The existence of such a conviction in her mind seems to be tke most plausible explanation of her attitude during the trial. She showed searcely any trace of emotion, and when the distressed mother of her victim appeared in the witness-stand, she was politely apologetic. The only explanation she, offered for the ime was that ske felt herself impelled by an irresistible force. The case presented a splendid battleground for the medical experts. Those for the prosecution were convinced that Mme. Lefebyre-Lema're knew quite well what she was doing, while others, including Maurice de Fleury, of the Academy: of Medicine, maintained that _che was not responsible for her actions, and that she was in a condition of "paranoic hatred," which no doubt means in plain English that she could not contro! her impulses. One of the medical witnesses delivered a lecture lasting about a couple of hours, and wound up by stating that mental experts were divided ints two classes—those who absolve criminals and those who do mzt. Public opinion, both inside and outside the court, showed itself very markedly against the prisoner, and this feeling was interpreted by the jury in a verdict of guilty, without extenuating circumstances. When she heard the death sentence pronounced, she mained to all ap-Pearance perfectly unmoved, picked up ker handbag and walked quietly away with the two gendarmes who were with her in the dock. Nobody supposes that the death penalty wi: t actually be applied, even assuming that there is no appeal. The French bourgeoisie's sense of the sanctity of family ties has been outraged by Mme.—Lefebvre-Lemai i would revulsion of feeling executed, and of this the of the Republic, himeelf a "grand "is well aware.
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