The Warwickshire Herald. — 1891-03-26 (Birmingham, West Midlands, England)

WRONG MAN SENTENCED.  It would be hard to produce any story of the hard.' ships of wrongly-convicted men to match one which the Paris correspondent of the Daily Ifevs relates. It I is that of the Spanish labourer named Barrio, whc two years ago was convicted at the assizes of Carcassone for the murder, of a farmer in the neighbourhood of Narbonne. He was sent into penal servitude. Through the untiring efforts of a devoted wife, aided at length by the confession of another Spaniard, the innocence of Barris was recently established, and the Pre. sident of the Republic released him upon a free pardon. As he had no money, and his wife and mother-in-law had ruined themselves in their effort/ on his behalf, the misfortune of the family aroused the public. When the Figaro opened a subscrip• tion for them a sum of £4OO was received in few days. What has happened since it unique. The son of M. Pradiee, the murderec fanner, sued Barras for damages on account of hie f.dlier's death. He claimed £4.000. The court ' hold that Barras, having been convicted for the murder, was liable for damages to the heirs. The Commission of Pardons may be convinced of his innocence, BL Carciot may have pardoned him, but the judges can only take cognisance of the sentence. What is worse, this sentence was confirmed by the different courts to which Barras's counsel ap• pealed. The sentence could be reversed only if the real murderer were tried and found guilty. iitit the latter, although he has confessed, is actually protected by the law from molestation. Shortly after the murder this man was charger with the crime, but was acquitted. This makes it legally impossible ever to convict him for thie murder, and the sentence of Barras, the innocent man, cannot therefore be reversed. French judges have no alternative but to look upon bin^ as guilty, and award damages accordingly. Sr this unfortunate man, who has undergone two years of convict life, and has lost his position and all he had, was sentenced to pay £l2O damages for a murder which he never committed. Legal authorities are of opinion that there is no redresi for the iniquit The Princess h,oolaiii of Hawaii. who has been chosen to succeed Queen Liliokalani, has for some time past been living in the strictest privacy and retirement in England. Only a few intimate friends know the school where the young Princess is being educated.  • A dh,w has arrived at Suakin bringing 19 DerviAes from the Danakil country who were captured e Berisi, 35 miles to the south of Akik. They state that they were on their way to join Osman Digna, who had promised help in fightinft the Abyssinians. The tribes are rapidly re-settling in the Tokar Delta, under the auspices of the Egyptian Government. Osman Digna it. going to Kassala. He is said to have proposed going to Berber, but to have been deterred by the hostility of the tribes. The count ly is perfectly quiet. and great contentment prevails.  A telegram from St. John', Piewtoundlana, says that the action of the imperial authorities in regard to enforcing the modus rirendi is causing great excitement in the colony, and a joint delegation will shortly leave for England to lay Newfoundland's case before the Government.  The return of sunny weather has caused a generaL exodus from Monte Carlo, with the result that Ing.h play and the interest of visitors have ceased. Tit visitor from London Into had another stroke of luck hy winning £2,000, and bought a railway ticket with the intention of leaving the ',bare.