, 1876-06-18

beauX at court, with the brilliant Marquis
Leterieres At their head, copied the cut an
Samson. In his youth Charles Henri figure
quite conspicuously in love affair with JcanI
I de Verbernier, afterward the famous Confess
du Barry though to what extent he was the r.
cipient Of her universally accorded fayors is NJ
generally known. She was acquainted wit
: him as the Cheyalier de Longyal, some yeal
before her equiVocal elevation to the positio
OF the Kings faYorfte. During the blood
scenes Of the Revolution, Charles Henri Sat
son was called upon to execute the woman 8
whose feet he had once knclt.
, It was In 1788 that the last instance Of ser
tence Of
BREAKING ON THE WHEEL
| occurred. In IN attempt to rescue the girl Wit
whom he was in lore from the violence Of he
, mother, a young man named Jean Louscha1
became involved in violent struggle with hi
own father, who importunely appeared on th
sceue: The old man received his death-blow
the wheel But public sympathy was with tn,
youth. Il crowd had gathered round the seal
fold, when, at the last moment, q piercing cr,
was heard, and young girl was seen waving
and rising to his feet exclaimed, q Farewell
Helen, farewell!" It is an au rgoir you SHOULD
say, JEAN" replied voice from the crowd. In
q moment the palngs about the scaflold were
broken down. horrible uproar ensued. Fol-
lowed By the populace the burly smith who had
IN bis muscular arms, cut his bonds, and pre-
pared to carry him OF in triumph. Samson was
h;s .;t;,,aia esfasalGu ao!!! nis assistants
R+ ~ .n.a,, se1n.eu .sci!ous ~ I1T eAttelne.
I'M Tharat !, soaeneu u!s arln. ear notll-
GSnr]cs Wenri ansanH nae h h1aequsn1's g'eh liz 20
,rnnt 20 ta men'4 sa1souh Ae el1cd' we aon1
hnsn4 - aarn son, 9un your tools. deneelorth,
xnatos, aaNu, @ tou nust kil Tenr customers without
| sail It.e e suAet' 11rnlAS 70 Lie cfo"a, nc
hns+' ,, - - .La g'ss, anu see tnat ne IS not
| Hu5] ne passed IN safety; nut the scaftold
ana ~ us accessories we're broken in pieees
.h VI ~ ~ " LIE ileap1 ano II was reducca TO
at asnes: GAalIes henr1 samson was among the
hIoh ~ a,s tm11s1 On .ne nscessl,y OF maGnhe
zonta1 nosita nee "a 1nG ins,,ra oouy not
1onLal pos!t1on, anu insure prompter and 6aier
bIa TRfslloh .nan could oe expected o1 hand~oEk.
Luis was precisely what
oo,,, pr: ogILLerISE
the ,I rasaem ~ TX toe
to tt,o puapose ~ consulting win MN IN Tegard TO
r n1om nanaoR f aol ana Two Oh MS went
tno na,n 1ea liz unlotne nc 1Pon tnsee eoTpses: Ihs
eouk piaSo ~ on H. 1ne I'm ol april lsS IN the
Az 1Aaeolre r LOUIS rmlppe finei, and Cabants.
5ne prisoners looked on eagerly from the Win
goms. ehsn = question @ nad arisen IN regard to the
snape ol Inc kn1e- Two experiments we're
Tla 1ne otner With @ kn1fe shaped Ike crescent
fa.e !aIse. aa'iea. ~ oplque hnile was tnerc-
lore lore adopted week after Samson had occa.
Peetn esntcncad s de* ~ sSss1 se1 On ft an naeo
temee n,o gensGnces % aeaIh ior tne1E "a any at
gard to the behavior Of the mob at the sight Of
er ee new instrument sh o. aeath; @ Bnt no disorder
imste ih tns t1on pace ana 1uly
vented the machine. Pellctin vas carried to
the scaffold In faintfng fit, and it would have
been impossible to decapitate him with sword.
The execution was looked upon as complete |
Prince and peasant, persons of all ages and Of
both sexes, fell iudiscriminately under the fatal
ak during the period OF the revolution. The
number slain, according to the records, is 2,91s.
period, remained executiouer in chief. Before
they met unon The scaffoId - the % h.adsTnan
had been 4 NV '''~''N '@l' As''osu'''a
,17o.a a"ass ~ ~ .nE fAEssNcE or IHE k1No.
~ dhese ts Two meetings occuEred IN the beginning
ee se1 ne state owed the
performed. In a petition which SAMSON
sent to the King. he erniainrd .4G he
cmharraaaad noe3t;oSS' aaa .a '
mnno,i - Vo4rsoi11ae rHi VII nnA
Samson etanf7n1 naar . ,p-oo. aoo,1 h;sh tseetseu
~ rd~atv a,k dare ds9 aran n{ tne prestige
srchanned ~ rus s., mui0 IVY SPOKE we're
n clam for The snrns that are ~ nase ~ sen1
aid The Kno ri5ho,4 ~ sve1 s4s e vae 70 you
,easman haze os,erad that n,,r a. lae
= .+o i . ~ ~ ssa. aeiay 9ut tue
~ "a; Hnn 49, ~. sHI :, I:asn, Anu Soul cialn1 Is
faiosty sr,+h as r,,oh s,fet;+,,da W toaah you,
nssTercd Samson. t.i,t hasaanh as, ~
- 1emenheT tbat nrIsh+t oSse. hara - tuua malesty
uoraaaod that ,. ai.a-s LII ~ sohNetapty
ouger. and that they threate,1 nv libcrtv.T Il
hcse words the King tnrred and cast = ran;i
lance at tie erecutiener. ssWait a moment !,
e said. II must see to this direetly.,, He ranr
bell. and IN officer anneared. 4 Fetch me- !.
afe-conduct. said Lou}ss "and direct # to The
amcs will tell ynn. ~ The kim then f1ictata5 I
he followinr order: :
'v o1lzrr NJ br Kim
His Na,esty' being 4esfrons of piv;np n ch,r1sa !
eprI SAMSON the means Of attending 70 hie nrcns
atione, has given him safe conduct for snace |
three months, during which His Majesty orders
Is creditors to take no proceedings against him; =
al solicitors police officers, or Others: not to Il
y less o. molest :. nm N any way; 70 al 1ailers
~ ~ Prab;h;n don 70 se9e''E nm and n sptte Of
lex that hn h. immn3;ats,r ~, ~ ~. "a11a;y Il
aiesty also orders that The nreycnt .afe condncs n
only available after it has been registered A. the
fIce Of the Gardes du Commerce. Il
Delivered ut Versailles the nineteenth Of b
psil, seventeen hundred and eighty y-nine. in
Louis. n
The e1ecutioner received the document and Il
spccttully bent his knee His liberty was &C
detected by the man whose life he Was snon tn | VI