El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-01-09
Was Hanged In London This
Morning For Alleged
Infanticide.
STORY OF THE CRIME
Her Conviction Followed By
Numerous Petitions To
The Queen For
CIemency.

LONDON, Jan. 9.-Despite petitions
to the queen received from Paris and
from French women in England, Louise
Josephine Masset, the young teacher
who was recently condemned to death
for infanticide, was hanged this morn
ing.
The crime was most diabolical
one, and has attracted more public at
tention than any similar criminal case
in England since the execution several
years ago of Mrs. Dalton, the notorious
baby-farmer and murderess.
The executed woman, who was thir-
ty-six years old, was French COVER
ness, and gained her living by giving
lessons in various parts of London.
The child killed was of illegitimate
parentsge and according to the evil
dence presented at the trial the woman
desired to rid herself of the burden of
its keeping after she had formed an
acquaintanceship with young Eng
lishman and entertained the hope of
marrying him.
At first the child WAS placed with a
young woman residing in Tottenham,
who was paid small sum monthly TO
nurse and look after him. On Octo-
Der 16 the mother wrote to the young
woman saying that the child's father
wished their child to be brought up
With relative and learn the French
language. She added that there would
be no need for the child to take much
luggage over to France, where he was
to reside, as he would be well provided
for.
On October "a the woman purchased
black shawl at small store in Tot
tenham. Next day she went to see the
boy and arranged that he should be
handed over to her shortly after noon
on October 81, outside g public house
at Stamford Hill where the omnibuses
start for London bridge. The appoint
ment was kept and the little boy
handed over to her. The child car
ried with him pair of small scales and
other toys wrapped in paper parcel.
Mother and child were traced TO the
waiting room at London bridge,
where the child was last seen alive.
About half-past six the same evening
his dead body was found in the ladies'
stripped of all clothing except black
shawl.
AT seven o'clock of the same even
ing the Masset woman was back at the
waiting room at London bridge, and
here che washed her hands and ask ed
for a brush for her clothes. The same
evening she went to Brington where
she met her lover by arrangement.
The toy scales we're afterwards dis
covered in the room they had occupied
at the hotel. The pair returned to
London two days later and Miss
Maseet told her acquaintances that she
had just returned from France where
she had left the hoy. The arrest of
the mother followed the Identification
of the child.
At the trial which followed the
mother stated that she last saw the
child alive at the London bridge
station on October 27, when she hand
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live at Chelsea, to take care of for II
months for the sum of $50, which she
paid. To this statement che adhered
to the last. The prosecution advanced
as the motive for the crime the
desire to rid herself of an
obstacle which stood in the way of her
future prospects, in life. Her convic-
ton was followed by numerous petit
lions for clemency.
TWO MEN HANGED
MONTROSE, Pa, Jan. 9.-Cornelius
w. Shew and James j. Eagan were
hanged THE morning for the murder of
Jackson Pepper. The crime was one
Of the most brutal deliberatelyan aimed
in the annals of the state. Eer, q
farmer, resided with his wifev near
Rush, Susquehsnna county, and
through thrift had accumulated q
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