Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1836-08-25

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with the most perfect sang f,oid to the hands OF
the exccutioner's assistants, he was placed upon
the planks with his head beneath the fatal nsc
lie once more called out, in an audible voice
i3ieu mrs brarcs: and the words were scarce
lev finished when the machine Tell, and lac was II,
more.
While the assistant. of the ,ca1old were pre-
pairing him for the block, hn said few words ID
them. which were inaudible except 10 those inme-
diately around him; they were, " die Repnb-
can. The Peer, who cone mncd me were base
and cowarlly." In n few minutes, people, military
and scalIod, all had disappeared, and tho Barrier
I ST. Jaqucs resumed its usual aspect
PANS July I2.-fhbedn.-On Saturday even
it,s after hi, condemnation Aheau firmly believed
that he was 10 be executed the following morning
and lay on his bed in his clothes all night. on
being told, al five in the morning. that II was moi
/ his las, day, he undrosscd and went TO bed. lie
passed all the day gay enough, singing all the
| Republican songs bc could rcoolleci. II is sand
thai a foreigner Of very higI, rank obtained per
mission TO visit him in his cell, when he converted
with him for long time, and was much sur
pised the rudcne,s OF his conversation, and the
determination of his character.
The Able Grivef presented himself to him,
va. calmy received, and left AlIbeau, having made
a favorable impression on him, on Monday morning.
While the fatal toiitHe was being performed, he
smoked and was heard to aay that he regretted
only one thlne--lho having failed in the attempt.
The preparations Of the foifehe though long were
borne by him it'll calmncss and resignation. lie was
allowed to keep on his panialoons, but ms shoes
and stockings were ordered to be taken oii-!s
shoes, however, were afterwards PM, on again.
black vel was tied over his face, and a sort OF
rtisnoU was tied round his waist, which, a, "A GER
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coat was then thrown over his shoulders.
Before descending from his prison, he babe a
deu TO the persons employed in the prison,
and embraced some OF them cordially II
appears that his last moments have produced IA
very different effect from those OF Fiesch. He
was taken To the place OF execution in pdnicr n
,aiadc by The alley The Observatory and was &C
companied in this vehicle by the Ahbc Grivcl,
two exccutioncrs and two municipal guards.
Having heard the sentence read, he sad, " A
deu, my brave fellows" according To some ac
counts, though others state that his words
" Adic a, my riends--I die for the people and for
liberty the victim OF an evil monarchy"
Some OF the journals have given the following
IT die for the republic. repeat tina, had M
accompliccs. deny all that the Procurcur General
has stated with regard to my private life am as
pure as Brutu aud Sandl aud, like them, wished ioI
le llDcIlS ol my tohhny' Ills h'ifhhbi "as 'o'
and decent At the moment OF his coming to the
scaIold an individual in tho few persons allowed tc
stand near, is said 10 have cried ont pardon
pardon " He was Immediately arrested. II is
presumed he was some friend of Alibcau.
The cxecniioner of Paris was assisted hy that o
Versailles. Shortly after the execution of Ali
beau, n letter from his family was delivered to til,
Keeper of the cemetery of Mount Parnasse, claim
ing his body. The letter Immediately trans
united to the higher authorities, but have no
learned whether the demand has been complied
wilh.-GdHgndni
The following IS copy OF the application o
II. Lcdru to the King Of the French, ON behalf o
h., client, Alibcau -
Sm,-Alibcau, who is determined 10 die, la,
bcquca,hed to me the of consoling his age,
father
" In order TO accomplish that holy mission,
come 10 cniicat YOU 10 cast u look OF ccmency o,
a condemned man, whose mistaken resolution " il
render still more conspicuous the pardon which In
Majesty will let fall on him from the throne.
= |, i, impossible, Sire, 10 conquer the obstinac
by one day hut il strikes me that il be the du
" ola simple citizen to forgive his enemy it woul,
be still more prascworly IN me irst citizen IN til,
state TO pardon his ASSASSIN.
| remain with respect, &c.
(SgnrtD CHARLES LEDRu.
Paris, July 10, 1896"