New-York tribune., 1907-09-18

STRANGE TRIBUNAL FOR CAUSE CELEBRE.
Sir James Stephen Goods drunken brother We're
and the lstter's French peasant-born modste wife,
now held at Marseies for the shocking trunk
murder ot Nine Levin al Monte Carlo. will be
tried not az Narseilles. bat at Monte Carlo by a
court the members Of which from its president
Baron de Roland down 10 its humblest attend
ant and crier- all avowe6ly draw their salaries and
their official pay from the great public gambling
establishment which furnishes the principality Of
Monaco with its entire revenues The gambling
establishment, by virtue OF its treaty with the
rsigning Prince OF Monaco. undertakes TO defTay
The expenses Of all public officials OF the princi-
psiity, including his civil list and the stf-
pends Of the dignitaries Of his household and
court Of the Governor General Of the principal
itv. of the police, Of the Supreme Court and JUS
1iclsry, and even Of the bishop and clergy The
trial of Ar and Mrs We're Goold will therefore be
cause celebrey IN more senses than one. for =
vii be the first instance. far as I aware,
ot a. Engish-nan belonging to a titled family
being tried for his life by g tribunal Of which all
the Judges and officials are salaried employees Of
the owners Of e gambling he'll, Of an institution
Infamous hat even at the present moment at
tempt IS being made 10 secure concerted action on
TIE part Of the powers Of Europe for Monaco's
elimination from the map an independent SOW
ereignty.
There Is no trial by jury in the principally The
case 1l be decided BY the benches. which will con-
s:st Of the president ot the tribunal two ordinary
JUICES ot the same court. and three judicial as
SCISSORS chosen by the president from the Corn
r,unal Commission It is necessary for ma jority
vote 70 convict a prisoner II three OF the Judges
for conviction and three against Il. the pris-
oners acquitted.
By virtue Of = treaty negotiated with France as
far back as 1855 the French government under
takes tie execution Of the penalties imposed by
The tribunal Monaco has only small prison and
no penitentary, and by the terms OF this conven-
roa prisoners sentenced to hard labor to penal
IN TAR FOR
their sentences in French penitentiaries or penal
colonies. By some oversight provision was
made By the treaty for the execution of sentences
OF Death imposed by the Monaco court. and con-
seQuenUy the latter will not be able to invoke the
Of the French guillotine put the Goods
10 death II convicted. This omission is all the
more strange since the criminal code of Monaco
provides the punishment Of death, not merely Tor
murder rarricide poisoning, but also for per-
sons who have used torture or committed acts OF
barbarity fn preparation OF crime And another
clause Of the code states that death shall be the
penalty when a homicide has had for its OBJECT
10 preasre facilitate or commit crime or 10
insure the Immunity OF it's perpetrators or accom-
ploes From this IL VIII be seen that wfhie uheFe
is no Doubt that the crime Of the Goods is pun
fshshle bv death under the terms of the law OF
Monaco vet there may be some difficulty ABOUT
putting the sentence into execution ali the more
France has virtually abolished the deaih pen
atty
Good.
late s. yere Edmond de We're, Of Currah Ohdse'
County Limerick brother Of the irish poet Au-
b.ey De We're who was for near half century
on- OF the most prominent figures In lrish H'e-
Another brother. Sir Stephen. who died only d
couple ot wears ago. almost as wen known
Ss this side os TIE water as in Ireland ana II "
flr@ experiences which he acquired on voyage I"
TIE United states Ia connection with the lisil lam
ine Of 1877 :sat caused him to start the as.
which resulted in =ffect3vo legislation IN
against those sinister engines OF destruction uie
so-csed coffin ships. -,
The three broti.ers sir rere de were Sir S'epie, %
de Eere and the poet. Aubrey de Fere' were s-0
couftIy cd fellows aad personifed TO so stea'
desree everything that was patrician that y GINS
rsthor as shock 10 learn that their historic nHnie
cniy came 20 thera through adoption Their fanny
<as founded b. ons Of Cromwells soldiers IN ire
isud % he uar..e CT fIurt, who married Jane oe
gefe. granddaughter Of the Earl OF OXFORD anu
aerber Q: tho noble English house Of de Nere' cng
ssnce extinct Of which ORD OXFORD was the chiei'
II was one Of the descendants OF this Croth"eiiia
folfier ard CT Taae de we're es5o Oh marrying 0Ae
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