ATTEMPTED MURDER BY A SUB PREFECT

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1553, 9 May 1887, Page 3

ATTEMPTED MURDER BY A SUB PREFECT

. * A sensational trial for attempted murder oommenoed recently before the Assizes at Dijon. The accused, Count Roger de Molen, belonged to an old family of Burgundy, but has come over to the Bepublic. He was fora short time Sub-Prefect of Los Andelys, but his conduct there caused such scandal, that the Prefect of .the Eur — his superior — demanded and obtained his dismissal. The name of Count de Molen came up afresh m the trial of Buret and Sundry for obtaining money under the pretence of proouring deoorationa and Government appointments, He had paid a earn of SOOOfr. to be made Prefect of Lczere. but according to a note found m the correspondence of one of those defendants his character was bo well known at the Ministry of the Interior that nothing oould be done for him. In July, 1884, de Molen, who was then almost ruined by his profligacy, married the daughter of a rioh chemist, who brought him a large fortune, and his first aot was to give 45,000 frarcs of her money to a mislress by whom he had a child. The marriage proved an unhappy one, and before three months had elapsed a suit for divorce had commenced — fiast brought by the husband, who acoused his wife of unnatural depravity antecedent to the marriage ; while Mme. de Molen bronght a crossaotion charging him with butality. The quarrel was envenomed by pecuniary matters, «s the wife, to prevent her dower being dissipated during the proceedings, had the property impounded. He was heard to utter threats againat his wife and learning one day that ahe had come to Dijon to consult her lolloitor, waited for her m the street and fired two shots at her, She stooped and the balls passed over her, but they both lodged m the breait of M. Boisin, her uncle, an elderly gentleman by whom she was accompanied. M. finish), is not yet completely cured of his wonnds, and one of the bullets is still In his body. At the opening of the Court, Me, Nouiiesit, who appeared for Mile Chanteaud, the divorced wife of the prisoner, contended that she was perfectly jastified as against the shameful accusations made against her by the prisoner. Me Falatenf delivered an eloquent appeal m favor of the Connt de Molen and cited the faeta sworn durfog tha trial «a to the conduct of Mile Chanteaud, He Baid the judgment of the 4th Chamber was no proof of her innocence of the charges •gainst her. He then proceeded to speak favorably of the administrative career of his client, and read letters from persons m a high position corroborating his statement. He oont ended that the Charjteaud family were themselves responsible for what had happened ; and m regard to the vices alleged againßt Count de Molen, he pilled m those who had not been drawn icto lapses during their bachelor life to oast the first stone at h'm. He concluded by pleading that bis client had not proMediated murder, and that he had had 00 Intention whatever of ahooling M. Boisin. The pistol went off accidentally, Countfde Molep haying pleaded his own cuae m similar terms the jary retired for half an hour's deliberation, They return )d a verdict of attempted murder wiih premeditation, under extenuating circumstances. The Court condemned the prisoner to ten years' hairi labor.

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