First sheet

Matricule 10320

Louis OUVRARD

Transportion - New Caledonia

It is "Transportation" and not "Deportation", for in french "Deportation" is used for politics convicts and "Transportation" for common law.

Second sheet

son of Victor Jean

and Françoise Louise Coudriau

Job : (Dramatic) artist

Religion : Catholic

Extracts

of Minutes of the Clerk's Office of the court of Dept of VAR

sitting in Draguignan

By Ruling of 1878-02-01st

The named OUVRARD Louis

21 years old (year 1856) born at Cholet

(Maine et Loire)

Homeless person lastly living in Sete

District of Monpellier (Herault)

is declared guilty for having :

1st - at Nice, 1877/11/03rd stolen fraudulently a watch and a sum and other objects in the detriment of Mr Janoti

2nd - at Cuers, nov 12th of the same month, stolen fraudulently a watch and a sum and other objects in the detriment of Mr Serpolet and this with 2 or more other persons by force of hiden arms

The same way for both actions.

has been by the articles 382, 346 and 46 of The Penal Code

given à 8 years forced labor sentence

and after that

8 more years under high survey

without appeal (cassation)

Description :

1,70 m - fair-haired - High forhead - Blue eyes - short nose - mouth medium - round chin - beardless - oval face - skin taned

Third sheet

informations collected on the condemned person :

Celibataire

Knowing well how to read and write

Already condemned :

Angers, 1873/10/02, Theft, 3 months of prison

Angers, 1874/07/03, Theft, 3 months of prison

Lyon, 1875/07/12, Assault and battery, 8 days of prison

Paris, 1876/02/29, Complicity of theft, 6 months of prison

Marseille, 1877/03/31, Complicity of begging with simulation of infirmity, 3 months of prison

Fourth sheet

Presentation of the facts which led to the condemnation

Ouvrad has been sent in front of the Court to have, in complicity with Mr Chaillaud and the girl Berthe Capmann,

1st - stolen fraudulently at Nice, 1877/11/03rd a watch and a purse containing about 20 Francs in the detriment of Mr Janoti, by night, with 2 or several persons, with violence, by force of hiden or visible arms

2nd - at Cuers, nov 12th following stolen fraudulently a silver watch with its chain, a bag containing about 150 Francs in the detriment of Mr Serpolet, by night, on a public road, with 2 or several persons, with violence, by force of hiden or visible arms.

Ouvard was declared guilty by the jury for all the points, except the public road one.

No attenuating circumstances was retained.

Darguignan, 1878 february the 6th

Le Procureur de la République

Fifth sheet

Individual notice

Ouvrard born in Cholet 1856 April 5th, homeless

condemned by the Cour of VAR, 1878/02/13rd

to 8 years forced labor and 8 years under survey for qualified thefts.

Last condamnation

(the gravest, the place, release date)

6 month of prison, Marseille, 1877/06/30th

Civil status

Legitim child

Celibataire

Artist

Dont work

Idle

Able to work

No livelihood

Dont feed his family

Not useful for his family

Know well how to write