Show L il ft X Ho icercHcd thy Jljstake C The Category of cspital crimes in which women hare been tho instigating Impelling i causes without either actually doing or suffering t suf-fering in themnalves would bean appallingly t long one could it bo by czhauitivo knowl e edge compiled An illustrative case is that r < of a murder l l1etI toj in Syracuse in Bocaaiber TSS3 by an Italian named Antonio r tonio liego At a dance in a low resort on y the outskirts of tho town ho suddenly bet I cause infatoted with a disreputable young t woman who was present His very marked t attentions were decidedly disapproved of by r her lover at whose order sho gave a cold t bhonldsr to Antonio The Italian went away stationed himself behind a tree beside the road and with a hugo jackknife in his hand a patiently waited to punch its blade among C t tho lovers ribs when ho should pass that way d About S oclock in the morning ho got his I chaaco and used tho knife with deadly effectS effect-S not upon tho lover as ho supposed but as hog ho-g soon discovered upon a total stranger a r poor miserable old bummer whoso bad luck it was to be mistaken for another man r in the dark Antonio frankly expressed his e regret for tho error and was pained to learn j that apologies did not seem to fully meet tho t emergency Ho was sentenced to be hanged I got a new trial escaped with conviction for murder in tho second degree and is now serving 1 serv-ing Curtis a sentence of imprisonment for life |