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autopsy   on   Le   Drogo�察  �cure   of   Guern�察  �testified   that   though   he   had   then 

been puzzled by the pathological conditions�察�he was now prepared to say 

they were consistent with arsenical poisoning。 

     Martel�察�a pharmacist�察�brother of the doctor who had attended Le Drogo�察�

spoke     of  his   brother's   suspicions�察   �suspicions     which    had   recurred    on 

meeting with the cases at Bubry。           They had been diverted by the lavishly 

affectionate attendance Helene had given to the sufferers。 

     Relatives   of   the   victims   of   Locmine   told   of   Helene's   predictions   of 

death�察�and of her plaints that death followed her everywhere。                  They also 

remarked on the very kind ministrations of Helene。 

     Dr Toussaint�察�doctor at Locmine�察�and son to the house in which Helene 

had for a time been servant�察�told of his perplexity over the symptoms in 

the cases of the Widow Lorey and the youth Leboucher。                    In 1835 he had 

been     called   in  to   see   Helene    herself�察   �who    was    suffering    from   an 

intermittent   fever。     Next   day   the   fever   had   disappeared。     He   was   told 

that she had been dosing herself�察�and he was shown a packet which had 

been in her possession。         It contained substances that looked like kermes´ 

mineral�撮�30�А�some saffron�察�and a white powder that amounted to perhaps 



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ten grammes。        He had disliked Helene at first sight。             She had not been 

long   in   his   mother's   service   when   his   mother's   maid´companion   ��Anne 

Eveno���察�who also had no liking for Helene�察�fell ill and died。                   His father 

fell violently ill in turn�察�seemed to get better�察�and looked like recovering。 

But inexplicable complications supervened�察 �and his father died suddenly 

of a haemorrhage of the intestinal canal。              His sister Julie�察�who had been 

the   first   to   fall   sick�察  �also   seemed   to   recover�察  �but   after   the   death   of   the 

father had a relapse。       In his idea Helene�察�having cured herself�察�was able to 

drug     the  invalids    in  her   care。   The     witness    ordered    her   to  be   kept 

completely away from the sufferers�察�but one night she contrived to get the 

nurses   out   of   the   way。  A  confrere   he   called   in   ordered   bouillon   to   be 

given。     Helene had charge of the kitchen�察�and it was she who prepared the 

bouillon。     It   was   she   who   administered   it。   Three   hours   later   his   sister 

died in agony。 

       ��30�А  �Or�察  �simply�察  �kermesa   pharmaceutical   composition�察  �containing 

antimony and sodium sulphates and oxide of antimonyformerly used as 

an expectorant。 



     The witness suggested an autopsy。            His family would not agree。           The 

pious   behaviour   of   Helene   put   her   beyond   suspicion�察  �but   he   took   it   on 

himself   to   dismiss   her。    During   the   illness   of   his   father�察  �when   Helene 

herself   was   ill�察  �he   went   reluctantly   to   see   her�察  �being   told   that   she   was 

dying。     Instead of finding her in bed he came upon her making some sort 

of white sauce。        As soon as he appeared she threw herself into bed and 

pretended to be suffering intense pain。             A little later he asked to see the 

sauce。     It had disappeared。 

     He had advised his niece to reserve his sister's evacuations。               His niece 

replied that Helene was so scrupulously tidy that such vessels were never 

left about�察�but were taken away at once to be emptied and cleaned。                        ``I 

revised my opinion of the woman after she had gone��'' added the witness。 

``I thought her very well behaved。'' 

       HELENE。        I never had any drugs in my possessionnever。                When I 

had fever I took the powders given me by the doctor�察�but I did not know 

what they were� �



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    THE PRESIDENT。            Why did you say yesterday that nothing was ever 

found in your luggage�拭�

    HELENE。        I didn't remember。 

    THE PRESIDENT。            What were you doing with the saffron�拭           �Wasn't 

it in your possession during the time you were in Seglien�拭�

    HELENE。        I was taking it for my blood。 

    THE   PRESIDENT。           And   the   white   powderdid   it   also   come   from 

Seglien�拭�

    HELENE        ��energetically�А�    Never    have   I  had  white   powder     in  my 

luggage�     �Never have I seen arsenic�        �Never has anyone spoken to me of 

arsenic� �

    Upon   this   the   President   rightly   reminded   her   that   she   had   said   only 

that morning that her aunt had talked to her of arsenic at Seglien�察�and had 

warned her of its lethal qualities。       ``You deny the existence of that white 

powder��'' said the President�察 �`because you know it was poison。               You put 

it away from you with horror��'' 

    The accused several times tried to answer this charge�察�but failed。             Her 

face was beaded with moisture。 

       THE   PRESIDENT。         Had   you   or   had   you   not   any  white   powder   at 

Losmine�拭�

    HELENE。        I can't say if I still had fever there。 

    THE   PRESIDENT。           What   was   that   powder�拭    �When     did   you  first 

have it�拭�

    HELENE。        I had taken it at Locmine。        Somebody gave it to me for 

two sous。 

    THE PRESIDENT。            Why didn t you say so at the beginning�察�instead 

of waiting until you are confounded by the witness�拭              。�To Dr Toussaint�А�

What     would    the   powder    be�察  �monsieur�拭     �What     powder     would    one 

prescribe for fever�拭�

    DR TOUSSAINT。            Sulphate of quinine�察�but that's not what it was。 

       Questioned     by   the  advocate   for  the  defence�察  �the  witness   said  he 

would     not  affirm   that  the  powder    he   saw   was   arsenic。   His    present 

opinion�察�however�察�was that his father and sister had died from injections of 

arsenic in small doses。 



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     A witness from Locmine spoke of her sister's two children becoming 

ill after taking chocolate prepared by the accused。             The latter told her that 

a mob had followed her in the street�察�accusing her of the deaths of those 

she had been servant to。 

     Then came one of those curious samples of `what the soldier said' that 

are   so   often   admitted    in  French    criminal    trials  as  evidence。     Louise 

Clocher said she had seen Helene on the road between Auray and Lorient 

in the company of a soldier。          When she told some one of it people said�察�

``That wasn't a soldier�       �It was the devil you saw following her��'' 

     One     rather   sympathizes      with   Helene    in   her   protest   against   this 

testimony。 

     From Ploermel�察�Auray�察�Lorient�察�and other places doctors and relatives 

of   the   dead   came     to  bear   witness    to  Helene's    cooking     and   nursing 

activities�察  �and   to   speak   of   the   thefts   she   had   been  found  committing。 

Where any suspicion had touched Helene her piety and her tender care of 

the sufferers had disarmed it。        The astonishing thing is that�察�with all those 

rumours of `white livers' and so on�察�the woman could proceed from place 

to place within a few miles of each other�察�and even from house to house in 

the same towns�察�leaving death in her tracks�察�without once being brought to 

bay。    Take   the   evidence   of   M。   Le   Dore�察  �son´in´law   of   that   Mme   Hetel 

who     died   in  Auray�察  �His   mother´in´law      became     ill  just  after  Helene's 

reputation was brought to his notice。          The old lady died next day。 

     ``The day following the revelation��'' said M。 Le Dore�察 �`I put Helene 

out。    She threw herself on the ground uttering fearsome yells。               The day's 

meal had been prepared。           I had it thrown out�察�and put Helene herself to 

the   door   with   her   luggage�察  �INTO  WHICH   SHE   HASTILY  STOWED A 

PACKET。        Mme Hetel died next day in fearful agony。'' 

     I am responsible for the italicizing。         It is hard to understand why M。 

Le   Dore   did   no   more   than   put   Helene   to   the   door。 He   was   suspicious 

enough to throw out the meal prepared by Helene�察�and he saw her hastily 

stow a packet in her luggage。         But�察�though he was Mayor of Auray�察�he did 

nothing     more    about   his  mother´in´law's      death。   It   is  to  be  remarked�察�

however�察�that the Hetels themselves were against the brusque dismissal of 

Helene。     She had ``smothered the mother with care and attentions。'' 



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     But one gets perhaps the real clue to Helene's long immunity from the 

remark made in court by M。 Breger�察�son´in´law of that Lorient couple�察�M。 

and Mme Dupuyde´Lome。                 He had thought for a moment of suspecting 

Helene of causing the child's death and the illness of the rest of the family�察�

but ``there seemed small grounds。               What interest had the girl in cutting 

off their lives��'' 

     It   is   a   commonplace   that   murder   without   motive   is   the   hardest   to 

detect。     The deaths that Helene Jegado contrived between 1833 and 1841�察�

twenty´three in number�察�and the six attempts at murder which she made in 

that    length    of  time�察   �are�察 �without     exception�察    �crimes    quite  

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