The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-02-11
DEATH BY GARROTE
Execution Of Four Anarchist Lead
er in Spain.
VIEWED BY MANY THOUSANDS,
The Presence OF Large Force or
Troops Prevented an Anticipated
Outbreak on the Part Or Anarch-
III sympathizers-Three or Tho Con-
demned Nee. Their Fate calmly.


MADRID. Feb. The attempts made
BY number 81 prominent persons. In
Guiding the Bishop 81 Cadiz, to secure
Communication OF the death sentence
passed upon the four anarchists who led
the recent attack upon the town Of
Xeres were without successful results,
and the prisoners were executed yester-
day, in the plaza directly in front Of tho
Jail in which hey were confined, In ac-
cordance with spanish custom in
the case Of criminals condemned to death
the four men passed their last night on
earth in the chapel attached TO the pri-
son. where they, or at least two of them
who protested 10 be Christians, received
religious consolation from priests.
Ever since the men We're condemned
to death BY the court martial before
which they were tried, they not having
been allowed the privilege OF trial In nm
ordinary criminal court, the authorities
have feared that the lawless element III
Xeres and the villages in the vicinity
would attempt to rescue them
Viewed by Thousands.
Great excitement prevailed among
the lower classes when the fact became
generally known that the anarchists
We're TO die by the garrote, and the au-
th0rities 10 prevent any outbreak placed
extra guards about the prison, The
military was also held in readiness.
| These preparations awed the active AM
archists and their sympathizers, and the
result was that the executions passed Off
/ without any attempt at disturbance.
| The platform on which the men were
executed was surrounded by detach-
ments Of infantry and cavalry. and the
route from the jail to the platform was
lined with soldiers with loaded rifles.
/ The executions were public, and the
plaza and the streets leading to Il were
! packed with dense mass Of people.
The names Of the four men executed
were Busigni, zarzetella, Laniela and
4 Lebrijano.
Death Was instantaneous
Each Of the chairs for the condemned
men had been fixed against post six
feet high, to which the garrote was so
arranged that IL could be raised or low.
cred to encircIe the neclH OF the mum
at exactly the right spot, to produce In
slant death. Zarzetella was greatly ex-
cited and terribly frightened. The other
three were calm and resigned. The four
4 executioners securely bound them to the
chairs with straps, and then, lifting their
heads, arranged the metal collars. Then
each executioner took his position at
u the back Of the posts and grasped the
powerful lever which operated the gar
rote. AT the given signal each execu-
TONER gave sharp turn to the lever,
and each Of the condemned men died in
stantly.
\ The anarchist propaganda has many
supporter in the province Of Cordoyn,
and the civil and religious authorities
Il have been awakened to the fact that
something must be done to counterfeit
the influence Of these agitatOrs among
the lower classes. The bishop Of Cor.
dova has taken active steps to overcome
the evil, which Is Speeding among the
workingmen in his see. He believes
that by educating the masses they will
be inocnlated against the disease of an.
archism, and he is, therefore, organizing
workingmen's education societies. The
movement promises to bring about the
result desired, and large numbers oil
the workingmen are joining.