ESPIONAGE TRIAL
SENSATIONAL INCIDENTS. NEW FORM OF INSANITY. I (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) LONDON, Alarch 21. The Daily Telegraph’s Brussels cor- ' respondent states: The trial of Ar- ' mand Jeannes, charged with the be- ’ trayal of Nurse Cavell and other Allied nationals, is producing most sensational incidents. The evidence shows that Jeannes is a most curious type, and is a product of modern, unhealthy detective literature. He took a mad, passionate interest in police woik, which is the only thing lie did well during his whole idle life. lie has a mania to be known tis a policeman. His is a new form of insanity. His self-assurance is colossal. IV?. Jias a trick of gnashing .his teeth, which, combined with a malignant circular glance, conveys a sinister impression. Jeannes is defended by an officially appointed counsel, others refusing ro act vcdunlaiily. V> heii tlie prisoner arrived al the court, ;i multitude cd' men and women howled wit it rage and bitterness, the police intervening to save Jeannes from the fury id' the mob, who othetwise would, assuredly have Ivnelted him.
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Greymouth Evening Star, 23 March 1922, Page 5
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