The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-12-29
PRAD0'S HEAD.
It is Severed by the Guillotine.
The Murderer Whose Trial Has Ex-
cited Paris SO Long.
The Crime for Which He Was Ex-
ecuted Yesterday.
His Bravado In tho Presence OF the
Awful Knife.
Tho Horrible Scene -- Distinguished
Frenchmen Witness the Last Act
Prado Falls to Reveal His ORR
gin aud Early History.


quettc, lie preserved a firm demcanor to
the last. lie refused to make a confession
and also declined the services OF the chap
lain.
Following Is n resume Of prado's crimes
Three years ago one OF the most successful
Of the demi-mondaincs OF Paris was a
woman named Marie Augctant. She was
not Of the highest class OF the dcmi-mondc,
but she had her suite OF rooms IN fash.
ionable quarter and an indulgent lover.
In her room she kept considerable sum
In the form OF bonds, jewels aud ready
money. She was beautiful, clever aud
ambitious. In public resorts her face was
familiar. She was known ~ "Ia Dame
Aux Diamants. from The splondor OF her
diamond necklace. On the evening Of
January IL, 1856, Marie was ono
of the crowd which filed the
promenade ol the Eden Thcntcr. A
small dark man Of inconspcuous appear.
ancc, a man not known TO the ircqucnicn
oi the place, approached her, and after a
lew words they left the thcatcr together.
They went at once 10 Maric's apartments.
II seemed To Maric's maid that the man
tried to keep his face hidden aud 90 dis
gui-c his voice while She WIS present. AZ
midnight the maid left Marie alone with
her unknown visitor aud went to sleep In
the kitchen. At O'Clock she knocked at
her mislrrsss door but got no response.
The concierge said he had let no one out.
At o'clock came NJ. Blcs, Mnfo's rccog.
nix'd lover. lie was furious when he
heard from the maid that his mistress had
brought home a strange man. lie beat at
her door. and receiving no answer to his
calls. hurrl the door in. Marie Aguctaut
WAS Wing hciOrc the fire place dead. with
her throat cut. The leather lag in which
| she had kept her treasures had been slit ~
| dcXtcruusly ~ had been the murdered
Womlns throat No tmcn could al
| first be- found oi Manu's companion,
aud thc best cilortn Of the detectives II
Paris were In vain, SOne umC later
man was surprised while attempting 10
make OH with cassct oi Jewels from
private house. lie was pursued hy q 10.
| !icoHsb. Seeing himself oycr,aknn. tho
! man turned aud sent pistol ball through
the policcman's jaw. The policeman lid
| not give up his hold. the min wascnught,
aud when nrmigncd iur trial hc gave tho
namc oi rmdo. About the same timo
/ Eugvnia furslicr, q dcm mondninc II
/ Paris, nnd MuufiCcllo CuuruunDan,
young married woman u Bordeaux. were
arrested on the charge Of receiving stolen
goods Tho thief Nns rmdo. Eurcnio
/ WIS hIb mistress, und Maudccttc was tho
woman whom hc had promised 10 make
| his wife. Eupnic finally consented 90
/ tell what she hal learned from rradn oi
/ his origin aud life. llc was born iu Mex
ico Lee said, aud when a youth, dis
covered some fearful secret about
/ his birth. lie became wnndcrrr
over the earth, aud In iimo made his
way 10 Mozambique, ~ China, 10 lluyti
and 10 New York Many strange stories,
impossible oi ycfihclton. he told about
! himself An English woman OF nohle
| birth, Sister ul q religious order, nurscd
him when ho was wounded soldier ina
Spanish hospital. 1hoy fled 10 Jerusalem,
where shc Vnyo mp her VOWS and married
| the aiycnlurrr She died In Italy fDon
nnrrwlfd, aud be- returned to his life Of
adventure. When be- met Eugene Pores.
tier, pmdo called himself Count Iinska
De- Casillon. Tho woman WIS sincerely
attached to him aud spent upon him tho
money si.p received lrum other and richer
| luyrm. On the morning 0i January 10,
/ 1884,. rfndD came io her in u state Oi grcat
excitement she aW him burn his shirt
and boots lie told her be- hal killed
Marie AgurtanL lie WnH often cruel, aud
los no means faithful, bat Eugvnio kept
his .UcfcL One day, not long after tho
mnrlrf ol Marie, Eugruic wH summoned
| tu Join pradO in bordeaux They had not
/ brpn there long together bciuW she dis
| covered that hu was living With Mauri-
| coiic Couunnciu al his wife still sho
! krpt bis secret Prilo made rich haul
! ui jcwolfy in Spain aud divided % part oi
| his spliis between his mistf,sscs. Tho
| jewels were traced and 90 three were ar
rested. Eugene told Aaurcciio Of Pa.
| dos crime. MHuur,iiC, u gH ~ twenty,
| Who had become 70 mother, told her cnn-
! iusaor Tho priest Insisted that Eugrule
should make her statement public. 40
| llst she consented imdo was arrested
aud the mystery oi Marie Aguclanrs MUIR.
der was solved The trial Wai the iaI. Of
/ all Paris. A new victim oi the alrcuiuWr
/ then appeared. ID wis hls lrfl wife,
/ Dolores Cuwca, Of Marill, with
whom be- had at one i.mr lived In
luxury in Madrid. She Hii'l retained her
| Affection ior pmdo A. lUf the criminal
! hr was lca excited than the men and
| women Who ihruurUl the courtroom. lle
uu,.. STONED tho V.WTn hp hHi Nrngrd ne
| rooly as " be- had bc'n o paid advocate.
! llc wus ina1irnt toward the judge. aud AZ
/ no tinic scemcl io De- moved by iarur ~
morsA Within an hour aud o. hill the
| iury returned "a verdict oi guilty without
/ any csicuuaiing circumstance. Pmlo
! siili denied his guilt. The ease has raised
] Iugpniu fulusnof 10 The pinnacle OF sue.
/ cess in the world In which sho lives.
| Muuucctiu Coufonucau. though tho is ihc
mother Of pmdO's illrilimaic child, has
. sa .sst .,S n 0l ,sa $, %nase a,r %o5. s%.
/ pmdo's spanish wilrN u obtain q
| divorce ani move TO RIA Or laysiery
/ OF rmi0's birth und OF bis adScnlrsca bc-
iorr tho inlc al iightNhun Marie AFnciant
WIS murdered. wii never unmycllcl dur
| ing bis liir and nov the guillusinc has
made 10 an insoluhc enigma.
Details of the Ixcenttea.
Nrw YoaK, Dec. 2s--An extra nord
gives the following details Of tho execu-
ton Of rrada