Bellevue gazette. [volume] (Bellevue City, N.T. [i.e. Neb.]) 1856-1858, 1858-04-22

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theis last hour was come. The Able
Hugou, chaplin of the ROquettr and the
chaplin VI the Conclerger'e, were pres
enl. | do no, profess TO give particulars
of what passed within the walls OF the cell,
but | may observe that the wre,ched men
appeared calm when the news, Which
could not have taken them by surprise,
was announced to them. | am assured
that they heard mass and received the
ommunIon with respe,t, if not devotion.
Soon after they were taken 10 the room
called de Ia toilette, for the cannge of
dress. 1t Is not Large. GA the present
occasion ii contained, besides the chaplin
and the governor of the pri on, about 80
persons, the principle among whom were
the greflier, or clerk, representing the
Courl Of Assize aud the huissier, Or usher,
who vas charged with reading the sem
tence on the scal1old. The remainder
were apparently police agents. When
tie convlcts entered the chdmJre de 1t Toll
cite they were placed at different extrem-
lilies Of II, with their lacks turued to each
other. There were " assistant execu-
,ioners-one from Rouen, the other from
Caen- besides him from Paris. These
lost no time in preparing the coivlctS for
the scatold. Daring the dreadful opera.
ton Ursmi remained calm, aud though he
was not 50 loud or contradictory us during
his trial, PERI was somewhat ex,ited.
The strait wasist coat ~lntrrfercd wuh his
gesticuIa,lons, but he hardly ceas.d speak
ing for a moment. When the execution
ers wa pinioning HIM he asked that the
faslpnings I'll uid mol be drawn to- lisHt,
as he Lad no intention of escaping. The
cod touch Of the steel on his neck, when
TIVE scissors cut of his hair so as not to in.
terfere with the guil!otine, for all in ianl
appeared to thrill him through; but he re-
covered himself when he foand that his
beard remained untouched. lie thanked
the e1ecutioner for letting hun due with
his face as became a man. When the
hood, 10 which the vail which covers the
features of the parricide is suspended, was
put over his head, he is said 10 have
laughed, and attempted a joke about the
figure he must cut. At this moment he
turned his head and perceived Orsini he
saluted him gaiIy, and asked how he was
getting on. He was interrupted by Orslui
who wa himself undergoing the same
operation with the same sang troid as If
he were under the hands Ut Il valet dress
ing for paIty, with the words" b. calm,
lie c.lm, my friend" Pierri's tongue
ran on, however. The assistant proceed
cd To strip hun Of his shoes, for IN pursu-
ancc with In sehtenc. they were 10 pro-
coed to the scadold ~bartfooled. The AN
appeared TO hesitate, hut rierri encouug-
ed him to proceed, aud assisted him as
much as he could, still talking. The OPP
GRAFTON being oyer. and the toilette corn
plete, he turned toward the turnkey and
asked 10 be allowed TO embrace him,
This request vas complied with. The
..nment of moving now came. aud the
Able Hueccn cried out. = Courage %
| am mo-, afraid. AN net afraid" hi
said, 1--WE are going 10 CanS,"y, and ~
a sort OF feverish excitement he repea,sD
to him self. "CaivsTy;;, Calvary
Orsini was, on the other mad, as calm
and tranquil, as his fe%iiow-convict was ex'
cited. He spoke little, but when the gov
ernor of the prison and some Of the officer
approached him he babe them in a low
tone of voice farewell The turnkey Of
his sell announced to him in a tone of re.
greet hat his last moment was come,
Orsini thanked him for his sympathy,
His hair was also cut away from his neck.
! t,,, ha ,,al.r.t thu nnnr.,,,, ,p,In,.
hinching. At The homer when the hood
was placed on his head, his face, which
up 10 hat moment wa calm and impassi,
bic, b-camr flushed for a moment aud hi.
eye lighted up.
The prison clock struck z; before The
las, sound died away the door leading I,
the Scatiold opened as if Of itself. The
Able Hugon enirea,ed Pierri to profit b,
The few moments still left TO collect h.
thoughts and assume a caliner attitude
He promised Ia be c; !;i, hu, sand b,
should chant a pairioic hymn; and il i.
said he actually began To sing the well,
known .Mourir pour IL PLtrie." Lean
ing on the ABR Hugon he mpunted tbs
fifteen steps of the scaffJId, still reptatln.
the verses of the song.
Orsini was supported by the chaplin o
the Ca%ncirrgerie, aud his ~calmness neve
abandonrd him for a momenl. When h,
appeared on the platform it could be seeI
from the movemen, of his body and Of hi
head. though covered with u veil. that h
was looking oul fur the cr"sd. and proba
bly, intended addressing them. But the
were too far off. The g%refier then di
rected the usher to read the sentence Q
the Cour, ~ccademning the prisoners 70 III
death Of arricides. The usher, who wa
nm old man. oyer 60, was evidently niue
moved at having to perform this duty, an
he trembled as much from emotion a
from cold as he read the document, whic
' "a 90 li.anu.nA4