The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-06-27

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The ruthless murderer Of tho agsd
Duclos de Sixt died without revealing his
identity or the names Of his accomplices,
fhe had any. and the newspapers are
iilled with the disgusting details Of his
execution. Il took place in public on
the Place de La Roquette, in front Of
the prison Of that name, and was &C.
companied by scenes that recall those
described in Carlyle's French Revolu-
ton" and Dickens "Tale Of Two Cities, y
Disgrace to the boasted civilization Of
the French. Campi's defiant attitude
at his trial, his fits Of violence 0or only
day or two before his execution he
almost murdered convict who had
been brought to his cell to identity him)
and the mystery attaching to his per-
son excited the deepest interest in his
fate, and thousands flocked to the
Place de La Roquette in the dark hours
Of the night and patiently awaited the
coming Of the dawn, and with il the
promised spectacle Of blood. One
newspaper published . fac simile of his
handwriting, the microscopic letters Of
which are said to be indicative of cruel
ty, . popularity it has in common with
that Of the first Napoleon. Thousands
Of his alleged portraits were hawked
about the streets.
The orders to proceed with the exc
cution were issued at two O'Clock in the
afternoon of April 20 and as soon a. the
chaplain Of La Roquette- the
Archbishop Of Paris and other hostages
were murdered by the Communists in
l871-heard of il he went at once to the
condemned mans cell, but did not in
form him that all hope was ut - end.
as the French believe in leaving the cul-
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morning of his execution. He and Cam
pi talked quietly together and the pris-
oner asked for new pack Of cards, as
those he had been amusing himself with
were worn and dirty. He dined mod
erately at three and retired to rest ct
seven. He was sound asleep when the
troops detailed for that duty occupied
the streets issuing into the Place de Ia
Roquette and even the noise of the men
putting up the scaffold failed to awaken
him.
AT THE EXECUTION.
Inside the Gordon Of troops around
the square were Bouche, the attorney
general; Athalin, the Judge Of instruc.
ton; the chief of police, Kuhn BARN,
commissary of police of the prison STA
doux, peace officer of the arrondisse-
ment where it is situated, the chief Of
the Copenhagen police, with his secre-
tary, and others, some Of whom ragged,
unkempt and dirty, but all claiming to
be members Of the "press," pushed and
crowded up to within few feet Of the
scaffold, and it was with great difficulty
that the police succeeded in keeping q
small space cleared around IL. The
picket line was broken again and again,
despite their efforts, aud what has never
been done in Paris before, the moi
stormed the chaplain's hackney coach,
and dozen or more gamins swarmed
upon the roof, while Q municipal guards
man in full uniform, with knapsack and
musket complete, shared the box with
the coachman.
Outside the Gordon the crush waa
even fiercer, and behind the dragons
the mass of people pressed against the
horses at the risk of broken bones.
Long lines of open Victorias filled with
tawdily dressed women, who banded
vulgar jests with one another, blocked
the side streets. The trees bent under
their heavy load of human fruit and lad.
ders had been put to such good use that
the people perched upon them were
packed 10 as hardly able to move. One
ladder gave way and man dashed te
the ground and was picked up with 6
fractured skull. The broken ladder wa,
soon Strengthened up, however, and
people fought for places on the splin
tered steps.
It was now about four o'clock and IL
the dim light of the fading gas-lamps
and the gray dawn the tall houses op.
posite La Rouquette cast funereal
shadows across the gloomy square. The
Chaplain Moreau came very early and
approached the guilotine for moment
to examine it. The crowd recognized
him and pressed around toply him with
questions. He was very agitated, be.
cause he had taken the deepest interest
| in Campi and at one time thought he
might be able to save him.
Unhappy Campi," said the priest.
IF the newspapers had not given him
30 much notoriety that scaffold might
not be standing there now. Worse men
than he have been pardoned.
The DOOMED NAN.
It is now broad daylight. The AZ il
raised to the cross. beam and fixed in ita
place. People are surprised to see
Deibler, the executioner, leaning against
q tree near the prison door. When will
he go in to wake his prisoner and make
the fatal ''toilet of the guillotine," az
the cutting away of the shirt around the
neck and the trimming of the hair be-
hind is called. The impatience of the
mob wakes stronger and becomes man
ifest inside the Gordon by q peculiar
swaying motion Of the crowd, while
among the roughs outside cries are
heard of "Campi!" "Campi!" and ribald
songs that the police hurry from point
to point to suppress.
Inside the prison Bauquesne. the gov
ernor; the chaplain, Moreau; Kuhn, the
Chief of Police, and the clerk who is to
read the sentence to the prisoner have
taken the precaution, before proceeding
to his cell, to have themselves accom-
panied by three or four turkeys, e.
they dread the recurrence of one of
those violent fits Of rage the prisoner is
subject TO. The door Of the cell opens.
Campi is sound asleep.
"Campi! Campi!" The governor calls
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