and board. After having worked there for only 11 days, Belbenoît stole a wallet containing 4,000 francs, then a moped with which he left Besançon and moved to Nantes. When he arrived in Nantes, Belbenoît was out of work in July 1921, then worked as a valet at the Ben Ali Castle, property of the Comtesse d'Entremeuse. Despite the benevolence of his employer, Belbenoît only worked for one month at the castle. In August 1921, while working at Ben Ali Castle, Belbenoît took advantage of the monument to steal the pearls of the Comtesse d'Entremeuse as well as some money from her dressing table. Belbenoît escapes directly and finds refuge on a train to Paris. He finally goes to Dijon, after only two days in Paris. On August 18, 1921, Belbenoît was hired as a waiter in a restaurant located in Dijon. The day after he was hired, Belbenoît broke into the room containing his boss's income and stole 2,800 francs from his boss's cash box. Following his crime, Belbenoît fled to Paris by train. Arrived in Paris, Belbenoît sent a letter to his boss in which he thanked her for the 2,800 francs. The boss lodged a complaint and the police managed to go back to the bank of Paris, using the stamp inscribed on the letter, then managed to identify the person who posted this letter; René Belbenoît, 22, wanted by the police in Tours, Saint-Nazaire, Chartres, Nantes and Besançon. Arrest and trial René Belbenoît was arrested in Paris on August 21, 1921, and placed in pre-trial detention. When he was placed in prison, after a first indictment for the theft from the restaurant in Dijon, Belbenoît was also charged with the multiple thefts, scams and frauds for which he was wanted. Although the acts committed by Belbenoît are misdemeanors, the young man is however sent back to the Dijon Assize Court, due to being in a state of recidivism. Belbenoît appeared on May 22, 1922, before the Dijon Assize Court, for the acts of fraud, burglary and shoplifting committed in Tours, Saint-Nazaire, Chartres, Besançon, Nantes and Dijon. Belbenoît was then 23 years old and already had a heavy past behind him that did not incline to indulgence. Moreover, during the trial, Belbenoît behaved stoically, showed no remorse and was haughty. The Assize Court also considers that Belbenoît is far from being in a position to mend his