, 1875-07-16

Tho Paris correspondence pf tEn ft0N afdH
Gazette says: '' Tlio aenteiico Of doa III passed
upon three nj tho men who took park in tho nur-
der Of the poor old widow Id th6 Hue dc Fauy1g-
aId has been commuted 10 Que Of lard labor for
life, There woro stx mon ongagedin tliiA cEino:
ttreB who rh,ilanod below aud three who Wontup-
fcnsocss woman. ucofKes, Thauyln and Null
lot, retnrhed torivct wcfb coudomnea to death
about fortnight ago. but, thanks to tho Inter-
cchhon OF tho Cardinal Archbishop Of PARIS, tho
triple execution. an1iously expected BY tue usual
aatolitea Of tue guil!olino, ii not to tako place
Tho Coutt 5f Casantlon has 6radtct h now ttial
for ailbt!sor turdersf; and has tajectod tho a,-
peala Of two others. TIC hi1tbet of Grimes coni
mttcd this year iB truly alarming. Tho papers
inform us ths morning that tho ST. Jacques
quarter lad not recovered from tho emotion
caused By the assassination OF tlso WIDOW oduoA
{tnusdorgd by her Hon) Nlle1l andkher dramn took
p!acc IL tho aanle ssrdet-shreP chdten locked
lip md lott to Atartc. One Flnmbarl, too. llas
mother for having served him up some indlror-
oHt soup. The jury found extcnuatil,g circnm-
gthuceH: Perhaps tho solip WAS bhl. Flh:nbaftl
Ia to tintsh llis career Ut Touloh. a inan ea!ed
.nautA aBo, and mot With the indulgence of tho
Jury Bont to prison, ho attempted to massacre
u turnkey, aud IL now to DO Enfllutined. At
Charres, where tho ltfo Of woman convlctot
sinated con,raae assd tnAdc Ills oacaps.
4 to!ogfdm from Lo Mans says that a
rnfllan MID aitAugled ap old womau ii thai town
has beon Jet of with hatd lahor; he assured the
Jury that he WAS dreaming When LIE committed
tllc crisao. This defcnss rc!hars deserved nuc
CESS from its novelty. Az It . ,lll2lsnt number
OF the far sex had not been mado sWAy With this
year III . land witch Ii proud uf itR
hativo gallantry. one now ioarnA that 4
gled At Versailles, and that the murderer tileh
Het lire to the premises. tis exhibited cortAin
a.notlI!t Of humanity by killing hts victim 6sIote
Roasting fIof. III Tile 1t.ie leollin In Paris, a
Jealous sefgdnt.fg' sllls SLOW l,is wife fo# days
a"o aud thoh fnade All attempt on hia own life
md fa}led. lilo ia' recovering, and was strong
enough to takb some soup yehtet.iav. For tile
affair IF Doaneais, MICRO Hanuho, aided by at.
other rnllaht threw saek osut the heat OF hlb
is to ID gullotned. Fot tho affaIt of ste Adsessc
where Corporal Jndon, aged 23. killed. hin frisn1
rlorunce, and robbed the cast, 10y, tho Corporal
will probably suffer. 1t III also SUPPOSED that
man 1T aa iuolateu cottage. will b OF
ecutod. It Ia clear that tt1eoaaura lba aasAs-
sins, az AlphonRa KArr called them, have no th-
tont!on, OF commencing 10 gtye Up eapltal pun;
iHEmsnt+ aud Jet crime waa on tho decline till
0,6Go rersons wote condelnued to doAtl, and
wotst yeats wors lu Isis and 1Bl7, fol-
lowing tho wars Of Napoleon, From
ey ses S'e eousns.os sss %s' md S s'''sss sss
| cAtions, 1t must howdyet, bo taken Into so-
couht tilAt tito penal lawa vera Etpat!g mod.i!s1,
-forgofy, arsui, etc., belhs no lonRor punished
by death. Thoro tsefe seldom mofs t!lad l00 con.
| denliIht!oilb 10 this year, and rs por cont Norl
usually executed. oxcopE III lalu. Wlou thero
were 81 coudetnnations aud only commuta-
tous. From 1860 to ls6U there MAS further do.
creasc,-aO2 condomnhtons, 2A3 executions. He.
tween 1850 and 1870 tl.e nun0et Of exocuslonE
fall to about IL ) year. 1n 1871 thero wese II
executions; In 1877. al; in 1878, 81, In 1874
| probably more, knd khia year tie number OF con'
donuAtions is fearful. II must be remembered
too that It IL very difficult to got Jury ln manl
parts Of France to retnra verdict carrying witt
II capital punishment; thoy btilig III e1teuuati1t
cIrcWmslances, aud w avoid having bluud Oh tleil
coIinclellcsn."