The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-09-16
They Resent Communication of
Sentence of Man Who
Murdered Little Girl.
PARADE IN THE STREETS.
PPRESIDENT FALllERES' DETER
MINATiON TO ABOLISH GULL
LoTINE MEETS BITTER oPPo-
SITION- POLICE INSUFFICIENT

Paris, Sept. 16-The increasing in
dignation of the masses against the
escape from the guillotine of Soleil-
liant, known as the "monstrous viola
tor and murderer" whose sentence
to death for the atrocious murder of
12-year-old girl was committed last
week by President FaIliers to life inn
prisonment, was expressed Sunday in
a series of the most curious public
manifestations that have occurred in
France for long time.
The demonstration, despite the fact
that several arrests were made, was
almost entirely an orderly one. Many
women participated. 1t was organic
ed, not so much against Soleillant as
to express the voice of the people
against the wave of unspeakable
crimes committed on little girls which
lately has increased to an alarming
degree and which, it is feared, the
Communication of the sentence of Soleil-
liant will only stimulate.
People in a Rage.
Several thousand persons were en-
Gagged in demonstrations at various
points of the city and especially large
was the crowd in the place st. Am
broise. near which lived little MaTthe
Erberding, the victim of Soleillant.
The range of the women of this dis
trict has been great since President
Falieres showed clemency to Soleil
liant They assembled this afternoon
with their husbands and others of
their sympathizers and were augment
ed in numbers by crowds of curious
persons. Their orderly cries for JUS
tice were quickly changed to cries OF
Death to Soleillant" and Down with
Falliers," as the procession, led by a
woman who carried a little girl on her
shoulders with the purpose of indicat- |
ing the object of the manifestation, |
moved toward the Place De La Re- |
publique. Soon the streets were
choked by a vast mob. and the police |
reserves were called out to dispense |
II. The parade, however, assembled /
again and several of the more violent /
demonstrators were arrested.
Condemns President FaIIieres.
The newspapers of Paris are devot-
Ing great space 10 the SOlelllant case.
Many of them loudly condemn the
failure of President Fallieres to per-
init the law to take it's course, and all
or them agree that the Communication
or this sentence signifies the pessng
forever of the guillotine from France.
Some of the journals express the opin-
ion that the escape of Soleillant from
the guillotine only places a premium
on the crime.
The entire question of crime will be
taken up at the approaching session of
parliament, especially as Paris and I
other large cities are becoming alarm
fngly infested with another type of
criminal. known as THE Apache" who
in the secluded sections almost daily
MAIN and rob and sometimes murder
their victims. Their weapon always
is the knife, and gathering in bands,
they often wantonly stab pedestrians
and frequently policemen merely for
the sake of stabbing.
NJ. Tourney, director of the Paris po-
lice, declared that his force was en-
tirely insufficient to cope with the sit
uation. He recommended the adoption
of corporal punishment for law break
ers as an offset TO comfortable and in
viting prisons.