FRENCH MURDER TRIAL.
EFFECT OF VERDICT ON PEOPLE. (Australian Press Association—United Service). PARIS, June 8. Incensed at what they considered a miscarriage of jutice in connection with a murder trial, mobs at Limoges (capital of the French cjppartment of Haute-Vienne) rioted outside the prison and desperate conflicts with the police and troops resulted in heavy casualties.
Charles Barataud, a wealthy citizen, was found guilty of murder and sentenced to imprisonment for life. The populace believed that he escaped death because he was wealthy. They therefore decided to storm the gaol. The Republican Guard wins called out with fixed bayonets; a battalion of infantry came to reinforce them, and the outbreak was subdued. The .casualties included 50 warders and police. 14 military, and 20 demonstrators. The market place resembled a battlefield. The jurymen have since explained that their verdict was misinterpreted. It was a case of dual murder, and they favoured life sentence on one charge and desired execution on the other.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIX, Issue 162, 10 June 1929, Page 7
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