The morning news., 1892-02-11
DEATH IN THE GARROTE.
FOUR ANARCHISTS PAY THE PEN
Atty AT XBRES.

a Big Crowd in the Plaza In Front OF
the Jail to Witness the Execution.
One of the Condemned Repudiates
the Doctrines OF the Anarchists in a
Confession-Two Speak From the
sca6old.
MADRID, Feb. 10-The attempts by a
number OF prominent persons, including
bishop OF Cadiz, to secure Communication of
the death sentence passed upon the -four
leaders Of tha anarchists who led the recent
attack upon the town of Xeres, were with
out successful results, and accordingly the
prisoners were executed to-day. The plat
form upon which the garrotes were fxed
was in a plaza directly in front Of
the Jail in which the Condemned men
were confined and the march from there to
the place of execution was a short one In
accordance with Spanish custom In the case
OF criminals condemned to death, the four
men passed their last night on earth in tie
chapel attached to the prison, where they,
or at least two of them who profsssed TO be
Christians, received religious consolation
from the priests in attendance upon them.
THE MARCH TO THE PLAZA.
Early this morning final mass was said
and shortly atterward the prisoners escorted
by number OK guards and priests, who as
they marched before and behind che con-
demned read the prayers for the dying were
taken to the plaza. Here they assembled the
platform and taking seats in the chairs the
executioners fixed tho collars about their
necks and in an exceedingly short time
they had paid the penalty of their
crimes with their lives. The in
strument of death used in Spain
Is always, unless shooting is specified, the
garrote. This is a brass color which is con-
tracted by means of a screw in the back
AS the screw is turned the collar shuts upon
the neck of the condemned, and at the sa ne
time the sharpened steel point OF the screw
enters the spinal marrow where it Joins
with the brain, causing instantaneous
death.
AEARCHI5M RRPuDIATED.
One OF the executed anarchists left cons
fession, in which he says: Ready to ap-
pear at the Judgment seat OF God should my
clear conscience set an example to others,
! publicly declare that l have pro-
fessed to my undoing the SUBJ
versive principles Of anarchy. The
misled anarchist press takes advantage
of the ignorance of the working classes
TO inculcate theories against justice and
reason. desire my comrades to know that
the anarchist journals have been wofully
deceived. am convinced that many of those
preaching doctrines to US are perfectly in
ulueTenb 10 our IAbe. 4 therefore advise my
comrades to repudiate these teachings aud
bo honest workers, with faith In God and
religion, which teaches that all men are
brethren"
SPEECHES FROM THE sCAFFoLD.
Two Of the condemned men spoke briefly
from the scaffold. One declared that he
died in the cause Of the working classes, and
he appealed to the crowd not to respond by
expressing sympathy. One of the anarch-
lists confined in the Jail at Xeres was found
dead in his cell to-day. AS the anarchist
agitation was chiefly incired by foreigners,
the government has decided TO take meas
ures to prevent anarchists from entering
Spain.
COLLISION AT BARCELONA.
collision between anarchists and the
police occurred in Barcelona to-day. A
number Of revolver shots we're exchanged.
Several arrests were made. The houses of
the anarchist leaders were searched and a
number of weapons. black flag and copies
of an anarchist proclamation were seized.
Three French suspects were arrested and
will be expelled from Spain.
bomb exploded in Barcelona yesterday
was charged with grape shot and dynamite.