The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1878-10-04
TINE liliIl.gOTINE.
The GM.t Victims IT the 1.tstte tssst MHrsslsu
IN t'Mrt~.


IN t'Mrl-.
A lawyer named lsarrc. nnd il student
named Icliez, were lately Ht,illotincd IN
Paris for thr murder ~ \ woman. 4
correspondent IL ilr New York Herald
describes the execution.
n IL lnlf.lass =. Hni tl,r IN, la~ M
,u,rt come. The lamps arr ant. The
g,illotin. stands, gloomy nnd ns. in
thu morning .l.a.loNe. The linl. fy
nr.u,lni u. There II ii rustic. The zig
mi II given that thr prrcssinn ap-
prnnrhe- The officer In command ~
the l,nrs.,,cn cries ant. Draw Mbrcss
The wide gate II la lsn1uetta II fl,ra~l.
nprn MI hais arr rni1.t,l The rlid
progression eun,es slowly. Two lolicrs
lnrn an, in advance. Then, snlennly.
Monsieur H. Paris. Tl.n the nllH.
walking with his bmk ~ thu R,lill.,t,n..
pressing The er,iriiis ~ thu lips ~ ilr
condemned. wl,o ii assisted. almost .'ar
ripl. is two nids IN blue lln,,~.-. linrr'
lort nIl energy. AZ every step llr grew
weaker. From The Rnie IT, il,c R,,illotine
II twenty three steps. IN Your rnr,'*
sle,nd.ni cn,ntci them. Wl,sn lnli
way. barre sunk. and would have fallrn
hut for the firm arms " thu attendants.
His f,ur WINS almost blnc. his lil~ pro.
trnding. The al,lr kissed him III 10th
cheeks. mud pas~e.l l,nrrie,lly 10 the
gate. Hnrrr VII. In frnnt III thu s'ailnld.
unconscious apparently. Monsieur IL
Paris tpok his shoulders, pressed him
III ilr imwi,lr, threw him uyer. ~nN
ti,at tl,e head wn IN the arH,,e. n',d
to,,clle.l tl,c lnlttun. Barre found peace
III l..rt. nnd Justice wnr avenged.
ri II VIM the work II moment tu ~
move the body ~ lsnrrr from the pink
md thrw II into the lHS. l.rlirz wan
within the gate. Ills procession irin9
thirty steps behind TINT of Barre. Hr
heard thu sound ~ ihc nx ~ II ta,k the
life III lis friend III slnws,l more
nerve than lsnrrc. nnl walked with Arm.
ncHn. Al h. kir..sl tho nhl1 md was
seized by the shoulder by Monsieur H.
Paris. llr nail, In firm Voice, " Aiici,
Mc.xirur-.' 4 voice cried out, lsmva,
Lclicz." I'm another moment he Mns ",l
thc ln.culc. The ax fell. II wns just
forty seconds between carl, descent
III the ny. ~ your correspondent
noted by his watch. The abln ha.l
linrdly time IL enter hiS carriage before
tile bodies were placed In II wagon ansl
driven IN. The lnor nbln wAr pnle
md trembling. the perHlimtion falling
from lis brow. Hc held thu cnicihx IN
hi. hand. 1'ln funeral van drove III a
Il rnpit rate i. squadron III cavalry III
charge ~ tln resting place III thu CON.
.lenine.l NJ Isry Within two minutes
from the opening ii the gate II No'
,lnctte thr funcral wan wa~ driving oh
NJ i full trot. Tho police faced around
aud advanced ~ tlr crowd, The cas.
alry and infantry slowly .lrove them
lMck III MI directions. Within hse
Minutes mot sonl wns IN thu open
Hlnn'c Int Tho cxccutinnnr anh his Misls
taking down the gilillOtimr. - swift Il
Justice In France.
There Mnx iin cNnltaliun when thc ~
fill. nothing likr rnw.lyisn,. a cr,
nn,H... hut II Nas IN instructive rry III
l,ortur. repeated anil intensified when
after thu IN ln.l fnllcn mn Iinrrr. u wa,
hauled into rli.s', nsl and dripping, Il
await Ielicz. HIT III Enrty Mssn.ls MI
wu~ over. anh nll tl.nt remained fur II,
wins ~ sweep into the crowd nnd nj
vance ~ rapidly ~ W. could IN front ~
tl.s lincs ~ cavalry And infantry. Thu
general expression war horror. Som.
lacked pale, others shed tears. ether
y A~tly Mih lisid Onr III oar part,
complained VI Il severe nenrMl9ie paii
TINT shat through hir forehead M The II,
fell Thc general aspect " thr crowd
d crowd ~ nlrn turning fr.m Iii. gull
luiin. as1rsrikinp and painful, i
wna horror
\ hrpnIilrT priest n.ar fnsr'low
thina, burned me ~ hi1 tinRrrH IN u,
hnl,limR II In thr flame ~ j. candle. IL.
expects ~ ~ rewarded IN eternal fcliri
~. II II Mid. however. tlnt lie IL
stroyel sensation IN thu finger l.ior,
tlle burning hy the i,~e ~ ligaturc.