Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-02-27
JuRY coNvicvs GIoHrgeN or
TWENTY-FIVE OF oANo WHICH
TERRoRIzEp CITY.
FOUR OF NUMBER LIABLE
TO RECEIVE DEATH PENALTY
Bandits Rsspensibls for Twenty-Five
Murders, Robbery, Anon and othsr
crimss- Dramatic Scenes purina
Trial and on Receipt Of Jury's Find
inss-ons Prisoner Suicides.

Paris Feb. .7.-The trial Of the gans
OF twenty-five autom obile bandits, who
held Paris In terror for months, ended
today after twenty-one days. A ver-
diet OF guilty was returned against
eighteen Of tho prisoners. on counts
including murder. arson ana robbery.
Four OF the accused. including three
women accomplices, were found not
guilty by the Jury.
Among the indictments were no
fewer than twenty-five murders, tho
victims being motor drivers. bank
messengers. freight agents and police
men, The gang held up number oe
suburban banks. broke into the resi-
dences Of prominent people. killed tho
chief OF the Paris detectives, set fire to
buildings. and finally. when their two
leaders. Bonnet and GARNER, were in
danger OF arrest. underwent two sieges
in the environs OF Paris.
Troops Called Out
In the course OF these sieses II was
found necessary 70 call cn. hundreds Of
troops. whole squadrons OF military.
mounted police. and practically the en-
tire force OF patrolmen, who lombard
ed the bandits for many hours In their
sanctuaries. and then found several
leading spirits of the sang lying dead
rioded with bullets.
Cnrouy, the anarchist bandit" when
he heard that he was condemned to
Imprisonment for life. committed sui-
eide In his cell In prison by taking
poison. which presumably was passed
| to him as he left the court room,
Dramatic incidents at Trial. =
| The trial was attended by many dra-E
mrtic incidents. The Jurors were
threatened time and again with aasas1.
sination by accomplices of the accused.
Many OF the 304 witnesses also were
menaced.
The court Itself was surrounded by =
large force of guards. Judges aud
Jurymen were provided with escorts.
When at last the evidence was closed
and the Jury had retired tremor OF
excitement passed over the spectators
In the court room. for threats had been
mystcriously put into circulation that
something terrible would happen.
Nothing. however. occurred.
The jury remained out from 5 o'clock
Saturday afternoon until nearly this
morning. They had to consider a ser
les of nearly 400 questions submitted
to them.
When they returned to the court
their written verdict was so incoherent.
! contradictory and lengthy that 1t had
to DO explained to the presiding judge.
Attorneys Create Scene.
AT the conclusion OF the reading the
spectators were stirred when counsel
for four OF the bandits sprang from
their seats and declared 1t was Illegal
for the presiding judge to ask the jury
for oral explanations of written ver-
dict. They entered II strong protest
against such procedure. Their clients
by the verdict were liable to the death
penalty and this was IA last effort e
avert or postpone their fate.
Another dramatic incident occurred
after the court had deliberated on the
protests and decided against them.
The presiding judge turned to the ac-
cused and asked them If they had any
thing to say before sentence was pro-
nounced. Calemin, who had been FOUND
guilty OF murder. shouted:
"My comrade. Dieudonne, was not
the assailant OF the bank messenger
Caby. 1t was L.
This caused n great sensation in view
of the fact that the messenger had as
serted that Dieudonne shot him.
The Judges retired AZ half past TO
deliberate as to the sentences 60 20
given the prisoners. Only four OF tho
bandits are liable to the death penalty.
Four Condemned 20 Death
Four of the twenty two bandits wero
sentenced to death by the guiliotine.
The condemned are Dieudonne, Cal
lcmin. Soudy and Monier. against
whom number of murders were
proved.
Fourteen OF the others were SEN
tenced to long terms of imprisonment.