The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-03-04
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pstails Of he Lsst Heurs and Execution Of sns
Assassin sftAs Archbishop Of Paris
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VEssEs, the murderer Of the Arch. i
bishop Of Paris, has been executed. -
! He expected u have anew trial. The
only ground Of hope for. it was that OF
insanity. !, Eminent physicians dscid'.
ed that he was not 80 insane as to be
irresponsible Tor bis acts, and he was
at once ordered to execution. He
had not expected TO be executed at
,ones, and when called on the morning
that he was to die, would not believe
that he was to be deeapitated SO soon
A correspondent of the New York
Times was in the crowd gathered
about the guillotine:
psring the first hour and hall
that We stood in rank, the condemned
man was sleeping sonndly in his cell
but fifty yards from US, perfectly un-
conscious that his appeal had been
rejected by the Court, Or that his death
warrant had been signed, The awak-
sning TO the reality OF his situation
must Lave been rerribls! At u the
A6bs Of the prison, with the execu,
.aionsr and several officers ofthe pris
on and Of the police entered his cell
toteonvey To him the fatal news.
but It is impossible, impossiblel'
crisd Verger; Il is . treason not to
have told me sooner, leave me quiet:
Ishall not, nor ought not to finish
thus .....5
ss And when the director Of the prison
had read to him his order of execution
vsrgsr addressing himself to the di-
rector, said Monsieur, you who have
hsen 80 gooi to me, demand Of you
IN hoar of two while ! can write again
to the Emperor! You will not refuse
me that "a ggsz a.G aa1s s.ssh 81.
The director replied that he had
formal orders which must be obeyed.
And as the director renewed mis-
exhortation, Verger, who until then
hsd bssn nttering inarticuiates sounds,
exclaimed, Gentlemen, you must not
allow me to be seized thus, let me.
alone; If must die, | wish to die
as lam; Iwant neither preachers nor
relics! j have nothing with which to
reproach myself, and wish nothing
in common With men who honor No.
Ire Dame dc la Salette (the winking
Virgin the Miraculous Medal etc.
.Gsntlemen, you who are decorated
u dsmsnd, obtain me permission to
write to him, it is an atfair OF two
hous; you can send an express.
\ Then o. all the witnesses OF this
scene kept guarded silence, Vergsr
few into that stste Of violence he had
40 often exhibited since his arrest,
and cried out with great vehemence:
Il will not 20 to the scaholds' | will
not die thus! You will only tear me
from the bed in pieces, in morsels.-
You may drag me to the scafold, but
l will not 70; lido not wish to go; no
no, ! will not go |
Verger looked about him with a
supplied air, his countenance was
heightened, his eye deadened, his fea.
lures decomposed; like almost all
4 men in his position, he made great Of
forts to respire, and to recall saliva
which had ceased its secretion
sssa The order was then given to the
9, ,soldiers in attendance to seize and
raise him from the bed. The hour ap.
aprosched. as The director spoke to
Fsyeer in q more severe tone, order !,
81 him to get up. . 49,.
No, q thousand times, no.! exclalm
sa the lcriminak seizing the bars of
athsbsd, A soldier seized him around
the body, while four others put ON his
rsntaloons, VerRer all the time strug-
: ssiinr VIOLENTLY He still had on his
Straight Jacket, but with one hand at
liberty. His cries during this time
"a srresemblsd nothing human, so much
hsd his voice altered. Whenever he
said succeed in uttering an intelligibia
sound, his voice was no longer recog-
nixshle: he cried daMurder! Help! As,
sassin!'
On account ofthe cold, they wishe3
TO pass on to him other clothes; but il
= wa ! ! impossible -Four men seizsd
him and carried him into the room iol
the Last preparations: On the way
tbey passed before the open door o
the Chapel, and the usage is, to allow
tie condemned to retire here for mo
ment Of prayer In the situation o
The prisoner, the Abbe @Hugan was
the hst to give the order to pass OF
without stopping.
Arrived OF the oAd0abfe do toilette
from the moment the executioner's as
sistnpss cut the hair on the back o
his neck, and he had felt the cold scis
sors on the bare skin, Verger wa
,e;xsd with-asiolent chill. The exc
). cutioner, intying his arms behind nj
back, said to him. Fry and he csl;, I,
20 that / shall not. hurt you, 'B'
!. .ealmf. replied .Yerger shousd lik'
% gee You calm in my place! !.
las Ysrger's face, red with rage, una
he felt the cold steel on his neck, W. :
now changed to a frightful pailor; !
fury seemed to fall suddenly to CIV
place to a profound detection, IL
declared that he would submit witt
out further resistance. The ADD
took advantage Of this moment to r'
commence his exhortations.
Vsrger now listened without Offer
ing sny interruption. A sudden RI
,~n1rt; or lsoe,red to have b en- oper,