Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-30

for severe repression, jurymen set them
selves deliberately to defy public opinion.
Here is one more case In point. 4 youth
named Mathis. who had been brought UP
by charity, and had been placed on
farm at Wanderers. discovered the corner
in which the money box was stored away.
The farmer and his wife having gone to
market, Mathis decided to rob them. He
was detected by Nine. Thierty. the moth
or of his mistress, a woman nearly eighty
years of age. as he was breaking the
COX open, and rushing a her, he threw
her on the floor after a brief struggle and
cruelty killed her by kicking her on the
head with his heavy sabots. Then he
opened the box. took the 500 that II con-
tanned and left the place. He was arrest
ed on the following morning at. Ponta-
mouSon. and was brought TO flal III
Meurthe et Moselle assizes 4 verdict OF
acuuittal has actually been returned. the
excuse being that he was too youthlui 10
understand the enorTntty OF the crime
which he had committed. The court has
sent him to a reformatory until he be-
comes of age.
A treasure of about $3.50 in gold and
bank notes had been found in an old oesk
at Auxerre. The desk, a yer- old-fash-
toned piece of furniture, belonged TO the
! vicar of the village in the fonne. VINO
died some time ago. and II was soiu with
the rest of his belongings. The desk had
fore the sale. and nobody ever noticed
a small secret drawer. The purcnaeer
himself examined IT carefully and old nor
see il either IL was sent on to Reull.
where the purchaser lived. but when II
! arrived it was almost In pieces. as II II
had been broken open on purpose. and the
secret drawer was then discovered IL
contained the aforementioned amount in
gold and notes.
Victim of Cruel Trick.
The latest victim of cruel tricks on
| tradespeople is dressmaker in the Rue
ST Honore, whose delight was great when
smart looking individual, who had been
introduced by a customer as distin-
gulshed nobieman gave her an order for
81 oGp worth of costumes for, as he said.
his wife in England. The man took Won
! derful interest in the work. calling fire.
auently to watch its progress. and sux-
costing various alterations. which raised
him considerably in the estimation OF the
couturiers. who complimented him on his
| taste.
At last the dresses were finished. and
| the count was in his apartment at a hotel
near the boLlevards when they were
l brought with the bill. He looked them all
/ over carefully, and had come to the last
when he exclaimed:
There was to be a sash here. Please
| 90 and fetch il at once The girl hurried
back to the shop in quest OF the sash.
but when she returned the nobleman had
disappeared with the costumes. and moth
| ing has since been seen Of him. The Gus
toner who introduced him to the un-
/ lucky dressmaker has been questioned
BY the police commissary of the district.
and there is no doubt that she acted in
good faith. under the impression that he
was a great parsonage. She is. however.
. unable to furnish any clue. as they SIM
ply became acquainted casually at race
meeting.
| 1t will be of interest to visitors to Paris
to learn that the public is now allowed
admission TO the donjon. or keep of tho
chateau of Fincennes, which is about
160 feet in height, and the walls of which
are nearly ten feet in thickness. wind
ing staircase with 327 steps leads UP
the five stories to the platform. from
which a magnificent view is TO be oh
tanned. but 1T Is of course. the historic
feature of this ancient Building which Is
the great attraction. For a long time this
tower has been utilized as a military
store and on the first floor as many a.
5000 rifles, besides sabers and bayonets
for 100000 men. were kept. the one above
containing vast quantity of saddles and
brides.