The New York herald., 1870-02-02

70 the prison. and helped MIN 10 dre6s ~ no WAS
with the aDbe, after which the ceremony
his hi p back s nair and and removing tne collar Of
his shirt-t0Ok place, the priest all the time
rectlng prayers aloud Inc prisoner was tnen ASKED
or the mead declined. Al last the Governor ap.
preached the prisoner and delivered HIM to the
assistants then strapped down Traupman's hands to
his sides and placed another leather thong on ms
set r goo steps,
The executioner's TWO men placed themselves ono
at each side, ana supported TIaupmann by holding
him BY hls arms, the abbe all the time following as
close " possible with crucinx and whispering
words OF consolation. The execntiOner came next,
and then several persons Obliged BY their Official
position 10 bo present. On issuing from the prison
on tho Place, the unhappy criminal perceived
the fatal machine right opposite, and instlnctvely
seemed nearly gone and were Il not for the
men ut his SIDES he must nave fallen. ON his ap-
pearing outside = loud mnrmur burst from the
crowd, ana the noise increased to the end. That
period OF time was however, OF short duration. as
Inc prisoner was rapidly aided, or rather carried up
the steps Of tne scanold the chaplain accompanying
After the crucinx had been presented to the almost
unconscious criminal he was with great rapidlty
placed on tue gliding panel, and the next moment
the heavy knife fell.
The crowd then began to disperse, the hour being
evidently not produced them any effect OF depres-
sion or warning, ae JestS and gross illusions were
UeuUlcu uDOut HB ii uObnlng solemn n6u occurred.
some Dersons remained behind In the hope OF get
ting close 10 the scaod, but the troops prevented
Gil approach. In half Nh hour the DETAILS Of the
execution were known all over Paris
The Crowd and It's Conduct-Life Around tho
ScanoId.
Another Paris writer, speaking ON the 10th Of jan
uary, says
The last scene OF the Pantin lragedy--the execu-
tion Of Iraupmann--was enacted yesterday III the
UreAenCe hat haf m
gather In the Place de In k0quette shortly after mid.
night Crowds OF the iders, who seem to ne grega-
ghasty incident on nearly every night SINCE was
known that that the Court OF Cessation had refused
the appeal Of the murderer. Tne mob appears to
even 10 the loot 0l the scan0ld. Though some 0r
the Paris papers made the papaDly erroneous state
ment THAI Iraupmann would he executed on Sun
day, no one was deceived by that announcement,
Tor the people knew that such an occur
renee would be deprecated as violation
Of religious prejudiceS. On Sunday night, however,
an enormous crowd collected on the ground on
which The last sentence OF the law Is executed on
capital Onendel1. There the constituents Of the
crowd renamed until lour O'Clock ON Monday morn
ing and wnen tney saw attempt made To prepare
ue gulli9tlne tney DISPERSED singing the Marsei-
saved this trial OF patieuce, for there s believe
no instance, At least IN recent years. or execution
on Monday, as the authorities nave always feared
tnat riot might ensue In consequence or the pres
ence OF the large contingent Of wOrkmen by winch
tie mob would be augmented. All s0rts OF rumors
were circulated In Paris regarding the delay OF the
execution. IL was more or less generally believed
that the Emperor had been induced by the prison.
er's reiterated protest that IL las his accomplIces
VINO MAD committed the crime for which he had Oeen
condemned, to order respite further lnvestiga-
tion One paper stated that ms Majesty mad received
an anonymous letter on the SUBJECT winch he
deemed OF sutiicent Importance 10 SEND to A. Olll-
vier. The warrant was sent on Friday afternoon
from the Court oI Cassatl0n 10 the house OF the Mn
lister OF Justice. AT the end OF the documenC the
Emperor wrote the letter ..Nn which showed that
ne dd not intend 70 convey TO the prisoner the I'm
perlai pardon.
All the efforts to induce Traupmann to reveal the
names Of his accompIlces have been frustrated by
the reticence or equvOcat0n OF the prisoner. Mme.
Braek, the landlady OF tne cGJe IN the Rue Grange
Bataiere, where lraupmann was in the habit Of
going on different occasions with unknown persons
about the time OF the murder, having received a
great number Of anonymous letters begging her TO
induce the condemned man to name his accom-
pces, resolved to do 80. Sue was conducted to the
prison by NJ. Claude. The director OF the prison
was present at the interview. Mme Braek tried in
vain to influence Traupmann. She threw herself
at his feet HIS lnvarlaDle answer was, al have
given Instructions that my accOmplices should DC
Iound. shall not name them; let them look for
them. The two men you have seen with me were
my accomplices; but there was third.n Then he
added .'Y0u will receive, madame, tomorrow q
letter Irom me, whcn Will tell you all have 70 say
u y0u."
Tho Severed Hcad-Ooes Consciousness With
Thoughts RemaiDs
A London journal remarks on the above horrible
theory thus
tion whether death inslantane0usy follows upon
the severance OF the head from the body. Ia let
Ter 70 the Gduto1 Dr. Pnel asserts that decaplta-
ti0n does not Immediately affect the brain. The
blood which flows after decapitatlOn comes from the
large vessels Of the neck ana there II hardly any
call upon the circulation OF the cranium The BRAIN
remains intact nourishing itself with the blood re-
tanned by the pressure OF the air. When the blood
remaining IN tue head at the moment OF separation
Is exhausted there commences state not Of death,
but OF inertia which lasts up to the moment when
ihe organ, no longer fed, ceases to exist Dr. Pine
estimates that the brain finds nourlshment IN the
rcslduary blood for about an hour after decapita-
tlOn The period OF inertia would last about two
hours, and absolute death would not ensue until
after the space Of three hours altogether. II, he
adds bodiless head indicates by no movement the
horror OF its situation, II Is because pnysicaly
Impossible That should do 80, ali the nerves when
serve for the transmission OF orders from the brain
10 the trunk being severed. But there remain the
nerves OF hearing, OF smell, and OF sIgnt.
Tho GuiIlotinc-How IL ls Made and Ope-
rated.
The French gull0tine OF The present day s smaller
less clumsy and more manageable than ts prototy pe
OF DID, still It is The same instrument and the modi
ncations which it has successfully undergone have
changed neither the nature OF its mechanism nor its
general form. 1t consists OF square shaped scaf-
fold thirteen feet long by about twelve feet SIX
inches wide, supported on four posts, six feet In
height, and reacned ny 1ight OF ten steps. This
scafOld Is rallied in all Sides with an open baus-
trade and at twOthirds OF Its length are fixed two
upright parallel posts surmOunted NY cross BEAM
wnlcn goes by the name OF the 'chapeau,'
They are thirteen feet nigh and have o space
OF about fifteen inches between them. The
knife. which is attached to the chapesu is composed
Of triangular blade OF Steel fixed by means OF three
iron pins into leaden haft, called the .mouton,D
which gives IL great weight. This mouton is nearly
fourteen inches broad and the blade at its greatest
width hardly foot. At rather more than three
feet above the platform two planks placed yel-
tically one over the other, ana with semi circular
portion cut out OF each that when they are brought
together the opening has the appearance OF iuII
moon. These are known AZ tne lunette.D The
lower plank 10 fastened 10 the upright posts while
the upper one, sliding in lateral grooves can be
raised or lowered at will. Between the posts and
the staircase ~ the "bascnlc," narrow
piece OF board whloh, when at rest ia
vertical, but which mere touch Will
bring INTO q horizontal position. In falling 1t
comes ON TO soIidly supported table, longer than
itself, and extending right up to the luneIIe The
bascue, furnished with casters, rolls along this
table, and BY rapid action, brings the neck or the
criminal who II fastened tO IT, on to the lower half
circle 10 secure u there. TO the right OF the
bascue, and attached TO 1t by hinges Ii an inclined
plane, placed 30 as TO rest against the side OF an
enormous wicKer-basket lined with zinc and filed
with sawdust. Underneath the bascule and the
lunetle a trough Of oblOng snape and In front OF
the upright posts Is an apparatus which secures The
head OF the criminal and prevents IT from rolling on
a from nan M IN