The Sun. — 1859-09-16 (London, England)

CRIME IN FRANCE.  wirtfhh ethCeoutrritalofofAtshsiezemahis Bbeeueenhoaercduyaiegaedt7 4 714 in the murder of M. Danin, in the lieu d'Enghien, the night of the 31st July last. Of this detailed account was given at the time. On to night in question, the concierge of the hnn heard a noise in the office, just above his lodger of M. Danin, who was director of the Union Cod : merciale et Industrielle, and he went and rous. up that gentleman. M. Danin hurried to One office, but, before entering it, was met by a Mad who stabbed him eleven times. He stagger down stairs to the lodge, and expired almost A :13111; mediately. The office was on the entresol, anu," murderer letting himself down from the wind oh got clear off. But he left behind him a Pnigil,a,,n knife, and it was recognised as the property 01' ri. Beuchard, who had been in the service re Danin. It was evident from the state of the mises that the murderer must have secreted 11“'''' self over night in the yard of an adjacent 110n.,,5e. The guilty party, before enterino. M. Danin 's ersa"; ment, had taken off his shoes, and left them in the yard, and they were recognised as Beuchard's• addition, just after the murder had been comraitte a man, resembling Beuchard, was seen Limping along the streets, without shoes, and had hiinsed conveyed to Montrouge in a cab. Beuchailr was two days after arrested at that place. nie had a sprain in his foot and cuts in his Win", and he could not give any satisfactory account so to how he came by them. These circumstance° left no doubt of the man's guilt, and he but faintlydenied it. The only matter on which there could be any doubt was his motive for the crime ; vehemently asserted that he had no other than the desire to be avenged on Danin for having formed an improper connection with his wife, who was in his service, and had remained in it after be (Beuchard) had left ; but a drawer in which Dania was known to have kept his money had been forced open, and there was reason to believe that a sum of money, though it is not known hovi' mach, was abstracted. On being interrogated by the President of the Court, Beuchard answered: "M. Danin took my wife from me, and to prevent my seeing her not only forbade me to come to his house, but would not permit her to leave it to go to market, This irritated me, and on the 31st July, on reflecting about the matter, I became exasperated. I several times prayed God to give me calm, but in amain. Fatal thoughts oppressed me, and I went without reflection towards the house. It is true that I entered the house, and when once within, I went to my wife's chamber, but she was not there, and I supposed that she was in Danin's. A determination to be avenged then seized me ! looked about for matches to gef a light, and in sodoing upset some papers in the office. M. Danin carne up—l had a poignard in my band, and the misfortune happened!" The President remarked that this statement could not be true, inasmuch as it bad been positively ascertained that his wife was in her own chamber on the night in question. The man persisted in saying that he had not gone to the house to rob. A number of witnesses gave evidence to the excellent character of the prisoner's wife, and the belief in the court was that his whole story concerning her and the deceased was entirely without foundation. The jury returned a verdict of guilty with extenuating circumstances, and the Court sentenced the prisoner to haid labour for life.