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

CRIME IN FRANCE.  ' It may be remembered that in August last D. ardout, physician of the palace of Fontainebleau, :and his wife, both advanced in years, were found • blurdered in their house near the palace, and that 11,robbery of their property had been committed ; theirman was brought to trial before the Court of Assizes of the Seine-et-Marne, and after the cir' etunstances of the crimes had been stated, he forMally admitted his guilt, but accused the female tvant of the deceased, whose name is Talbot, of Atiting .heen his accomplice. In this accusation 0; 'tersisted, in spite of the vehement denial rested woman. In consequence she was arand the 'trial was adjourned to enable Investigation into the man's accusation to be made His statement was that while he was in ti • Bardout's service an intimate connexion existed • between him and the young woman, and that they cornmitted 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 it; that on penetrating into Madame Bardout's room the latter cried out, and that he murdered her by a blow on the head -with a chopper ; that Dr. Bardout, who slept in the next room, having heard the noise, got up, and that he (the pr oner) then murdered him, being assisted in state.both these murders by the servant. The man's went seemed to a certain extent probable from the fact that medical men thought, from marks 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 persons 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 Illobt entered her chamber and attempted to take liberties with her. The prisoner, when pressed, with questions, at last admitted that the charge against fhe girl was unfounded ; and he said it was e 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 brought to trial before the Court of Assizes of the Seine-et-Marne ; and after the facts of the case had been related, and the man interrogated on them, the President said :—" Faugeras, I adjure You to say whether or not you persist in your acg?sations against the servant." The man remained ent. "Do you, yes or no, persist in saying that dire was your accomplice ?" " I can only answer ect questions." " Speak, say what you please ; 13we lit to you." " I have not much to say. If I bute of the girl it was not to have her punished, alt because because it was the truth. But punish me ne, if you like ; I have uo objection." " Shall heure,:til the girl ?" " I shall say nothing against • " You have nothing to say against her?" Iv will say nothing—that is all I say." The girl tra,! When called, and solemnly protested that she part in the murder. heT jury declared the ae-instlrler guilty, and the Court condemned him to to- 'l. On hearing the sentence he was so over-41-111,e with emotion that he sank down on his scat, on_a, bad to be supported in leaving the court._ ""Pla2leB Messenger.