The Sun. — 1825-04-07 (London, England)

COM. nunicated in a private letter _  " METz, Mancil 28.—The facts of the dreadful tale of which I only gave you a few lines in my last, are as follow. The name of the monster who assassinated three persons is Charles Maehot, a tradesman residing in this town. About a week since he left this place for the purpose, lie stated, of purchasing a quantity of oil, and said that lie should be absent three weeks or a month. He disired his wife to take up her abode at a lodginghouse kept aby a Mr. Grosjean. It appears, however, that the jotirney was only pretended, in order to watch the conduct of iris wife. A few days after his apparent departure, he called at Grosjean's houst, Rue des blurs, at eight o'clock in the evening, and with great agitation demanded to see his wife. Madame Grosjean, intimidated by his angry looks, and fearing that he intended to iiltreat his wife, told him that she was unwell and had retired to bed. She said that if he would sit down and take sonic refreshment, she would go to his wife and in. form her of his arrival. To this proposal he seemed to assent. She turned towards the door, and the monster seizing the opporttinity when her back was turned, stabbed her in the side with a sword he had brought with him :which was concealed under his great coat. The screams of the unfortunate woman were heard by several persons in the house, none of whom were acquainted with the sudden arrival of Machot. Madame Grosjean's son, an excellent young man, nineteen years of age, ran down stairs to assist his mother, and the very instant lie oponed the parlour-door, Machot struck at him and wounded him slightly in Ole hand; and then, taking a second aim gave him a violent cut in the abdomen, and made the entrails protrude from the deep horrible gash. The poor youth died on the following day. Scarcely three minutes had elapsed from the time of the arrival of the assassin, and already he had dreadfully wounded the mother and son, when a third , person made his appearance. J. .Thirbaut lived in the same house; he heard the noise in the,parlour, and came with all haste to afford assistance. He opened the door, and saw the bodies of the mother and son lying on the floor welter. ing in blood. The sight frightened him to'kuch a degree, that he did not at first observe the assassin, who was standing in a' cornet of . the room, Immediately he saw him, he attempted to run out of the room, but stumbling over the bodies of the victims, Machot ran athim and plunged his sword into his breast. The unfortunate map expired in less than two hours. The terror and confusion that now took place among the other inmates of the house were inconceivably 'great; - No person dared approach the murderer of the three -ttictimi. He held up his sword covered with blood, threatenfog to any one who should oppose his' departure from eie house. lie walked' into the street, and when lie had ' reached the extremity of the Rue dee •Alurs, he began to advance with more speed. The inhabitants, who were -now informaed of the horrible eyent, ptiraued him with cries of murder. The assassin bad already reached the gates of the town,aVien the sentinel, hearing the shouts pfahe people, and observing Machot attempting to escape, placed 'himself at the entrance of the gate to prevent his passing. A dreadful struggle 'ensued—other soldiers coming to the assistance of their Comrade, the assassin was with great difficulty disarmed and sent to prison.' It is much feared that Madame Grosjean, in consequence of the deep wound she received, and the extreme terror occasioned by seeing her son killed bY'ker side, will not sutVive him many days.  Captaln