Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-07-29
PARIS DRINKS OF BLOOD.
Twenty Thousand People See Two Muir
derers GuilIotiued.

young Berland and Dore, two accom-
plices of Mere Berland in what is known
as the Courbevoie murder, took place
this morning in the Place de la Ro-
quette. Dore walked calmly to the
guillotine, but a desperate struggle took
place on the scafold with Berland.
Finally the executioners succeeded in
forcing the criminal down upon the
bascule and from this slid his head
under the knife. The execution of
the two men occupied only eight min
utes of time. Mere Berland, as already
cabled, has been granted reprieve.
The usual crowds of people had gath
cred last night and very early this morn
ing on the famous Place de Roquette,
where all Paris executions by the gull
lotine take place. The man about town
and the woman about town were there
in force, regardless of the fact that they
had been anxiously waiting for the exc
Gu ton for week past, and that they
had haunted the neghborhood of the
gloomy old prison morning after morn
ing, daily expecting the feast of blood"
to which they had invited themselves.
The voyous and the gamins, the CO.
Qouette and the griSette were there in
force, filing the cabarats, gargottes and
the cafes of the neighborhood with their
baleful songs and vile orgies.
OF course, the Sergents de Vile and
the "Agents de Surte," together with
the imposing looking gendarme, had
their hands full in keeping the crowds
in order, but by coaXing and humping,
threatening, the officers managed to
maintain a praiseworthy degree of or
der, considering the Mixed rough, law
defving concourse of people they had
to deal with. Altogether there were
only 800 foot policemen, $50 infantry
soldiers and 100 mounted policemen on
duty about the cuiilotne. So, when il
is recalled that the surging crowds num-
bered many thousands OF people. it will
be seen that the municipal authorities,
assisted by the military, handled the
Partisan mob with considerable skill
Dore, when he was aroused from his
apparently peaceful slumbers at an early
hour this morning, rubbed his eyes,
scowled at his visitors, and then guessing
the object of their coming he relapsed
into state of stolid indifference and
seemed, to all outward appearance, to
be utterly Indifferent as 20 what was
taking place. He dressed himself CAIN
ly aud, under the circumstances, quick
ly, and thanked the prison officials in
firm, low voice for the kind
ness whice they had extended to
him during the period of his confne-
ment at Laroquette. Dore, however,
did not reply to the kind, soothing
Faure, the well-known prison chaplain,
w n hoG m Mt no Slar
into eternity of many bloodstained
criminals, among the last being Eyraud,
the murderer of Goutfe, whose crime
attracted the attention of the entire
world.
Dore left his cell and the prison a few
minutes later with extreme composure
He made no objections as Deibler
monsieur de Paris the chief execu-
toner, assisted by his son, attended to
the criminals toilet or executioner's
preparations liz dress, etc. But though
wonderful courage. Dore faltered and
shadow of the red-palnted up
rights of the guiliotine and
caught sight of the deadly, shining
knife which was to sever his head from
his body. The murderer, at the sight
of the instrument of execution, seemed
to become dazed and helpless, and in
this condition the eXecutioners helped
him up the steps to the platform of the
guillotine and quickly threw him upon
the >bascule, strapped him down, slid
his head into theIunette, and in Sec
ond or so the knife fell, and Dore's
head rolled into the sawdust-filled bas-
ket awaiting it.
Young Berland died in an entirely
different manner. When he was awak-
ened he showed q considerable amount
of bravado and remarked, with hid
eous smile, No more card playing for
me-" In conversation with the prison
officials and executioners, while his
toilet was being made, Berland showed
that he resented his mother reprieve,
and that he was very much disappoint-
ed that she was not to die with him.
When all the preparations for death
were made, Berland walked jauntily
across the prison yard and main
cool impudence until he reached
the platform Of tie guillotine
Just as the executioners were upon the
point of throwing him upon the bascule
or sliding plank to which he was to be
strapped previous to being pushed be-
meath the knife, Berland made desper-
ate resistance and terrible scene took
place in full view of the thousands
of eager spectators. In spite of his
struggles, however, the executioners
and guards held Berland upon the scat
fold and eventually threw him upon the
fatal plank, slid him beneath the grim
uprights, and as the young criminal was
writing furiously the knife fell and
Berland's head rolled into the basket.
No sooner had this occurred than the
crowds, with combined, mighty rush,
broke through the Gordon of Troops and
police and, rushing up to the scafold
gloated over the bloodstained appara-
tus, some of the most horrible taking 8
handful Of sawdust away with them as a
souvenir of the execution.