Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1889-12-14

able. VINO has killed IN unfatthful VIA
or her lover. Besides, the idea of oapf
tai punishment II sbh0rrent to the
French; and the Jury will always try tc
End extenuating circumstances 10 avoid
sending . fellow creature TO the guiIlo-
tine And even when their conscience
will not allow them to find these extenu-
ating circumstances, they fondly cling
to the hope that tho president Of the re-
public will commute the sentence oi
death to one Of penal servitude for life.
No wonder that there should be relatively
60 few executions In France; and no
wonder that. when one takes place, there
should he little excitement over It. II
the French executed criminals as freely
rs some Of their Iieighbors do, they would
In time get used to It and make no fuss
about 1t, and would thus save some for
eign reporters the trouble Of sending TO
their newspapers sensational accounts OF
Exciting Scenes at the Scaffold."
To turn to less somber subjects,
should like to say word or two upon
kind Of imprisonment that the republic
has almost entirely done away with--J
mean the imprisonment for press Of
fenscs. Under the empire Republican
journalists often got several months Inn
prisonment for writing violent articles
against the emperor or his ministers
There was really nothing very terrible
about these condemnations except tho
name Of the thing. At the prison Of Ste.
Pelagio special quarters were reserved
for such delinquents. and they were tol-
erably comfortable quarters, too. 1t b
true, the prisoners door was locked at
night by some one else on the outside In
stead Of by himself on the inside; but
that was almost the only thing that
could recall to him his position. All day
long he was free to receive friends from
the outer world. One would arrive with
the latest literary sensation, another with
the foundation of good lunch, and .
right merry time was spent. When
nothing more exciting offered, No. q
could call on No. in his room and be-
guile the hours with a chat or the COM
position OF q newspaper article. The d.
rector himself would call and see that
ces messieurs were happy and comfort
able.
The amusing part Of the business was
that the populace imagined these poor
journalists to be languishing on damp
straw and living on bread and water for
| Fighting their battles When the prison
| er came out he was hero 10 be wor-
shipped, and his sojourn at Ste. Pelagie
often led to promotion and sometimes to
seat in the house Of deputies. II 1t did
not procure him this honor it was pow.
erful testimonial IN case he ever needed
another journalistic post. He was al
ways proud to add at the foot Of his lis,
Of recommendations, "Have suffered
three months imprisonment at Ste. Pela
gie."
Press offenses were tried In certain
department of the Paris correctional po
lice court called the sixth chamber, ant
republican journalists had this name OF
the brain. One day a journalist frient
of mine, in search Of apartments fol
himself and his wife, entered houst
where some were to let. He applied t(
the concierge, who showed him over tn,
place:
"You sce," said the concierge, "ther'
Is drawing room, dining room, thre'
bedrooms
"Well." said my friend, "that make
five rooms"
"Ohi but BESIDES" added the man
with smile. 1--WE have sixth cham
ber"-
That concierge must have wondere
for long time why the journalist too
to his heels so suddenly.
Continued nert Saturday.
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