Blue-beard: A Contribution to History and Folk-lore Being the history of Gilles de Retz of Brittany, France, who was executed at Nantes in 1440 A.D., and who was the original of Blue-beard in the tales of Mother GooseCHAPTER VIChapter 616 wordsPublic domainTHE TRIAL BEFORE THE CIVIL COURTTrial before the Civil Court. Depositions. Conviction and Sentence 167