The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-04
he Condemned Man Summoned to
Meet His Fate at Break
Of Day.
The Execution Witnessed by a Lawless
Mob of Partisan Toughs and
Thugs of Both Sexes
The Murderer Faces His Fate with Calm
ness and Fortitude-His Last Words
to His Family-An AllusiOn to
His Paramour-0ther Grim
inal News and Notes

PARIS. Feb. 3.-Michael Eyraud. the
murderer, Of the Notary GOuffe, was
auillotined at 7:20 o'clock this morning.
Eyraud met bis fate with fortitude and
resignation.
The cafes near the Place Delaquette,
the scene of the execution. were full Of
carousers, male and female, the latter sing
Ing in fiercely drunken or maudliu tones
disgusting song having for its refrain:
1t is Eyraud whom we must have;
1t S his head which we must have"
Scenes indoors OF the cafes can better be
imagined than described but they gave
the stranger good idea of the nature OF a
Paris mob when "blood is in the air.
BY 5:45 all was ready or the execution
OF Eyraud. Deibler tested the knife, and
found that 1t was moving easily in the
grooves. The eXecutoner sent the knife
skimming up and down three times. He
seemed satisfied that its work would he
well done, for he left it alone Outside the
place,in the. .direction,of the. Boulevard. OIL
Saire, there were about 500 spectators, who
could hardly see anything of the proceed
ings, but who were attracted TO that spot
and remained there out of their morbid
curiosity. In the main, the crowd
particularly referred TO, was composed of
those scoundrels who prey upon fallen
women, convict, gambling club croupiers
af the lowest class, and girls who form the
lowest degrees OF society.
Shortly after a. N. Goron, chief of de-
tectives, the commissioner police, the chief
of the municipal police, and q delegation
from the Office of the procurator Of the re-
public, and the recorder opened the prison
gates, and al Gas a. m. the party of Off
cials, in company with the gov ernor of La
Rouguett, entered the cell occupied by
Eyraud They found Eyraud sitting
cTouching on his bed, and when informed
shat his petition for pardon had been re-
ected, Eyraud replied: Very we'll The
condemned man few minutes afterwards
removed the prison uniform which he had
been wearing, changed his trousers refus-
ing all assistance while preparing for
death. The representative of the procur-
ator of the republic asked Eyraud if he had
any statement TO make before being eX-
ecuted. The murderer replied in the neg
ative.
Abbe Faure then approached the guilty
man. and offered to receive and convey TO
Eyraud's wife and daughter any message
that be might wish taken TO them. lothe
kind offer, Eyraud replied: Tell them
that bid them adieu and hope that they
may be happy"
Then Able Faure offered Eyraud
glass of cognac. but he pushed it to one
side, saying: "No, that will do me no
good"
Eyraud, then walked with the chief
warden and his jailer to the dressing
room. He sat down while Deiber pin
,oned him. During this part of the prep
aration for the Guillotine Eyraud turned
20 the governor and said: Might | re-
quest that my body should not be given
90 the surgeonsy
To this request Abbe Faure replied: |
Your body will be given 10 your family" |
Eyraud thanked the abbe, whereupon |
the later offered to embrace the murderer's /
~ife and child for him. Eyraud, gazing |
gt the faces around him, then angrily ex-
claimed; "Constans. mighty minister of /
she exterior, was right. He has won his /
vase; now his prize. He will be tonight |
with Gabrielle. What grand parsonage is /
going to decorate Gabrielle Compard?r
Suddenly, as Deibler was completing the |
task of pinioning him, Eyranu cried: You |
are hurting my finger" and turning to an /
assistant who was tying the bandages, he |
said impatiently, Don't pinch me so 1
Tight"
Previous 10 commencing the march to |
She scafiold Eyrsud again refused TO drink .
glass of cognae which was offered to |
1im, and was afterwards rigidly silent un-
il he arrived at the guillOtine. Passing !
lrOm his cell to the scatfold, Eyrand /
scanned everything right and left, and 4
then fixed his eyes upon the guillotine. 1
Arriving at the foot of the guillotine and 4
within a few feet of the block, Eyraud 1
loudly and angrily shouted to the crowd: |
"Constans is the murderer; he is more of /
murderer than / am He is -"
Before he could complete the sentence,
the eXeCutioners Sc zed the murderer and /
shrew him upon the inclined plank of the /
guillotine. Deibe pressed the fatal knob |
and the flashing blade suspended over
Eyraud's neck fell with sharp, sliding
sound, and the head of Gbuffe's assassin
colled into the basket below. Eyraud's !
Body was then lifted into a wagon and
was driven of at full gallop TO the ceme-
cry, escorted 10y a detachment OF mounted
police. Abbe Faure followed in cab. aud
alter reading the burial service over the
remains in the cemetery they were turned
over TO the dead mans relatives
Immediately after the execution the
mob made wild rush towards the guillo
inc and were with difficulty repulSed by
he strong force of mounted guards which
mad been left in charge of the instrument
OF execution.