"BONNET ROUGE" GANG.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume V, Issue 1329, 17 May 1918, Page 5 (Supplement)

"BONNET ROUGE" GANG.

DUVAL TO DIE, (A. & X.Z.i PARIS, May 15. M. Duval was sentenced to death. The other accused men were sentenced to from live to 10 years' penal servitude. IM. Duval was manager of "Lc Bonnet Rouge," the enemy subsidised Paris newspaper that, ever since 101"), had been busied not only directly in the enemy interest by the advocacy of peace and through the encouragement of seditious pessimism, but also indirectly by espousing the cause of fraudulent army doctors, of men like Casement, and of the liquor trade. The disguised German was its especial protege, and Great Britain its especial enemy. Its editor was Almeyreda, who, after his arrest, committed suicide mysteriously in prison. Duval was arrested after making 1") journeys to Switzerland. He had in his possession a cheque for £0001), which was confiscated by the police. He was afterwards released on bail, and the cheque was restored to him and cashed, an incident which directed a storm of suspicious criti ci»m, and charges of complicity against M. Caillaux (formerly Minister of Finance), who is himself awaiting trial. The police reports showed that among Duval's correspondents was Herr Marx Manheim.J OTHER SENTENCES. Außtralian and X.Z. Cable A*sotfation. <l\t-c. May 17, !).:>) PARIS. May 16. The sentences in the "Bonnet Rouge" case include those on Duval's accomplices. Marion was sentenced to ten years' imprisonment, Goldsky to eight, .lougla and Landau to five, and Bercasson to two. Marion, Landau and Goldsky were members of the "Bonnet Rouge" staff, and were charged with complicity in Almereyda's and Duval's dealings with the enemy. M. Lcymaric, head of the home office and the political police during M. Malvy's Home Secretaryship, was fined 1001) francs.