Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-29
GUILLOTINED.
Some Leading Men Of France
Witness PradO's Execution.
The Crime-HOw WOman's Confession
to Priest Brought to a Close
Checkered Career.
Vivid Description OF the Art of Beheading.
Not the Slightest Mishap-The Prisoner
Firm TO the Last
A HEAD IN THE BASKET.


PARIS, Dec. 2S.-Prado, the murderer
of Marie Agnetant, his mistress was gilA
otined this morning in the Place de Ro-
:quette. He presented n firm demeanor
APE last. He refused to make confess
Sion and also declined the service of
chaplain. 49,
Aebpmense crowd collected outside
the prison last night and remained till
Prado was executed, SThe rabble spent
the time sing1ssssefnissongs and amusing
themselves ~ other boisterous ways.
Prado slept well till go ,ssA-k esris morn
ing. He protested eSfnnocesee to the
last and declared sfainst theainjussee of
this world. He refused t6$ dssStSS'se .:'his
real name. When the iassfs came to
pinion him lie offered no,gSesistaNs@ and.
while they were engaged in this he shed
one tear. (
THE EXECUTION IN DETAIL.
NEW YORK, Dec. 2S.-An extra World
gives the following details OF the eNecu-
ton of Prado: The death was witnessed, ).
by 200 artists, newspaper men, actors,
lawyers and politicians who possessed in
IL uClitC SuliltICII " OpiSLAL siAiilioSiOLA
within the sentry lines of the Place de
Roquette He died with much the same
bravado as Pranzim, his former chum
and counterpart. The scene was much
more orderly and not the slightest mis-
hap occurred in the work of NJ Deibler.
In fifty seconds from his appearance mt
the prison gate his bleeding head
lay i'll the basket. In front of
the gates of the prison where
the execution took place were found
a group of men among whom were seen
several of the most distinguished men in
France. Near line of trees on the up
per side of the path stood Mounet Sully
of the Coincide Franchise. Near him
were Armund Silivestre and Henrie
Rochefort. Alphons Daudet was said to
be present. Prado in walking from the
prison to the guillotine showed no signs
of fear. His arms were tightly
PINIONED BEHIND HIS BACK,
so tightly indeed that is head was drawn
far beyond perpendicularitly. His heavy
locks, seen to such advantage in the
courtroom when he confronted and shook
them at NJ. GuiIlot, the judge, were
gone, his apparel seemingly consisted of
a heavy wooden under shirt and dark
trOuses. His shirt had been
roughly cut away from
about his neck and shoulders.
In front of the guillotine q board stood
upright to the height of five feet. In the
top of it was Il unite. As PradO neared
the board most dreadful series of incl
dents followed each other with the rapid
ity of lightning. The trembling able
stepped apart. Four burly men dressed
in blouses of blue and white striped tick
ing, who had not been seen before ,sprang
forward, seized the condemned man,
started him onward against the upright
board,
FLUNG THEMSELVES UPON HIM
and by their weight bore the struggling
victim face downward to the top of the
low platform. That board worked on
swivel and ran on rollers. In
an instant it had been pushed
forward until his neck was
under the glistening knife upon
which the morning light had begun to
CLEAN. NJ. Deibler, who had stood like
man of stone at the right of the
guillotine during all the terrible scene
now reached forward and fixed wooden
collar over the back of the prisoners
neck. Then the knife was sprung and
the keen steel struck the neck as it might
have collided with q rubber car spring.
1t went through and the head of Prado
lay among the shavings beyond. A sur
geon placed his hand on the trunk and
said: ''u est mort. -
HISTORY OF THE CRIME.
The story of Prado's crime, briefly
stated, is as follows: His victim, Marie
Aguetant, was a dashing demi-monde of
Paris, supported by an indulgent lover.
On the evening of January II, 1886, she
made the acquaintance of Prado at the
Eden theater. They left the place and
repaired to her apartments. While there
the man did bis best to conceal his iden-
tity from Marie's maid. At 2 o. CLOCK in
the morning, NJ. Bles, Marie Is recognized
lover, called and was furious at her in
formation that a strange man was in
Ma rie IS room. He burst the door in and
discovered Marie lying before the fire.