The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-09
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state aas Of Affairs sSsif t RSses sss ls snH 3 OF the Freneh
criminal law has brought about. ~ HAY not 90
for e.. ps. e sd% Es%sst sssf The % isSsl't mos. & o. SFl me
n more s ,sT Z T' tie lscs1,' &sifs the pSpslstiSn
90 per cent. and, what 10 more noteworthy, the
oneness, oneness e ass SSSS P 81 Sts SS si%Ss' Or T PsrsoEs
whom the clemency Of the law has permitted TO
T T. az ot ls5Ft th insST to oG be rsmSrts Cd sro mr. Srst s't that
no other country has such q large NUMBER OF
professional Srimin9la. and. second. that the
as In France: Nearly two-thirdso OF the persons
guilty of serious crimes are between 10 and 20
As FOR the growing sentiment among legisls;
tors that capital punishment is brutal and
be made that would present a better anewer
than q comparison between French crimes q
Client to conano the list to the principal crime OF
murder. and to take only those which occurred
m rhG,s t tSos e f sor tSS se Year h 1875. tSos arc Of 'a the
the courts. In consideration OF this list 1t must
was the murderer condemned to death, and in
but few cases was tho penalty OF lite imprison-
there we're eight "sq1iittais. Here Is the list. 10
Jan. SeHAibert Firmin. a baker. killed hi;
mistress with a butcher knife. Jealousy.
Feb I'M. Bertrand. an army surgeon. Kill cd
s, he. s iow liz sI,h S : S,s, e ,. cabinet maker
Feb. 2e-Jean Martial, a retired contractor,
about badly cooked food.
Feb. 27-Julee Dequecker, an upholsterer,
killed his wife with a revolver in the Rue do Ri
March 2-Frederic Rickle. q cabinet maker.
killed his wife with q revolver. Domestic guar.
March 1s-Jules, ThevenOt. a clerk. stranElod
March l6-Georges Levret, Is years old, killed
his aunt because she refused to let him have
March .2e-M. Lefort. a merchant, killed his
April AN. Desmoulin. Captain Of q canal
'U April ioIAntolne Batar. a isbcrer, kicked
his wife to death. Jealousy.
a Apr,e Rsr b Mol ! and q 'S 3 poiicsm slili IN
April 29pJean " Yaisseur. saloon keeper. utran-
gled his 17-year-old son for o petty fault
April 27-Aususte Derlon. polisher, killed his
wife with a Ratchet in presence Of their chill
MA May s Sete5ss; Francois, an sn.meller, killed
bis wife with q knife In the Boulevard do la
vMllI Nay s-P pSslSsiHz; ueAard. metal worker. killed
oy NAV fwo 6 petEnS9fs T Fsiis 9 loa q Sdo oebS; MeT fillcd
by a rival in q fight over a woman.
May 7-victor Lemaitre, a carpenter. killed
his mistress with q revolver.
May 27-Joseph smits. a tin roofer. Killed his
WE Nay sn S7 saTsessr IL b ss%,tE esI a Clerk. killed
his concierge because she delayed in opening
NJ june HH9 7@ : Aide Moury killed her husband,
a c%oachman: Jealousy.
June 16-Beroness de Valley, q widow. stran-
gled In her apartment by q band of i've sneak
June 2s-Augustine Faivre. a married woman.
| III NV npAr IN Tho afrAn rgifh . Ntu "
wife in a at Of anger and burned her body.
another man. killed q peacemaker who inter.
July 2-Marie Risault. q corsetmaker. killed
July 5-Aiexis challu. . merchant, killed his
years old, ran q knife through the heart of a
comrahe who annoyed him;
July 21-Auguste Michecoppin.a stock broker,
she had refused to marry him because he was
July 22.,Franeois Goblet. a shoemaker. killed
his sweetheart In the street by ~stabbing her
through the heart. Jealousy.
in 4 heF home snM% BY he x1 maid and q t Tta sirl's R IoVsI.
Italian allan l imasGasn s at The s. P Gssare ']st altie@ In in
Aug; 7,Jules Thopet, q barber, killed his
u buo u uIbUuoyC Gu ulIu.
Sept. Henri BoisseauH, q carpenter, killed
his wife by throwing her from q window. Joal-
ousy.
Oct; 1-Eugene Debeze, a clerk. killed by a
man in the street during a quarrel.
Oct, 2-Henri Gillaumeson, a laborer. killed
his wife by shooting her. Jealousy.
Oct. 22-Yvon ClenZion, a waiter, shot his mis-
tress to death because she refused to lend him
money.
Oct: 23-Mme. Tisseraud. a widow. strangled
in bed by burglars:
Oct. 3ilJoseph Lemaire. q cook, killed a po.
liceman who tried to arrest him.
Nov. S-Georges Duviyier. a mason. killed his
wife with a revolver. Jealousy.
Nov. 1S-Marie Jean, q laundry maid, killed
her lover because he threatened to leave her.
Nov. 30-M. Triuuet. a merchant. killed by a
young man who called upon him in quest of work.
Dec. .3-Desire Suty. a railway conductor.
killed his mistress with a revolver, Jealousy.
Dec. 6-Charles Granjon. a clerk. killed his
mistress with a revolver. Jealousy.
Dec. 29.-Jcan Hausen. a messenger, shot his
wife to death in a trivial quarrel.
This list. long as 1t Is. Is not omplete. It does
not include murders in the suburban %distrlcts,
nor infanticides. nor double suicides. 1t is, how
reasonable doubt as to the right OF French edi.
tors to ~criticise the crime Of other countries, and
the injustice or brutality of the methods
adopted by those countries for its apprehension.