Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1890-12-21
THE GUILL0TINE
WILL BIZ THE FATE OF EYRAJD, THE STRAyi-
LER OF GOUFFg.
While His Partner in Crime, Nile. Gabrielle BIN
pard, Gets Of With Twenty Years Impris'--
ment-The Speeches Of the Counsel fo-
the Accused and Prosecution.

PARIS, December 20.-The trial of Mich
ael Eyraud and Gabrielle Bompard was
continued to-day The physical and men
tai strain imposed by the trial is beginning
to tell upon the prisoners, both of whom TO-
day plainly showed evidence of the fatigue
and anxiety to which they have been sub
jected. Mile Bompard was especially
nervous and excited. Proceeding were
opened by the public prosecutor, who
summed up the case on behalf of the gov
ernment. He began by promising 10 con-
fine himself 10 the murder and robbery OF
NJ. Gouffe He begged the jury to follow
him closely and TO dismiss from their minds
all the evidence that had been presented
regarding hypnotism. He said he would
make efforts to hold up justice against the
theories of suggestions which he declared
constituted a menace 10 society He de-
nounced the theories of the Nancy school
of hypnOtiZers, and citing the results o.
experiments in support OF his connection
urged that person who was hypnotized
retained sufficient will power TO resist the
operators will. Regarding Mile. Bom-
pard, the public prosecutor said that the
woman's intellect was not weak, but il was
depraved. Both prisoners were equally
guilty. The evidence showed that every
thing in the room in which the crime was
committed had been prepared for the
hanging of Gouffe, and il was idle 10 assert
the contrary.
The murder of the notary would have
been impossible unless the man had been
taken unawares. II was the iury's duty tO
reject the story Of the man who was, as her
companion frankly avowed, his partner II
was the womans girdle that strangled the
victim TO death IL was the woman who
delivered Gouffe into the hands Of her
lover. who waited for n favorable moment
to draw the cord with which G0utie was
strangled He demanded that the extreme
sentence be imposed upon Eyraud. he Gid
not ask for indulgence in the case OF Mile
Bompard. but the jury must consider her
age, her defective education ana her cOudi-
tion of life, and decide whether these were
extenuatng circumstances in the par she
had taken in the crime.
When the public prosecutor All con
cluded, NJ. Decori addressed the Court 10
behalf of Eyraud. He admitted that his
task was difficult one. The hour. he
said. seemed about to strike not for justice,
but to sound the triumph Of the hunts
men who had secured their prey. The
clamorous crowd appeared sure Of
their quarry, but he hoped that
the Jury would not allow them
selves 10 he Influenced by this clam0r.
Evraud had been an industrious man, but
had become weak in the hands OF "A woman.
The evil influence of Mile Bompard had
made him a mere puppet. In order TO
show the character of Bompard. counsel
read letter written TO her by her first
/ lover During the reading OF the letter
Mile Bompard burst into MT OF weeping,
and would have tainted had not restora-
tives been applied.
/ NJ Decori, proceeding, pretended that
/ Bompard. and not Eyraud, conceived the
crime for which they were now being
tried. The original intention of both, he
| said. was not to murder NJ. GOuffe, but 10
extort money from him. This had led rapid
/ " to the graver crime.
NJ. Robert next addressed the Court in
behalf of Mile. Bompard. He maintained
that Eyraud had enticed her into participa-
tion in the crime The evidence proved
that she had submitted entirely 10 her
lovers influence As soon as an opportuR
tv had arrived TO escape from him through
/ Garanger, she had seized it and had made
"A full confession of the crime OF the author
ties.
Regarding the manner in which the deed
had beer committed, he said the indictment
furnished only hvpothecated case. He
would tell the whole truth rs revealed by
Mile. Bompard to DIR. Voisin while She
was under the hypnotic Influence. Tie
story of the crime as thus recited 0y
the woman was, that il had been agreed
between herself and Eyraud that she was
to throw her girdle over GOuiic' ; neck, but
about as she was TO do So she was seized
with a nervous attack which rendered her
helpless, and Eyraud seeing her unable t.
do her part, rushed upon his victim, and
seizing him by the throat, strangled h.I.
to death.
Gabrielle is i'll, " continued Nj. Robert.
land sick women are not condemned 4.
they are nursed.'
Upon the conclusion of the counsel's aG-
dress the Jury retired to consider their YER
dict. After an absence of an hour and iii-
teen minutes they returned and announced
| the result of their deliberations. The yer
dict was that both prisoners were guilty,
but extenuating circumstances were found
in the case of the woman. No protest
against the verdict was made Dy either the
prisoners or their counsel, and alter q
short delberation on the part OF the
Judges, sentence was pronounced. The
Court condemned Eyraud to die by the
guilotine and sentenced Gabrielle Bonn
pard to twenty years Imprisonment at hard
labor. The woman, upon hearing her SEN
tence, appeared to be utterly overcome
and fell back into the arms of her doctor.
Eyraud showed not the slightest signs OF
emotion.
While being conducted to his cell, Ey-
raud necessarily muttered: CONDEMNED
TO death at last. but expected it, Eyrauc
refused TO taste his dinner. He expressed
the hope 10 his keepers that he would be
granted a reprieve. Mile. Bompard is also
hopeful that her sentence will be reduced
She showed no loss Of appetite when her
meal was brought TO her.