close connivance between these two men is, however, generally known; every one knew that the one could not live without the other, that they met together on a daily basis, and that when Saint Croix could not come himself to see him, at least, he would send him his Martin, the confidant of all his perversity. The declaration in his last will in which Saint Croix bequeathed this infamous small coffer to Mrs Brinvillier, is also a proof of the inner relationship between him and Penautier, for this will was addressed to him, it should have been brought over to him.” Finally, Lady Saint Laurent also affirmed that Saint Croix has received from Penautier as a reward for the service which he performed for him, a very considerable sum through a letter of payment; the last one, however, was astute enough to have this letter curtailed by the Inspector who made the inventory.
These were, hence, the grounds from which people would show that Penautier was an accomplice of Saint Croix, and has used his poisoning skills into his advantage. But even if these grounds were enough to put his ambiguous behaviour and his good reputation into suspicion; hence, the judge could not possibly hold them as proofs to sentence him. The Parliament found these proofs insufficient, and freed him. In the meantime, the public condemned him. People affirmed publicly that he could not have avoided the deserved punishment, had he not dispensed a lot of money around.
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