Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1885-11-26
ExEcurIoN or LOUIS REL.
lie Meets His Death Like u Brave Man,
and Declines 60 Make a speech Upon
the Ba{iows.

All efforts having failed TO secure a fur.
Regina, n, W. r.. Monday, the 18th inst.
At last II appeared thathe had given up all
hopes 81 escape from his terrible fate, and
had made up his mind 20 die BfaYely. He
did not retire the night previous at all,
but remained up, praying most oithe time,
and eonyersipg with Pere Andre. He
went over the events OF the two rebel
lions, and said, while he admitted having
made mistakes, he always had the good OF
his people at heart and he could die with a
clear conscience. About II O'Clock he took
his last meal on earth. Before passing out
on the scatiold, a signal was given aud the
party stopped. The priests and Riel
kneeled To pray. Riel's clear voice could be
heard above that % the priests, repeating
the prayers OF the Roman Catholic church
used 10 cases Of death. The Htaay was re-.
cited. slowly but surely the service drew
to an end. The priests repeated the pray
ers slowly as IL to p~rolOng the
life OF the poor man every omc
they could. But at last the end came,
and the party roBe from their knccs. Riel
looked calmIy around Hia eyes were OBJ
served to be moist, and some ancied they
heard I, sob escape from him, but hc soon
stiaed aSy feeling of weakness he might have
lI4As ANU Ap HANhOHlh sAtAtn AAN'
manly bearing which he always possessed
he said firmly, in French, "Gentlemen,l am
ready; do your work. Al a signal from
Deputy Sheriff Gibson, the bangmRu APP
pea red from the gloom Of the corridor. lie
was masked, and presented u repulsiye
spectacle, as his black eyes could be seen
through small aportures in the mask,
cleaning through.
he nap 4 GETDqE.
His name Is Jack Henderson, and he is
the same who hanged COnncrJ. He owed a
special grudgc against Riei, having been i'm.
prisoned by him during the Red river re-
beilion in 1870, and he pleaded "a a par
ticular hvor to be allowed to hang his old
enemy. He carried Ina his hand some straps
! with which, under The direction ofGibson he
bound Hiel's hands behind his back.
While this net was being performed, Riol
gazed through the aperture at the fatal
moose, which, suspended from a heavy
beam, dangling before him. A slight
shudder seemed TO shake him Tor an in
slant, but that was all, and the next mo,
ment ho stepped firmly out Of the building
and on TO the scaf'old As he stepped out
he repeated Ave Marias.
As Ricl stepped upon the trap he con,
I tinued % ~ejuculate in o ] put my
trust Before the hangman adjusted the
white cap. Sheriff ChapleRu stopped mp Ia
Riel and stid' Louis klel, have o any
thing 60 say before the sentence Of the
court Is executed upon yous''
For u ntomcnt Rief wis silent; then 10 the
great surprise of all, he answered In q firm
voice. NO He was told he would have
two minutes to pray, and he repeated the
Lords prayer. lie Invoked the aid Of Jc
sus. Mary. Joseph and the other saints
Father Andre aud MeWiiliums stood ftith.
fully by him and 10 their cNhortatiOns tC
stand firm, Riel said he was not afraid
to die. II believe in God to the last" h,
said, Eyes, 10 tho worry last. Ur. Juket
shook hands with him, when no thanked
the physician for all he had ever lone for
him. The ropa WIS now adjusted by thc
demonstrating hangman, who also drew
the white cap over Rtel's face. Then Faith
rT McNNiliiams was asked TO repeat tn,
Lords prayer, Recommended In slow aRC
measured tones. The suspense was terrible
aud could not last much longer. Whou tn,
words, Lead us not into temptation
we're reached, Deputy Sheriff Glib
son nodded to the hangman, whc
kept his eyes fixed on him. Will
a slcdge hammer be struck the bolt, whiei
shot back into it's socket, and as II eonse
quenCe shot Louis Iiiel, the leader of tn,
hHlf.breeds aud whose pHmewill ever liyeit
Canadian history, into eternity. The drol
was nine feet, and the victim fell with ter
rible force, so that his neck was broken IN
stantly.