Omaha daily bee., 1886-10-06
THEIR LAST WORDS A CURSE.
A Beastly and Bloody Execution of Two
Murderers in Paris,
THEY DIED AS THEY LIVED.
Reecher and other Clerical Lights
Libeled in Poetry-Russia Insists
on Her Dcmands-Bul-
garia Objects.

PARIS, Oct. 5.-TNcw York Herald Cable
Special to the BEE "A double execution took
place in the Place de la RoQuette yesterday
morning, attended bv such scandalOuS con
duct on the part of the condemned men as
aroused general indignation throughout
Paris. The men guilotincd were twenty
seven and thirty years of age, and were
named Frey, alias "Bad Luck" and Riviere.
Their crime was murder AT o'clock one
morning last March they asked for a bed
room at a small hotel kept by a Nine. Dis
hayes. As Mime. Dishayes was writing the
names in the register Bad Luck or REVERE
whipped long silk handker chief out of one
of their pockets and strargled her. The very
instant the crime was committed the
strains of flute and violin were heard
at the front door playing the serenade from
al Trovatore" "l5ad Luck and Rviere,
startled by what seemed to them supernat-
ural music, hastily drew down the win
dow curtains of the ante room. The flute
and the violin duet was merely serenade
given to their landlady by two Italian board
ers returning from q ball, The Italians
noticed the strange shadows of mems hands
at the window. Suspecting that something
was wrong they ceased their music and
warned the police, who, after desperate
struggle, captured the murderers. Bad
Luck" and Rivere were, after a long trial,
sentenced to death.
Last night large crowds bivouacked in the
Place de la Roquette, drinking wine, eating
pastry, and singing songs until o'clock this
morning, when NJ. Dieber and his assistants
appeared. In few minutes they erected
guillotne.
At twenty minutes before Nj. BeauqueSne,
director of the prison of la Roquette, and
Able Colomb, vicar of the church of Saint
Sulpice aroused Frey and Rivere and an
nounced to them that their demand for par
don had been refused. NJ. Vending. the
judge d'instruction, at the same time
urged them to reveal the names of
the other criminals belonging to the
same band as themselves. Riviere rubbing
his eyes, exclaimed, "Pere Grevy is not kind
hearted, but [ am consoled by knowing that
that rascal Frey Pas de Chance will be gull
lotined too" As he was being led to eXecu-
ton Riviere called Frey a saland and tried
to kick him. Able Colomb presented Riviere
a cruciiix, exhorting him to cease the horrible
profanity that kept pouring from his mouth.
Riviere shouted in voice that resounded
through the Place de la Roquette, striking
something like terror to the hearts of the
women and children assembled to see the ex
ecution: There is no more God for me; let
-le die peacefully"
AS he took his place on the guillOtine Ri
-'iere said he wished to speak to the able.
''ne abbe approached. Then Riyiere, in a
,stentorian voice, shreked: "YOn can tell
"'ere Greyy that he is an assassin" On hear
t1g these words NJ. Diebler, with the ABILITY
eof tiger, sprang upon Riviere, threw him
n;own, and dragged his head under the axe,
which fell, and Riviere's head rolled
snto the basket. 1t was quietly coy
ereG with sawdust, the assistant wip d
the blood off the guillotine and
put another basket in its proper place and
Frey, alias bad Luck" was led to the in
strument Frey had watched the decapita-
tion of Riviere with a cold, sardonic smile
merely eXclaiming: "Oh, la, Ia" AS the
abbe approached he said: "Oh, go away; ii
ny plus de Dieu." AS he mounted the scat
fold he salGted the crowd with the words:
"Bon jour, a tous les hommes." The AK of
the guillotine had been badly cleaned and
blood drops fell upon Frey's head as he
placed it in position. His last words were
an oath and "Nous voile tous les Deux."
Their remains were taken to medical
school In the Rue Vaquelin. Frey's forehead
was found tatooed in fine characters. Only
legible through magnifyng glass were the
works PAS de Chance" whence his sobri-
quet, Bad Luck"