Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-07-30

Tho Parisians Enjoy a Spectacle OF Blood
Two Murderers Under tho Knife--The
Execution Delayed by a Wedding Per-
formed This Morning.

Two Murderers Under tho Knife--The
Execution Delayed by a Wedding Per-
formed This Morning.
PARIS, July 27.-The execution OF
| young Berland and Dore, two accom-
| plices of Mere Berland in what is known
as the Courborore murder, took place
this morning on the Place Dc Laro.
quette. Berland walked calmly to the
guillotine, but desperate struggle took
place on the scaffold. Finally the exc
cutioners succeeded in forcing the crimi-
nal down upon the bascule, and from
there slide his head under the knife.
Dore did not make any resistance. The
execution Of the two men occupied only
eight minutes of time. Mere Berland,
as already cabled, has been granted a
reprieve.
The usual crowd of people had gath
cred last night and very early this
morning on the famous place, De
Laroquette, where all Paris executions
| by guillotine take place. The women
about town were there In full force re-
CARELESS Of the fact that they had been
anxlously, nervously waiting for the
execution for week past and that they
had haunted the neighhorhood of the
gloomy old prison morning after morn
ing daily, expecting the feast of blood
to which they invited themselves. The
| gamins, the coquettes and the grisette
were seen In force filling the cabarats,
gnrgottes and the cafes of the neighbor-
hood with their baleful songs and vile
orgies Of course the Surgents De
Vile and the Agents de Surute, together
with the imposing looking gcndarme,
had their hands full in keeping the
crowds in order, but by coaxing and
humping, arguing and pushing, ours.
ing and threatening, the officers man
aged TO maintain praiseworthy degree
OF order considering the mixed, rough,
law defying concourse of people they
had TO deal with
Altogether there were only 300 foot
policemen, $50 infantry soldiers and 100
mounted policemen on duty about the
guillotine. So when it is recalled that
the surging crowds numbered 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 indlifer-
ence and seemed to all outward appear.
ances to be Utterly Indifferent as to what
was taking place. He dressed himself
calmly, and under the circumstances
quickly and thanked the prison officials
in firm, low voice for the kindness
they had extended to him during the
period of his confinement IN Laroquette.
Dore, however, did not reply to the
kind soothing words addressed TO him
/ by J.. Able Faure, the well-known
prison chaplain who has been present
at the ushering into eternity of 80 many
blood stained criminals, among the last
being Eyraud, the murder of Gruffe,
whose crime attracted the attention of
the entire world. Dore left his cell and
the prison few minutes later with ex-
! IRENE composure. He made no obiec-
tions as Deibler "Monsieur De Paris -
the chief executioner, assisted by his
son, attended TO the criminals toilette
or of executioners' preparation in
but though he had thus far
conducted himself with wonderful
courage Dore faltered and trembed as
painted uprights of the guillotine 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 b.
come dazed and helpless, and in this
condition the eXecutioners helped him
up the steps to the platform of the gull
lotine and quickly threw him upon the
no Il, III. u T.. 4 L
head into the UNITE, and in second OF
so the knife fell and Dore's head rolled
into the sawdust-tilled basket awaiting it.
Young Berland died in an entirely
different manner. When he was awalS-
ened he showed considerable amount
of bravado and remarked with hideous
smile, no more card playing for me. "
In conversation with the prison official:
and executioner, while his toilette was
being made, Berland showed that he re-
sented his mothers reprieve and that he
was very much disappointed that she
was not TO be with him. When all the
preparations for death were made Ber.
land walked jauntily across the prison
yard and maintained his air of bravery
and cool impudence until he reachedthe
platform of the guillotine.
Jusl ha inc eAecutlOnerS were upon
the point Of throwing him upon the
basecule or sliding plank to which he
was to be strapped to bring him beneath
the knife Berland made a desperate re
sistance and terrible scene took plac,
in full view Of the thousands of cage
spectators gathered in the place ID,
Laroquette. In spite of his struggles
: however, the executioner and guard
held Berland upon the scatfold ant
eventually threw him upon the fata
plank, slid him beneath the grim up
: rights, and as the young criminal wa
writing furiously the knife fell anC
Berland's head rolled into the basket.
No sooner had this occurred than tn
r crowds with u combined mighty rusl
/ broke through the Gordon of troops ant
, police, and rushing up to the scailold
gloated over the blood-stained appar
atus, some Of the most horrible taking
handful Of sawdust away with them a
| souvenir of the aYecufinn