The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-09-09
FOREIGN NEWS.
FRANCE.


BEuEADlSo OF TWO NuRDIRRRs IS PARIS
PANS, September 7.--At daybreak this
morning, the two murierers, Barre and
Depiez, condemned to death on July 3lst
for the murder Of Madame Gillct, we.e
guillotined. Generally, the time fixed for
an execution is kept profound secret up
to the last moment, not only TO the con.
demned but the public, but bysomc means
a rtlmor that an execution would take
place on or about this day had been circii-
lated, and a careful watch hud been main-
tanned on the prison by those interested in
selling seats In houses in view OF the exc
cution. Before daylight this morning it
WIS seen that the gdillotine had arrived.
and that workmen were putting II up.
In an Incredibly short time the news had
been sent to cafes and restaurants on the
bouleVartls and other places, and an i'm
mense crowd was soon gathered. Some
OF the spectators had engaged their places
days before on condition that they should
be notified when to attend. t'1
The crime OF Barre and Lebiez was q
most attr0cious one, and their trial had
caused great excitement in Paris. Both
were men OF good education, and Lebiez
had talents and requirements above the
average OF men even OF his own class.
Their victim was a-milk-woman named
Gillet, who had saved considerable sum
OF money by long and painful economy.
She sold her milk in the morning
and worked us charwoman the rest
OF the day. On March 80 she sud-
denly disappeared. Her friends gave
the alarm to the police, who searched
her room and found about 400 francs, but
her friends said that she had been pos
sessed Of more than ten thousand francs
OF which no trace could be found. On the
same day two young men hired furnished
room in the Rue Poliyeau, one OF them
calling himself Emile Gerard, aged twenty
six, student, and paying weeks rent In
advance. One OF them came back early
next day with parcel, which he placed
in closet, locked It and took the key with
him. Neither OF them returned, and Mt
the expiration OF the week the woman OF
the house opened the closet and found
that the parcel contained the arms and
legs OF a human body wrapped in an old
skirt marked az. NJ" The limbs were
those OF woman. They bore traces OF rio-
lence and had been cut from the body by
one who understood anatomy. Papers
OF the missing woman Gillett contained
Of securities she purchased,
and some OF these were traced to broker
who had received them OF an agent de
charge named Barre. He was arrested, his
apartments searched and in them found
skirts bearing az. NJ aud identical with
those in which the limbs had been found.
Barre confessed that he had murdered
Madame Gillet, and said his accomplices
were Lebiez, medical student, and Leon
tine Morris, his mistress, whose initials
were on the skirts. Both Barre and Le-
biez were well educated, but were OF ex-
ceedingly loose habits and involved in
pecuniary difficulty. They murdered their
victim on March 23d. Barre had directed
her to bring some milk to his apartment
On entering he struck her on the head
with hammer, while Lebiez stabbed her.
A box had been procured for the body, but
it proved too small. The arms and legs
were cut off and disposed OF Us stated.
The trunk was sent in u box to tue Or
leans Railway Station as luggage. l
Immediately after the murder Barre went
to his victims house and obtained her Sc
curities, which he divided with Lebiez.
The latter used his share of the money in |
entering into partnership with a journalist
for founding a newspaper. 'Fhe two men
were condemned to death, and the woman,
Morris, to three years imprisonment.
Shortly before daylight thismorning, the
condemned were informed that their time
had come. Tho jnilor, accompanied byi
the priest, entered their cells, and each OF
the men were left alone for five minutes !
with the priest. The exccutioner and us
sistant then appeared. The shirt collars
Of the condemned were cnt off and their
hair rudelyshortened, theirarmspin
aud they were hurried toward the door
in front Of which the gnillotine stood. !
These movements were all executed with |
such rapidity and precision that neither OF
the men had time to speak, scarcely to
think. As the door sprang open aud the
men caught sight Of the gnillotinc, they
recoilcd. The great crowd gave forth |
hoarsc murmurs, the executioner was mar
velously rapid in his movement. In IN
instant Barre was thrust forward against
the upright OF the guillotine and strapped
to It. Tie plank was thrown forward, the
knife fell, and his head tumbled into the |
basket. The execution OF Lebicz was
equally quick, ,-and all was over in less than
three minutes. ,.... ........ .,..... /