The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-03-08

fracuSed Modern
rmany. Drawing of Old Print Showing a
'mans Execution in Ratbor. Germany, in 1882 The
Gene Was Recently Repeated Just az Shown Here When
o Murderesses Were Beheaded in the Same Old Prison
viers. most terrible posoners; OF Queen Marie An
toinette and or the countless other women good and
bad who had been done to death often with horrible
Executions of women have occurred more frequently
IN Germany than in any civilized country in re-
years. - -
An execution which attracted much attention was
that of Crete Beer. at Freiberg. IN Sasony in 1909
she was very handsome and accomplished young
s, 'nau anu ne aauEhter OF the Mayor OF Freberg
she murdered her ance with remarkable hcartcssness
Inc lnheton Of the death penalty
eVaenuy becoming rare occurrence in civilized
world and there many reformers who say that it
eapital punishment In the United States. the scnenc
Ing OF woman to death. which rarely happens as Of
Ten as once In year always storm OF protest
from humanitarians, but it would be rash TO say that
he states are soon to relieve women from the supreme
In France no woman is sent to the guilotine.
al,nough the law permits It. Italy follows the same
example In Russia capital punishment cxcept under
martial law has been abolished
In England women still subject to the death
penalty ano one executed year but the courts
tend TO snow more lenency toward the weaker sex
IN the halfcivilized countries of the East women
are punished severely for their oneuces than
men These people still living the Middle Ages
For instance in Persia recently woman was stoned
10 death for higamy, act which a man would have
been crime.
In the year 1912 there was no execution OF won,.
in any civilized country Europe America and this
led anitarians to expect the practise would
cease altogether, but they were mistaken
ment on women base their position generally IN tho
CENTER and weaker constitution OF the fair sex and
'e iact that man stands in the attitude protector
toward woman We do nhict the death penalty unon
luie children, and for the we should NOT
lnnlct II on women IL Is also urged that II is atroc,os
10 execute being who Isl n mother
Inc records prove that woman is less freouent,, !,
criminal imam man. but the other women
commit crimes which for cold booded cruelty cenrot
DE surpassed Indeed there seems ground for erg,,
ing that exceptionally cruel murdars ~ 81
inltted by women than by men, 49,
iiaVeiock Ellis. an excellent English AUTHORITY =,
4undamen4a al sex characteristics, e.nlainad
.uherences In the crimnality OF and women very
interestingly: ~ "o't0'' very
The forms OF crIminality into which vome, ra.
me more domestic forms. Murders assaults brao &c
lheils commercial crime5--as we'll enoaiIo',
rollical crmes--aro comparatively rare among women
IN ltaiy. ior loo men who commit Of these of
lenses lhe proportion OF women is from six to below on,
reasoning, the other hand is a cha H.
FEMININE crimina method. In Greel, davs Eurnida,
makes Medea say that poison the form of mnrder -
when women excel, and they have retained thai Mo
chence ever since In France the proportion s abont
pa women 10 tire or four men, that about t,ro
IN tay' Tor every 100 men found guilty OF poson;n
there 123 women '' " poi'ohAlg
lnranticide is the crime In which woman s, H.
IN sleaIest contrast to mon; in Italy, for examna ~
women. 'nefe are Az
Women, as Quetelet long since remarked ~ >,
nestle criminals; this is Simply because the 49, e no
cupes SO large field in their life rener,II,, 80, ~.
against their own children apart from
Women commit crimes somewhat more frculen1iv 81
ciety for the Protection of Children which IN $50" 90.
ootaned convictions against 347 iathers o,a
lHotners me crimes of are ,,sualI,. 20"
tnarkea by cruelty than those of men," 1e