New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1879-10-01
Paris i otter.
Regular Correspondent)

Paris Letter.
Regular Correspondent
Paris, Seply. 5th. 1879.
At ten o'clock Yesterday morning
the. trial Of the criminal band 81
which Abadie was the chief, was re,
sumed at the court Of Assizes Of the
Seine. TIE crowd present was al
great as On the day before, and the
place Dauphine and the steps lead.
ing to the law courts were thronged
during the whole d,y. When the
examination Of the prisoners by the
judge was over, NJ. Villetard de La.
gnerie, Advocate. General, took up
the case on behalf of the prosecu.
ton. He drew asketch of the ante.
cedents of the prisoners. The pa.
rents had in all cases been honest
people, and had given their sons the
best education which they could af.
ford. Abadie began lite by robbing
his brother, whilst GILES ruined his
aged father by making away with
10, 900 f, which constituted his for
tune. Charlton and Farigoulle were
mere children. The first attempt of
this band was to rob couple Of the
name Of Jullemiers. The whole
troop was conducted, with great re.
gularity and silence, by Abadie,
who had studied the locality well;
he knew exactly where the money
box was kept. All the band was
armed in case of attack, and ham.
mers were ready at hard to force
open the chest. The plan failed
however, because Charlton who was
told>to open the door let the latch
fall through nervousness. The Jul.
lemiers were consequently awakened
and began crying out, whereupon
Abadie's band Immediately decamp-
ed. GILES and Abadie were alone
concerned in the murder of Madame
Bassengeand the wife of a wine.sel:
Ter. It was at the sixth attempt
that they succeeded in finding their
victim alone. They asked her for a
glass of rum and wine, and whilst
her back was turned GILES seized
her throat, whilst Abad.e struck her
with a knife. The latter then left
her, in order to carry off all he could
find whilst Giles killed her with
twelve blows of his dagger. The
Advocate. General concluded by oe-
manding a verdict that would per.
NIT the penalty of death to be in.
flicted upon Abadie and GILES. For
the other prisoners he demanded i'm.
priscnment. At twelve o'clock the
sitting of the court was suspended
for half an hour, at the expiration
of which the defence of the prisoners
was heard. All had separate coun-
sci. Abadie's counsel appealed ad
np;sericordiam. urging that his client
had the prejudice of public opinion
set against him by the press that he
was filled with remorse for what he
had done-the prisoner meanwhile
sohbipg in the dock. Several letters
were next read from Abadie to his
mother, and from this unfortunate
woman to her son. The Audience
was much moved by this correspond.
ence, which was occasionally very
touching. Gilles's defender, M. Le-
on, took up another line of argu-
ment, attempting to prove that his
client had all along beef the dnpe
and the instrument Of Abadie.
Amongst other things he said that
at previous conviction years ago,
it the magistrates had not sentenced
one so young to prison, but had sent
him to reformator he would not, in
all probability, be now accused of
murder. In defending Claude, the
barrister stated that the public pro-
secutor had been making jokes, up
on which the Judge invited him to
moderate his language. But later
on when reference was made by N,
Cornby to the conduct Of the police,
he was called to order in more Sc
we're terms. When the two young.
err prisoners had also been pleaded
for, the president summed up, and
it was nearly six o'clock when the
jury retired. They were absent
th1ee.quarter Of an hour, and re-
turned with a verdict Of guilty
against all the prisoners admitting
extenuating circumstances in favor
Of Claude, Charto, and Farigoule on
ly. After discording some techni-
cal objections on the part Of the law
yers, Judgment was pronounced.
Abadie aud GILES were condemned
to death; Claude to seven years. i'm
prisonment and ten years police sup
ervision; and Charlton and Farigoule
to detention in house of correction
for two years. Upon hearing their
condemnation Abadie tainted, but
the other prisoners appeared un-
moved. GILES observed to Claude,
who was not condemned to death,
''What a lucky dog you are! Young
Farigoule exclaimed, ''To.morrow
is Sunday; hurrah! we shall have
meat instead Of those horrid beans
we have been fed upon for week. :"