Excerpt from Chronique du Crime Et de l'Innocence, Vol. 7: Recueil des Événemens les Plus Tragiques
Tout a coup le bruit se répandit dans la commune de Bourberain que Prétot et sa femme venaient d'être empbisonnés par le plus -suïatil des poisons. Le 7 germinal an IX, Pretot le dit lui - même aux deux fermiers dusieur Pacot qui étaient entrés dans son ca= b'aret. Il leur montra une demi bouteille à moitié pleine, leur disant que sa femme et lui ava1ent bu l'autre moitié qui manquait. Il raconta que cette demi - bouteille lui avait été apportée, deux jours auparavant, avec une lettre dans laquelle il était dit qu' On la adressait commeun échantillon de vin.
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