Pierre Paul Jacques Chiericotti wasborn 1 Mar 1858 in Milan, Italy to Joseph Chiericotti & Marie Carmunetti.
He Married in 1885 to Annette Soubrier and individualist anarchist activist in favor of individual recovery, Pierre Chiericotti (sometimes Chericotti) said Ricotti had settled in Paris in 1883 and lived in 1888 at 14 rue Saint Vincent, then in the 1890s at 2 rue du Ruisseau. He was then a poultry merchant and frequented in particular the companion VittorioPini. He had been the subject of an expulsion order from France on March 29, 1892, which had not been notified to him. He had reached Great Britain where his companion Annette Soubrier and their child had undoubtedly joined him, then under the name of Paul Laurent had returned clandestinely to France and had joined Ortiz's group of burglars.
He undoubtedly participated in the various burglaries operated by the group on August 13, 1892 in Abbeville (Somme), January 7, 1893 in Fiquefleur (Eure), January 29 in Nogent les Vierges (oise) and in July following that of the street from Longchamp to Paris.
In October 1893 Chericott, his wife, Victorine Belloti and her son Louis, Marie Mlanaccio moved to 1 boulevard Brune (XIVth) where part of the booty from the burglaries was stored. On March 18, 1894, he was arrested with his partner Annette whom he was waiting for when he arrived at the North Station from London.
During the trial of the thirty in August 1894 involving illegalists and anarchist theorists, where he appeared for theft with Ortiz, Bertani and Berlotti, he was sentenced to eight years of forced labor. Jean Grave wrote about him: "... Among the burglars was an Italian shoemaker named Chericotti. When it was his turn to speak, he contented himself with declaring that he had always worked for a living, no matter what. After the trial, he would have to continue working. At the tone in which he spoke these few words, one could sense the sincerity. There was something pathetic. I do not know if he had participated in the burglaries. But it was at home. him that the printing equipment in the band's possession had been found . "
Detained as common law in the Salvation Islands, Chiericotti (registration number 26866/8426), who around 1900 had benefited from a 1 year pardon, was still living in the penal colony of Guyana in 1901 where he had been placed under house arrest.
In 1911, his partner Annette was living in London with her three children and partner Cesare Cova.
Born in Milan (Piedmont) on March 1, 1858; shoemaker, then poultry seller; illegalist anarchist; charged with the trial of the Thirty.
Coming from Piedmont, Paul Chiericotti moved to Paris in 1883. He became an anarchist there and frequented Vittorio Pini *.
In 1892, married (see Annette Soubrié) and father of three children, he lived rue du Ruisseau in Paris 18th, where he was a poultry seller.
Struck by an expulsion order from France on March 29, 1892, he went into exile in England on April 2. Some time later, he returned illegally to the country where he lived under the name of Paul Laurent. It was probably at this time that he became a key member of the “Ortiz * gang”.
He probably participated in the major burglary of Abbeville (Somme) on the night of August 13 to 14, 1892, to that of Fiquefleur (Eure) on January 7, 1893, to that of Nogent-les-Vierges (Oise) in the night January 29 to 30, as well as that of rue de Longchamp in Paris 16th in July of the same year.
In October 1893, part of the gang (Paul Chiericotti, Victorine Belloti * and her son Louis *, Marie Milanaccio *) moved to 1, bd Brune, in the 14th arrondissement of Paris. This is where the booty from the burglaries was stored.
On March 18, 1894, the police raided the "lair" on bd Brune and seized the stolen objects and part of the gang. Paul Chericotti was arrested and imprisoned.
From August 6 to 12, 1894, he appeared with the whole “Ortiz gang” before the assizes of the Seine within the framework of the “trial of the Thirty” (see Élisée Bastard ). Jean Grave remembered this: “Among the burglars was an Italian shoemaker named Chericotti. When it was his turn to speak, he contented himself with declaring that he had always worked for a living, that whatever the outcome of the trial, he would have to continue working. The tone in which he pronounced these few words, one felt the sincerity. There was something pathetic. "
Defended by Me Fernand Labori, Paul Chiericotti was sentenced to eight years of forced labor, which he performed in Guyana. He got a one-year discount and was relegated in 1901.
Born August 30, 1865 in Paris 3rd arrondissement, died in London in 1951; anarchist; charged with the “trial of the Thirty”.
Daughter of second-hand dealers, Annette Soubrier (sometimes written Soubrié) married Paul Chiericotti * (sometimes Chericotti) on 21 February 1885, with whom she had three children. The couple lived rue du Ruisseau, in the 18th arrondissement of Paris, and made a living from selling poultry.
She probably had to go into exile in Great Britain at the same time as her husband, on April 2, 1892. She did not follow him when he returned illegally to France to participate in the robberies of the "Ortiz gang".
Undoubtedly unaware of her arrest, she came from London to spend the Easter holidays planned for March 26, 1894 with her husband, and was arrested the very day of her arrival. She appeared in the list of "individuals who must be subject to border surveillance".
From August 6 to 12, 1894, she appeared before the assizes of the Seine as part of the “trial of the Trent” (see Élisée Bastard ). Defended by Me Gay, she was acquitted.
She probably returned to London, and lived with the companion anarchist Cesare Cova, with whom she raised her three children.
Annette Chiericotti died in the spring of 1951 in Hemel Hempstead (London).
Casare Cova died in England in 1931, he helped her raise her kids. I found several census records for them living around the outside of London.
You can read up on the Gang at the link below:
https://archive.org/details/ParryTheBonnotGangTheStoryOfTheFrenchIllegalists
I found their Children:
Ida Chiericotti
1892–
Neva Chiericotti
1899–
Hera Chiericotti
1901–
Leo Chiericotti
1906–
What a life and what a heart break for a family to go through. Annette seemed to be a brave and strong women, she raised her kids on her own and lived with a man after her husband was absent from their lives, in a time it was not heard of for a respectable lady.
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