The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-11-22
BY THE GARROTE.
Anarchist Franch Paws
the Penalty.
DIES DERIDING RELIGION.
Shouting Lawless Songs to the
Last Moment.
HIS CRIME WAS MOST FIENDIsH
Threw a Bomb Into the Crowded
Auditorium of the Theater at
Barcelona.

BARCELONA. Nov. 21.-JOse Salvador
FTanch, the anarchist. who threw the dyn-
amite bomb at the Liceo Theater in this
city on November Z. 1898, was executed
this morning. Franch was undoubtedly
one of the most dangerous anarchists in
recent years. This became generally known
at tue time of his arrest for conspiracy in
the Barcelona outrage, by which over
twenty people were killed and about fifty
seriously injured. Franch was about 80
years of age, native of Castelsaras, prov
ince of Ternat. He came of a respectable
family. At the age Of IA he lett his home
and came to Barcelona, where he speedily
became a leader among the anarchists.
Twice after capture be attempted suicide.
Franch displayed the utmost braYado.
He shouted Down with religion" and
died almost with the words of an an
archist song on his lips. The wife and
little daughter of the condemned man
were admitted to see him in the chapel, but
their tenderness and sympathy were ut
terly thrown away upon him. He scoffed
at the supplications of the priests to pre-
pare himself for death, and laughed de-
risively at references to his future life.
The anarchists wife made last effort TO
soften his heart. but he roughly told her to
go away and she tearfully withdrew after
kissing him.
After his wife left the chapel Frauch
continued to treat the priests with con-
tempt. saying, among other things: 81
fooled you nicely. HypocJsy is new
weapon which l have shown the an
archists how to use."
At O'Clock A NJ. the Judge and other
officials entered the chapel and told Franch
TO prepare for death. The executioners,
as they dressed the prisoner for the scaf-
fold. were continually insulted by the
desperate man. Franch shrieked, DO
your miserable work; you are only tools
of the bourge oise."
Franch was surrounded by soldiers and
accompanied by members of the society
known as the Brothers of Good Death"
He walked tremblingly to the scaffold,
which was erected in the large courtyard
of the prison. Troops were present to
keep the spectators at a proper distance
from the Scaffold AS the anarchist
mounted the steps leading to the platform
upon which was the garrote he shouted ::
Down with all religions. Vive Pan
archie!"
The executioners then seized him, and as
he struggled and cried, they forced him
nto the chair. at the back of which was
the garrote. Franch was strapped down
to the seat, and as the work was being per-
formed, be renewed his anarchistic cries
and iried TO sing an anarchistic hymn, but
stopped in the midst of his death song to
implore his executioners to hurry their
final preparations. The trembling prisoners
neck was encircled by the fatal collar, the
screw was swiftly applied and death was
almost instantaneous. Only one minute
and half elapsed from the time Franch
mounted the platform until he was pro-
nounced dead. The military band played,
and the executioners moved away from
the platform.
The body of Frauch. however. with the
collar Of the garrOte around his neck, re-
mained exposed until sundown. It was
viewed by large crowds. At shutdown the
society of the Brothers of Good Death"
took possession of the body and conveyed
1t to the cemetery, begging money in
order to have masses said for the repose
OF the soul of the anarchist