The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-03-27
FRANCE.
Execution of the Murderer Lemaire
EXCItIng scene.

Exciting Scene.
Paris Correspondence QOth) London Times.
Lemaire has been guillotlned. 1t will be
remembered that he had deliberately murdered
a woman whom his father was about to marry.
In court he not only pleaded guilty, but gloried
in his crime. He stated that his ''plann was
to murder his future step-mOrher and her
family, and then to kill his father afterwards
he meant to rob the house, and 'JdlTe 10 nOce"
"a slang French phrase, the only equivalent
to which is to "have some fun" with the money,
and then surrender. He told the court that
llie of hard work would not suit him, and he
made speech to the jury, pointing out that his
was not a case Tor eXtenuating circumstances,
and told the Court that his JUDGES would have
great deal to answer for if they did not sentence
him TO death. The jury, for a wonder, brought
in verdict OF guilty, 10ttboW eXtenuating Cir
Cumstances and sentence of death was duly
recorded against him. He refused to appeal to
the Court OF Cessation, aud stubbornly declined
to be in any way party TO the efforts of his
counsel to obtain a communication of punish
ment from the Emperors mercy. His advocate,
however, used his utmost endeaVors to save the
life of this precocious murderer; but the report
of the medical men who examined him was con-
elusive as to the absence of any indication OF
anything like insanity and 1t was deter
mined TO let the law take its course. For
several days past the Place de la Roquette,
where executions now take place, had been
thronged by that motley crowd which the gull
lotne always brings together Night after
night, in spite OF the sleet and snow and frost,
that leads to the dingy little square. The per-
severance OF these amateurs OF the guillOtIne
was reWaTded-the sinister-looking machine
was being put up by torchltght. Presently a
large body OF troops and police were marched
up and cleared the narrow square, so that the
crowd, driven into the back streets, was, after
ALL cheated of its treat-to see the fall OF the
knife. But some diiettGati, who occupied the
windows of neighboring wine-shops,, had a
full view of the CHASTITY scene. AS day was
breaking, about halipast fve the eXecu-
TONER and his staff made their appear
ance on the platform, and Immediately
! proceeded TO see that the machinery, was IN
good working order, by twice letting the KNIFE
fall. Meanwhile his attendants brought up q
number OF pals of water, and number OF pun
dies OF straw which they proceeded to make q
| litter of under and around the fatal machine.
! little later black, one-hoTse spring wagon was
! driven up. Whilst this was going on the crowd
IN the streets we're not pushing or fighting, oul
| quietly singing, LA femme barbe," "Fallal'
| pas quill allie" aud other ditties OF the same
! character. Lemaire was reused from his sleep
at about hali-past 5, and was told that the time
! had come. He braved it out TO the last-ht
! quietly remarked that he had been waiting lone
! enough.
He underwent the fatal toilet, i. e.. the sha
| wing OF the hair at the back of the head, and
the cutting OF OF the collar OF his shirt, withOu
| wincing. Before his arms were pinioned he wal