Evening journal., 1892-02-11
DRUNK ON THE SCAFFOLD
Horrible Scenes at the Exeeu-
tion Of Spain's Anarchists.
SPECTATORS RoUsED INTO FRENZY.

SPECTATORS R0USED INTO FRENZY.
Allen Cursed and Women wept nnd Faint-
ed At the sight Of the Fearful spec
tacle-lhe Victims Hnd 10 Be Dragged
BY Force 70 Meet Their Doom.
Madrid, Feb 1l-There was intense ex-
citeInent and a horrible scene at the oxecu-
tion Of the anarchists at Xeres. The streets
housetops and windows about the plaza IN
front Of the jail were packed with people
and at every point Of vantage, for the
greatest excitement has prevailed among
the lower classes ever since the anarchist
raid on XeFes on Jan. last, when the town
was held practically by the ''redsn for sew
eral hours
The four anarchists We're executed separ
rately. The platform upon which the gar
rote was erected was surrounded by rough
wooden railing, inside of which was a
strong detachment OF police and troops,
who had no trouble ia keeping the people
back
| Upon the scaffold there were four wooden
partitions, in each Of which was placed
chair behind which was stake Attached
70 each stake there was metallic collar
which is put around the criminals neck; be-
hind the collar is an iron screw which ia
turned until its point crushes into the spinal
column, causing death
The names Of the four anarchists executed
were Busigni, Zarzuela, Lebrjano and La
mala, the first named having been the leader
Of a movement in refusing TO leave his oagl
for the scaffold until compelled to do 50.
They presented a horribly frightened ap-
| pearance as they were forced, trembling
and deathly pale, protesting and praying.
/ first clustering and then imploring mercy
into their respective partitions from which
they could see the populace, police and
troops, but could not witness the death
/ agony Of their companions Zarzuela was
nearly too drunk to walk when he WINS
forced toward the stake and kept on shout
ing; "More winei More winei ! am in
nocent. am innocent. But we win not
act cowardly. We die for the social cause .
Horrible Spectacle.
Busgni shouted: I'VE are innocent. oh.
my mother. My mother" and struggled des-
perately tp escape being forced 70 approach
the chairlike stake, So terribly did he
struggle THAT it required the combined
strength of five men TO force him into the
death seat and even then they had much
difficulty in getting his neck into the gar
rote. Finally the execntioner was two fun
minutes ia turning the screw Of the iron
collar powerfully enough 70 break the neck
bone Of the unfortunate anarchist The
spectacle was a horrible one. IA the screw
Of the garrote entered the spine their heads
fell forward, the faces turning purple and
tongues protruding,
This terrible scene worked the people
into q state Of rage and indignation terrible
to behold; men shouted and cursed al the
authorities, women wept and moaned as
they buried their heads in their aprons and
dresses, and several people, male and fe-
male, tainted outright; but there was no
attempt niRde 10 attack the police or mill
tary, for the latter have taught the anarch.
lists Of Aeres a lesson which they are not
likely to forget for many long day.
The other two condemned anarchists,
Lebrijano and Lamala, died more quietly,
death apparently being instantaneous from
the moment Of the first two or three turns
of the screw were applied All the exc
cuted men were either cobblers or book
makers
The aTurderous Outbreak.
The outbreak, for taking part in which
the men were garroted, broke out at Here's,
sixteen miles from Cadiz During the
evening OF Jan. large body Of anarchists,
armed with scythes, old muslSets knives,
pistols, ETC. marched in several detach-
ments into Xeres from the surrounding
country districts, shouting, Viva Ia
anarquiaF' and putting the town authorities
for time at complete defiance The rough
characters Of the city lXeres has popula-
tion Of about 10000 people) joined issues
with the anarchists and soon the whole city
was ia an uproar. Then, as if by previous
arrangement, several bands 81 anarchists
met in front Of the local theater defyiug the
authorities and assaulting and rohbing an
citizens who refused to join them One man
was caught by the anarchists az be was
leaving the theater and because be resisted
the attempt made to rob him, the rioters
strangled him to death amid hideous ap-
plause and laughter.
Up to this time the authorities were panic
stricken and both the police and the gar
risons remained within their barracks. This
SO encouraged the riotous anarchists that
thescry Of Free the prisonersln was raised,
and a march upon the city prison was com
menced
wallowed IA Wine.
Arriving IN front Of the Jail the mob be-
gan furious attack upon il with stones and
beams, which they used against the gates.
The air WAS made hideous with the roaring
Of the mob then made drunk with wine
and brandy stolen from the stores. The
cutters flowed with wine and men laid fiat
down in the street and sucked it up as it
was wantonly poured into the streets by the
rioters.
The jail resisted their attack and they