Produced by Mike Lough A BOOK OF REMARKABLE CRIMINALS By H.B. Irving TO MY FRIEND E. V. LUCAS "For violence and hurt tangle every man in their toils, and for the most part fall on the head of him from whom they had their rise; nor is it easy for one who by his act breaks the common pact of peace to lead a calm and quiet life." Lucretius on the Nature of Things. Transcriber's Note: The upper outside corner of page 15 and 16 has been torn from the hardcopy. The spots are marked with?? and a best guess at missing words is in brackets. Footnotes have been moved from end of page to end of paragraph positions, sequentially numbered. Contents INTRODUCTION THE LIFE OF CHARLES PEACE: I. HIS EARLY YEARS II. PEACE IN LONDON III. HIS TRIAL AND EXECUTION THE CAREER OF ROBERT BUTLER: I. THE DUNEDIN MURDERS II. THE TRIAL OF BUTLER III. HIS DECLINE AND FALL M. DERUES: I. THE CLIMBING LITTLE GROCER II. THE GAYE OF BLUFF DR. CASTAING: I. AN UNHAPPY COINCIDENCE II. THE TRIAL OF DR. CASTAING PROFESSOR WEBSTER THE MYSTERIOUS MR. HOLMES: I. HONOUR AMONGST THIEVES II THE WANDERING ASSASSIN PARTNERSHIP IN CRIME: I. THE WIDOW GRAS 1. THE CHARMER 2. THE WOUNDED PIGEON II. VITALIS AND MARIE BOYER III. THE FENAYROU CASE IV. EYRAUD AND BOMPARD A BOOK OF REMARKABLE CRIMINALS Introduction "The silent workings, and still more the explosions, of human passion which bring to light the darker elements of man's nature present to the philosophical observer considerations of intrinsic interest; while to the jurist, the study of human nature and human character with its infinite varieties, especially as affecting the connection between motive and action, between irregular desire or evil disposition and crime itself, is equally indispensable and difficult."--_Wills on Circumstantial Evidence_.