CONTINENTAL SENSATIONS.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLVI, Issue XLVI, 23 October 1911, Page 6

CONTINENTAL SENSATIONS.

KLEPTOMANIAC'S WILES. Remarkable revelations were -maije in the Paris Correctional Chamber, when a professional shoplifter naanecl Mme. Malmoune was sentenced to three months' imprisonment and banished from the department of the Seine 7 for '2O years. It was stated that Mme. Malmoune bad been coached in. the role of a simulator, and bad; learned by" heart ali about obsession and impulses. She had also been taught bow to reproduce symptoms of those suffering from extreme sentitiveness. Mm. Malmoune at her trial supported her advocate's contentions by skilfully pretending madness, but all her artifices were in vain, and she was found guilty of shoplifting. A RACE RIOT CAUSED BY NATIONAL MUSIC.

The bitter race' feeding existing between Hungarians and: Tyrolese led to a fatal riot at an outdoor dznee at a little inn near Treibacb, in the Austrian Tyrol. A number of Hungarian workmen were dancing in the evening to the tune of a gipsy band, and as they were graceful and good dancers thcy difficulty- in finding partners amohj* the village maidens. This, however, by no means pleased the Tyrolese men, who objected not ouly to Hungarian national music but also to seeing their sweethearts in the arms of strangers. Finally one of the natives flung a coin to the leader of the band and told him. to play Tyrolean music or none at all. Within a minute a race; Tiot was in full swing. Knives were drawn, revolvers fired, tables and' chairs overturned.- and glasses thrown by men and women aiike. Before the .police could interfere two men were killed- and many seriously injured. ' _ '

QUEER FORGER'S PLOT. Fraulein Helene Seitz, the daughter of an army officer, has pleaded guilty Tachan, Bohemia, to a series of charges, including forgery, with the object of swindling an aged landowner. *

The prisoner, who is a good-looking woman of 35, admitted that owing io financial embarrassments she began ;i systematic study of all the detective; stories she could iind in order to obtain ideas. [Finally she thought of a plan by which she might defraud Dr Hermann Janowsky, j. wealthy reighbour, who was seriously ill and not lilcely to recover. Again, she had recourse to books, and after studying law for several days in order to become acquainted with legal* phraseolo she obtained Dr Janowsky's signature, and had; a stamp made from •it by an engraver. Slifc then wrote a letter to a solicitor in Prague, the Bohemian capital, forging Dr Janowsky'sr ijame, and saying that as he was on the point of death he wished to make provision for 'his illegitimate daughter, Zdenlca Skala. to whom he wisnod to convey £IO,OOO by immediate deed of gift. A power of attorney was "enclosed.

A few day s later Fraulein Seitz called on the solicitor, and said that ber name was Zdenka Skala, and that she would like an early mortgage on account of the deed of gift. Valuers were sent to Dr Janowslcy's house, but as he was too ill to proceed with business they were allowed to so on with their work.

On the day -when Fraulein Seitz was to receive her money, a slight alteration w,as found to be necessary in ono of the deeds, and this required the signature of Dr Janowsky. He 'was rather better that day and could follow the details, a circumstance that led to the arrest of Fraulein rfeitz. THE STEINHEEL MARRIAGE. Memories of a famous trial are recalled by the announcement of the marriage on Tuesday, July 25th,' hi Paris, of Mile. Martha Steinlieil, whose mother was accused of murder, ing her husband and mother, but was acquitted. The ceremony was a civil one. The bridegroom was Signor Raphael del Perugia, a young Italian artist. Although it' was known that the marriage was to take place, the actual date and place were kept as secret as possible, and tliero were few people at the Vaugirard Mairie, near the ?'Ouse in the Impasse Ronsin, where -.he tragedy occurred, when tho bride and bridegroom, with two or throw friends, drove up in motor-cars. Mik" Steinheii '*as simply- dressed •.B a-dark blue costume "and blue hat. with white plumes and flowera. Tlio !? rifle's jp° fc ber Tas present, and held

an open umbrella over lier 'daughter as they entered the Maine to prevent her beiug photographed. The religions cere.mony took place the following clay at the Cliurch of St. John Baptiste, and was noticeable for the cmtrageous conduct , of the photograiphers.

On her arrival at the church there were a dozen camera fiends awaiting her. A s she was ascending the steps in her wedding gown they so incommoded her that, in ho~ onibarrassment, she missed one step, and nearly fell. She -was supported by friends, however, and many who witnessed the incident tried to bar the photo, graphers from entering 1 the church. They were, liow r ever, not successful.

Her persecutors posted themselves near the altar to snapshot the poor girl, but. the cure ordered them all outside the building, and further ordered a search of all the congregation for any who might have cameras. Several others were then also ejected

BAD BOYS STOP EXPRESS. The F -rn; a "trike fever, with its accompaniment of sabotage (deliberate wrecking nf property), has ied <»> a remarkalile plot of a syndicate of boys being discovered" by . the p." lice. Eor some time 2 )as t the repeated acts of vengeance by dismissed strikers on the State-owned Western Railway have led to the line being systematically patrolled by police. While passing th« tunnel of Martin. vast, near Cherbourg, says the "Matin," the police noticed that two signals had been tampered with. An L-\';.-re?s train from Chv-j r "in g- to Pa-r-s. carrying British aad American Transatlantic passengers, was due to pass the spot, una oi.e of the policemen wag hurried off to notify the railway authorities of the discovery. Another poiieerrai lay down by a wayside bank. His patience was soc-n re-warded, for .just as the Transatlantic express came in sight it plowed down owing to the danger signals, and a party of six boys, Varying in age from nine to 13, appeared. Rushing up to the first.class carriages, the boys began to whine out: "Un p'tit penny, settlement un p'tit penny. Arh yes! 1 *

Generous Americans "began to throw out small change, and the lads -were engaged in a vigorous scramble wljen the polieeman in waiting, who had been reinforced by others, seized the boys. On being narched off to the police station the boys confessed that they had formed a, syndicate to stop boat trains in order to beg for pennies. The vigorous caninq- the boys will get will be a lesson to the indicate not to interfere with trains even when they convey wealthy and generous foreigners.