Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-07-16
A WICKED CAREER ENDED.


RsvachoI, The Anarchist aud Murdsrrr
ESseutsd in Paris.
Eavschol The Anarchist mufds-rr rui
thieL was executed 81 Nouthriuou. AZ $50
O'Clock the jail officials euisrd ihs cell
which was nily uiumi act ~ a nirht
lamp Ravachoi sas 10 a profound sizsr
Tie director tapped him on he thouiisf sai
woke b N. sbd toid him that he hsaf n bic
execution hai arrived Eauaehoi replies
1t s vel.
When the prisonsr ara.s from be bed b.
vas offered the choice o. ~cnsuging he prison
cllIhes 'or tbe eloihins BE- bal uora tuuus
bis trial.
% you want help q kei q hysiauder.
-fhanks Z Gao dress myssif, Easschol ~,
piled. adding. lsugtingiy.a shs dressed You
zee ] am quite a swell Ole would ihink I
vas about 10 bo taken 10 81 bail.
Aher thess preparhti Ms in the ell hsd
been completcI kav Chol VA. iaken 20 ihe Of
hce OF a. prison clerk. where be vas asked
n he had any wish % express
'Yts." te replied. u v NJ TO address The
crowd, / have a lev words 10 say"
The magistrate, whom The French aw re-
quirts 10 b. present, said; 'Ifcre Won't be
any crowd" Rayachol looked disappointed
and exc aimed: "Ah, N. le Procureafi' The
prison chaplain asked do you wish 10 see
ine2n Raynchol r~pliid: II have no need
OF your services. ! never had any religion"
"Deibler, the ex c~utioner, here approached
Bavachol and began to bind his arms tehind
his back.
'one can $ e" said Bavachol, that you are
used to this kind OF work.
Deibler said nothing, but continued bis task
OF binding the condemned man.
RRvachol continued. You don't answer
because you know you are do ng a dry bit
Of work"
The approaches to the scafijld we're guarded
by lines OF trops, who kept the way Gear for
the condemned man ami the executiOnef's
party. The crowd, which was behi nd the Tor
don OF soldiers, the members oil which had
been uproarious during the I me OF waiting.
became hushed aud silent the instant the van
bearing Ray ehol apIeard d. Amid tie 81.
ence the imprecat ons md blasphemous
words OF the condemned man could be dis
tinct } heard. A pr est preceded Hagachol 70
the foot OF the ~scsiold, showing him a cruel
fix.
Slowly the van passed through the lines Of
silent troops and drew up near tho spot where
the instrument Of death had been cree ed. A.
Ravachol d seconded nom the van silenee fell
upon the crowd.
Once alongside the gaillotine the prisoner
was seized by the assistants Of NJ. Dsibler. the
executioner, who soon bound him hand ard
foot. His elbows was drawn lack behind
him and bound together. his shirt was opened
at the neck and TUNED down, and in a mt
ment his unresisiinz fofm wa pushed upon
bascule. the sliding p.ank that carries the
body forward in a reclining pc iliOn, 80 thst
the neck is directly under he knife.
Just ss he was 81 d forward Ravsehol
shouted: II ba e something to say" Dsib'er
PAL no atten ion whatever 10 ihis, bot pro.
ceeded to let the katie drop. Just o. the heavy
blade started on is fatal journey kavacao
shouted "Vive IA repaUiiqui." and = second
later his severed head was lying n the baskei
Il~ced In front ofthe gu llotins 10 receive D.
After the morb 4 curiosity Of the Gro d tff
be u fully iati,hcd BY sreiDg the end o
Ravachol they slowly dispersed. There "a
no sing e incident among the crowd worthy o
not.