Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-07-12
RAVACHOL NO MORE.
SHOCKING LEGAL END OF The
FRENCH ARcH-aNARCHlsT.
General European and Oiher Foreign
News of Intercst-fsritishE Election Re-
turDs-French Cabinet Crisis, Etc.
[By Anelo-Amortcan cablo to tAe Dspa,ch.l

lBy Anglo-Amcrican cablc to the Dispa,chl
PARIS, July il.-Rayachol was nc. in the
least concerned when awakened this smorn-
ing and told TO prepare for execution. He
dressed himself carefully without assist
ance. When be was asked if he had any
wish to express be replied that he wished
10 address the crowd. and he was disap-
pointed by the reply that there would be
no crowd. When the prison chaplain
asked if the prisoner wished to see him
Rayachol replied: 81 have no need of
your services. 4 never had any religion
Notwithstanding this answer the chaplain
approached Ravachol. saying: come 20
bring you for the last time the consolation
of religion and 10 put before you the i'm.
age Of Christ. whose law you disregarded." ="
40 CARE roR RELIGION.
II don't care rap for your religion
said Ravachol. Il don't want 10 see your
crucifx. Ii you show 1t to me will spit
upon it. You are ike all of your people.
who encourage superstition aud try 10
make people believe what You cannot
prove"
Ravachol jibed the executioner and his
assistants while they prepared him for the
block. Turning 20 the chaplain he sald
"ReligionY What folly. How the world
Is besOtted.'
IMpIECATToNs AND BLAsPiEMy.
The exacutioner mere took hold. Of HIM
and pushed him towards aud into a van
that was IN waiting. which az once started
for the guillOtine. The crowd which was
behind the Gordon of soldiers, she men,
bers of which had been uproari0us during
the time of waiting became hushed and
silent the instant the van bearing Rava-
chol appeared. Amid the silence the iin-
precautions and blasphemous words of the
condemned could be distinctly heard.
A priest preceded Ravachol to the foot
of the scailold showing him erucltiN.
d" want 20 speak, shouted RavachOl a.
the assistant executioner seized him.
" Don't prevent me-
So rapidly did the executiOners work
that ms head was already on the block and
hIs neck fixed in the lunette before he had
finished the sentence. Just as the knife
fell he shouted: "Yrc IA rtpRbhqpe :" and
instantly his head was IN the basket.
The remains were placed IN \ wagon aud
taken 60 u cemetery.
RAyACuOLs CRIMES
Rayachol was one OF she most extraordinary
criminals OF she age. HIS frst murder was that
of the hermit OF Chambles, Brother jacques
Brunei, in the month Of juno, 1891. Brunei
WAS an old man of 90, who lived In state
of solitude amid tho ttocz mountains.
The object was robbery. Rayachol was ar
rested. but escaped. SIX weeks later he killed
ana robbed two old ladies at -. Etienne. lie
escaped without being arrested. About the
same time he robbed the grave OF Ia
roness do R0chetaills-, near 81. Etennc. In
1886, ne1r La Nauzelle, no killed an old man
on 80. Jean Baptiste RvOer, noted for his
charity. lie also killed an Old woman servant
ol kyullior. Besldss these crimes he was SUI
perted OF many others previous 20 his dynamite
operations I'm Paris which caused the loss of
several lives aud tho destruction Of much pro-
pcrty.