The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-09-09

Ia. nav several papers in his hand. and amons
suen was TIE warrant and the mandate
,Ioui his exeellency, the governor chang.
ing Inc mode of execution.
Now said the sheriff in a subdued nm.
uertonei Il want you TO stand right hers
anu When Madame Daveraugh is In her NO.
sieoh right then, with this pistol In your
t,snt hand and this paper before Won. read
.ne warrant and the mandate endorsed In
sne JACK oil II, wait one minute steadying
SouI Iqhu ana hiking Your aim. and then
LII you mss, or sac does not fall |
VIII hand you this exhibiting The mate
TO the pistol, ~ hold, ana Won viii sir,
and tire again, and so ON These nrelimi'
naries had consumed considerable time
ana be had scarcely ceased speaking wha,
Madame Dayeraugh stepped out of Tho
prison door with o nrm, Unial.
terlhg tread obliquing to her left. took
uer position about half the distance from
she walk lhat we were, aud about tyepices
lIohl US laclng directly toward US She
stuvu tneFe more ike statue than living
soul sue vas about medium height. on re-.
lharkaOly line form, well developed and a
shade heavy. Her ousering locks, back
as lhe ravens wing, hung In graceful ring.
iets ABOUT her neck aud shoulders. her ewes
IKE Obs of sparkling Jet, her face as lair
as q lily Her dress was iaultless In form
~ aud fashion, OF pure white, fitting from
me waist up like kid slove She was a
beautiful woman and Of most portiy mien.
WIN no sigu of timldity, perfectly IN
daunied, firm, heroic she stood, unguarded
ana unsupported on the brink of
oil eternity with only lew moments
to wait for the fatal stroke,
The sheriff about two PAGES to my left.
a a., nd -
ana papers IN my hand. The papers wers
directly ON top of the pistol. intended. of
co lTse, Tor the preliminary part OF the pro-
ceedlugs, making the warrant and the
mandHte, which had no doubt were cor
rectly arranged, and | grasped them With
we pistol hand, together With the breach.
hfIslng the pistol in position to read, |
was embarrassed by finding the paper be-
lore me entirely blank. In less than
moment the full realizi tiOn of all the terri.
Ole suspense OF the tated woman over
wnelmed me with sense OF my awkward
ness and | involuntaily calculated stop,
stop. BY this time the sheriff was
at my side, and removing the
light PAGER from the top slip
ping them INTO my hand below, left
The writing before me aud py duty ceu
but myself wholly unlJ0 Discharge H..
proceeded 10 read, hOWeyeT, the Warfah'
and the mandate Of his excelency the
governor. Concluding with the admoni-
ton take care of yourself, aud the con
soling words MAY God Almighty preserve
your soul, brigning the pistol AZ the same
time to poin, ank range with the region
ofthe hpsrt-dlreCtly against that symet-
| really rounded chest and beautifully
| fitting dress with the one only intense
| thought and design, however, under tht
necessity which forced the clear approVa
| OF tie act, TO make SHOT FROM winch tha'
| brave that noble woman should experience
| no pains, that should carry complete OK
iinctlou OF al sense With the penetratlol
OF tue bullet. Long, before thus tina
form which possessed the soul OF the mos
heroic woman tnaa ever ground tue eaftl
should have fall On aud been beyond a
sense OF pain ana suspense; but my nnee
had been ium.bhug among those thtT
small papers which the sherili had IN ~
embarrassm ut, showed into NV hand o.
low the nistcd tor the trigger and me pr
tOl not BEN Z discharged as II shon'u nay
the sheriff bad started again TO my rel'el
had M de- one Step and the clock told on
The next instant Madam Dayeraugh WI
Walking deNberately towards the prise
door remlarkiug as she passed IL Is pa
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