Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-01-03
aelisttllany,
The Criminals of Paris.

Inc p0llce OF IatlS say tnaG IL Is lmp0S
sihle to estimate the number of the Grim.
inal class, from the fact that there are SC
many persons habilually engaged in frau
of sort which docs not bring them int
the category of recognized criminals. A
distinguishing trait of the professional
Z criminal here which enables him soon t.
4 be recognized, is his tendency to spend hi,
gains in riotous debaucherv. One will re
pair to an estaminet and drink brand,
n with Moll Flanders, anOtle will sup al
y the Matson dor with fashionable mem
ber of the demim0ie. 1t seems that jew
receivers are the only exception to thi,
n rule all the rest maintain the .ruth of The
S saying: Generous rs thief The frs
l act of man named EirOn, after rob
, berry and murder tf the worst description
was to buy bon bons for his mistress littl
girl. Their extravaganza Of expenditure
T, when in funds is the more extraordinary
inasmuch Us it often involves them il
trouble" Being always under surveil-
lance, their possession of money instantly
excites suspicion. and often leads to thei,
II robberies being detected The secret O
their reckless outlay seems to be the loose
handed principle commingled with excps
sive vanity 1t is with them, " Let us ca'
and drink, for tomorrow we may be in
prison" Moreover, they cannot ressl
4 boasing Of the clevernrss and skill by
! which they have gained the means of en-.
ioying themselves, and if doubts are cast
upon the truth of their stories, they vii
produce the spoil in proof. Their exces,
sive love of dress also frequently affords a
clue to the police. smart orig out" is
~ the evidence Of a recent successful haul
A woman named Dubos, an accessory to a
brutal murder in 1916, was asked what in
duced her to take part in the scheme. "To
get some pretty bonnets," was the only
response. Among these degraded persons
an extraordinary lastidiousness is some
81 times found.
|# A criminal named Lacenaire, who
N wrote a remarkably good hand, was en-
n ployed as a copyist and often dined in a
VI little restaurant frequented by the denizens
81 of the Partisan Grub street. One day two
| third-rate dramatic authors agreed with
him for the transcription of II drama. The
next day Lacenare returned the MSS.
telling them that he really couldn't copy
it. 1--we read it," said he, land find il
too idiotc"
Some criminals seem to be given over
from quite Il tender age to a sort of object
less depravity, which invites the assump-
/ ton that they are not responsible beings
Bout 'llier, aged twenty one years, struck
his mother fifly-siX blows with knife
and then, feeling tired, lay down beside
the corpse and passed an excellent night
Verdure went to see his own brother
mount the scafIold. Returning from the
scene he repaired to II public house, where
number Of his comrades were awaiting
him, ,and laughingIy exhibited four watche,
and purse taken from the gaping crowd
intent upon the execution.
Such utter in-ensbility to all natura
feeling as such examples, show II menla
condition which makes IL criminal lunatiC
! asylum the proper place for this class
AE Instances of depravty of this kind are
NJ however, rare among youths, though fre
quent among mature outcasls. Very few
pursue their career long without convlc
tion An extremely clever fellow, nance
b Pednoir, IA burglar, contrived, however
~ to eu,le detection from he 10Th of Octo
Il Der, 1884, to The 22d of July, lS43 Thh
$nulan had excellent mannere, lived in IL re-
Fined manner, and was wont greatly to de
plore that his ears had been bored in his
infancy, us it gave him, he alleged, some
what plebian air. He empIoyed subordn
htes to arrange all prrlminarits, and whrI
MI was preuarel his MASTER hand gave IN,
final COUP When Il robbery had beer
y surrrssftllv accomDlisbrd hn divi,Ird rh,
ID, snoil. retaininp for himself the lion share
However. .JnSticc after She h,d h,l,p,
unusually lone. oyerlook the accomulishe,
. pipdnoir nj 1asl and he wa, con,lemnn,I +,
s twentv wears hard l,bor Itisnd,lnL tI,,
M he !. NOW livino vprv much ,t hi. a,,sn i,
f Holland
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was arrested III tne nc. Oh colnln't'im?
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ms lerh OF u 'mPfiSonm[Mnt eNp'rea ne re
turned 10 l'i'S' ana ieli lh'o s'a'e oi aD
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tny.. oLiud v''o'. i.i'
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screen "l apparent I'SPocI"olil'y' th.1
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