The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-02-11

his bed and when informed that his petit
ton for a pardon had been rejected Ey-
raud replied: Every we'll"
The condemned man a few minutes
afterward removed the prison uniform
which he had been wearing, changed his
trousers and socks, refusing all assistance
while preparing for death.
The representative OF the procureur de
In republique asked Eyraud il he had any
statement to make before being escorted
on his way to the guillotine, but the muir
derer replied in the negative.
Liable Fsure then approached the
guilty man and offered to receive and
convey to Eyraud's wife and daughter any
message which he might wish taken to
them.
To this kind offer Eyraud replied: 'TeIl
them that bid them adieu and hope that
they may be happy"
Then Able Faure again offered Eyraud
glass OF cOgnac but he pushed it on one
side, saying: "No, that will do me no
good" Eyraud then walked with the
chief warden and his jailor into the
dressing room. He looked at
tentively at the gentlemen there present
and did not utter word. lie then sat
down while Deibler pinioned him, and
during this part of the preparation for the
guillotine Eyraud turned to the governor
and said: might request that my body
should not be given to the surgeons?"
To this request Liable Faure replied
"Your body viii be given TO your family"
Eyraud thanked the able lwhereupon
the latter offered TO embrace the muir
derers wife and child for him.
Eyraud gazing at the faces around him
then angrily exclaimed: "Constans min
lister of the interior. was right. He has
won his case, now his prize. He will be
tonight with Gabrielle. What grand per-
sonage is going to decorate Gabrielle Bonn
pard2"
Suddenly as Deibler was completing the
task of pinioning him, Eyraud cried, "YOu
are hurting my finger" and turning to an
assistant who was tieing the bandages he
said impatiently; Don't pinch me so
tightly"
Previous to commencing the march TO
the scafold Ey raud again refused to drink
glass of cognac which was offered TO
him, and was atterward rigidly silent
until he arrived at the guillotine. Passing
from his cell to tho scafold Eyraud
scanned everything right and left, and
then fixed his eyes upon the guillotine.
Arriving at the foot OF the guillotine and
within a few feet of the block, Eyraud
eluded the eXecutioners for a moment
and loudly and angrily shouted to the
crowd: "Constans is a murderer; he is
more of murderer than l am. Con-
STAINS is"
Before he could complete the sentence
the executioners seized the murderer
and threw him upon the inclined plank Of
the guillotine, Deibler pressed the fatal
knob, and the flashing blade suspended
over Eyraud's neck fell with sharp, slid
ing sound and the head of Gouffe's assas-
sin rolled into the basket below.
Eyraud's body was then lifted into a
wagon and was driven off at full gailOp to
the cemetery and escorted by a detach-
ment OF mounted gendarmes. Liable
Faure followed the body in q
cab and after reading the burial
service over the remains at the
cemetery they were turned over to the
dead mans relatives. Immediately after
the execution the mob made q wild rush
toward the guillotine and were with diff
Guilty repulsed by the strong force of
mounted gardes republicaine. which had
been left in charge of that instrument OF
execution.