Northern Times. — 1857-07-02 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

NCE.—On the 23rd of December last a man named Souffares, occupying the post of professor at the Normal School at Toulouse, walked quietly into the house of M. Broustet, professor at t' e School of Fine Arts in the sante city, and shot him dead, after which he took to flight ; and two days after Madame Souffares, wire of the assassin, threw herself headforemost from the window of her bedroom, and was killed instantaneously. Souffares, after remaining absent for some time, gave himself up to jusice, and three days ago he was brought to trial for his crime before the Court of Ass zes of Toulouse. The facts of the case were these : —For some time Seufferes lived unhappily with his wife, their pecuniary circamstances not being good, and he being of a harsh, jealous disposition. He often ill-treated the woman without any just cause, and towards the latter end of last year he did so more than ever, owing to her mother having threatened to take legal proceedings to compel him to pay her a small annuity which be owed. At the beginning of December, M. Broustet, having occasion to sell some school desks and forms, thought thet Souffares, who lived in the same street as himself, the Rue des Cimetieres St. Aubin, might, he being a professor, and having a brother a schoolmaster, help him to dispose of them, and, though not knowing him, he went to his house in a neighbourly way. Soutihres was absent, and he stated his business to Madame Souffares; a conversation sprang up between hem, and the woman imprudently made known to him her napecuniary ed e m greatbarr aisns tme erenstts d ihi eerr domestic in , and p promised sorrows,ed to see He on her behalf a notary who had something to do with her husband's affairs. A few days later he called about four o'clock in the afternoon, when, as usual, her husband was engaged in his usual duties at the Normal School. After some conversation, he made propositions to her which she at first rejected ; but after a while she yielded to him. The next day Broustet not only saw the notary about her affairs, but paid some bills she owed and took them to her. A. few days after he paid her another visit, and, according to the declarations subsequentle made by the woman, again effected his purpose. He afterwards proposed to establish a regular connection with the woman, and made inquiries as to the habits of her husband, so as not to run the risk of being fund at the house by him ; but the woman became horror-struck at what had taken place, and refused to comply. In her despair, according to one of her female friends, whom she took into her confidence, she contemplated suicide, but was dissuaded from it by the friend. Her manner, however, became so strange that her husband perceived that something was wrong, and he pressed her to tell him what it was; she at last, at six o'clock in the morning of the 23rd of December, revealed what had taken place between her and Broustet. to them the in haonuos another eorf The man immediately took the resolution to be avenged on the adulterer, and at seven o'clock he went out and settled various matters, as if be were about to leave the town. At night he returned home and loaded two pistols, but, as his wife expressed dawn lest he should do to announce him walked onaoyldt mischief, Broustet, nm. :l however,taihef the studio, srsattiuedid walkedwould hs eicrvhstraightdepositanßtrs:ustet, who was a sculptor, was working at a burst in plaster. Broustet, hearing the name of his visitor, turned towards the door, and at the same moment Souffires fired one of his pistols at torn ; the ball eutered the neck, wounded the carotid artery, and passing out on the other side went through a pane in the window and fell into the street. Broustet ran to the window, waved his hand with agitatiou, and cried out "Murder!" bat the moment after he fell down and expired. Souffares, after firing, walked quietly down stairs, awl as be did so was heard to exclaim, "I am now satisfied—_l am avenged." In the street be met a friend named Alarcon. and said to him with some agitation, " M. Broustet has violated my wife, and I have just a'engd myself on him !" At that moment he heard Broustet's servants crying, " Murder! There is the assasBie ! Arrest him !" and he took to flight and got clear, off. His wife was distracted at hearing what had taken place, aid on the 25th took advantage of the temporary absence of a woman who had been charged to watch over her to committed suicide in-the manner described.