The New York herald., 1878-09-21
Monsieur De Paris Building
the Guillotine.
THE ETIQUETTE OF EXECUTION.
The Summons ToiIet-The Last
Confession-The March.
AT SUNRISE THE AXE FALLS.

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Few murdsss In France have Desn 50 terrible as
perpetrators of which behssded ths msrntug In
front OF the prison OF La Roquette The Rue povoau
Is small street ON the other side Of the Seine near
the Jardin des Plantea Hero lived two young men,
named Barr6 ana Leliez. They left their apartment
one day in March. When It was opened there
was discovered in the closet the remains Of
. woman. On one OF tho arms OF tho woman
was cicatrcs. About this time elderly woman
named Giliet. who sold milk for living, disappeared
She was known to have . ooatrice on her arm. This
clew the discovery that the remains in the closet
were those Of Mme Giet. 1t known that
she bad saved Il, ,0o0s In her trade, and
that among her friends was ono named Barre
o. half-iawyer, or, as the French call II, man Of
affairs, who looks after rents and on Barre lived
in tho apartment on The Rue Polivsau. lie had gone
the money Was stolen, the madame was dcad. Barre
vas arrested. He denied his orimc, but, under the
severe prssanra Of French inquiry, broke down.
confessed. md said that his accomposs were . med
ical student named Lelcz and hts mistress named
L6sntins Lspin.
W. THE STORY OF A CRIME.
The story Of the crime and the Criminals told in
word. is lhis:--Barre and Lsllez were young mon,
shout twenty -four. They graduates OF school
~ Augers They brilliant pupils, and came from
career and Leliez medicine. They came to Paris
Angers too small Here they spent tho
money their parents allowed thcm-in a variety
Of vces-Barre's special vice being Leontine
Lspin, whom he had known in Anglers. In tho
Rue Hsutevills street running or tho main boule-
ward, Porte Saint Dens Burr6 started swndiing
loan ONCE. This did not serve. Lsontue had ex.
penssve hopes. Barr6 fell into deo. Lehez his
hiend, also IN debt. Lsliez was q medical stu
TENT concerned in pslitcs He was an admrer Of
Darwin and lectured evolution. He talked
; great DEAL was . demagogue and idied his
lime waiting for new revolution. His dim was to
starr Newspaper, to be called the Eeyc Dmckesne-a
Commune paper. advocating tho principles OF H6ierts
Infamous Psre Duohosne the French Revolution
While waiting. Barre, OF affairs for Mme Giiist,
came 10 know OF her 12,Ocof and proposed Lslisz
that they should murder Madame and take the money
With this money Barre could satisfy tho demands Of
L6ont1ne, and Leliez could found his newspaper.
TIE MURDER OF The MILK WOMAN. sil
Madame Gillst In the habit Of coming to tho
rooms OF the ysuug men and serving than with milk.
She was . chscriul, light woman, and her IL, O0Of
wcre the result OF life OF work and thrift.
Bart6 and Lelies arranged the murder. Madame
came In With her milk and poured Il Into tho cups on
the table. Barre behind the door Hc
uiosed II, advanced with a malles and struck
tslie4 prontIng by his knowledge OF surgery,
pierced her heart with bisour. which caused inter
nal nsmorrhsse, leaving trace OF the crime. Then
Lelz cut the body pieces The limbs were put In tho
closet the head and trunk packed and by railway
to Mans. The discovery came as told. There m
arrest and trial The two each tried to throw the
blame on the other and on the poor prostitute who
enjoyed most Of tho money. They we'll fen ded
Frsnch jury is reluctant to take life. ana tho aim Of
IN advocate 10 to nnd ''extcnuatng circumstances"
Barre's lawyer, tho most distinguished advocate In
France, argued that hrs had fatcn under tho
aoencc OF had woman; that she Inspired crime
that, left to himself. he not murderer. and jus
tics would be satisfied with Imprisonment for liie
Tho counsel for Leliez pointed out that client was
an atheist, unit TO die, whose crime came from his
eternal perditon, while II imprisoned for life he
could reform ana become q pious Catholic Thus
would justice DO satisfied and soul bs saved
II was contended behalf OF tho women that
her knowledge Of the murder was after knowledge
that she did not Dctray her lover IL because OF
her love, and that her onouco the best venIa
one. The jury wero not swayed by tho appeals.
Barre and LsIiez wsro condemned to tho guiilotine
L6sntins was condemned to three years imprison-
mcns. The trtat was an amusing illustration
OF the oddities Of Frepeh Jurisprudence. Both
were tried all the same. Tho whole Of one day was
spent 10 questioning them about their Inc, their
school days, their habits, their tastes. Whom re-
moved to Ii Roquette they passed under the minis
trasions OF Abbe crszss, and OF tho two was
moro dociIs and dsvout than Lsliez whose advocate
wsnted him to live 30 he might become good CHRIS
tian. .r'
Tua SENSATION or PARIS
Paris has not often had sire spectacle Of double
cutions. IL s remembered now that the last took
place during the carnival, and that the scanold
surrounded by a crowd OF makers, VINO came from
the bali to the horrible snow. Politics. wnicn
everything here, enters even an exc
cutiou 'is not one OF the condemned who
worked on tho Commune paper Pere Duchesne, and
OF the murder and robbery, contemplated tho
revival OF newspaper under inst nancy" ''Don't
you SEQ What radicalism leads to7' ''Nothing de-
women for ,heir money" Whenever the police are
them into tho Offices OF the radical press" "Now,
Shs radicals nave been celebrating the anniversary
rhey can celebrate the annlvcrsary Of C,i,xen
barre, who dsd scptembcr T. This will give
them the .oDiy.ss.rs, close .Gts,her which WIN
upon tho tragedy past ana the tragedy to cemc II
remembered, as have said, that Lelez is believer
In Darwin and that he iectured on the principles Of
the Darwin theory. Wbercupon The churchinen
have tneir chorus :--"Dont you where those new
doctrines Inevitably lead? Whenever men iaii away
from the safe haven OF the Church and run after
msnKey theories and other dociri than those OF
rnM .ne M ss'nm, they srs sure 70 become muraersrs M
aved the scaold. One Of the modern theories OF tho
republicans s thnt thero should be no capital punish
mont. During the Commune the suiiiotine was
burned ss . protest against capital punishment
French jurcs In trying capital cases are always seek
ing "extenuatfnF circumstnnees." verdict VIE
sextcnuating circumstances" means imprisonment
for life. In the case OF bank collector VINO was
called 10 from MS beat. asked TO change nstc and
stabbed, cxtenuaing circumstn noes" were found IN
the fact that the murderer tho verge OF
bsnkruptey II Is said that one jury found 'extcnaat
ing crcumssnces' IN the case OF u who had
killed his father In the TACT that no orphan.
Even when the Jury fail 10 nd opening Tor mercy
tte head Of the state, In whose pardon rests Is
prone TO do So Not long since OF the execution
OF Thomas ana Lcoom,c, tho two generals shot
by the Commune, was sentenced TO death. The Jury
could not excuse any phase OF the crime But tho
Marshal did not 10 send old man OF seventy.
two TO tho guiIstine ana so the condemned went 10
prison for life. .. 10
NO HOPE rHg coSpExyxD.
But In the OF Bsrf6 aud Lelicz there II 10 bc
no pardon. 10 murder 80 terrible aud wanton can
DO IN any way condoned lot there be more gu,lIo.
tins. Under the frcncn law, whom the
prisoner has been condemned, he has the appeal TO
es. ~r.lly .L..s