The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1877-07-26
Last Hours Of Jules Guidry.


and sentenced To death, at the Septem-
n,er term of our District Co lrt, 1875.
for the murder of John Beale in Lake
| Charles, ON the Goth day of August,
1875. On appeal, the Supreme Court
affirmed the sentence and Judgment of
che District Court, after an elaborate
review of the many points presented in
sbe able brief of his counsel. Imme-
.liately sitter his conviction he was con-
Seved to the Parish Prison in New Or
Jenus where he remained until Sheriff
A. J.. Reid brought him back here
few days ago, with the death warrant
fixing his execution to-day between 10
A. NJ. and 2 p. NJ. Since his return here
he has been uniformly cheerful and
solite towards al visitors. and has con-
.stantly expressed his readiness to die,
,evincing repngnance only to the igno-
guiuious mode of his execution. He has
a,een visited twice daily, since last Fri
day, 10y two Sisters of Mercy, who came
here from New Orleans for that purpose.
Last night he slept soundly, and this
morning politely declined several offers
from the Sheriff and others to give him
breakfast. taking only Il cup of strong
coffee. At 10 "A M. to-day he was Wis
tied by Gen. l.. Sewell and one of our
resident attorneys, to WHOM he made
loug and interesting statement, of
which tbeytook notes by his consent.
During this interview be WAS at once
calm, cool and self poised, never be-
trnying anything Ike strong emotion
except when Gem SewelI asked him If
il was tfnIe as reported. that he had
thr.mleneA 30 kill Mr.. Geary and young
Mr. ITask ,,ll Of this place, III the event
OF has acquitted or escape from prison.
Then he raised has right land and his
+yes towa,ds heaven aud said in a voice
strong VET broken with emotion, This
is 10 tiulr .ur lCc ~ deny anything j
hnse sa;l Before ir,,d | declare l.
l.eorr nllae any s'nah th,eat agalnst
th,,,e Aieu, nor against ANY one else
here Whoever Says did is a listr Ii
i hui ever been disposed to say any.
t!lina If that kini woula have said il
tn ih.aa in lje.r:suu Ii llntts me to hea,
tAat such things have been Aseid against
nlt."
With this ,.xceptien the iaisoner was
,coo aud quitt during iais lnteiN1e'w
Gen. S.weil suggesting that n Telegram
might y..t come Il, DIS relief, he laughed.
aud s,ia :. No Sir. Nothing will cSme
f,r n.e but the worst. The Governor
is a hard hearted man. j am bound to
think 40. Perhaps, if he could have
knoun nv real intentions in case OF my
getting rtli.t, luz night have shown me
q e,n..ll,y. but 1 know the strongest all-
peAls for me were made to him, aud !
;,m bound to think he is hard hearted
The visitors expressing surprise at
Ills timnn.,ss. be said ~ am d man.
They newer make ANY better men than
mn. j wish could die by military
execution. i would walk out and face
the soldiers. and give the command
myself, ;uld show these people how a
m,.n can die 1 don't want 1t thrown
mp to NY children in after years, us i
suppose il wiil he, that their fsther Was
hung. That galiows---the idea ls too
horrible for expression.
He said lie had no remarks to make
on the e,lllows, nor anything TO write for
publication. He said he had forgiven
I'LL his enemies--everybo aid WAS
prepared to die Pointing to the Mis-
sion Book", received from the Sisters Of
Mercy, he solid IF that book tells the
truth. 4 am bound to SO stralght to
heaven.
After requesting his earnest thanks to
be conveyed to Capt. Cain and ID. Mo
ses in New Orleans tor their special
Kindness to him in the Parish Prison,
and to everybody in Lake Charles who
had been kind to him, the visitors rose to
depart Taking their hands and looking
them STEADILY 10 the face. without the
slightest tremos ct nerve or voice,
but with evident feeling, be said
''Well- -good bye. III we can not meet
any more here, we can meet 10 heaven. !"
He assembled the scaffold vt AS ?
A., and standing UP, calmly surveyed
the crowd OF about five hundred spec
tators. In il Grm voice, and with o
smiling face, lie said he was about to
die for q crime lie did not regret; that
Mr.. Duson had said what was NOT SO ;
that lie would do the same thing again
under the same circumstances, and thai
he did not regrat dying. lie took the
rope and noose in Lis hands and tried
At to see that the Moose was ln order !;
rem arb an .xlaoa 40 nflv fllnt there WINS MOI