Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-10-12
FATE OF A BOMB-THROWER.
Pa!Ias, the Spanish Anarchist Shot TO Death
for Attempting Camp0's Life.

for Attempting CampOs Life.
BARCELONA, Oct. 6.-Pallas, the An
archist who on Sunday, September =,
made an attempt on the lite OF capt.
Gen. Martinez Campos by hurting TWO
dynamite bombs at the officer. was shot
today in accordance with the sentence
Of the court-martial before which he
was tried.
During the twenty hours previous
to his execution, Pallas was confined III
the military chapel to which he had
been escorted while singing an Anar-
chist song. The prisoner refused to
kneel when sentence was pronounced;
but he consented yesterday to sign
copy of his sentence, at the same time
exclaiming that he was signing the
death warrant Of his judges, feeling GER
tain 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 to re-
icious consolation and die repentant,
but Pallas sneered at the remarks OF the
priests. laughed at their word pictures
of hereafter, and scornfully rejected all
their efforts in his behalf.
The scene in the chapel last night
was most picturesque; the unrepentant,
b0astful Anarchist and condemned
Atheist, reclining on his cot asleep at
intervals, while carefully watched by
the military guard. Inside the chapel
were barefooted, bareheaded monks Of
several orders, who relieved each
other at intervals, praying for the, soul
of the dying man. Outside the chapel
paced the Spanish sentinels, the
ring of their accoutrements echolng
into the chapel from which the
monotonous chanting of the monks
could be heard from time to time.
Mass for the dying was celebrated at an
early hour this morning with all the
soemnity 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 8 clock the officer of
the guard notified the prisoner that the
hour of his death had arrived and, ac-
companied bv his religious advisers
Pallas was slowly and solemnly escorted
by a squad of infantry to an enclosure
close to the Castle Of Monjuich. There
was large body Of troops
Of all arms drawn up, form
ing three sides of a square; the
fourth side, facing the wall was reserved
for Pallas. In the center of the square,
silent, motionless and grim, was drawn
up platoon of infantry.
With slow and measured steps 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 in
a slow voice so as to drown, it would APP
pear, the muttcred prayers OF the
monks who did not relax for a moment
their efforts to give religious consolation
to the soothing man about to die.
Outside the line of troops crowds Of
people had gathered but the number
was not SO great as it would have been
had the place Of execution been made
public yesterday. The place of execu-
ton was kept secret 50 that those in
sympathy with the condemned An
archist should not have an opportunity
to plan dynamite outrage.
When the prisoners back had been
turned toward the firing party, the Off
GERS of the guard withdrew with their
men and the officer in command of the
firing party called his men to attention;
their rifles, upon second sharp order,
were loaded, ali officer read the sem
tence of the court martial, the firing
party threw their rifles to the shoulder
and took what appeared to be
horribly long and careful aim. To
the right of the death platoon stood it's
officer, his barred sword held above his
head; then, like flash Of lightning the
glistening weapon descended; there
was a flash of fire, clouds of white
smoke, the rattle Of rifles discharged in
unison and Pallas, the Anarchist, fell
over on his face, dead.
A few sharp military words of COM
mand and the body was carried away,
the troops formed and reformed, bugles
sounded, the troops marched away, the
crowds dis Dersed and all was over