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Fortunately for him, M. Deibler's accommodations had been reserved in advance, for there was not a room to be had in Bastia. The execution at which he was to officiate was that of the most notorious, best publicized bandit in Corsica, crazed, grey-haired Andre Spada (TIME, March...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FRANCE: Death of Spada | 7/1/1935 | See Source »

Evidence against Bandit Spada piled up quickly and as quickly the jury found him guilty. The judges sentenced him to the guillotine...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FRANCE: Happy as a Cuckoo | 3/18/1935 | See Source »

...Spada, you have played and lost!" cried the prosecutor...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FRANCE: Happy as a Cuckoo | 3/18/1935 | See Source »

...Madman Spada nodded his headbrightly...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FRANCE: Happy as a Cuckoo | 3/18/1935 | See Source »

...jail the Corsican killer alternated between periods of wild religious raving, and periods of deep silence during which he knitted a great deal, made himself a number of jumpers. In the opera house courtroom last week Prisoner Spada was as mad as ever...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FRANCE: Happy as a Cuckoo | 3/18/1935 | See Source »

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