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C4 CASILEGAR NEWS, Thursday, May 3, 1979

| The mystery lingers on

om

Even today the name Marie
Lafarge conjures up images of
a dark chateau in France, a
murdered husband, and a sen-
satlonal trial. Over a hundred
years since the murder crimi-
nologists are still uncertain as
to the answer to the perplexing

roblem — did Marie really do

Born in Paris, France, Marie
was a ward of her uncle and
aunt, Uncle was an executive of
the Banque de France, and, to

jut it mildly, was loaded.

was just great. A large
dowry awaited any man willing
to overlook the perpetual drip.
In 1839 Marie's uncle and
aunt had a heart to heart chat
concerning the lack of men in
their ward's life. Being of a
practical nature, Auntie decid-
ed to advertise, seeking a hus-
band for her 23-year-old niece.
Charles Pouch Lafarge ap-
plied for the position and was
accepted. It is only fair to point
out that Charles was exactly
twice Marie's age. A coarse,
if man, who was an iron-
monger by trade, he was many
other things by inclination.
Charles thought that overindul-
gence in eating, drinking, and
sex were the only things in

le.
Gentle, protected Marie and
rough, tough Charles were
married in August, 1839. The
ceremony was barely conclud-
ed before Charles bundled y
his new bride and carted her off
to his chateau in Glandier.
Marie was greeted at the cha-
teau by Charles’ mother and
sister. The realization that they
would. be living with her was
bad enough, but the appear-

ance of the chateau was even
worse. It was an old rat infest-
ed mansion in an advanced
state of decay,

rst night Charles

man have her body. The future
looked bleak. Marie wanted

out.

She decided to write Charles
a letter. It is too long a missive
to reproduce here, but the fol-
lowing excerpts will give you
the general idea:

were brought up together. We
have loved each other since we

and cursing on the other
side of the Channel. His mother

Risto
“Turunen

and sister had to restrain him.
Of course there was not other
man in Marie's life, but in her
own way she managed to
achieve the concession she

B

ness. To the outside world they
appeared to be a happy, devot-
ed couple.

At about this time in their
marriage, Charles’ iron busi-
ness began to sour. Having
lived so long with a degree of
security, it now preyed on his

. but cause for some concern.-

Charles was really touched
e was informed that

that he made out his
own will'teaving everything to
his wife. Marie quickly reco-
vered. es :

Unfortunately, unlike
Marie’s illness, Charles’ busi-
ness problems didn’t go away.
There was one ray of sunshine
in an otherwise dark future.

At this juncture in their mar-
riage Marie and Charles were
truly concerned with each
other’s welfare. Certainly

* Charles figured that once his

patent was‘accepted and prov-
en, he would be wealthy beyond
his wildest dreams. He and
Marie spent their evenings

* talking about luxurious trips,

homes in Italy, and clothing fit
for royalty. ss

personally during his illness,

he spoonfed the weakened
man, but despite this gentle
care every meal was followed
by violent bouts of vomiting.

Charles’ mother had com- -

forted her daughter-in-law

something was Maric. It ap-
peared to her that Marie was
lust too insistent on taking care
of Charles. Once she thought

jarie openly purchased a
packet of arsenic, ostensibly to
reduce the rat population of the
chateau. E
* Enough is enough. Charles’
mother told her son of her
suspicions. Charles, despite his
weakened condition, was at
first furious with his mother.

hen Mummie setually.
showed him the whitish sedl-
ment at the bottom of a cup at
his bedside, he realized that her
suspicions were well founded.

A doctor was called, and
quickly tested for the presence
of arsenic. The sediment in the
cup proved .to be arsenic, but
the discovery was too late to
save Charles. He had been sys-
tematically poisoned for far too
long. Next day he was dead.

Charles’ mother contacted
the police the moment her bo:
closed his eyes. The post mi
tem revealed that Charles’
death was due to arsenic pot-
soning. Marie was arrested and
later stood trial for the murder
of her husband. In all the his-
tory of crime it remains one of
the mo: publicized murder
trials ever held.-

The case against Marie ap-
peared to be airtight. Her gift
of the Christmas cake, followed
by her husband's illness,
weighed heavily against her.

Her purchase of arsenic, which .

she never fed to the chateau
rats, was also difficult to ex-
plain. It was also proven at her
trial that she alone prepared all
of Charles’ food during his ill-
ness. Marie was found guilty
and received a sentence of life
imprisonment.

From the moment of her con-

terest in the case. Monsieur
Raspail purchased the same

Upon receipt of the parcel
Charles knocked off most of
the cake in one sitting.
hours he was suffering from
terrible stomach pains. In a
few days the pains subsided.

After the turn of the year
Charles became convinced that
his mission to raise money had
met with failure. He returned
toGlandier. - -

A few days after his home-
coming his stomach pains re-.
turned. A doctor was immedia-
tely summoned. He prescribed
several different medicines,
none of which seemed to do any
good. Marie insisted on tendi
to her. husband's every wis!

whic!
the authorities had used to
prove that Charles had died of
arsenic poisoning. He was
- amazed to discover that the
zinc gauze used in the experi-
ment contained arsenic.

* It is not easy to interfere with
a French jury’s decision. Year
after year Marie's lawyers
worked diligently to establish
her innocence. In 1852, after
years in confine-
ment, Marie was given a full
ardon. Some thought her re-
rate made a mockery of jus-
ice. :

Old friends took her to a re-
sort to recover from the hard-
ships of prison, but to no avail.
Her will to live was gone. Marie
Lafarge died a few months
after her release.

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_ NOTICE OF PUBLIC

_ MEETING

7 Provincial .
. All Candidates For um —

Castlegar Arena Complex

Thursday, May 3rd
at 7:30 p.m.

All public is welcome to attend and

‘ask questions of the candidates.

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: (Street Talk : :

What is the Most’
Friendly Place ‘You

A

Have Ever Visited?

¢ DAVID SEIFRIT of Fruitvale

+.» Becurity officer for Cominco.,’ | .

Tean't say anything but Beaver Valley. I've .

travelled.to the coast and the Okanagan’ on

many occasions but the friendliest people are in”
Beaver Valley. -

MRS.'PAT EKDAHL of Kaslo’

T feel right here where I am but if it, is
where I have visited it would be Nipawin, Sask.,
we used to live there and have. returned on

occasions for visits,

MRS. DOROTHY FOX of Castlegar
Hawaii, the people there are just so
courteous in every way. They are gracious and

lovely people,

JIM CRAWFORD of New Denver
+++ manager of Government Liquor

Store.

- Golden — we went toa bonspiel there and
everyone was so, friendly and very hospitable.

+ cuss thé history and the future
of the Arrow, Lakes, 4

‘

Trail; and) Argenta .met in’
Nelson’ recently ‘to. hear Pat’
Romaine.and Jay Sheele‘ dis-

*: ‘Phe meeting, the third in

series "of ’ Regional ‘Resource.

Seminars, | sponsored,’ by. the’,

1 Continuing Education Division (':

of Selkirk College, was attend-,
ed by only a few people, but the
discussion was deep and in-
volving. Oy

Pat Romaine,’ currently a
resident of Castlegar, led off
the. evening by, telling of ‘his
family’s early roots in Deer
Park, on the Lower Arrow
Lake. ,

“The Lake barges and the
railway kept the towns along
the lake -in touch with one
another and supported the loca!
economy. Farmers could sell
their produce up and down the
lake, and ship it out to bigger
markets by the rail. Sawmills
could do the same thing and
small industries, too.

“Then, one by one, they cut’,
them all out. They said it wasn’t '

economical: to ’ service _ such

small producers. By the time
the Hydro came along with the
High, Arrow Dam, the com-
munities that were flooded
were already economically
weakened. The Hydro naturally
used this to break up’ any

opposition to the flooding of the °

farms and towns.”

(_ Vital Statistics

BIRTHS fy
. BORDIN — To Mr. and: Mrs,
Doriano Bordin, 193 Dockerill

St., Trail, April 13, a son Ryan,

Michael, 3 Ibs, 8 oz. and a
daughter Stephanie Brianne,
8 Ibs. 14 92,
‘3 . .
BOSCARIOL — Jerry and
Debbie - Boscariol, of Maple
Ridge, B.C. ‘are ‘pleased | to
announce the arrival of their
chosen son Patrick Ryan. on
larch

8

ERIKSEN — To Mr. and Mrs.

M. | Eriksen ‘of Fruitvale on
April 15, 7a ‘daughter, . Nicole
Laura Lee: ‘poate

" KILLINS — To Mr. and Mrs.

Timothy Killins of RR. #1,
Boswell, a daughter inK.L.D.H.
April 25,

hd

.
MACKIE — To Mr. and Mrs.
Howard Mackie of R.R.#3, Nel-
son, a daughter in K.L.D.H.
April 23.

* *.

MOLINE — To Mr. and Mrs,
David Moline of 107A High St.,
Nelson, a daughter in K.L.D.H.
April 26.

. 8 6
PARRILLA — -To Joe: and
Candy Parrilla, 412 Olivia Cres-
cent, Trail, April 23, a daughter.

* . *.

+ SCHULTZ — To Mr. and Mrs.

Jim A. Schultz, 1745 McBride
St., April 12, a daughter.
me . * .

WILLWAY — To Robin and
Brenda Willway of 1424 Jeffs
Ave., Nelson, a daughter. in
K.L.D.H. April 19. ©

OBITUARIES
BROWN — James George

- Brown, aged 67, of Grand

Forks, died in the Trail Region-
al Hospital on Apri! 4, after a
lengthy illness. Funeral service
was held April 11 at the Merritt
Full Gospel Tabernacle, .

os + 8

CANNON — Elizabeth Cannon,
age 80, of Columbia View Lodge
in Trail, died April 19 in Mater
-Misericordiae Hospital, Ross-

Volunteers
Given Special -
Recognition
Released by
Castlegar Volunteer Exchange

Volunteerism is alive and
welt in Castlegar. During the

past three months, 24 persons
have volunteered and worked

“in our community through the

Castlegar Volunteer Exchange.

They worked for a total of
‘660 hours, providing transpor-
tation for senior citizens, com-
piling our Community Resource
Directory, helping as tutors for
new English king persons,

+ followed.
.

land, after a brief. illness.
Funeral service was conducted
April 23 from-'St. Andrew's
United Church, with Rev.: C.
McGuire officiating. Interment
was in Mountain View Ceme-
tery.

e 6 8
DISTEFANO — Maria Diste-
fano, age 92, of 857 Byers Lane
in Trail; died April 20 in Trail
Regional Hospital after a brief
illness.. Rosary was recited

from Carberry's Memorial Cha-*

‘ pel on April 23. Funeral-Mass
was celebrated by Father Ulric
Ell from St. Anthony's Catholic
Church in Trail on April 24.

, Interment was at Mountain

View Cemetery.
*. *

DWYER — John Wesley, age
85, of 1648 Columbia Ave. in
Trail, died April 24 in Trail
Regional Hospital after a brief
illness. Funeral service’ was
conducted April 27 from Car-
berry’s Memorial Chapel with
Rev. Hadden Gregory officiat-
ing. Interment was at Columbia
View Cemetery.

* *.

HAMM — Jerry Hamm, aged
49 years, resident of 345
Ontario St. Trail, died in
hospital April 12, following an
industrial accident. Funeral ser-
vice was held April 14 in the
Jenkens Funeral Home with
Rev. J. Clarke Hood of Lake-
view Presbyterian Church offi-

ciating. Interment was in Moun--

tain View Cemetery.
ee ee

JEFFERS — Albert Richard
Jeffers, aged 66 years, resident .

of Castlegar, died April 24 at
Castlegar and District Hospital.
Funeral service was held April
26 from the chapel of the

Castlegar Funeral Home. Cre-

mation followed.
*.

.
KING — Bruce. Gilbert King,
age 59, of 3241 Highway Drive
in Trail, died suddenly April 23
in Trail Regional Hospital,
-Funerat service was conducted
from East Trail United Church
on April 26, with Rev. Hadden
Gregory ‘officiating. Cremation

.
RicLEAN — Memorial service
for Neil Gordon McLean, 64, of
6 Mile; Nelson, was held in the
chapel of the Thompson Fune-
ra! Home on April 23. Mr.
McLean died April 20 in
Shaughnessy Hospital in Van-
couver. Rev. C,.N. Howard
officiated.
s . *

MARBACH — Leonard Anton
Marbach, age 19, of Rivervale,
died accidentally on April 22 in
Castlegar. Rosary was recited
from Carberry’s Memorial Cha-
pel in Trail on April 25, Funeral
Mass was celebrated by Father
Gregory Schnieder from St.
Francis Xavier Church in. Trail
on April 26. Interment was at

working in our office, helping to
organize other -organizations/-
‘groups, = * j

If you are interested in
becoming involved in your
community, come up. and join
the active persons who find
volunteering . rewarding and.
satisfying. We need you. ~

in View Cemetery.
see

PARTRIDGE — Frances Mae
Partridge, aged 70, of 1214

Columbia Ave., Trail, died on -

April 24, after a lengthy illness,
Funeral service was held April
27 from St. Andrew's Anglican
Church in Trail. Cremation
followed.

POSTNIKOFF — John Postni-
koff, aged 91 years, ‘of Rasp-
berry Lodge in Castlegar, died
April 23 in:the Castlegar and
District Hospital. Funeral ser-
vice was held from the chapel of '
the Thompson Funeral Home in
Nelson the evening of April 25,
concluding : the following day.
Intertnent was in Shoreacres
Cemetery.

*. . .
WASILENKOFF — Nick. Wa-
silenkoff, aged 95, a former
resident of Glade, died April 21
at the Trail Regional Hospital.

Funeral service began'April'23, - |’

from the chapel ‘of the Castle
gar Funeral Home and’ con-
cluded the following day from
the Glade Russian Hall. Burial
was in the Glade Cemetery.
a ed

WEARMOUTH — Susan Jill
Wearmouth of Castlegar, died
accidentally on April 22 at the
age of 18. Funeral service was
conducted from St.. David's
Church in Castlegar on April 25
with Rev. Desmond Carroli
officiating. Cremation followed:

‘Seminar $

» People from as far away as’

Romaine had several ideas
for the re- of an

~ Community Development

parks Lively Debate

land, and maybe for some lost

economic base for the Arrow
Lakes area, The: wildlife. popu-
lation could be, re-established
and the forest areas protected
so: that tourists would be at-
tracted to'the inatural attrac.
‘tions of the lakes,

“Jay Sheele also traced his

‘family roots to the first settlers

in the Kootenay area. His focus,
however, was, primarily on re-
establishing the area's economy
by stimulating the growth of
secondary industry.

“The problem with econo-
mic development so far," he
said, “is that a lot of the costs of
development have not been
paid for by the developers, For
example, when B.C, Hydro
Moods out a community on the
Arrow: Lakes, it: pays for. the

Pp But who pays for
the social disruption, for people
who have no income except
welfare, for family break-up?
“Some economists are now
saying that since, these are rea)

costs and are.part of the pro- .

cess: of development, they
should be paid for by the
developers, and the cost should
be shifted into the price of the
product.”

Sheele said that one way to
cover these costs: would be by
requiring the developer to pay
to set up new industries to
provide the social base that is
destroyed when new develop-,
ments go ahead, Sheele said

that he is working on a project:

in Fauquier to show how. this

form of compensation can work.
Both the speakers and the:

participants in the seminar felt

that active community involve-
ment was a central issue to the

CASTLEGAR NEWS, Thursday, May 3, 1979 C5

BRITISH COLUMBIA AGRICULTURAL
t LAND COMMISSION

NOTICE OF
PUBLIC HEARING

Toke notice thot the Provincial Agricultural Land
C

P of socially
resource development,

“We can't have abstract
theories to tell us what is good
and what is bad for our com-
munities,” said one participant.
“We need solid, practical, com-
mon-sense solutions, and’ we

eC g @ Public Hearing on

w
» May 15, 1979, af 7:30 p.m.. in the auditorium of the
. Nakusp Secondary School for the purpose of hearing

all persons who deem their interest in property
Ut d by a proposed application to the Liew
Governor , in Council’ to have certain properties
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can only get them by S-
ing local people to talk about
their communities. They, have
to’ look at: their community
problems, ‘and see what ideas

, they share that can form the

basis of a solution.”

“We also have to let
communities talk toeach other,”
said another participant, “Then
they can learn from the ideas

; and experiences of others,”

.°/ ‘The fourth seminar in the
series, on mining, has been
postponed. Fe

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Advance Poll Dates and Times

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