The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-08-16

LYONS, August le.-Caserio santo, tho
assassin Of President Carnot, was exc.
cutod at 4:55 q m.
Lyons. August 1850 o. m.-The
city is 80 crowded with visitors TO wit
ness tho execution Of santo. Carnots
slayer, that Dieblor, tho official cxecu'
toner. was Obliged to invoko the aid Of
tho authorities to procure QaarseFs.
At l o'clock this morning the police
commenced to clear tho people away
from the vicinity Of tho prison.
Nobody was permitted 70 walk the
pavement around the prison. Black
hgures passed through tho deserted
streets and nftcr an exchange Of words
with tho soldiers, crossed the square to
tho prison. These woro the detectives
and journalists, who showed their Gre.
dentials 10 the prison officials. Only
tho procureur. tho Judge, q notary and
priest are allowed to enter.
"vlvE EAEARcHIE."
ATS o'clock in the morning from n
prison window, not Santos, q pro-
iongcd sigh, followed by tho cry, twice
repeated, OF "Vive rAnarchie" broke
tho stiffness. This was followed by a
dead silence. Perhaps It was a signal
to warn aauto Of his approaching doom.
Tho crowd outside the lines at 3
o'clock was small, but from that timo 1t
quickly sWelIod until towards 4 o'clock,
the time at which the execution was
supposed TO .ake place, II bad grown TO
largo proportions.
Whom tho preparations Of Diebler
had been completed he twice tested
the guillotine and pronounced 1t sGtis-
factory. II was thon 4:25 o'clock. Tho
troops then closed in around the gull
lotlte.
When daylight arrived the square
and tho streets nearby were thronged
with people. Escorted by o squad Of
gendarmos, tho executionor ana his
mon entered tho prison at 4:30 o'clock.
NJ. Raux, tho governor OF tho prison,
awakened Santo, saying to him "Conr.
ago, snnto, tho hour has arrived"
A TREMBLING COWARD.
Tho trembling man. with q great
effort, raised himself, his faco was liyid
and his hands and limbs trcmbled con-
vulsiyely, despite his efforts to appear
careless OF bis fato. Thetremhling con-
tinued until the last moment. He
could hardly stand and hie ltmbs~were
so stiff with cold and fright that bis
clothes wore put on him with the ut.
most difficulty.
Santo refused nllreiigioue-consola olation,
and had no communications to make.
but wept at tho mention OF his mothers
name.
Whom he was assisted into the WAGON
ho was Ia most pitifal condition. His
knees shook together and his teeth chat
tered violently. He no longer appeared
like man, but q bping half dead with
terror.
At the command to "presont arms"
and "draw swords" the wagon Issued
from tho building and took up place
on tho lott side Of tho guilloune.
Tho assistants fixed tho gangway.
Tho priest approached santo, who pre-
tended not to see him.
He uttered the crioa "Courages Mes
Camarades," "vive pAnarehie," but
the sound Issued feebly from bis closed
teeth. and was scarcely audible beyond
tho troops. The words were hardly
uttered when Santo was aoized and
pushed towards tho bascule. 10 made
q foeblo struggle and toll. His weight
was much too light and his executioners
were compelled to raise him and thrust
him forward.
He made another frantic movement,
obliging Dieblor to come to tho assist
ance Of his men and place
Santos head under tho lunette.
Much time was takcn up with
these movements. At last Diebler
pressed tho handle and released
tho knito. A sharp, short sound
announced tho severance OF vertebrae,
spurt OF blood sprinkled the
wagon, tho hcad fell into a basket OF
sawdust, aud tho body was rolled into
another. Bravoeg sounded from the
crowd which seemed less moved than
at ordinary executions.