Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-02-04
EYRAUD's EXECUTION.
lie Refuses All Religious Consolation.
The Knife's Neat Work

PARIS. February 3.-Michael Eyraud
the murderer OF GOufie was executed no
7:20 o'clock this morning ON the Place
de la Roquette. Eyraud met his fate
with fOrtitude and resignation. There
We're but few witnesses ~ the execution.
owing 10 the fact that IL was not general
ly known until too late for yesterday
evenings papers 10 announce that tine
famous criminal was to meet death toe
day. When the governor Of the prison
La Rouquette and the prison chaplain.
Liable Faure, were ushered into Ey-
raud'S cell a short time previous 90 the
hour fixed for the condemned man,
execution. they found that be- was al-
ready up and dressed, evidently fore
warned contrary 10 the rules, by some
kind-hearted oflicill. Eyraud declined
a glass Of cognac which was rendered
him by one OF the wardcns, aud ln spite
OF the earnest solicitations OF Liable
Faure, the murderer positively, even
angrily refused 20 listen 90 the good
priests prayer, 20 pray himself or 90
have any religious rites performed .n
his behalf.
The abbe's pleading with the criminal
in that dark cell this morning. while
within and without the prison an prep
arations were made 10 usher the sllicn
prisoner into another world, was prob
ably the most solemn and dramatic iuci-
dent Of the execution But Eyraud'
iron will was not 10 be shaken. even Zoo
the presence OF death, and be- continued
impatiently 10 refuse religion. consola-
tion while on the death march 20 thc
guillotine. which had been erect
ed during the night ou the Place
de la Roqucttc by NJ de- Paris
and his assistants. When piuiourd
and upon the point OF being
overturned upon the boscuIl OF the gull
lotine, upon the plank which wa, to
glide with him beneath the fatal sl,-
pended knife, Eyraud with a movement
as II of angry contempt or suIlcn reseui.
ment, refused 20 return the last kiss hc-
slowed upon him by Liable Faure. a-
customary in the case OF criminals upon
the point Of being executed.
The action of the guIIotIno with
Eyraud's neck well beneath the up-
rights was instantaneous. There va. %
fash and al was over. Eyraud'- head
had fallen into the sawdust filled rcccp-
table which awaited Then followed
the usual funeral ana the body of Conf
fe's murderer was handed over 90 hi.
lEyraud'sl relatives and acquaintance.
The crime for which Eyraud was Dee
headed was the murder, in July. ie>9,
Of NJ. Goufc, notary and process
server. About -. 500 that GOlIr bad
collected for a client va, missing ~ot-
era days later hi, naked boly was
found in a ditch near Lyons. aud near
by pieces Of q trunk, which wa. .dcnu-
fed as the one taken from The llotr. de
Bordeaux by a man OF respectable 1p
pearance and a young lady, in clh
which the former drove.
GouTe was last seen with Eyraud aud
Gabrielle Bompard, both of whom bad
disappeared. II seemed as though the
mystery would never be- solved, but boo
January. 1900 Gabrielle Bompard ar
rived in Paris aud confessed that She
lured GoufIe TO her lodgings and that
Eyrand strangled him. After dispo.Ing
OF the body IN the ditch a, LyOne they
sailed for New York and then went tp
San Francisco There Eyraud threat
ened to ,trangle Gabrielle. and .he e--
capep. A friend named Gueranger. to
whom She confded. advised her to fc-
turn to Pari. and confess. Iyrdud ioi-
lowed her As far as New YORK, had thr
same steamer that brought hor over
carried a long yengciu letter tp tAr
Partisan authorities from Eyraud.
In the meantime Eyraud again di-ap-
peared, but was finally arrested Zoo ia
yana. After his Identity bad been fully
established hc was brought back tD
Paris. The trial Of Eyraud and Il-
briele B0mpard was very sensational,
and resulted 10 their conviction. thr
former being sentenced 20 death aud the
latter 20 Imprisonment for lie.