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foreign intfxugenne trm of sir robkrt wil som and ivxeffrs bruce hic hutchinson relative to the cic- ofthe convict laval ij 10 court of the department of the seine j rftkz 2 id of tpril continued from our lajl the psgflifatt tien addreffed himfelf o m bruce o hw long have you been in france a about 13 mouths q ymi remained hrt during the ftay buwfftite a yes i left paris two hours after buonaparte when he weft to take the command of the army 1 did not tfahik it right that an stlglift gentleman he aid remain in a country which had commenced hoftilitiea again i iil8 ivi q it appears that you returned to pan- and wcu hoe on ihe irth of june a if vti becanfe marflrd suchct hocomn aoded that part of the fron tier which i wrhfcfid to pfir refufed to let mvpnfs ii fpite of a letter which i wrote ti him and i was obliged to raurn to fas q you wrote alfo to madame the ihtchc ofst lcilj whom you called imperial higlrtefs although your gov ernment ha 1 never recognized suona- psrte a emperor a it is true that 1 wrote inch a fetter i gave her that ti tie becaufc it was the one lie bore q yon were connecd with fevera perions in the intimate confidence of bo napine particularly the duke of vicen- zn a it is true but i do not fee what relation thefe qucftions have to the affair of lavalette q it is not for the accused to judge of the ment or of the object of the qucf- tion addreffrd to him the prcfident has 3 difcretionary power of putting whai queilions he thinks proper was there hot found a your hoivfe the ongnal of the anfwei of the duke of weuiiigtoo to marhal key you tonka very live ly interell in njaflial ney a yes n very live inrerell 1 do not blufh co nwn it- the molt lively intereit during hh trial q was it to yon that the firft river fttfe was made of th- plancf tranfport- iu lavalette out of ftaire and ttt the jgkm oifcuraceariierc a there rn no qucftion of concealment for that wa i longer poffibk lihe prcfident expwned thejudfeia tf itniv of the word recele it was to shelter a man from profecutivuj to with d3vv him from the power of the law by oric-alinp- him either for a fliort or a ig time j l h accuird here recounted the man ner ii which he had been myllenouflv fo- licited to cooperate in the flight of la vftlccte from paris if pofliblc fafd he i wouid have effced his efcapc by my felf tdone frr i could not repulfea man v ho had put life iffc into my bands 1 however obtained his confent to confide his fecret to one of my friends i fpoke to one friend who gave me a charge to another x will not name thefe friends thejr will name themfelvs q it was you who received lavalette a toe honfeof captain hutchinfon a i received him when he was conduct ed to the houle of that perfon whom i have not nrmed hutchinfon who was clofeto bruce bade him name hir j pieiident this difcretfon is very ufe- iris for mfflra hutchtnfon and wiifon ji3ve denied nothing as you know bv he publication of thofc pieces which ne been citculated in a manner o con- trary to our praaffce you know that lvalctte psfled the night at ihe houfr of captain hutchinfon and that hut- chi fon decs not deny it i3ric- it wns not my felf who enga ged hntchinfon who authorizes me to prnftrunce lis name to receive m de la- vil tt gcfceral wilfon rifihg lt was i the prcfident to m 5ruce there was fcitind at the hou of m wilfon a memerafldum of an expence of 200 francs oecafioncd by ldvalettev journey- mm wiifon bruce piidthis fum feut me the memorandum at my reqtieft the fttcnl then interrogated m hutchinfon who agreed to all the farts i thai concerned him it was at his 1 that lavaletteflept on the night fro the 7th to the 8ih january the n trace of the retreat of lavalette be- iwceri his period and the 20th of decem- b r pieeung f p hutchfnfon you cfcort- ed pvalettc a yes on horfeback v yon wilhed no doubt to fcrve ymr fatndi a hot fo i was actua ted by a fentjent of humanity q ut you did not take a particular nvr inrrrtiloftlicheait in thiv t ojft becauft yoa gave amcoradum of yourripcnccn to general wiifon a- i did lb being defircdto do fo but nevcvtheef took great intereft in la- valefcte the prcfident to general wiifon did you know lavalette before hu ef- ape a never q vou began to ft rve in egypt a- mo i began service in fiaudeta q but you have fcrved in egypt ye sir by nfe m re if cx you have fpread through europe a celebrated work violent fufpicions sgfnft the morality of certaii agents of buonaparte in egypt i a it is true 1 faitl tliat which 1 believed to be truth the accufed here declared that it was liimfelf alone who made all the difpofi- tions and took all the meafurcs for the rfcape of lavadctte he confirmed all the fuels related in the act of acctifatfon lie added that lavalette was dreffed in an enlifh uniform covered with an en- irliih great coat and mounted with a hat of the englifh fcrin bruce here laid holu of the military cap of hutchinfon and howed it to tlve prcfident faying it was fiicli s that q to wiifon you knew that lavalette was condemned to death by a jury a ye certainly it was his condemnation that rendered my afsflancc ncceffary qy011 knew the crime for which he was condemned for haying fuppreflec the proclamai ions of the king for hav ing on the 2oih of march put himfelf in correfpondence with the uwrper and for having cooperated in the return of j isuonapartc a we are not agreed ae to his crime 1 believe that 5ponapariej undertook this enterprise withuut apy conrcion in france q it n not mybufirefs toiuflitutea political controverfy lavalette was cmdemned foi having violently feizej a public goihonty for having correfpnd- e4 with bnonapartcj and iloppea the i kings proclamations and for having deceived the inhabitants of france 2 tn the tine fit nation nf pans a much lefs of pohtfes than of humanity entered into my cofldus bruce in fpcaking to me about lavalette addrelfcd himfelf to my hear i dare flatter myfelf that his hope ard confidence in ne have not been deceived sir robert declared fur ther that mr hutchinfon did nothing but by iws influence and that in whai he then did lie was guided by no politic- 1 feeling whatf ever but only by mo tives of humanity having faid this he fat down the cotlrt then proceeded to the ex- limitation of witaeffe the firft pcrfons implicated by their depofitions was eb rle the headturnkey monfieur rcquetce junior the goa er bodifcao the keeper and ftveral turn keys confirm thecircumrtantes detailed iu the indictment arid whch particularly inculpated ebcrle h feemed to rfult from the whole of thffc depofitions thai eberle had left open all the doors be- fwecn the chamber of lavalette atid the great wicket inthe fii ft part of the prifon that at the mofteirt when the bell rang and he went up the chamber to receive the order to bid the chairman be ready the difgrife was completed it is diffi cult to admit that he did not perceive it in head of obeying the order which ro quette jun gave him to run immediate y after the chair be diredly c3mc back to the prifon and went with ridiculous precaution to fimt in rradame lavalette faying frttratleaft fhould not come out without good orders and while the mi nilter of police vas interrogating the gao ler on the circnmrtaiices of the efcape eberle faid it am very cafy to diltfnguifh madame lavalette from her fallband there was haif a head difference between rbem wry aflud roquette did you not make hat remark when it might have been ufeful oil marry ahfwered e- berle my principal was there and i had nothing to fay almoft the whole defence of this cul prit was confined to giving the lie to the witneflcs and to repeat it is falfehood nothing can be more falfc it is proper for that interefling clfs of poor citizens who have no other means of exigence except hard and daily labor to preferve with caxe the depention of brigand a working mafon guerin called marengo the ufual chairman of madame lavalette propo- fed to him to take the place of his com rade who probably was not able to aid him that day brigand ennfented and after fcveral jotirnies carried madame la valette to the conciergerie and waited for her with guerin nt the guafdhoufe of the gendarmie a little before the co ming out from the prifon bcnoit sou- nevdle comes and offers him a glafs of wine and fays to him you will have perhaps a little greater weight than at coming but you mull go with fpecd rhereare 25 louis to be earned 25 louis fays criaud what is to be done for that such a fum 13 not offered withoqt caufe lam an honefl man have a wife and children i will not bring hem into- trouble you are then a yoe of the v7orft term ij the punch language money ftouij be earned when it nn i ft a pror man but i do not wifii to gain my fubiidence except by honell labor bah faid the other what do you rifk when monheur tells you there t3 no danger come ma rengo find be leave all this huff come along ttt nic fomc mifehitf will hap pen co you i am gfttrtg home and with that he threw down the leather ftrap which he ufed to foppott thechatr he returned home and acquainted his wife with the oftr which had bcn made to him and with his refufal you have done well faid he vhc next day he learned that the chairman wcreimpn- foned that lavalette had scaped oh i have done well faid he the witnefa ihowed a geat deal of e- motionand even fhed tear at the neces sity of inculpating his comrade guerin we preferve as much we can the toneoffranknefcand natter which the witnefs exhibited in his dqtfbtton gen- tlemrn he faid weeping not be of- fended with me if i did nd gw informa tion at the time 1 was beftde myfelf marengo continued bi brought me the wages for my job vd faid to me you were wrong in leaving us it was not what you thought chir was ftopt on the quay and it 3s mifs wfto was within however if you are exam ined you have no occajior t0 fn l money was offered to yc hear me nnfwered 1 i abandonedhe job ycfler- iay dont implicate rsc v tcii thetruth m from this it appeared rt this brig and was an inmeft fellow and the prc fident on diffniffing him addreffed to him the following flatter words 0 you have given a great sample of ho- iefty you have proved b y condnci that honor ard probity a- t0 be found in the lowed claffes 0 nt this eon- dci maintain your wife r d bring up your children id thefe uninsurable princi ples and believe tint four or izte even ill this ivorhtvirtne fids m ecompence the evidence for the pofeiution be ing cone through the wftneffea for thr lefence were called the wife of briaud rt- a part of the details given by her hond guerin and bcnoit bo oppofc to this double declaration ip abfolntc de niah n b it deferve- to berked that the defer l ion of biigaud h compel led the valet dechatnbrc tb fpceoily for another chairman la remain ed four miuuecs ii the r dnchair at the very gate of the conrfv ie tluv nill have appeared to mf nfjl after fomeother yknone timom- wns quite wi w to lavalettc was mipgtims madamt tmcnrappclred fo painful tfc a utc idcnt after aingiheconfenoic rii with- a raw the court rofc at half pad five anri was adjourned till tomovrcnv rf pi6 m clauvcau is counfel far elierc m blaquefor the gaoler rrqe m maupuin for bonncvihc and m ou- pin for the three englishmen second d4ilri 2 3- this day tbe examination oi witneres was continued the colonel of the staff gnlenotr and the major of gendtfttk jcncrr at- teft the one verbal and the other in writing that having been charged frith the command and internal fiipenntend ance of the conciergerie during mir neys trial thry faw rciqiwtte conftat- ly exercife and recommend the mod ex- ad vigilance similar teftimmy was gi ven for him 1v fcveral iiifptftors cf po- the widow dntoit aged 72 cemfi dtntial woman of madame lrvalette called for the accufed declared lie cwd not recolletl any ri the cfrcnmftances which preceded or accompanied the fact of the efcape itie did rot even recollcft who the perfon was that introduced her j without perrniffion into the cbambtf of the convit it was in vin fome of rhe s judges and jurymen prefled her with qucf- j noil- in vain the piefdont remiadej 1 j her of the oath ilic had tken e per jfifted in faying that a feverc indifpofiuon jpreverlted her from retaining any rccolj leaion m the prcfident unwitinr jtliat ihe fboutd petjiue hcfrlf dttmiffedj 1 her oblcrvinij someiliinc 1 knnvi xiutr conduct one ot tlrem nmcfa hi te who was the fufl confident i fa affatt willdiclare that advifed c the retreat of lavalette in paris by an anon ymuu letter in which he himfelf received comilinients he believed according t he d- arations of the faid letter that he wafi the only perfon who could ftte lhirr sh first his pride ws fiattcrcd i thc fct natural fenfibility was excited a and lal of all his undemanding was ex ded by difcovering in the efcape of lc- valctte fcitrcthing romantic anvl even rr raculovs which powerfully stuck hij j imagination and imprcfled his lieart the tther hutchinfon did not feel the fame decided warmth of fancy it was in his mind a ftntiment of humanity which exerted itfclf in the- caufe of lava lettt he only yielded to the delire of favinn an unfotunate man the third sir rt wiifon derives the motives of his conduct from higher conlideration lie imagines tl e honor cf his own gov jernnunt would have been defiroyed if a feutence of the royal court of pails wan executed he does not coucetn himfelf vfth tlie rights of sovereignity or the tinqutftiortable authority of the judicial power in france over a french fubject ah truly theft are cogimon rules the capitulation of pari however is his law it hittbceti violated and he com ceiva it tobe hii dofy to clear his gov eruincnt of the oppiobinm uliich tint violation cails upon it thus the cofl vica was to be faved for tlxe honor of jus tice and that of england you hall loon fee how nvuch truth there iu in all this but before we dilcufs his ititfiit- tions wctnufl eftablifh frdts g i ki w teconvift has efcaped from prf not what prevents me from ufming uc llttt it wan neceffaiy to efcape from paris hands of juftice ajainfl you the wo nen oorfc and laporte were rie examined as to the here ended the examination of the vrhneffes upon which m hua the ad- vmcategcneral rufc arid addicffcd the court a ctimival he obferved a ctaivia has cfcopcd from jullice hrpny for him ifheefcapes fom remorfe and if he can iind a place vrhi re he may fhow with fe- w 1 ic could not here be concealed from aa trance was annoirnct reduced her en live of the intereft an j h mwtoorpwf ience when fiie jf lutchnfon and br app5ardwlf0n profound how uce faluud her wth certain h a p the emotion arni 4 rt madame lavalcttel mcn of when interrogated iculate her own haff couicj wfwt her age he replied n d when te believe twenty fevn 1 after having coll rt fome moments dillrefs which i fce 6ld thi from any fear but t do p on feeing myfelf bet rom a kuid alirit midll fo large an a the prcfident f lie jullice which has 7 v n it is fome of the iefet ked your tenimony wito avt vo madame lavafet t t the perfons who iwff th uted in no rcfpccv t inc fioiilb lavalette no one x lhc rfm i alone did the wit some details were a rircumflanc ap mrnteinappcararc en fcveral fads of tf mi h repjied tht file dicf f and affigncd for her w ckcufc which will r f wwff a at that momenrf d fa too much occupied 3i m my plan to pay att on of pafiing around tie to wlat vva m claveau elx f n ted her to fix precf jh requef thedifgmfend m of ready executed whe ceivehwhtt orders b eberlc came to rc madame lavaleti of the confequence3vy vas dftawre at that moment ft faic pitted becaufe t 0 r lavalette had got the prcfident ameonly one queftf xr known orfeen ihdx hw fw glifli orany en- they immediate thc j i lavalette after h7 r0 f r for a moment deda 3 lo at m ter known nor befo7 ths flc had c- mademoifdle e lhem trodiiccd aa fhe w xvaa thcn fa adminfftering ibi o 4 c fed with she anf t0 l cr was w lion info feeble a v ta quf- vfticc rid bef tolbar ait ive police a pol ic c which never seeps which has a hundred eyes to kv and a hundred hands to apprehend which always fttecee fn fcizingthe oh jet whom it purfues it was neceovy therefore that lavalette fliould leave pa ris ad even france yon arc already acquainted with the plan and the detaw f hi efcape h heft d bif cfcadc ta lh uniform of an ewrwih dulocr nnd accompanied by englifh officers a fe a conpeigne one of whom cpudviftci fim avaa mons thua bruce who received the fit confidence goes to comnipmcate it to hutchinfon then to wiifon the plan wd arranged between them znd each of them engages o ad his part in co-opc- ttthxg for its aecomptifhmenr briicc iv pitcure the meafurc of lavajei huichiufon orders the clothes v ia to fecure tvro paitports undtfr fined namtd one of them engac poft hou fe another lends his carriage and the third his lodging to fceive the convict on the night previous to his departure audibly all affemblc on sunday the 7tb f jnjay for the final accomplitluretii eniry a fouhead vhich the judicial thun- 1 drr ba fcatned a wife has faved her hufbnd let it he the fubjeft of her ioy provided the afi which lias done tferhon or ttiall not comjiromife any oe it is eafy to account for the hare which fumr of the acuku on whofe fate you have to pronounce took in this enterprifc ihcir ftitiment their duties their ioter- hilt hvr happens it thnt tfok three fur- eigiwirarc before you what was the nwlureof the intefefl which they took in knag the convirt llrey tere neither the relatives the friend nor ecn the ac quaintances of iavietn will they fy that they a frrmiviclm ofhiman- fty bnt how chcteize that huifaii ty hich flifplaya fefelfonly hy a an- of their objeff the pretext of their tempt of public order and the infraction meeting wa5 an arrangement for a hunt- f me laws i how bpprtcwtc that hu- ing party 5 but at nine oclock at niht r1 will put to m maneintcntiohi if the correlpondcree of the 3cctffcf proves that hatred of oui laws is in their hearts that otir repofc iv idjous and difegreeable to them if they faw not in that efcape any thing but an outrage on authority a fediijotft rrreanof fnrftenupjj a revolution if thi- ft fe blc in iflrlf was fort if imitative of the projeft it became the duty of public jus- ike to fearch it to the bottom and to trace to you the machination to its vtry focus the advocate gcitral applied lumfclf in tic fiill hill ance to compare appreciate the fcts relative to the efeiipr of luvaettc and with great order and precilion marked the hare which each of ihe accufed badintfreaft and the mo tive which mfgit haveatiud hutt he mhnguifhed with the mod jndiciona e- quiiy between crime and fiinple offence and afiigned ro eich as n weie she po- ihmcit wlrch heincvd without how ever deprfviig any one prifener of thr hjpe of the indulgence of the jury he then naturally cameco the offence of con- ceallng the convift and it was here that the three englilluiisn came upon the itagc the fird part nftfi affair he faid is intelligible enorfgh all the fafta have an unknown individual announces la valette- who u introduced paffes th- night in the lodgings and fets ct with their- on the following morning i fliall riot trouble you with an account of the journey i lhall not defcant on tae mea fares they took before fcttrng out or the boldnefs nd grardeuv of enterprifc which they ditclofrd i ffiall lry befot you the piecautiotis they took agalnft ccirltnts the ledhotfes fr the purpy- j cs of flight the arms for the ptpof ok defence in a word all thofe cacumflan res which mired an expedition with arf wentare and hennur i will lead your attention toone point i rnan the afy lum given to the culprit before tfy departure from paris and that given upon the road iu a faonfe st compeigne thr is called in the language of the laws a rccclc the fimple fai of con cealing a condemned criminal ib in itfeif a ciime the enpifii lawtarenot more liberal than ours they do not under- iland by humanity that generofity whicb counterafiy the rules of public orderj black lone after having marked the dls- tinilions which it neccitury to make between the crimes of acccfliriefl and j principals ddinguxflica farther hfe tcd ahii1ory now come to a romance you have been feied with tm ideai you have put tins firft qucf non the emr m eiaged in this affair tlnir nij fcrenct cannot be explained on ordinary principle ivy iliemfelves declare protefi ontneir honour that beforetheir participntion in the crime they did not w ihewdividual itfvtarfrfiby medal their ffort we abound mtonfffafo mo nf k ex t on the fnbjeft of yielding- prmcion to a convicl efcaped from jvilc- which call a veette if 1 haveched the author- ity f this author it i only in the char- aur of a written reafon for ft is ftfi- cienfly 6aderftoid that tueiv ie no oili er laws iti exercife regarding c fmes cor nutted nt fr ince but wench laws who 1 hen can heredifpute tficir empire i rfedl not certainly underlain to pwfi our right of jiirifdiion over thefe f pijjner the oppofition of the rntfh