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THK OUHQOU tUKPAY JOl'JtUAL, TOttTLAliU. SUNDAY WOU-NINCl l.'OVKUBKU J 5, Jill 7 1 1 RJMINALS FfcAsm .All 1 1 .JaJL&& r I tl .ft . f I'wmr.wnw mrr . leasts 0 Characteristics of Some J Female Offenders Who Suddenly Develop the i Instincts of Hardened Malefactors E XPECTING al with the uc virtues from always more in morality :ord embracing all the i women than from men. there is never tf failure of the sur prise that attends the discovery pi the female master thief, of the murderess, of the flagrant offender against the conventional relations of the sexes. And the woman involved always in 'dorses the surprise by crying out that she conld not help it; that some circumstance stronger than her normal self drove her to the sin. v . . Science, has made one of the most ex haustive efforts ever known in the field of criminology to team what is the terrible, unknown secret of th woman criminatt heart, ft has compare J thousands of female of ent ers of all descriptions, seeking to dt lermtne wherein they differ from those whose lives remain blameless to the end. The time may come when, to the trained, discerning glance, the woman with criminal possibilities can be iden tified from her features, from her figure, from certain characteristic hallmarks of crime which, apparent now in types of women known to be evil, may ultimately be recognized before the sudden break comes which reveals the wickedness so long dormant in their hearts. But it has not come as yet. The'remafk bble thing is that, considering the difficulties always in the way of study of this secret, hid den lore, so much should have been learned. Of all the obstacles that have been en counteredgovernment protection of the privacy of convicts, resistance to observation by the women themselves, ignorance of their histories where no records could be found the greatest has been the one always rjght in front of science's piercing eye. That is woman's beauty. 23 It X . 4 ' 1 1 1 TO BH beautiful is to be tempted-an axiom of ths HI. ; But to be tempted Is not to fall, and th i millions of attrsctlv women who. exposed to dsngers common everywhere, have never yielded to foly or crime, remain convlnclnir evidence that there must be sores Inherent difference between them and the relatively lew of their sex who become criminal, and the other, more numerous, who abandon the path of strict virtue. .... Both William Ferrero and the late Pr. Cear Lom broao were agreed that the diagnostic signs of the female criminal are so overlaid by the pleasing Illusion of , beauty, which every woman manages to create In ome measure, that only a deeper Insight Into the structure of the face, the whole head. and even of the body, could lesd to any real knowledge of the differ ence between the criminal and the perfectly upright woman. ' ' ' , Within the skull. In the brain Itself, bo eminent an authority as Brof. E. A. Spltxka. the author of the famous monograph on the brains of distinguished men, assert that there are no clew discernible which can tell what was the moral character of the woman Whose lire It directed. ; Yet there must have been somewhere In the eoul. If not apparent In, the brain, some fatal flaw for every "one of the Messallnas and Aspasta of history, as there must be for a Countess Tarnowska of Russia and Italy and a Madame Stelnhell In France. It would be hard.to find a more beautiful creatur. than the convicted plotter of her fiance' murder, the Ttusslan Countess Tarnowska, She was called "The . enchantress." Her loveliness, when she was the leader of society in the city of Kiev, both by reason Of her charms and her position as the wife of Count Tarnowska, enabled her to precipitate the killing of the man who was her lover. Before the eyes of her husband and his guests she flung herarms about the young man's neck and kissed him; The count, draw ing hi revolver, shot him dead on the spot, -( She had various adventures until. In Italy, she per uaded a youth named Naumoff to shoot Count Kam- arowskl, who, engaged to her, had taken out In her favor, a f 100,000 policy on his life. The evidence at her trial showed she delighted In the Infliction of bain on those who cared for her; It" was her keenest bllB to burn young Naumoff with her cigarette. Is a family resemblance so marked as to merge the differences between Ttusslan of the clas and the un fortunate who flaunt through the street of Italian towns. And when youth vanishes, the Jaw, the cheek bones, hidden by adipose tissue, emerge; salient angle tand out; and the face grow virile, uglier than a man'; wrinkle deepen Into the likeness of scars; and the countenance, once attractive, exhibit the full degenerate type which early grace had concealed." Is there such a structure underlying the comely yet strong face of handsome Ulllan Graham, the well, bred California, girl, who participated In the shooting of E. D. Stokes, the wealthy New York hotel man. last June? Her sister declared that It was all because she had been left without a chaperon - for the first time In her life; did the unwonted absence of restraint precipitate the break Into violence of a previously gentle, mild-mannered glrlT Does the atavlstlo type manifest Itself In the strongly marked features of Mr. Helen Rue Brown, of Philadelphia, who. well-to-do In her own right, and the wife of a pronperous business man, was recently arrested on charres of shoplifting In New TorkT The entire body of the female offender la still In course of the most minute observation. In the hope of disclosing the physical reason for her abnormality. In all countrle, but especially In Europe, specialist In anateray and criminology hav been devetlog year te the problem. The one apparently aaaured thing U that, barring em exceptional ease, the wemaa criminal seetn to be fated to her career by one or many and allied peculiarities, moat of them establishing a tendency to degeneration from the accepted, n6rtna type. The more virile of thee characteristic have been referred to. and the tendency to the splendid head of hair, which Is so alluring to the average man and so utplclou a feature to the crtmlnolorttt But even the color of the hair become a sign that t taken Into account The falr-balrod have been found, to number II per cent among the normal women and II per cent among the criminals; dark-haired. It per cent among normal, II per cent among criminal; chestnut haired, II per cent among normals, 41 per cent among criminal la all the normal be examined, there did not occur one red-haired woman, while they amounted to l per cent of the criminal. Lombroso And a Ilk predominance In hi observations of fair and red haired women; but make allowance for the eagerness with which their type Is sought by profligates. BRAINS BELOW NORMAL Th brain capacity of women criminals baa been found to be notably lower than that of normal women. But there are rank even among the erlmlnala. The poisoner stood highest In brain site; incendiaries next, then those grouped under Infllcter of wounds, and after them the Infanticide. These women con stltute the higher order of criminals, if brain capacity counts as a factor In intelligence. Ths lower criminal classes, 'on that basis, are the thieves, ths assassins, the demlmondaines and their ilk. The true criminal tjrpe Is rare, . however. In the woman offender's face. One great group of .women criminals showed only II per cent of countenances which could bo definitely classed as unmistakably criminal, having from four to eight signs of degenera tion, while in normal women this same type Is present In but I per cent In male criminals It shows In II psr cent There appears to be-a direct relation be- ''V ': n hv '-.'. ' A , yL-s ....... r u V f " ,' : ft f( JN; 1 '.CV. f I J V 4 a i . IC 1 0 tween ths sexual discrepancy In criminal types and ths difference In the skulls of ths men and woman. Ths male criminals presented 71 per cent of cranlums showing anomalies, while only 17 per sent of ths women had unusual skulls, with 11 per cent the pro portion among women of ths streets. As. compared with ths man, all anomalies are pronounced to be 'extraordinarily .rare In the woman. '. There may be, and are, many women criminals whose faces have crime stamped upon them; there are, too, many perfectly reputable women who bear the same terrible hallmark, yet eiudo their dire fate Indefinitely. The investigations that have been so ardently pursued wherever death delivered Into ths' hands of science some example of the woman criminal have been thus far too few to afford material informa tion. , OP NOTFA AiiVTP T DESTINED FOR CRIME ' . , Something had gone radically wrong 'With the woman at the hour when she planted her Judas kiss on her first lover's lips; yet she had probably been destined to her crimes in the very bones of her body,' the very hair of her head. The strongly masculine features were, however, softened by her J sex; the ' heavy lower jaw seemed' merely regular, in It round ness; the profusion of hair waa nature' own adorn- ment She looked an angel out of a demon's eyes. Madams Stelnhell, the wife of the famous Parisian artist whose mysterious murder, with that of her own mother, was laid at her door, had a past that linked - her name with rrfany notables, among them the late ' President Faure, of the Frehich republic, who was" found dying after receiving a visit from her. She was acquitted of the murders" In her home; yet she was universally recognUed as ths typo of ths female -parasite, if not murderess, an Aspasia of the modern Athens of Europe. ". Her face, fascinating as it Is, shows the strong, virile traits undercover of rounded flesh, and she has the abundant hair, both remarked by Lombroso and Ferrero as typical of 'such women, high and low in their ahamesv 1 - ' .- . , "Where delicacy of mien and a benevolent expres sion are useful," remarks Lombroso, ws find them ; a truly Darwinian trait. But even the handaomest" female Offenders have Invariably the strong Jaw and' ' urn a maecuiina aspect i nese peculiar HE only American woman who has1 been . three tims invited to sing at JJcymitri, Gertrude Rennyson, haa accidentally trained what many other opera singers would give fortun'os for. To come to the point, she had her throat manicured by one of the finest surgeons of Europe, and ho did bo well that she gained tw"o top notes, 4 Strangatq say, the two notes have taken Mis Rennyson eo"much by surprise that she doesn't know exactly what she will do with them,. For Bhe is a dramatic soprano, and high C, the best that she has had in the past, is good enough for any strong-voiced singer, who makes use of her dramatic abilities as well. . lues are shared by coco ties, among all of whom there iHI9 Is how It all happened. Last year Miss Ren- hyson planned an extensive concert tour in Amer ica, but wa compelled to cancel it. She had the whooping cough. So there was no, chance of singing. After weeks and weeks of coughing she got better and, returned to Germany, preparatory to the open ing of the Beyreuth season. .tr Bhe sang the various roles with so much success that she was invited to return to Beyrouth the following sea son, which was quite ah honor; for, with on exception, she Is virtually the only American woman who la "held In high favor now at ths homo of Wagner's musio drama Bad to relate, she noticed that she had a slight nasri affliction. At the close of the season sh went to Frank furt and consulted the famous Herr Professor Doctor August Spies, who . attended th late emperor of Ger many in his final Illness. Doctor Spless discovered that Miss Rennyson had an Immense growth In her nose, an aftermath of the whooping cough.' An operation was necessary, and she had to postpone her plans for sailing " to America for -tier concert tour. , Doctor Spleen took enough bono and tjssua from Miss Rennyson' nose to cover ths palm of his hand. Ths herr professor wss at a loss to understand how sh could have made Such a hit at Beyrouth with so great a retarding -element In her nasal 4rgan. Ths operation was successful, but there follow mr. . flals disappointments. Immediately after laying hi Gift ' 14 'onf before. Miss Rennyson found that tho famous surgeon was in real earnest, for she discovered - svsn In her first rehearsals that she could reach a higher and stronger range without any diffloulty. And though she had possessed a vole strong and beautiul enough to thrill thousands as, Elsa In "Lohengrin" and similar roles, her friends have found that her tones are sweeter and more vibrant than ever. Up to date. Mis Rennyson la the only "Savage singer" who has made a first-class success Jn' Burops. She has sung 'In most of the leading opera houses, and it is doubt ful if any American has excelled her triumphs at Bey- , reuth. She has appeared there two seasons already, and una oeen mvuea 10 return next year, which will be Professor Bpltska. when questioned, asserted too Impossibility, at present, of ascertaining any of th moral qualities from an examination of tho braia. "Th moral qualities ju not shown fa th brain ai all" he said. "Wo can. 7s a certain extent, interpret, la terms of brain anatomy, tho Intellectual oualltl that wr present In life.. But the difference between s murderer, a thief and an honest man Is not dis cernible, unless ths brain happened to belong to a Imbecile or soms other Intellectual cripple. As for women's brain., they have been too few to establish sny reliable data. Their slses and wslght are usually smaller than those ef men; their convolutions sro usually, though not always, broader and of simpler contour. There Is a greater redundancy of cerebrum, the organic substratum of tho thought apparatus, la man than In woman. But those are ths only differ ences In the-ssxea. As between a virtuous woman and "'na,r ot kind, th brain differences wo know bow are as difficult to detsct as they aro tooted.- 11 do,n't 'ra tbtr r 25V?! " and the bad womsa; and those causes In thesamo general way seem to be born In ths lnnr. usually awaiting circum.t.nce. to mako them acUva The ' typo of woman with the criminal's heart exist as ths typs with tho criminal's face exists. ..80Citr.C!, n,y ndev'' o kP the beaUng of tho.. hearts In accord with Its own. by sxampl and precept ' A Odd . Old English Wills erHE odd will- . I - h I , persons, wnoso names , woras in nearly every land. of the n!,M,'en.C,le0tw1Ve,jr brOUirht th of the public in a book by Virgil M. Harris. lector on will. n th, Bt Louto . Unlvr-ltr InsfituU .7 Prhaps tho most Interesting is that of Sor-VV 0,d-1whiCB of tho shortest on record. It -was in his own handwriting as follow.! wiiFrthln r.?. i S .Mr.. N1,0n w" In "ft f ths enemy's . Ja, ber tttIe of Trafalgar, and aftsr ho wrote his will. It was as follows: ' . "October ll0l.m sight of the combined fleet. r'7nca nd Spln dtno .bo,ut ten mile. Whsrs Ir V1t?.,BkV "rVlee ' E,nCT H"ton. widow MVXVSei Hamilton. havT country to my koXdwUhouT .ver Tic,,, reward from either our king or count?? FlMtTh she obtained tho king of Spain's letter ii 70a 5 .1 w?i offered, against 'ubt thirJl of V.,t!!0,Wr ofeeL:dvTHairAtoher "a.n5o.f8 SnPoat nthrfaull Sffer?4y J,mllit0n; th P'tunlty might have beea "Secondly: Tho British float under mv mm,.. could never have returned th sewnd tiSet in W had not Lady Hamilton's Influence with the Sufen of iV&?rf hS X"' 11 & 2ov;?no' supplied , with , overvthtn ' .Z "tintt port In Slcllv. W- n,,.i7X"'S'v. "Z ul. ? Z17 WPMt to And deseed theTrench fleet. Could I have rewarded these rX. erIln.2 nature of a "Parslfar festival, because It win mpi, h . therefore, a legacy to my klnsr and rnnZi exDirauon or in Mnvr nt nn tv, Von,,..- l . . . - uvu nuiA, one 1. one of the few Amerftans who have abided by tho Bey routh regulations, and that is ons reason she Is held In , such high favor there. noi now can opn my country; but as that !, ni mm m my:power, I leave Emmav tidv sgacy to my kin k and country, that the? an ample provision to maintain her ran h In life. "I also leave tn tho V.r,. ' . . daughter Horatla Nelson Thomp-nn: and I desire ihi will use in future the nam f w.iJ. lw Hl" ,M "These are the onlv favors T v w. .2. e-ountry. at thl moment when I m roii. I their battle. Mav Opd bless my kh, and and all those I hold dear! nei nnS' ii-:rJ""'"" '". :or it wasn't ions? ictefonTrvsox.MfioGiimed knives aside. Doctor Spies went to Berlin to attend a banquet of prominent physicians of the empire. He In tended to return. Immediately to his patient, but a luck' managers of the Royal Qpera House that they engaged would hava it. h oontrarted nlnmilio nnlennln' an4 k.l . . .. . ' . " ? v ', APPEARED BY ACCIDENT No singer asks to taks part in a Beyrouth perform ance, a request wouia' De instantly turned down; and. moreover, ii wou is by Invitation, Rennyson tending Z. In! 'J7Z . CMt W' capabls - that th '"" inscription ahmiM be put on h.r mkl Of sieging KIsa. and Ulsa Kannvsnn va iiiiimh k. ... , . . .. . K nBr ootnnt . . , , - --- -r- - - , - -yaronne or BninswlcH aiuiiB, mm sue naa oiten taxen the part In this country. Th Wagners were so pleased with her performance that they gave her. the role for tho rest of th season... .' " :....... Vienna is another placs In whjch Miss Reiinyson was lucky. Several years ago-she sang at an embassy recep- iion given cy pnanemagn Tower, and so Impressed the would hav It. he contracted ptomaine poisoning and had to postpone us return for a few days., s , , i,--. s , . . In the meantlmo ths paUent was resting comfortably In tho hospital, attended by her mother and sister. Mis. Mae Rennyson. who Is tho superintendent of tho Phila delphia Hospital When Doctor Splesa recovered and mad his final examination, he surprised his patient by Informing her that she would gain two note, and that abo would have them In her full possession In a yoarf time. her Immediately. Among other places where she has met with, great success are Dresden. Belfjjit, Dublin and Coven t Garden, London, Her favorite roles ar Elisabeth In "Tannhauser,- Mlml In !La Boheme," Tosca in "La Toca," Elsa in "Lohengrin," Aid In "Alda," Santuxxa In "Cavallerta ' and Marguerite In 'Taust' Miss Rennyson has not -."" n . Born 17th of May. 17fi. Died 7th of Ausrust, 182L -Aged 64, c . . Th Outraged Queen et England. . ' Her executors, and other Interested friends. nMnA fng Lord Hoo-d. Sir Robert Wilson. CouTt VmM?1 and Messrs. Wilde 1 and Lush Ing-ton. attempted to "rry "t . her wishes. Onthe Imirner to Prtsiswlck the coffln ' The" ft&'TSaXJiZJ, ChSP. Colc..t?r" The executors and friends gained entrance tn tha ehspel st nlrht and nailed the Inscribed plate on tho eoffln. But the next morning" ft was snhstHnted bv a ew plate, which was ordered by the Hera. die Coon Hl and approved by the government, it whs as fol lows: . . - . erenlsts rrtnc1t1-s fsrollnss aoneared In tutn h thia Aue-ustl1m Vtetlsslml wrnaeeha fiennrti ai,h country since sho left the Savage company to 'continue Wl' ' JLL.. tIzSmZ?? "del ff-fenor reei. her studio, abroad, but U making a oonort'tonr ttSa tJ. KVuVo DmriccxsetW i 4