The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-04-28

Regular Correspondent
PARIS, April IA.
There has Just died in Paris n man who
has had very curious history. Thirty
wears ago the deceased, whose name was
Roussot was condemned to death al the
Seine Assizes for the murder of an old
gentleman, NJ. Demoury. The case had ex.
cited considerable interest and the court
was crowded with spectators. Among The
persons standing immediately behind RouS,
sot ,Nho WIS tiankel by a pair Of gcndarmes
was one Planchat,an employe of the Presse
newspaper, who haA somehow cOntrlyed to
wriEglc himself INTO that position without
attracting notice. Scarcely had the sen
tence been pronounced when Planchat,
moved as he afterwards explained by an
uncontroble impulse, passed the side OF his
hand over the prisoners neck in Imitation
of the keen blade of the guillotlne, at the
same time emitting whlrling sound.
Koussot instantly tell forward with a
shrek Of terror, ard the bystanderS, lndig-
nant at this hcartless and shocking act
rushed upon Planchat and ronndly abused
,demned to twO years Imprisonment. AS
for his victim he never recovered from the
shock, but remained insane until the day
OF his death lie was pardOned by the
Emperor, and confined, first at Bicetre and
afterwards In Paris, where he has just eX-
pred. The unfortunate man was under
the impression that he had actually been
beheadCd in the Palais dc Justice, and
when relating the story was in the strange
sound that haunted him fer Thirty years
The death is announced ofthe Able Mar
teau, Vicar Of Vaux VilairA, IN the Marine
Department, whose courage during the wal
excited the admiration of the whole nation
| A prussian officer had been murdered in
the parish, and, according to the usage
of war two inhabitants were selected by
| lot to suffer death, as the assassin Coulc
not be discovered The Able Marteau
without moments hesitation, offered his
| life in exchange for the release Of the two
hostages aud was about to be shot in theil
stead when the execution was counter
mauded by the superior Authorities.
A drunken man named Uomaly nae
with sad death at Laugrcs On Friday
AS no was approaching the -Four Navarro
he received challenge from the sentry Of
guard, who hearing no reply, fired tw'
shots at him. The unfortunate man teI
head ong on to Il heap ofstones, whittier tn
the sentinel followed and despatched HIN
with several bayonet thrusls. The sol
dicr is to be tried by court martial Tor en-
Ceeding his duty,
An alarming accident occurred at Ia
Concours HippiQae today, and had the et
feet Of stopping the performances. Thes
began with au exhibition of vehicles
landaus, victoras, dogcarts, and phaetOns
drawn by TWO horses, and than cam
s,ecplc-Chasing for gentlcmen.rlders, tn
!, category consisting OF horses bred II
France and between four and six years ole
Mr.. Morcls Bambou had galloped ono
round the arena and jumped five "obStac
les" when 1t fell at the bars, throwing III
rider clean over its head The very heay
pole some thirty feet long, appeared to tn
on. lockers to strike the riders head III fal
ing, and cry of horror arose from the as
scmblagc Mr. Morel was instantly carr
, ed off, quite helpless, and 1t was at fir
supposed that he had been killed on Il
spot. was told however, by one OF Il
soldiers whose duty 1t was to stand 10y Il
bars aud stick them up when they we
knocked down, that the pole, which seer
ed to me to have,ralleu on the mans nee
had in reality only rolled on to him.