on to say whether or not Fou persist in your accusationssi, against the servant." The man remained 8111: was silent, "Do you, yes or no, persist i saying that your accomplice ?" " I cann on ly answer direct questions." " Speak, say what you please ; we listen to you." " I have not much to say. If I s,Pnke of the girl it was not to have her punished, lot because it was the truth. But punish me 2", if you like ; I have ro objection." " Shall ii,"ee %all the girl?" "I shall say nothing against cY• " You have nothing to say against my nothing—that is all I say." The girl i;vaks, then called, and solemnly protested that she no part in the murder. The jury declared the pri,one . A r guilty, and the Court condemned him to 'Leath. 0 corn° wi hearing the sentence lie was so overand th emotion that he sank down on his seat, had to be supported in leaving the court.— "o.gnant's Zessenger.