, 1873-01-17
A. JOURNALIST BEHEADED:;

Tho Execution OF De rxiI1c Mt Elm ogcs
..aptcct Eeur Of the Dying Crlin1na1
..1ntcrcst1nE Particulars OK tno
Crime. 49,. :. ,r.,,n,.
It was about MONDAY on the 2lst oi Nosem-
ber last that the nncient CITY OF Limoges, Al
Ersnce' was: the scene OF tho execution OF .
vonnr mau OF good descent ano On
dowed With great ability. The headsE.an
performed his dreadful task IN 'ess
bunglng manner, ard Whas t1s saiiuoas aalu ot tbs
doomed man who tainted when he came IN alGns
IF the cuillotiue. and who, after ne hnu felu1aeu
to consciousness by the. administrator Oh .
strong cordial, by turns begged piseo4sy h1a A1a
ntiaT,ts Mt resistance. until lie had at last been
fastened to the fatai plank and nls neao 4oAe'-
into tho bnsket. ,r.o,, >,a
met his DOOM He was born neat dmeSgn u SsTs At
the Cherlemagne College. In 1857 be graaua'ea 90
III, 51;stinerished honors, and, ns he WAS an
elegant and forcible writer, he oots1nea -
once 8 good position on the 5a:cte nchs1
paper. Some eatirical articles Tnlcn s 1e I'M ~
TgrIttan for the Courier du D1Htanche N
rolved him in q duel with the notorious
pnul de- CaBsaenac, who inflicted very danger :.
ma wouud On him. During his sickness NJ. GO
Mile was devotedly nuIsed BY one byzaneJ3 y3
w;sI ] e1traord inary beauty. She Vas considera-
biz older than II. de Mile but from tue Tosy hlss
o4!arc;aed te noat Irresistible influence upo1l
him. Her lover and she eho"ed themselves
repeatedly together in public and {he SEAL a.
dal to Which this sase rise eanasa ant VII his inam
ratn to Limoges, where his only surylV1pg fela-
tive 17oaIkhT old uncle named Perrin Deaaaty,
resided. Old n Desanty had ALWAYS Iaae9 t,1,a snt
iyelest interest in the welfare OF hls glsiu ~.
wnyward. nephew, and he had even Pubncly ,e. oe1
clsyed that be had made will by which he Lett
{ia whole f1roDertv to Oa3llle. -,
When tie latter came to Limoges with M!ie-
Crenier. old Desanty temonstrnted- De allle
emphatcally refused to dlsn1ss tne "oA,, ~: 1 1.;a
the uncle IN a tit Of fury, tore the viii IN hls
nephey's presence to pieces, and tolo nin ne
vnn1d make another, and in it lea7e every sou
of his property to the charitable institutions ot
Limoges. De Mile turned lEid with rnge, ana,
drawing large pocket-kn1tts, IT, pnngSu phpsast 81 >,
the old man. While the latter sank to tne
Ground covered with blood and IN q dying cond1-
Zion. the murderer ran to the house "here 40
and Brzante Crenier were stopping, ana IN y, =
,dra,dfnI deal he had committed. With WONDER
ful presence of mind she urged him at once TO
cut on his whiskers, to put on Palr OF green
epectacles, and cap which partly conGeaeo
his face, and take the h55t e3n asa~ae,y fory
minutes had elapsed after old Desanty had been
etabbed when his murderer was On nus "ny 70
Paris. No one molested him at the derot, anu,
findinq that the alarm hnd evidently no yaI
been gwen, be felt aa ~ Hnvl.
I1era two officers, 'one Of whom had te4e-
rran, in his hand. entered the cars eno oe-
eean to inspect the faces Of the passengers veg
closely. De- Mile was unable to conGeA hs ~.
| ror and alaru, 4 tremor passed through hls
whole VII frame when the officers approached q nm
| with a acrutizing glnnce. :: Are you NJ ffaolet
de- Mile :" Tie disguised murderer, overcome
| b7 his feelings, amply muttered Yes:
Two officers were disPatcheo 70 tne noun'
VII ere De Mille and his1nistzess had their rooms
1yhen tlo woman was told she must go to the
nriscn to be confronted with her lover, she
wiring wing her hands in despair, and exclaimed, -
he las not escaped, then!" II. When he appeared
in tho midst OF bis cnptors At Limoges thsr@ sas
S we're the strongest manifestations Of indig
nation. toward him. The pr1sone'
looked deadly pa1o as he arrived at the PRISON
He admitted his guilt to tho Warden o. 5ne ~ ~
and cried bitterly when he Was cnarea to Ill
VI" His It trial M TOOK place on the 50 Of September
tho the President Of the Court asked the prisone
| to stand up, his mistress, who hhd not see,
nieroine shrieks. The scene appeared to nav
ccornpleteIy unnamed De Mile. Ho wept lke
child. and in answer to the question OF the rres
ident. repeated again and again, ~ "anteu
T. marry B7Zante, ana QaQ HUI LIZ Aseo -
20 His fierce protestations Of his lore for til
woman excited much sympathy among @ g.nteDee me ~
teners; but he was found guilty anu 1en'enss
~ In N prison be lay mostly on his low couch; Q
the morning of hia. execution tho headsma :.
visited him and made his :: tolet"Ethat is -,
stI,;rht-iacket. Do Mile asked him repeated;
if1k f the knife Of the guillotine was suaicientl
sharp, aud il the stroke would cause him ~
pain. ,;t,sssed n
ine Iaa the sickening episode On the scaffold B 3
@ zante Crenier was ordered to return to Far1 II
and was placed under the surveillance Q. nss ~
: notice She seems to have become chahYe Il
! woman, and expresses the AVenesS e11ei o. u
nntiuely end Of her lover.