Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-06-23
Slip Of Memory Causes Prison For Life.
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Accoun for by the Accuse Himself

| aFltated. together with that OF Loize-
m8ut. are those OF the eX-cOnyicts,
! Hawis Charles ana Gauthler. AN as iu-
/ n0oclt as human evidence can make
/ them yet an victims Of presumptive
guilt.
ARRESTED FOR MURDER
Louis Havis. O. Belgian. was arrested
IN 1875 n the Disc department charged
with having murdered mau named
Hampl1 whose body had been found
in the Disc river. near the famous Cha
teau Of Compiegne. The only Witnesses
were two disreputable women, who al
legged that they had seen UaWis throw
the body into the water The fact that
the spot whore they declared HaWis
had committed this act was 300 feet
beneath where the corpse was found IN
the river so that 10 would have had 20
drift up stream. was not allowed con-
sheraton. HaUis was condemned 20
penal servitude for life, After % years
Of hard labor ne was recently released,
his term having been shortened on ac-
count Of exemplary conduct.
Returning 10 the outside world he
found that one OF his accusers had died
and the other Acknowledged that both
had perjured themselves IN order 10
incrlminate him from spitefulness.
Hlwis Immediately applied for revision:
and extraordinary as Il may seem. the
reopenng Of his case was refused. Such
permission would have inferred the pos
siblity Of an error even though the
original sentence might have been con-
frmed. and the Judge. who considered
a. Ha lon HHu ~ Il
NIT Of a question
VICTIM OF BLUNDER.
Jean Chales may claim TO be- the VIC
tim OF one Of the most extraordinary
blunderS ever committed 20 HIS own
prejudice by q man pleading Tor his
head. Accused OF killing @ certain Nine.
pIrantiu, in Agen. he had been ar
rested released from lack Of evidence
against him. ANA rcarrcstcd on the
strength OF village gossip he Was
called upon 90 explain the presence Of
hlO0dsfainS In one OF his pockets. As 10
happened bee was @ notorious poacher.
which fact had more 10 do with his are
rest than anything connected with the |
murder he answered simply that no |
habitually used bis pockets 20 carry
The game Doc had hagFed. This state !
ment being inscribed by the official |
S,enogiapher @ chemical examination
of the b'o0ist8ius was ordered and 4
showed thar the blood was not that OF |
fGithered game but OF mammal |
tAa'es had forgotten to mention tlat |
the day before DIS arrest De had carried |
q calfs heart ln Dis usual game bag |
bis reply had been taken down officially |
ana no correction was allowed ON ace |
count OF this slip OF his own memory |
he wus adjudgei guilty and sentenced |
10 The pcnItentary Tor lie After 25 |
years he bias been conditi0naiiy re- |
leased Ike H1Vs but nobody is willing |
10 authorize an inquiry into the con-
diuons of his condemnation.
WHEN ONLY A LAD.
Louis Gauthicr now a years ~ axe.
was condemned when a lad OF rs fof
alleged completely with his mother. |
who received lie sentence 10 hard |
labor IN The murder OF his stepfather.
named Allegraiu. After a violent scene.
who often got drunk and
beat his family. had endeavored 70 hang |
himself Upon falling. ne had ,eft
home saying De was going % Paris |
But al nIrhtiall he had turned home |
ward, and stopping az q small town. |
had got drunken than ever ani then |
started for the house IL was dark
night and presently he was heard 10
my out Ncighbors ran 20 his assist
lnce and found him struggling 30 a
marsh near his home. but De was
irowned before they could pull him out
i.s vie and sicps1n were accused q
.aUng thrown him o. evident as Il was
fat he could barely stand when he had /
eft the lasi saloon ana that an accident
might have been fortseen.
TWO IMPORTANT WITNESSES
For their defense. In addition 10 The
asst named piece of evidence. they had
40 important witnesses. A man named
irmois and bis wife. living within go
Get W t1c marsh. had heard the dyIn.
mans cries. Help. friends, I'm
rowning Al, my poor children. Whal
mlsfouune' I'm drowning" Thes,
.cte surely not the words - man
cling killed by the children ou whom
@ Hss calling Grmois however. gat
frightened az the cross-eNaminati0n ana
himself aud his wife was
lt allowed 90 appear The defense was
,st. and judgment passed on the pfis-
1erE Gnmois ls now dead. but his
he declares herself ready to swear
the evidence which she vas debarrei |
ON giving before. and she also swrars
.at her husband was haunted hy a A
fa.lonr rCm0rse FOR having allowed |
mssf 10 be- confused On giving Obs
sumony But here again revision BE-
fused
The fact % remaining guilty in the
leg ~ the Jaw has more importance
au mghi nj first appear The free
ir cf the cx-couvlct has ne terrible
ony. on rc-entcriuE the world
here On nine times out o. ten be Is
ru-. bfuken ga health through thc
.rdships 81 prison ne and without
rtune. he r. compelled under heavy
nally 20 show al the mayors Office
every town IN which he settles ana
e,.srv uersau 10 i hon IA anuiier for | ]