MURDER UNDER PROVOCATION.

Dunstan Times, Issue 1200, 27 February 1885, Page 4

MURDER UNDER PROVOCATION.

A dramatic event, recal in," In some of its details the traine d deed of Madame Cb-vis Hugu-s, has.just occurred a t Tonnen e, a town -ituatcd in the Department of Yonuo, al.out T6O mi es from Paris. One Monday evening the inhabitants of that ordinarily peaceful country place were suddenly startled by . seeing a man, bareheaded aiid terror-stricken, with blood-stream-ing down his clothes, rush wildly from the dwelling of M. Francev, one of the principal business men of the town, pursued by the mistress of the house. Suddenly the man fell down weakened by loss of blood, and uttering piercing shrieks. While ho was lying on the ground bathed in his blood, Madame Francey came up and ‘discharged two bullets from a revolver into his body. Shortly afterwards he breathed his last. The woman then cried out, “I have been insulted long enough,” and gave herself up to the police. The victim of this deed of vengeance was a retired architect of the town, • named Brisebard. He •was a bachelor of forty, and was regarded in the neighbourhood as a kind of Lovelace or Don Juan, Possessing an agreeable appearance, he passed •the greater part of his time in compro•misiug respectable married women, • whom he pursued with his intentions in the most barefaced and impudent manner. Among the persons of the other sex whom M. Brisebard prosecuted -was Madame Paul Francey wife’ of a tradesman. She is only twent - live years old, and of a fascinating appearance. Her married life was of the happiest kind until M. Brisebard endeavoured with his usual audacity! to blast her reputation. Some time •ago this unprincipled person, knowing that her husband was away from home on business, and that Madame Francey was at the theatre, got into their house and awaited the arrival of •the latter. When she returned home at eleven o’clock at night her first impulse on seeing her persecutor was to cry out for assistance to eject him j but, mindful of the scandal which the* ..ossip of evil tongues would be sure to .heulate, she merely contented herself >vith showing Brisebard the door. Hi r .or men tor want away, remarking tbit would be itickler when he should etnrn next time. Madame Francey, a regaining her room, reflected for a cement on the proper course which ■he should pursue iu the painful posiliott wherein she was placed by the iiiainy of her terrible persecutor, ho knew that he v. o Id he sure to - _i v that he had bean welcomed by her :.oa coming to visit her by appointment ad during the absence of her hus-D.-md She consequently wrote a ■. i; m- to (Brisebard, stating that if he t -mpted to renew his dastardly efforts to ruin her see would receive him revolver in hand, and -•ii-riiv his brains upon the doorstep, .Vi. Brisebard, not believing that Madame Francey would be capable of . adopting such extreme measures, iiopantly replied, in a tone of mock ■• ii.antry, tnat death, when inflicted by the hand of s) pretty a woman, cn;.id not but prove a pleasure to him. ;’hing» went on thus til] the night in ■ question, when the Don Juan of Ton- j acre again presented himself at the house of Madame Francey. Her :us laud was out shooting or hunting it the lime. Brisebard was let in by ’ i servant, and was met at the door of | r sal.n by Madame Francey. Two; i mantes afterwards he was seen ; ■ ashing from the place in the coudi■on already described. He had re-.-•eived when inside the house two •idlers, one in the neck and the other n. i hr. stomach. He ran for about iky yards, crying out “ I am done or !” and then fell by the wall of the i';-ege. Here ivlndame Francey came •i> end discharged the remainder of the c uts of her revolver into the body 1 the dying man Brisebard was a»en into the porter’s lodge of the ege, and the doctors were sum-, iim.ed. He died, however, in less! ■ i;. 1.1 a quarter of an hour, without tutoring a word.