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


"Preci ely u, O o'clock Orsinl and pierri
were swoke from their sleep Ivy the gov.
.rnor OF the PR On, who announced that
their last hour was come. The Able
Hugon, chaplin Of the ROquette aud the
chaplin Of the COncierger'e, we're pres
ent. do not profess 10 give particulars
of wha, passed within the walls OF the cell,
but | may observe that the wretched 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
communion with respe.t 1, if not devotion.
Soon after they were taken 10 the room
called de la toilette, for the change of
dress. Ii Is not large. GA the present
occasion il contained, besides the chaplin
aud the governor of the pri on, about 80
persons, the principle among whom were
the grefier, or clerk, representing the
Court Of Assize aud The huissier, or usher,
who was charged with reading the sen.
tence on the scafold. The remainder
were apparently police aseits. When
tie convlcls entered the chdmbre de 1t toll
cite they were placed at different extrem-
ilies of ii, with their lacks turned to each
other. There we're Two assistant exeCu-
tioners-one from RUueu, the other from
Caen- besides him from Paris. These
lost no time in preparing the cotvlcts for
the scatfold. Daring the dreadful opera.
ton Urslni remained calm, aud though he
Was not 81 loud or contradictory rs during
his trial, PERI was somewhat ex,ited.
The strait wasist coat Iut-rfercd wuh his
gesticuIatlons, but he hardly ceas.d speak,
ing for a moment. When the execution
ers was pinioning hun he asked that the
fastruings III uid not be drawn TO- light,
as he Lad no intention Of escaping. The
cold touch of the steel Oh his neck, when
I've scissors cut of his hair so as not TO in
terfere with the guil!utine, for an ia ianl
appeared to thrill him through but he re-
covered himself when he folnd hat his
beard remained untouched. He thanked
the executioner for letting hun die with
his face as became a man. When the
hood, to which the vail which covers the
features of the parricide is suspended, was
put over his head, he is said 10 have
laughed, aud attempted a joke about the
figure he must cut. At this moment he
turned his head aud perceived Orsini he
saluted him gnily, and asked how he was
getting Oh. He was interrupted by Orslui
who was himself undergoing the SAINT
operation with the same sang troid as if
he were under the hands Of Il valet dress
ing for pa,ry, with the words, 81 calm,
lie elm, my friend" Pierri's tongue
ran on, however The assistant proceed
ed to strip hun Of his shoes, for IN pursu-
ancc with tn sentenc they were 10 pro-
coed to the scafiold barrfooted. The AN
appeared To hesitate, hut rierri encouag-
ed him to proceed, and assisted him as
much as he could, sill talking. The OPP
GRAFTON being oyer. and The toilette ON
plete. he turned toward the turnkey aud
asked 10 be allowed To embrace him.
This request was complied with. The
..onent of moving now am aud the
Able Huecn cried out, Courage! 20!
am not afraid. AN not afraid" he
said, 1--WE are going ~ Can-~:"sy, u IN
a sor, on feverish excitement he repea'ed
to him ,elf. "CaivaTy, Calvary"
Orsini was, on the other mad, As calm
and tranquil, rs his fellow-convict was ex.
cited. He spoke little, but when the gov
ernor of the prison aud some OF the officers
approached him he babe them in a low
tone of voice farewell The turnkey of
his sell announced to him in n tone of re-
greet that his las, was come.
Orsini thanked him for his sympathy.
His hair was also cut away from his neck,
but he underwent the operation without
dinching. At The momem when the hood
was placed on his head, his face, which
up 10 that mornen was calm and impassi-
bic, b-camr flushed for a moment aud hi.
eye lighted up,
The prison clock struck z; before the
last sound died away the door leading Il
the scatfold opened as if Of itself. The
Able Hugon enlreated Pierri 10 profit b,
the few moments sill left 10 collect hi
thoughts AMI assume u caliner attitude
He pr"'al>ed iu be CT lu, but SAID ht
should chant a patriotic hymn; and 1t /.
said he actually began To sing the well
known .M0urir pour IL Pdtrie." Lean
ing Oh the Able Hugnn he mounted the
fifteen steps of the scatold, still repralin:
the verses Of the song.
Orsini was supported by the chaplin o
the Clncirrgerie, and his calmneSs neve
abandoned him for a momenr When h,
appeared on the platform it could be seel
from the movement, of his body and of hi
head. though covered with Il veil. that h
was looking oul for the crowd. and proba
bly, intended addressing them. But the
!. were too far of. The g%refier then di
rected the usher TO read the sentence Q
: the Court cond-mning the prisoners to III
: death of arricides. The usher, who wa
] m nlt man OMAR go Nc. ap;Iantlv m,c