The Express. — 1853-09-17 (London, England)

FRENCH POLICE CASES.  (FroUGalivesinsi's Muse*ger.) A few days since a person residing at Strasburg, ' on returning home, was surprised to find that his wife was absent. Suspecting that be bad been betrayed by one of his friends, he immediately proceeded to his house. The wife and the lover were, in fact, together and in the act of committing suicide by means of charcoal, when the husband arrived and burst into the room, and thus saved them from suffocation. The police, who had been sent for, soon arrived, and conducted the woman to her home and the lover to the guard.house. The latter was released on the following day, and, returning to his lodging, hung himself behind the door. The Arras journals say that a foreign workman, whose name is not given, is suspected of having been the murderer of the two Millie,. Poupelle in that town. Just before the crime was committed, a man, whose personal sp. penance and dress were the same as his, was seen by a passer-by talking to one of the females at the door, and she was heard to say to him, " That does not concern me, but the landlord of the house." This caused inquiries to be made, and it turned out that some parts of the house had been newly painted. The tradesman, M. Provost, Rue des Lombards, by whom the work was done, was questioned, and he said that he had had a foreign workann,with whom he had quarrelled in consequence of his having absented himself from a _fete. The man in consequence had demanded his fiord, and wanted to leave ; but he had refused to give it hint without the usual week's notice. He on this, had gone away without his limit, and the master had seen no more of him. It was then ascertained that, on the day of the murder he went to a public-house in the Hue St. Maurice, where be passed two hours, from eight to ten o'clock. During that time he took seven small glasses of brandy, and often went to the door, from which the house of the Mdlles. Poupelle could be perfectly seen. In conversation with the woman of the public houe, he said, amongst other things, that " His master had discharged him, and that he was greatly bored." lie left at ten o'clock, and returned no more. It was at about ten o'clock that he was seen talking to one of the Mlles. Ponpills. At about 11 he went to his lodgings, and said he must sell his coat to pay his bill, as he was about to leave. He paid the bill and left, saying that he was going towards Cambrai. Since then nothing has been heard of him. The Journal dace Psw-de•Nnw gives an account of a horrible affair : " Seine weeks ago, in a thick part of the forest of Montlueon, department of the Allier, a boy aged only nine was found covered with blood—an attempt had been made to cut out his tongue ! Medical assistance was procured, and byjudicious treatment he was after a while able to state that he was the son of a man living in the forest, and that one evening,. his father being in a passion with him, had dragged hint into the forest, tied his hands behind his back, and had then attempted to cut out his tongue. The father was immediately arrested, but the judicial authoritics have not yet been able to decide whether the case is by law one for trial by a court of assize or by a tribunal of correctional police. A young man named Leblanc escaped, about three months ago, front the gaol of Les Andelys, department of the Eurs. A search was made after him in all directions, but in vela. A few days ago, a travelling dentist went to Vernon, and, after collecting a crowd, proceeded to expatiate on his own great skill. Presently a man approached, and requested to have a tooth extracted. The dentist placed his finger on the tooth, and continued his harangue. AU at once he was astonished at finding the man dragged away by two gendarmes. The man was Leblanc, and they had recognised him. _ _