The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-12-01
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Landru Convicted and Sentenced
to Guillotine
HE MARRIED TEN WOMEN
Plan Was to Marry Woman with
Some Money and Kill Her
TO Get the Property
HE MARRIED TEN WOMEN

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Press).-Henri Landru was sentenced
to die by the guilIotine. after the iugy
whic', for three weeks has listened %
testimony in the charges that he had
killed ten women and boy. brought
in verdict OF murder In the first
degree.
Forty-eight questions were asked
OF the jury and the first oil tAa q, an.
swered In the affirmative, sest IA the
whole case. m ~
This question was: "llo ynn find
the accused guilty of assasa.oatii,s
NINE, Cus'let with preEeditstion?Y
The second question was. 40 yon
iind the accused's mental condition
such as to attenuate his responsible.
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Had this question been answered In
the affirmative Judge Gilbert could
not have sentenced Landru to death
under the French law.
Under the French law the fury can.
not recommend a convicted person to
the mercy of the court; but can make
recommendations to the Commission
ON Pardons, which in turn can sI-
proye or disapproye OF referring the
lie. f. ZlI
Landru was arrested In April, 1919,
and has spent his time for the past
two and half years in answering or
eyading questions OF the police. Tia
invest eating magistrate, nj other
court officials, as to the fate OF TIN
fiancees and the son OF one OF d.
women. -
The so.calied Bluebcard rented a
small villa at Gambais, a few niles
from Paris. and ii is there that tae
police charge he did away with the
women. al trace Of Hhena has been
absolutely lost 1t IS alleged that be
advertised In various rnatriunbnia1
agency papers, and chose from tho let
ters received those signed by women
with . little property and no near
relatives.
A short courts.iip would follow then
q journey to the Gambais villa In the
company OF the fiancee. The accuss.
ton says that I.andru always returned
alone. The police claim to have proof
that women were seen to enter the
villa. but none was heard OF after
ward. A few weeks later, whatever
bonds. stocks. furniture or jewelry
the women possessed would be sold.
The villa at Gambais was searched.
ransacked. practically demolished by
the police in an effort TO and the re-
mains Of the missing women. "A few
bones we're found. some hair, but not
enough to form a corpus delicu."
Rabbit and mutton bones," said Ian
dru. Why don't you bring your for
mer fiancees forward?" asked the
Judge.
How can when you keen me in
Jail for years?" countered Iandru.. III
you and your hundreds of detectives
cannot locate them. how can IT.,
The first of the women who entered
the Gambais villa, never to be seen
again, was Nine. Cuchet. gtsF drloa...
ing widow whom Landru mariaei and
when went to Gambais with her III.
teen,year-old son. Both mother and
son precently disappeared. Nine.
Guillin, also widow. whom Landru
fascinated with tales of hia wealth.
was the third victim. Nine. Leon OF
Havre was the fourth. She went to
live with L.andru. disappeared. and
Iandru afterward turned no at her
apartment and removed her furnituge.
Nine, Buisson, the fifth, went to Gani-
bats in September 1915, with $4,000
francs, and Nine. Colomb. the sixth,
went to the villa shortly afteywafd
with 10000 francs. N.Y.
Number seven was Andre Babelay.
pretty and romantic girl. who work.
ed for Paris fortune teller, and
number eight Nine Jaume. q vldpw.
The ninth was Nine. Pascal. who
brought with her a cat which F.apdru
admitted killings and the tenth and
final victim was Mile Marchaudisr.
who went to Gambais on January Is,
1919, taking with her 5000 francs
and her two pet dogs, WHOSE cer'
casses were discovered and which
l.andru admitted destroying. y