Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-02-12
sMALt pRoei1s OF MusoEsras
Few OF Them Realize Riches by Mrans OF
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Much bus been published in England
about the professional aSsassins of |
Paris, writes our Paris correspondent. |
and in many eases fabulous gains have I
6een attributed 70 them as y result of !
their crimes. but these exist tnor, fre- |
quenuy in fiction than In fact. Stats |
ties recently complied by the prvfect
OF Paris police throw good dea' of
light on theasSasSinS = trade as practiced
Ia modern times. Especially lptCrcSt-
iag are they i'm view of the popular, but
very erroneous. idca tha, the asSassin's
trade Is a profitable one. That il Is
quite the reverse seems Go be clearly
proved By a record OF the profits gained
by notorious usSaSsins during the last
80 years.
Biographies Of large numbcr NJ
French murdercrs. some OF whom paid
the penalty OF their crimes on the gull
lctine> while others were transported
90 New Caledonia. show that the aver
age murderer makes far less money at
his abominablc trade than Is made by
my third-rute artisan or even day Ia
borrr.
Here, for example. are the names Of
few criminals and n statement ns q
the actual money profit that resulted
IN each case. Seiournet committed on"
crime. nnd his profit was 60 5 shil-
lings; RoSsell. one crime. CT 10 sh /
lings; Ducret. one crime. cS worth OF
iewelry; Cathclln. one crime. about ?
Ehillings. These are not princely prof
lis. but they are large compared with
others. Three men for eNamplc-Gcor-
p roes. Noty and Franck IA
, horrible crime and only. made about
s'xpence apiece. Several others were
!. less fortunate. for they gained nothing
: Rtn.1. Other knights OF the road fonnd
: 20 their dismny after dispatching their
victims that they had no money o.
y them. ond they wcrp consequently
bound 10 I've sntisfed with such booty u,
n they could obtain I'm the shape ot
!. watches anil other jewelry. which. o
=. cohrsc, II lceR desirable than money
ns II Ia not always easy 10 dispose cf.
4 True, n few assalants have made
q considerable sum of money. Three
-, Martin. Begheim and tapommcrnyr
were especially fortunate or unfOrtu
n nate In this respect. Martin found 20
Il In MA victim's purse. Dcgheim rot l.
=. 400 worth OF iewclry md Lupommcray
I rlso acquired large sum OF money =
Is one stroke. These men. however. al
not i've very long 60 enjoy their wealth
p, rs justice overlook them ard quiclSl
Ie dispatched them 90 another Worl'
Fuch men arc rare. however. 90 rar
D. that n careful calcplaiicu shows tha
/" the average amount made by TrcEc
0ssassins during the last 30 vearu doc
10 not exceed nine or ten shiilings Il
~ each crirne.
m Such being the case. the wonder
I thnt there are 20 many murdcrers. An
as u greater wonder iS, why. II they a.
determined 10 Kill for the sake of o.
Ne tain na money they do not arrange
~ XIII pcrsons who are known 60
III wealthy md do not scize nm oppo
of tunliy when their intended victims ha'
,d ihei- rockets stuffed with pold.,
he distinguished official az the rolice for
iu Paris says that the nss assins ret
.u- their usual foolish manner simliy /
cauSe they are mhecilcs.-London Ma