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Her presence disturbed me。           And to get rid of her I said�察 �`Here�察�Helene�察�

take this away and wash it。'' 

     The accused persisted in denying M。 Bidard's version of the incident。 



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     M。   Malagutti�察  �professor   of   chemistry   to   the   faculty   of   sciences   in 

Rennes�察    �who�察   �with   M。   Sarzeau�察   �had    been   asked    to  make    a  chemical 

analysis of the reserved portions of the bodies of Rosalie�察�Perrotte Mace�察�

and Rose Tessier�察�gave the results of his and his colleague s investigations。 

In the case of Rosalie they had also examined the vomitings。                     The final 

test   on   the  portions   of   Rosalie's   body  carried   out   with   hydrochloronitric 

acidas best for the small quantities likely to result in poisoning by small 

dosesgave a residue which was submitted to the Marsh test。                     The tube 

showed a definite arsenic ring。          Tests on the vomit gave the same result。 

     The poisoning of Perrotte Mace had also been accomplished by small 

doses。     Arsenic   was   found   after   the   strictest   tests�察  �which   obviated   all 



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possibility that the substance could have come from the ground in which 

the body was interred。 

     In the case of Rose Tessier the tests yielded a huge amount of arsenic。 

Rose   had   died   after   an   illness   of   only  four   days。 The   large   amount   of 

arsenic   indicated   a   brutal   and   violent   poisoning�察  �in   which   the   substance 

could not be excreted in the usual way。 

     The    President    then   addressed     the   accused    on   this  evidence。     She 

alone had watched near all three of the victims�察�and against all three she 

had motives of hate。        Poisoning was established beyond all doubt。                Who 

was the poisoner if not she�察�Helene Jegado�拭�

     Helene�此     �`Frankly�察�I have nothing to reproach myself with。                  I gave 

them only what came from the pharmacies on the orders of the doctors。'' 

     After   evidence   of   Helene's   physical   condition�察  �by   a   doctor   who   had 

seen   her   in   prison   ��she   had   a   scirrhous   tumour   on   her   left   breast���察  �the 

speech for the defence was made。 

     M。   Dorange   was   very   eloquent�察  �but   he   had   a   hopeless   case。      The 

defence he put up was that Helene was irresponsible�察�but the major part of 

the    advocate's    speech    was    taken   up   with   a   denouncement       of   capital 

punishment。       It was a barbarous anachronism�察�a survival which disgraced 

civilization。 

     The President summed up and addressed the jury�此�

     ``Cast a final scrutiny�察�gentlemen of the jury��'' he said�察 �`at the matter 

brought     out   by   these   debates。     Consult      yourselves     in  the  calm    and 

stillness of your souls。        If it is not proved to you that Helene Jegado is 

responsible for her actions you will acquit her。             If you think that�察�without 

being   devoid   of   free   will   and   moral   sense�察  �she   is   not�察  �according   to   the 

evidence�察�as well gifted as the average in humanity�察�you will give her the 

benefit of extenuating circumstance。 

     ``But   if   you   consider   her   culpable�察  �if   you   cannot   see   in   her   either 

debility of spirit or an absence or feebleness of moral sense�察�you will do 

your duty with firmness。          You will remember that for justice to be done 

chastisement       will  not   alone    suffice�察  �but  that   punishment      must    be  in 

proportion to the offence。'' 

     The President then read over his questions for the jury�察�and that body 



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retired。    After deliberations which occupied an hour and a half the jury 

came back with a verdict of guilty on all points。             The Procureur asked for 

the penalty of death。 

       THE PRESIDENT。            Helene Jegado�察�have you anything to say upon 

the application of the penalty�拭�

     HELENE。         No�察�Monsieur le President�察�I am innocent。             I am resigned 

to everything。      I would rather die innocent than live in guilt。             You have 

judged me�察�but God will judge you all。               He will see then 。 。 。 Monsieur 

Bidard。     All those false witnesses who have come here to destroy me 。 。 。 

they will see。 。 。 。 

     In a voice charged with emotion the President pronounced the sentence 

condemning Helene Jegado to death。 

     An appeal was put forward on her behalf�察�but was rejected。 

     On the scaffold�察�a few moments before she passed into eternity�察�having 

no witness but the recorder and the executioner�察�faithful to the habits   of 

her    life�察 �Helene    Jegado    accused    a  woman      not   named     in  any   of  the 

processes      of  having    urged    her  to   her  first  crimes    and   of  being    her 

accomplice。       The two officials took no notice of this indirect confession 

of   her   own   guilt�察  �and   the   sentence   was   carried   out。 The   Procureur   of 

Rennes�察  �hearing   of   this   confession�察  �took   the   trouble   to   search   out   the 

woman named in it。           She turned out to be a very old woman of such   a 

pious   and   kindly   nature   that   the   people   about   her   talked   of   her   as   the 

``saint。'' 

     It were superfluous to embark on analysis of the character of Helene 

Jegado。      Earlier    on�察 �in  comparing      her   with   Van   der   Linden    and   the 

Zwanziger woman�察�I have lessened her caliginosity as compared with that 

of the Leyden poisoner�察�giving her credit for one less death than her Dutch 

sister    in  crime。    Having      investigated     Helene's    activities   rather   more 

closely�察�however�察�I find I have made mention of no less than twenty´eight 

deaths attributed to Helene�察�which puts her one up on the Dutchwoman。 

The     only   possible     point   at  which    I  may     have   gone    astray    in  my 

calculations is in respect of the deaths at Guern。             The accounts I have of 

Helene's   bag   there   insist   on   seven�察  �but   enumerate   only   sixnamely�察  �her 

sister Anna�察�the cure�察�his father and mother�察�and two more ��unnamed�� after 



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these。     The   accounts�察  �nevertheless�察  �insist   more   than   once   that   between 

 1833 and 1841 Helene put away twenty´three persons。                        If she managed 

only     six  at  Guern�察   �that   total  should    be   twenty´two。       From     1849     she 

accounted       for   Albert   Rabot�察    �the  infant    Ozanne�察    �Perrotte    Mace�察   �Rose 

Tessier�察�and Rosalie Sarrazinfive。             We need no chartered accountant to 

certify our figures if we make the total twenty´eight。                Give her the benefit 

of the doubt in the case of Albert Rabot�察�who was ill anyhow when Helene 

joined the household�察�and she still ties with Van der Linden with twenty´ 

seven deaths。 

     There   is   much   concerning   Helene   Jegado�察  �recorded   incidents�察  �that   I 

might   have   introduced   into   my   account   of   her   activities�察  �and   that   might 

have   emphasized   the   outstanding   feature   of   her   dingy   make´upthat   is�察�

her     hypocrisy。      When       Rosalie     Sarrazin     was    fighting    for   her    life�察�

bewailing the fact that she was dying at the age of nineteen�察�Helene Jegado 

took   a   crucifix   and   made   the   girl   kiss   it�察  �saying   to   her�察   �`Here   is   the 

Saviour Who died   for   you�          �Commend   your   soul to   Him��''          This�察 �with 


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