, 1869-03-14

opened The windows to admit current Of
air. At the same time he fed the fire with NIL
The combnstbles that fell Into his hands, H.
te11uptlnQ himself only 10 trace on the walls
treathing the sentiments ofvecRe-
iulness and hatred with which be was ani.
mated. The smeke, however, grew brand
ty 30 stldirg that It was necessary for him
to have the room still last and greater
crime remained for him to commit:
4 long tune sluce 8lready he had conceived
. violent passion for one OF hts echoolmates,
named Jpuntte. Knowing, as be did full well.
that the c1sme which be had Just committed
would net remain punished, and unable as
he wss 10 bear the thought Of being sepa1at.
ed himself With 1azor, which hc had taken
from his desk, aud went up etairs again
with the firm determination to Kill him.
Upon reaching the bed room, Jearson had
al first gone 10 bed again; then suddenly he
had rushed toward Jou1tte, whose bed was
about fosty-ave ieet from his own; after
looking at The sleeping youth for white, he
hbd plunged the razor inlo hfs throat.
Upon being Arrested, Jeanson mndc full
confession Of his crimes, and revealed, With
ont the least hesitatlun, the motives which
had prompted bin to commit them.
In The lace Of so much Eickeduess on the
part Of 90 young man, the magistrates had
to ask themselves II be vas IN the full posses-
sion OF his intellectual facultles, and. ia cou-
ounce, they subjected him to q medical ex-
animation. FROM the e1amtuatioc, to which
the two pbys1ciAns entrusted with this task
devoted themselves fer nearly four months,
It results that be Vas not insane, neither b.
fore nor duffrg nor after the Preparation Of
the crimes with which be stauds charged.
In consequence, Francis Theophil1s jean
son Is accused: First, Of having voluntarily
killed Louis joseph Jouatte. on May 81, 1865,
At PoLtsau-Aousson secondly, OF having
coun ltte1 this homicide With malice afore-
rhoneht; thirdly, Of having committed the
crime of arson.
orsou, an additional count Of tie lodlctnent
accuses Theopbilus Jeanson still OF eevera1
qualified theftf. He Is charged with having,
previous to the assassination, broken open
the desks Of some ibis schoolmates for the
purpose Of stealing certain eums OF monty
Criminal Court E.ade this change, 10 be
added to the above, Ie,mcuti0ned ones.
At the trial Theop.ue listened TO the read
Ing Of the Indictment without apy signs OF
emotion however, he kept Lis head all the
time bowed down.
,1be prisoner is young nan, Of small
stature, dressed in blsck fsock-coat; his
ctmcanor IS modest ard tinld, rather than
resoaute. His long and narrow face has
ralher sharp and angular features. His
aquil1re nose is large aud long; his upper
Up oTtrhancs the lower one, aud inp2sts to
him somewhat the appearance Of bird. he
often puts BIZ right hand on his heart, and,
dropping his efes, seems absorbed In thought.
Both ihe prisoner aud the Witnesses wear
or should wear the costume Of priests :; all
are learned persons who gave Or received In
structlon. Jehusop, the prisoner, was one OF
the most Intelligent pupils Of the Summary !;
o few days before the crime his name had
been placed on the list of honor !; bis profess
sor bore witness to his profound learning.
He was the son Of comnoz peasant, but he
possessed great deal Of Imagination and
cosiderable literary ability his Was grave,
philosophical mind, q true sou of the MUSES..
Ac not only translated Euripides, but secret
" translated AsfstoPhanes, aud the opponents
OF the classical system Of education maj use
this feature as new argument In favor Of
their position.
In the singular character Of the prisoner
ni1 contrasts nre TO be met with. Jeanson is
evidently very intelligent youth, and not
by any M aus insane. When he WIS asked If
he thought he was insane, bis reply WAY
mo do not think an insane by any
means" During the whole Of his examina-
iion BY the President, he displayed the most
prudent reserve.
TIE President oi the court opened this ex-
animation by stating sbat Theophtlus Jca1~
son belonged to M honest family Of peasants.
| who were now overwhelmed With grief and
! khaue that tho prisoner had, In his eighth
year. an attack Of the typhoid fever, during
| which he was very dealfious, INT which had
subsequently, lett no traces IN the mental
faculties Of tho youth. From his earliest
ceeoingly Intelligent boy. The President
then commenced questioning the prisoner.
Q. II feens thai yon looked With great
| deal Of affection upon the fchoo.1nate whom
yon k,lIed. ss you aIso did upon another
fShoo'%a1s iaf ennaian wlth vhon you vent to you'
entertained. tie lvelest friendship 70.
E.ou1, The nephew Of the Gu
fortunate Jouatte; bnt. this friendship Was
ore of the purest, and am at u loss 10 un-
| derstand why It has been tmpeachcd.
Q. Then there was norhfng criminal In
these friends hips:. A. No reproach could
| be heuped upon them.
9. You were afraid lest you should be e1-
pe!led from the seminary on account I the
copy OF Arisrop6anes, which your parents
had sent you IN package Of tfnen- THIS oc.
| cuI1ed toward the end Of May, and In the
night OF the Goth to the atst of May sou did
rot intend 10 carry your crimes into effect ?
A. No, sir, id rot think Of it.
Q. lis true, have 10. to occupy mYsel
with what you ms5 have said 10 the phI:i-
clans, but certain it is TINT you declared to
! them that, If you did Lot accomplish yonr
purpose, L Tas because, having fallen asleep,
you aid u not exakc ,sat A. ass!ns ass r,t a.
l was 20 much pe.tcrcd with questions that
| said oil could la order to satisfy everybody.
G. Tell u. yourself What you did In the
tgLt Of the e9th 10 the 10Th Of May. A. de-
| sc.Edtd toward o'clock 10 the evening
which / threw into The Moselse tthe river
| flows past the rear Of the seniuary,l then
| entered the cfas:-toom for the purpose OF
.ettlng fire to It. piled uo lot OF psp:rs
| which klndled. As soon as saw the
flames, Find CT rage seemed to seize me l
I Lab md r. rfx t17tF al :
| from them. l then wrote on the ,Walla :
" Hatred to the Monks Down with the
| rricsts Revenge Il Sweet lufamDus Scots
comm euce, others will complete my work -
AT this MONT ut th7ught Of Jouatte, but
not until then. les, thought Of The unfor-
tuLate Jouatte, after taking razor fton my
desk, Without knowing what was doing,
II has been said that, without going up stairs
again 10 the bed loom, F.-c.tescd my bed,
and then looked At joua ,te ~ he Y a. asleep.
AL this is incorrect. ! went stsat2htway
10 Jouatte's bed, and then the catastrophe
took place.
| @. But during your examination h5 the
fuqt lFinsfr.etioa, son sid "It occur: ed
| 10 me that should not SEQ Jouatte again.
ard, As loved him. l killed bin !!
Tou astassinsted the poor felloW Thtle be
given Us ! detailed account Of this terrible
Scene, He related that be was aroused from
bis sleep bT the Iotse which y0u made IN
leaving your bed. Tou vent, In the first
place, on t,ptoe, toward JouaIte's bed, and
then you reached him in two bounds. II
seemed to him that Jouaste said % {ou
"Jeauson, forgive me I. rgtEe mes'' Both
! of you, saia Millet furthermore, spoke s,n'
ul1aueously, and then you cnt him. You
| shouted Immediately, =" FIRE. murdei!' A.
| NJ, siF. did not ehout at all.
q, Your victim said to you: :" Forgife
me ~ became te saw Jon armed aud With .
furious face. Your attltzde frightened him
| sad be Eald to you again u Fofg i've mel
But, despite the snpplicstious Of the poo
| fellow, ron cut bin with an uperrtnE baud
| BE made leap like an animal struck in III
bes1t, and shed tis blood few yards from
bis bed. Two Of lne beds were stained will
bis blood. All OF the students In the dsru,t
tory were struck dumb with terror At thl
muIderous scene. and IN the presence Of thi
student who had Just assassina.ed his school
mate 4. This assa.st1atfon Was not vol
ur,ary assassination
@. But, such we're the case, we shoul
10 longer have need OF criminal courts, AZ
tic penal code would be useless. The u
saEsln would have I defence ready. mad:
nll he would have 10 do would be to say ~
did not know what was doing" Socies
~ were admitted on all occaaions- Bat.it
take that razor and show It 10 the pri5ons
and to the jury.
Jeauson liz calm tone), Yes, that Is N
ra9or.
Q. 80 you ehsyed yourselfs A. {5miling
: Yes, shared myself.
The preliminary examination OF the pri
f oner, which Il Row read, shows that he cor
/ plaiped Of being disgusted with the trea
:. p,eut which he received At the seminar
/ Ills Horace, VIRGIL md sopnocies, Vhis
t were rot ezpurgated editions, had betn ta
, en- from him by his teachers.
:, Th- President Of the court reminds him
! tie fact that, during hts preliminary c1ar
c lnatiou, he expressed the "iyeliest regret
: Jena,te's death, and he now asks the prise
5 cr ifte Is not deeply 9rteEea Al 1t. The Pr
t | oucr mods bis head. ....-,..
e The t1amlnation Of ahc witnetses resnNs =
i ppthIne but wh1t Is already knoHc.
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