The Sun. — 1859-05-20 (London, England)

WOUNDING A PARENT.—The Court of Assizes of the Charente three days ago tried a young man named Gorin, of St. Brive, for cutting and wounding his parents. It was proved that for a long series of years he had been in the habit of brutally ill-treating his mother, who unfortunately was given to think, and acting ill towardsohis ' father also when he tried to protect his wife against the young man's brutality. But they bore with him until 18.56, when, his savage conduct having exceeded all bounds, they complained to the police. They were, however, afterwards reluctant to appear against him, and no prosecution was instituted. Emboldened by this circumstance, the young man became worse than before, repeatedly striking his mother in the face, sometimes even with a bottle, and throwing chairs at her ; whilst he kicked and struck his father—on one occasion thrusting a lighted candle into his face. At length on the 4th September the neighbours of the Gorilla heard cries of " 31 helpurderthe aul and on rushing into their house they found that after beating in the most savage manti mother, was standing. with a gun aimedat'ury declared the to fire. They at once secured him.. The. j manner both his tasfatihfearmboanuut the court sentenced him to fii,:eyer five years' interdiction of civil rights. prisoner guilty, but with extenuatings,crinpuzsotnanniceensi and and ADULTERY AND .1 mußDEn,—'Fhe Court of Assizes pdiedherthcreeousidna,yosnine tryingof the Sea winocityntotinenur, Gillet, both Belgians, for poisoninguTstonh eneanr do, occupied the woman's husband. f was taken suddenly ill, and in spite of all tory at. Elben him died • that could be done forin the course of In July last the husband, who was employed in a manufact ory few days. en ai hasue named The medical man who attended him entertained the suspicion that he had taken poison, and in his pocket was found a paper, on which was written that he had committed suicide. But, though signed with his name, the -writing of this paper was declared by his neighbours not to be his, but to be that of Gillet. Now, as this man had for a long time maintained toiumtet,hhaadt thsehowrctryabne,foarfeterretluirnvi% teont:hireerlKuwsbialithdhi, an adulterous connection with the woman, he was naturally suspected. An investigation having, been made, it turned the slightest attempt at concealment; 't and that sh nevertheless continued her connect' o n with him, without even maintained him in great part at her husbanbm:' tessohhmaad expense. It was also ascertained th at the husband being aware of this had more than once fi )-ught the man, and had threatened to complain of him to his employer, so as to get him dismissed, and even to try to have him as a foreigner expelled from France. Thus Gil let must have entertamed sufficient animosity to the mt to to desire his death, and the woman, who entertained a -ir antic passion for Gillet, must naturally have felt the san is desire. It was further ascertained that they had jointly • bought a quantity of arsenic, and that it was immedia lel:, after partaking of breakfast prepared by the woman t. t the man had fallen ill. The defence set up by the pr.'s •oners was that the deceased had committed suicide ; but n pot only did all the precedingy circumstances disprove this, but the man h.imsued had no idea that he was in danger of d eath, and wan. std had jury great astonishment when told that he declared both the prisoners but yr) oman to hard circumstances and the Court condemned t. 119 labour for life, and the man to 20 years of . 'e same 1) Du meat. I'L'ag-t3xtenuating cir