St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-10-07
SHEERED At The PRIESTS.
PaLLAS, THE ANARCHIST, REFUSED
RELIGIOUS c0RSGLATIjN
JUST BEFORE THE EXECUTION,

The Prisoner Marched to His
Death as If Going to Some
Glorious Ceremony - At the
Ohcer's Command the Soldiers
Fire VoiIey Into the Assas-
SINS Back.
BARCELONA, Oct. 6.-Pallas, the an
Rrchist who. on Sunday, Sept "a, made
an attempt OIL the life -of Capt Gen.
Martinez CampoS, by hurting two dyna-
mite bombs at that officer, was shot to-
day in accordance with the sentence of
the court martial before which he was
tried.
During the twenty-four hours previ-
Ous to his execution Palias was confined
N the military chapel. to which he had
been escorted while singing an anarchist
song. The prisoner refused to kneel
when sentence was pronounced, but he
consented yesterday, as stated Ill these
dispatches, 10 sign copy oil his sen
tence, at the same time eXclaiming that
he was signing the death warrant or his
Judge, feeling certain that his brother
anarchists would avenge his
DEATH By KILLING
those who had condemned him to die.
Priests throughout yesterday and this
morning did their utmost to prevail
upon the desperate man to listen 10 re-
ligiouS consolation and die repentant.
But Pallas Sneered at the remarks of
the priests, laughed at their word pict-
ures of the hereafter, and scornfully
rejected all their efforts in his behalf.
Tie scene in the chapel last night
was most picturesque, the unrepentant,
boaStful anarchist. the condemned athe-
list. reclining On his cot, sleeping at IN
tervals, while carefully watched 10y the
military guard. Inside the chapel were
barefooted, bareheaded monks OF sew
eral orders, vino relieved each other at
intervals. praying for the soul of the
diving man. Outside the chapel paced
the Spanish sentincls, the ring of their
accoutrempn,s echOing into the chapel,
from which the mon0tOnous chanting of
the monk ScOuld be heard from time to
time.
Mass for the dying was celebrated at
an early hour this morning, with all the
solemuty of the Catholic church in
Spain. the officers and soldiers of the
guard and the officers of the court mar
tial being represented in full uniform.
Shortly before 9 O'Clock the officers of
the guard notified the prisoner tnat the
HOUR OF HIS DEATH
had arrived. and, accompanied by his
religious advisers, Pallas was slowly
and Solei3nly escorted by squad of it,
fantry TO an Enclosure close to the castle
of Monjuch.
There was large body of troops of
all arms drawn up forming three sides
of a square; the fourth side, facing the
walls, was reserved for PallaS.
In the center of the square, silent,
mOtionleSs and grim, was drawn up
platoon of Infantry.
With slow and measured step the
guard led the anarchist to the spot upon
which he was to die. The prisoner. still
maintaining his air of bravado. marched
to his death as if going to some glorious
ceremony, chanting an anarchist air i'll
slow voice, so as 10 drown, it would
appear, the muttered prayers of the
monks, who did not relax for moment
their efforts to give religious consolation
to the scotfing man about to die.
Outside the line of troops crowds of
people had gathered, but the number
was not So great as il would have been
had the place of execution been made
public yesterday. The place of eXecu-
ton was
KEPT SECRET.
50 Iildl lnoSc III Sl lipatlly WIFI tne COLI
demned anarchist should not have an
opportunity to plan dynamite outrage.
When the prisoners back had been
turned toward the firing party the
officers of the guard withdrew with
their men, and the officer in command
of his firing party called his men to
attention.; their rifles. upon second
sharp order, were loaded. an officer read
the sentence of the court-martial, the
firing party sprang their rifles to their
shoulder and took what appeared to
be a
HORRIBLY LONG AND CAREFUL AIM.
To the right OF the death platoon
stood its officer. his barred sword held
above his head; then, like a flash of
lightning, the giistening weapon de-
scendcd. there W. a flash of fire, clouds
Of white smoke, the rattle of rifles dis
charged in unison, and PallaS, the all
archist. fell over on his tace-dead.
A few sharp military words of COM
mahd, and the body WAS carried away,
the troops formed and reformed, bugleS
sounded, the troops marched away, the
crowds dispersed. and all was over.