The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-07-26
GUIDRY's EXECUTION.
Jules Guidry Dies Unrepentant on tn,
SeaffOld.
He Murdered Beale and Would Do 1
Again II He Thought II Necessary.
His Conduct on the Scaffold- Firmness an,
Bragadoeio tile win Show Them
How Man Dies"
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LAKE CHARLES, July 25@Jtles Guidry
slept soundly and peaeeably last night. Al
t0a III, to-day he was cheerful and composed
and consented 10 hold an interview with two
visitors, who desired to speak with him
This interview lasted for over half hour
during which Guidry talked calmly of the
murder Of Beale for which crime he dies. lie
declared himself ready to die, said that he OK
pected nothing by telegraph from tho Gov
ernor but the worst, and that his only wish
was that he could die military deatll-be
shot, Instead of hung. il that were granted
him, he would show te people how ~ man
could die. He said that he stole the lot
tors from Bsals to his wife, which were
plaeeu In evidence Un tho trial. from
postollice on his route while carrying the
mail; that he knew Beales handwriting, and
recognized the envelope addressed to his
wife as II was lying on the floor Of the post
Office during the distribution Of the mail. He
picked them UP and opened and read them.
He was tnaddsned by the contents of the lot
tsrs and by the reflection that Beale and his
wife were Using him to carry their love-let-
ters Beals had taken advantage of him In
his absenee from home, had given him no
chance. was u coward and he knew hs would
not fight him, and, consequently, he gave
Beale no chanee for his lifs and was not
sorry for tho manner in which no had treated
him.
His wonderful eUnposurs eleting q re-
mark, he said II am man. They never
make any better men than / am"
He said that he had no animosity against
II.
what he had done, and would do the same
thing over again, II II was 10 be done.
Some time after this interview. at about
80 p. M, Sheriff Reid visited the prisoner.
and told him that he must come nj once TO the
gallows He expressed his Willingness to
have the job done oft once, and went with the
Sheriff to the scaffod. which was erected
Just buck OF the iail, boasting continually Of
his courage and firmness. When he had
reached the soaffold, the arrangements for
his execution did not seem to suit him. and
changes. This, the latter did lie even tried
the nooso and rope, 10 SOC that II was MI
right. declaring that he did not want to have
the thing badly done.
When the sheriff pinioned his arms he dis
co1rscd to the crowd, declaring that he did
not regret the crime he had committed, and
would do 1t again II necessary.
After the black cup had been adjusted and
the rope was around his neck, he turned TO
tho sheriff and remarked in pleasant II not
iocose manner, "the cap Is too thin, can see
through 1t, and soc that you are about to cut
the rope
The next moment, at ! :55 p. M, the rope
was severed by tho sheriff with ono blow Of O
hatchct, and jules Guidry's mortal career
WAS ended He died without the least strug-
gle, his neck being broken by the fall, and his
death instantaneous.
He was perfectly calm, fearless and com
posed to the end, and betrayed neither regret
for his crime nor fear Of the awful fate he met
REPOHTER.