The Warwickshire Herald. — 1888-08-02 (Birmingham, West Midlands, England)

CHILD'S DREADFUL CRIME.  A tremendous sensation has been created in Paris by a terrible double crone attempted murder and suicide committed by a child of 8 years of arp, the victim bein4 his little brother, aged 6. In the Rue de lliTcy lives a workman named Covenel, who has taken under his protection a widow, Madame Simizade. - The woman bad four chifdren, the two youngest of whom resided with her relatives in the count try, is hide the two eldest shared with her the dwelling of Covenel. A day or two ago, shortly after 5 o'clock, the workman went off to his labour, leaving Madame Siaegade sleeping in one ro ,m and the two little boys in •another. All at once the widow was awakenoil by the cries of the younger child Louis, who called to her to come quickly, as he was bleeding. She rushed into the adjoining chamber and found the poor boy lying on the bed in his nightshirt, with blood flowing profusely from his stomach. in which there was a deep gash. The horrified mother C,,uld only scream for assistaiiee, lint eri• the neighbours could arrive on the scene of the cata,trophe the eld-r (Alphome) fell at her rect. with his throat cut from ear to ear. The two chilift-cu are laid side by side on their bed, and a doctor was summoned with all haste ; but iu.f re be void(' reach the spot Alphonse Siauzade had breatlie-I les last. The energies of the surgeon were at once devoted to Li tile. T..• woun Ia as setVistif)i, a -id z finfortuna te chit l was removed to the Ilpi a Trouszcait. The autiii•ritiosept-tied a stria itniiiiry into the affair, but if any d•)ubt could have existed on he subject it Was pot an end to by the declaration of the little whii, a!tli ei::1 in an tr• • r 1 y precarildis state, was p•rie..tly Ile wag assaulted While show sling. hy tchill, is h.. after ripping him 01.,n, witti,ll,•w . of the chamber which they jointly •• o ,00 Ili cut his own with  throat with a ta.;;;:. t• •; -•;.•11 i•lfeet that mnpervened in a :;.-. It also transpired that Alphonse has t;;;• ;; lir., past bated his brother with ati ;; • ! !t- !! •iolisit hatred. Twice beforo ne had tried t ; ,to tto.. ,liby driving a nail with a! ;.15 head. Alphonse bad stolen a razor fit tl !,art f the itrepious evening wax (I, \ • • t• • . it. Ile went to bed that night wit!, t '::•I ,r LV de and the firm intention of 1.;!;;,;..tI. ~.t their mother was up and nit. It Is pri ,hzt 11.• that his own suicide was also  The number of eviction ii 0!.... s tiled under the Land LAY ilrehind) t t. P.N..", during the quarter ended June 30th last. wa, Six imrchants and a-- 1-1.1.,1*4 I.ave lieen sentenced to terms imprisonment with hard labour varying from ,m- to six neer h.. for bribing u't in lie itticiai.. Ti :e evidence for the defence went to slew t hat tit, bribes were not oFlied to, hut exacted by the otticials, and were given fr fear lest a refnsal should lead to inereased expense and loss of time in passing goods through the CUIP tom-honse. The judge, in passing sentence, said that it WWI immaterial whether a present was made to a public servant at his request or spontaneously, 50 long as there was the felonious intention of securing illegal advantages.