MESRINE Jacques (1936-1979) nicknamed public enemy number on - Lot 70

MESRINE Jacques (1936-1979) nicknamed public enemy number one. 6 L.A.S. to Jeanne Schneider, Fleury-Merogis prison, October 17-21, 76. 12 pp. folio. Letters marked "F1". On October 17, he writes about the letter sent in support of Jeanne's request for provisional release: "I know my lawyers didn't like my letter, especially Smadja, but what can I say, in this cursed country we grovel before judges, which is not our case. On the contrary, I think my letter was quite realistic. [Father Magnan will hear me out, I'm too familiar with his conduct in certain cases to be soft on him. Your provisional release was not pleaded on Thursday 14, they wanted to rule on your case a few days late. [He talks about the writing of his book: "It's by writing to me that I realize how violent I've been, and frankly, darling, I've gone beyond ground zero! for I've rarely known pity, and in my milieu "never"; remorse? no; regret (perhaps). At last, fate is making me pay, and that's the way it should be. []"; on the 18th, Mesrine is convinced that Jeanne will have her provisional freedom "I feel it's going to be good [] you know I have premonitions (but in a good way). [] I'm almost certain you'll get your provisional [] I know absolutely nothing. Except that the President said I was threatening him over my letter. That's not true [] I'm fighting and will always fight for you because I love you. I still don't know who died at Fresnes. But it can only be "mémé" []; on the 19th, he tries to comfort his companion and announces, "According to my information, the trial of this case will take place alone and not with my 'hold-ups', which will take place first. [He humorously mentions his provisional freedom: "I won't be refused it, I've always had very convincing arguments (sic), but my freedoms are really very provisional (resic) []"; on October 20, he talks briefly about his health and his "heart pains", then goes on to talk about his cases, his counsel having sent him "the public prosecutor's indictment concerning my Hold-Ups cases, which is 132 pages long, it's said to be a real catastrophe [] On the other hand, I heard the sentence of these two scumbags who killed an old woman (10 and 12 years old), I only have one thing to say (Shit Then) []" he talks about his case "With Pelletier, we talked about detention. It's terrible for some people, and right now we're destroying some men USC-style. [On October 21, he comforts Jeanne and tells her "if I've told you these things about freedom, it's on the basis of solid information, but you never know. You have a 99% chance of being out []"; he goes on to imagine what he would do when Jeanne was out, "what a lot of women to support"; on October 22, he writes on many subjects, his daughter, Mury, horses, probabilities.