, 1879-01-22
THE GUlItLOTINE.

An End Vt Public Evccntions In rarta--
MiRrat!ans Of the Instrument of Dcuth-
Hofsid Scenes Enacted In tho Fnst.
.St'e ToFk Tfn,ts Furts k<!srr.
AZ last. ht last, the long rain Ia over, antt NC
llavo clear, culd, almost American miutcr
wentller. We even have a powderinG Of suow
aud taste Of tee, instead Of "watcr, water,
everywhere" By tho way. l saw strset-
fnborer ut york the other day, IN tue midst os
hard rain, sprinkling the muddy boulevard,
probably thinking, like Noah's unbelseying
netghbor, or tie "Compngnlo ucncralc tles Um-
nibus," that there wasn't "gotng to be mucf, OF
shuwer." A proof this Of that slavery to
routine Of French officials and worklngncn, OF
which, I havo spoken. But these orc little
things. That tho Reuublc Is progscssIso and
humanitarian In its tendencies Is, think,
proved by ut least one late ret OF The Govern
meav mea ns II @" t
ru'ntlnE 10 taEital punishment. Snre the
double execution Of Barre AnA LfebIcz, la Au-
gust last, public opinion among tho better
classes has t1npcratisely dctna,ltlca tho tiscon~
tluua,se of pab1Ic c1crutF tFous, a,l tils adoption
of the Engliatl .lld American system. The Cum.
tlsstun hus reported . set of rules and rcgula-
tiona which, when adopted, u l euppoae they
viii soon be, Wilt put an end to ono of the most
have gradually bceoms less dramatic md spcc-
tucular tan 81 old. THEN there was 4 sort Of
pump OF dclIberatun and ceremony about thefn.
Now they are hurried, rude, md bald, ,-butchcr-
within twenty PAGES ot tke Erison. 80 therc Ia
no gllast1y roYal progress OF crime through the
streets. It stAnls IN the 1ag-stones, 20 there
arc no stems to climb. On principle Of sllan,
utter ignorance Of tho day and thc hour
Of his doom; is even encouraged by his
tai'crs to anuec li,nscif and to hups
for rcspic Or pardon I'll 'hc fatal morning ar
mud despair, lit is accorded short shrft n1lll I.
giass Of bfa1llT, has lis hair cropped, is pin
loned, and marched out 6y gcndarmcs to meet
Lily last acquaintance, II. lsoct, City flcasman.
Within twenty minutes from tltc time tha man
Is awakened thu whole thing is over. II IL said
tllat scarcely two minutes pass between Ills np-
pcafalce under tic nrcllway Of the urison ell
trance md htn being carried oil to the cemetery,
p1ace Ia Koquctis viii Ilcuce!orll, lose much vi
It's 0llastly character, nd all OF Its inttrcst for
Partisan r0ug'ls a1lli registering Young Ewells ul
the Lnr!i Ioni-Noldy urdcr. a few weeks ago
hundreds Of men Ut both thcse classes remained
nil night before the prison, an In tlle cates mar
ey. 10 witness an execution at o'clock In tic
morning. but Ind their Will fur t,lelr pains,
tho criminal having been most unexpectedly
s ss Il ye & ne s
tlrcats Of serving La KoGucttc as their lloflorcu
torcfathers served the Basttle, bad something
to do III Fastening the refur1n which better md
ssi peeple nfe reqs"E SysT itoay apost
handy thing to have about In Paris. 1t Is no
longer paIHtrd blood-red, hut dark green, nut II
Is the saI,,o old rapc1ous monster, the samo III
stsument Of anplacablc ycnHcauce as cycr.-so
prompt, 50 BWlit 30 silent, Eo sure, 40 h0r!l lbty
suggestive md laclttng. 1t IL tttnu tn baulsh Il
to tho inngrMost prfsOn-c0utt, and to hide its
deadly work us much "a possible from the eyes
Of thus people: ~ proposed, under tho now
rkftF nnf n II has
nonies peculiar to tue execution Of patr!c!dcs.
Hitherto they have oeun vailed i' black,
presenting figures ot mysterious awful
" & &el'nay struggling r. he o,I hands IDS
ror, as we'll a. exciting more horror, than
all other criminals. Formerly tho parricisIe's
light hand was severed from his body before hEs
head, bat tl,at part u tho punishment bus been
lOiic nWnE With for Bon,e years. 81 VIC get uI
slowly, but surely, tuwnrl thu better time.
About a quarter VI q century ago a,l executions
took place On tho plare ur 'liotcl do Ylltc, tho
old Placo de Gscye. at o'clock In the alter
and children. From there The EaiitotIuu was
moved " lise rIace st, Jacques, and got through
H. bloody work - early US IL a. nl.; thtnce II
lifted to thu Placc lu lioquettc, md wcnt to
travelling IN tho uld time. First net up tu the
PLACE la Grevc II pissed to tle pucu tlo IL lscy-
olut!on. tllcn to placo Vt. Antolnc, then TO The
Barricrc uu Irune, thtn back to the Piacu dc Ia
ANsSVlAtLVi4t IhtH A&HA w N4E fA(0 w NIESCt
where It settled down till atter 1SU, whcu
1t took I'D again It's Caln-llka wander
ings. Of all It's stations the most tur-
RIBS Ia the Ptaco do GreVe. Not esen the
Place do ID Revolution has so appalling q
history. No roman atnpbltlleasre ever witnessed
suci, scencs of horrible cruelty unter the nall.e
Of pleasure ~ haso llerc been enacted tu thu
natno Of justice II the ol!! time, eeiurc tho be.
neyolcnt Luuls XVI. llaA lbo'ixhcd torture, and
Improved Of that humane Invention, tecom-
pnenuel by tlle pttiantllfopiv Or. Jnsatl Gullo.
tine, the judicial turies hsil heh eurnisal here,
tt1Fouuh tl4els Yriu deput'oA, the langEnan, tho
0caalsman, nld tie toTtuEer. Hufo turlsheu
several lliustlious tiugurnuu, and huru, bY way
of compensation, thu b0ollest butchers Ill 1t.
Brtholumuw, La Mole und Goconas, conyutcd
of high treason. Here Waa executed pour Count
cuuvincrl tue must valiant knights Of tho danger
oi tilting with poyalty. Even now hs
@ scFs ,,4t . brave H., man a.. who wSu,d y play ~
in l5N, Jean Clalel, boy. taaatic, WIS
on i(,e llfe of Henri. W tlleurt, IL Ion); a.;l
here. here twelve ysars lateF, ,he mad Jesu!t,
muttlate1. torn asunder BY four horses, mud
burned. Hers Leonora GaIIgA was executed
| for thu cFlM0 of AorcG1y. 6he was the wife Ut
tl,at, clever Florsntiue iayofIto Of slarie do
| of Normandy and first Prime Alin!stcr ot Louis
KILL, called "tlIa Just" who, finally rebulIluY
agaust hts authority, anl il,cltcd by The Jealousy
| ut tue Frrnch notlts, ordered lts assasslna-
That was not all; loyal popu'arr, tniuk!0g to
please tho young prl,lcs, took tho body OF t'lu
plout ltalian lrUm tho tomb, dragged 1t
through tl!s streets, hanged 1t, then burned It
which they bFoIied aud ate with condiments.
4 The extraordinary sucress usid elevation OF Cou-
cni ~ ascfibe1 70 thu tna4 c nrts of hts wife,
clever, devoted w01nals, doubtless Y AosrcFess ol
hoHt