…Because Mother Was Grave Robber!
Year-Old Baby Sent To Prison
…Because Mother Was Grave Robber
by JAMES STAFFORD
Gérald Roussel is an ex-jailbird — even though he’s only 18 months old. The youngster spent six months behind prison bars because French law said he couldn’t be separated from his mother, who is now awaiting trial.
Gerald’s mom, Danielle Roussel, has been accused in one of the strangest robberies ever committed in France.
The young woman has been charged with being an accomplice to a gang of ghouls who broke into a crypt in a cemetery and stole jewels off a rotting corpse.
This weird case broke when a caretaker at a cemetery in Beaumont-du-lac, France, discovered that the Vassiviere family mausoleum had been broken into. He was attracted to the mausoleum by a nauseous smell that came from inside the crypt.
The caretaker was horrified when he saw that a coffin, containing the remains of the widow of Pascal Vassiviere, had been taken out of its alcove and broken into. Mrs. Vassiviere had died May 28, 1858, at Lyon.
Mrs. Vassiviere’s daughter, Mrs. Marcel Cotte, revealed later that a golden wedding ring, silver bracelet, pearl necklace, rosary and jeweled pin had been snatched from the corpse. Even the dead woman’s false teeth, which had gold in them, were missing!
The left hand of the rotting corpse had been torn away and was discovered some distance from the crypt.
An intensive investigation led police to the Limoge jail, where William Serru, 23, and his mistress, Jeanne Van Brydoun, 21, were being held on charges of theft. After stiff questioning by detectives, Serru confessed that he had desecrated the mausoleum and broken into Mrs. Vassiviere’s casket.
Serru cracked under questioning and implicated Mrs. Roussel, whose husband had abandoned her. The 20-year-old woman was arrested and charged with receiving and concealing stolen goods.
Mrs. Roussel confessed that she had hidden the stolen jewelry in the pipe of her kitchen stove. She also admitted having in her possession the two golden teeth stolen from the corpse and said she had hidden them in the backyard of a house owned by Serru’s grandmother at Viche, France.
Because French law forbids the separation of a child of less than 18 months from its mother, Mrs. Roussel was jailed with her son, Gérald, who was then 1 year old. But last March 30, when Gérald became 18 months old he was taken away from his mother and given to a neighbor at Moutiers, who was asked to take care of the youngster termporarily until Mrs. Roussel’s fate is decided.
The date of the trial has not yet been set by the court.
Mrs. Roussel said tearfully she took part in the scheme to rob the grave because her husband had abandoned her and she needed the money. However, she was not aware that the ghouls would strip the corpse of her jewels. She said she thought that they would steal only the jar with the golden coins.
Court sources said the judge will probably be lenient with her because she is so young and she has a little child. The French tend to be very emotional when a youngster is involved, although being very religious, they look sternly on ghouls who desacrate graves in cemeteries.
The judge undoubtedly will be tougher with Serru and his mistress, who acted out of greed when they snatched the jewels from the rotting corpse in the coffin. « Only ghouls would commit such a crime, » said one lawyer. « They deserve to be punished to the full extent of the law. »
Because of his youth, Gérald no doubt will forget his brief prison stay. But his mother will never forget her ordeal!
Midnight May 24, 1965.
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Quelques belles couvertures de la populaire BD française Vigor, parues en 1949.
Nouvelles aventures héroïques de VIGOR
VIGOR – L’enlèvement
VIGOR – La dernière chance
VIGOR – Base D.C 6
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Circus – Le pavé de B.D.
Pour les purs et durs de la BD
Ab’aigre, Aubrun, Bardet, Barreiro, Beauchard, Belom, Bercovici, Berthet, Bourgeon, Bridenne, Brunel, Bucquoy, Conrad, Corteggiani, Cossu, Cothias, Dermaut, Dethorey, Duchateau, Dumas, Durand, Duvivier, Font, Giroud, Hermann, Hugues, Juillard, Lax, Legan, Makyo, Marcele, Martin, Quino, Ramaïoli, Rivière, Rossi, Rotundo, Sanahujas, Schetter, Segrelles, Teulé, Tito, Wilson, Yann.
Éditions Glénat
Distribué par les Presses de la cité.
1984.
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The French Look and What It Means
Photos by Joe Pazen — Black Star
Unaffected charm is mademoiselle’s magic touch.
Argosy’s photographer has attempted to find out just what the French girl has that makes the envy of all women. Her philosophy of life, her apparent freedom from inhibitions, her vitality and effusiveness give her an attitude that makes her seem highly individualistic — and independant. Yet, from girlhood, she has been taught that her purpose in life is to please men. Dainty and frail, she’s as feminine as a cat. An expert at the subtler forms of flattery, she usually gets what she wants — by the oblique method of making her man believe it was his idea in the first place. She has her way, he feels that he is boss, and everyone’s happy.
NO FALSE MODESTY: Pretty legs should be exposed, a French girl maintains. She goes unescorted to cafés, usually orders apéritifs.
FLAMBOYANT: Her sizzling personality is reflected in every minute gesture. When she points, her ebullient expression adds emphasis.
UNHIBITED: When a French girl feels this way about a man, she lets him — and the world — know it. Sidewalk cafés and the subway stations are favorite spots for love-making.
IN SILHOUETTE, the French look is dainty — breasts and waist small, legs long, ankles trim. Wartime shortages helped her figure.
BIKE-RIDING, mademoiselle’s primary means of transportation, is a thing of beauty. She rides with skirt over knees and draped over the back wheel, so it won’t get wrinkled.
Du magazine Argosy, juin 1948.
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Croquette nous montre pas ses bobettes. On a déjà vu secret plus excitant, mais bon.
Les petits secrets de Croquette
J’espère que vous cirez vos chaussures vous-même, c’est un petit travail que toute jeune fille soignée doit faire. Il peut arriver que le cirage ait durci. Mettez dans la boîte quelques gouttes de lait chaud. Cela suffira à amollir la pâte.
Journal Fillette jeune fille, mai 1959.
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« Jeanne Moreau a soufflé le verre avec les ouvriers de Murano dans une manufacture vieille de 2000 ans. » Grand bien lui fasse.
Jeanne Moreau a soufflé elle-même ce verre, comme un ouvrier de Murano. La salle d’exposition des lustres est un cadre grandiose pour mettre en valeur la beauté d’une vedette. Alain Cuny et José Villalongua font admirer à Jeanne Moreau des statuettes vénitiennes en cristaux de Murano. Une caresse au tigre et un coup d’œil au miroir…
Après avoir triomphé au dernier Festival de Venise, la vedette française Jeanne Moreau a pris quelques jours de détente sur les bords de l’Adriatique. Avec Alain Cuny et José Villalongua, les partenaires de son dernier film, elle a voulu visiter une des célèbres fabriques de cristaux à Murano.
Murano est une petite île située à quelques encablures de Venise. Pour s’y rendre, il faut louer un « motoscafo », un de ces canots à moteur qui sillonnent la lagune à 40 kilomètres à l’heure. (…) L’île compte une vingtaine de petites usines fort pittoresques, que les touristes ne manquent pas de visiter. (…)
Dans une chaleur étouffante, Jeanne Moreau a assisté, près des fours, à la fabrication d’un poisson multicolore. Elle a admiré l’adresse de l’ouvrier qui façonne la pâte de verre avec une petite spatule de fer.
— J’aimerais bien souffler du verre, moi aussi ! s’écria-t-elle, en voyant un jeune Italien sortir une « canne » du four.
Le directeur exauça ce souhait. L’artiste eut toutes les peines du monde à porter cette canne à hauteur de sa bouche. (Reportage PARIMAGE-GRANIER.)
Fillette jeune fille no.668, 7 mai 1959.
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Aggie a dû appeler le vétérinaire car elle avait essayé un produit qui lui avait fait tomber les poils. La voilà rassurée et prête à se livrer à d’autres expériences.
Ce résumé n’a pas de rapport avec l’épisode d’aujourd’hui.
Pauvre Aggie
—À partir d’aujourd’hui, maman, je ferai de la culture physique chaque matin !
Aggie a rejoint Rosemary au gymnase
— Tu vois, ce mouvement est excellent pour les jambes… Allons ! Courage ! Tu ne maigriras pas en me regardant !
— Regarde ! …Je crains fort de grossir avec ce système ! Ce n’est pas ce que je cherche et ça donne chaud !
— J’ai entendu parler d’un truc formidable ! Si nous l’essayions ?
— Pour ma ligne, je suis prête à tout ! Je suis disposée à faire bien des sacrifices pour être mince… mais ça, c’est au-dessus de mes forces !
Copyright by Reuter/Chicago Tribune
Fillette jeune fille #668, 7 mai 1959.
Ce n’est pas très drôle, mais quand même mieux que leur autre choix de BD.
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