The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1858-04-06
Execution of orsini and Pierri
in Paris.
RECEPTION OF THE DEATH wARRANT-DE
RURIo's RETRIEVE.
EfParls (March I3.J Correspondence of the London
TimeR1

RECEPTION OF THE DEATH wARRANT-Dl
RURIo's RETRIEVE.
fPafis March Is,J correspondence Of the London
Times.1
AT half.past 5 o'clock last evening th,
warrant to execute the sentence of th'
Court of Assizc upon those convicted o
the attemptfn the Rue Lepellitier was
received by tho Procureur General. "a
l previously announced to you. thai
warrant only included Orsini and Pierri
The punishment of De Rudio is commu
ted iuto penal servitude for life.
Since their condemnation it was
Judged proper to employ the strait waist
coal with the three convicts, as a pre-
cautionary measure against any possible
aat of violence either on themselves OF
onsthose placed in contact with them
The reprieve of De Rudi6 rendered that
restraint no longer necessary, and the
Governor did not delay a moment in Civ
ing orders to free him from it. When
the turkeys whbRere charged with the
duty entered De Rddioseell they found
him buried in sleep. They shook HIM
orce or twice before he awoke; when he
opened hrs eyes and sat up onsls pallet
he stared feariully at them and Tor a
moment appeared bewildered. He sup
posed they came to that his
last moment had arrived, aud he reeoil-
ed from their touch. /" Don't be afraid
they said, /" don't be afraid, We are not
going to injuro you; far from it. We
bring you good nesss, and you are to
have a communication of punishment, and
we are going to take off your camtSole
de force (strait-waiscoat ~ You need
hardly be told what the feelings of the
poor wretch were. It is said he hum
med an air during the operation.
If the execution did not take place
yesterday instead Of this morning, it was
in no wise owing to the superstitious
about Friday but it happened
that the Friday of this week followed
the Thursday OF Nj Caren1e Mid Lent,).
and it was very properly felt to be i'm
proper that two men should die on the
at the same time, in the same
and the same street that was
threnged with masks, jewellers, and
that within sight of the gull
Iotine yawning for its prey the most fam
tastic costumes and figures, that the joy
sound of horns and trumpets, and
the jibs and laughter of those who were
returning from festivities prolonged tll
the dawn, should contrast with the death
knell of the prison chapel that DeS-
cents 10 CourtiHe should pass side by
side with the seaffold. For these reasons
the execution was postponed a day.
THE ~coNvIcTs REUSED FROM SLEEP.
Precisely at 6 o'clnck Orsini and
Pierri were awakened from their sleep
by the Governor of the prison, who an-
bounced that their last hour had come.
The Able Hgon. chaplain of the Ro-
luotte, and the chaplain of the Concier-
y%erio, were present. lido not profess
% give particulars ofwhat passed within
The walls of the cell, bat | may observe
hat the wretehed men appeared calm
when the news, which could net have
them by surprise, was announced
20 them. l am assured that they heard
mass and received tue communion with
respect, if not devotion. Soon after they
taken to the room called de III tda<-
tile, for the change of dress 1t is not
.arge. On the present occasion it con-
besides the chaplains and the
Governor Of the prison, about thirty per-
sons, the principal among whom were the
or clerk, representing the Court
# Ass re, aud the buisier, or usher, who
vas charged with reading the sentence Oh
he seafcld. The remainder were app
emily police agents.
DRESSING FOR THE scAFFoLD.
When the convicts eutered the
I-.-J l.. S1Ey.kyo fInH rraror 1, lo nod |
1t different e~xtrenaities of it. with their
packs turned to each other. There were
We assistant ex~ecutioners-o n from
other from C@n-b besides
aim of Paris. These lost 10 time in
preparing the convicts for the scaffold.
During the dreadful operation Orsini
-emaincd calm; and, though he was not
loud or contradictory as during his
'rial, PieIri was somewhat excited. The
traight waisicoat interfered with his
.esticulations, but he hardly ceased talk
for a moment. When the exccu-
Toner was pinioring him, he asked that
he fasteniugs should not be dra~n too
light, as he had no intention of escaping.
rhe cold touch Of the steel on his neck
when the scissors cut off his hair, s. as
lot to interfere with the guillotine, for
IN instant appeared to thrill through
lim,; but he recovered himself when he
iound that his beard was left untouched.
de thanked the execu.ioner for letting
linn die with his face as became a man.
When the hood, TO which the veil which
covers the features of the criminal is
suspended, was put over his head, he is
aid to have laughed, and attempted a
oke about the figure he must cut. At
his moment he turned his head and
,erceived Orsini. he saluted him gaily,
nd asked himshew he was getting on
lie was Interrupted by Ofsini, whe was
himself undergoing the same operation,
With the sans sang trOld as if he were
the hands of u valet dressing for
with the words, Be calm, be
aim, my friend.n Pierri's tongue ran
~, however. The asst slant proceeded !
o strip him of his shoes, for in pur-
'uance of the sentence they were to pro-
iced to tie scaffold barefooted. The.man
appeared to hesitate, but Pierri encour.
,ged himuto proceed and assisted him as
as be could, still talking The
operation being over and the toilette be-
complete, be turned towards the turn
and asked to be allowed to embrace
aim. This request was complied with.
The moment of moving now came and
he Able Hugon cried out "Csurage P'
& oh, l am not afraid am not afraid
are going to Calvary" and in a sort
Of feyerish excitement he repeated tohim-
self, "Caivary, Calvary
OTsini was, onthe other hand, as calm
ID trarnnil as his fellnw convict was