St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-11-22
FRANCH DIED ACOWARD
BARCELONA BOMB THROWER
WEAKENED AT THE LAST.
Executed by the Garrote at sos
a. m.-His Corpse Left Ex-
posed Until 6p. M.

BARCELONA. Nov. 21.-The execution
OF Franch occurred at exactly sos this
morning, and the body was inferred at 6
O'Clock this evening without priest
being present and without any religious
crowds Of people deiiled before the
scaffOld and took look at the body Of
the anarchist with the deadly collar of
the garrotte encirclng his neck.
Franch, who spent the last twenty
four hours of his life in the chapel Of
the prison, according 10 the Spanish
custom, only slept an hour during the
night The wife aud little daughter of
the condemned man, contrary to gem
eral expectation. were admitted to see
him in the chapel, but their tenderness
and sympathy were utterly thrown
away upon the anarchist, who also re-
manned oDdurate to the mIpistrations
OF the priests who kept him company in
the chapel. He scoffed at their suppl
cations 10 prepare himself for death, and
laughed derlSIVelY at their references
to future life.
The anarchists wife made last eff.
fort TO soften his heart, but he roughly
told her to go away, and she tearfully
withdrew, after kissing him. After his
wife had left the chapel Franch contin-
ued to treat the priests with contempt.
saying, among other things: II fooled
you nicely. Hypocrisy is new weapon
which have shown anarchists how to
uSe.''
At s a. m. the judge, with the court
clerks and other officials, entered the
chapel and told Franch to prepare for
death. The advent of these officials was
soon followed by the appearance of the
eXecutloners, who. as they began to
dress the prisoner for the occasion, were
continually insulted by the condemned
man. Franch shouted: do your mis-
erable work. You are only the tools of
tue bOurgeoiSe."
The procession to the place of execu-
ton was then formed. Franch was sur
rounded by officers and members Of the
society known as the Brothers of Good
Death. Franch walked
Trembling to the ScafFoId,
yard of the prison. A number of spec
tators were admitted to this inclosure,
and large numbers of police were pres
ent in order TO keep the spectators at a
proper distance from the ScatfOld. A
double line OF soldiers and mounted
gendarmes did this duty. AS the an
archist mounted the steps to the plat
form on which the garrote was he
shouted: "Down with all religions.
Nive Panarchie."
The eXecutioners then seized him, and
as he struggled and cried they forced
him into the chair, at the back of which
was the garrote. Franch was then
strapped down 10 the seat, and as this
work was being performed he renewed
his anarchist cries and tried 10 sing an
anrrchistic hymn. But his false cour-
age was evidently fast giving way for
he stopped in the midst of his death
song to implore his eXecutiOners to
hurry their 1nal preparations for death.
The trembling prisoners neck was then
encircled by the fatal collar, the screw
was swiftly applied and death was al
most instantaneous. The whole affair
reflected great credit upon the execu-
tioners, for only about minute and a
half elapsed from the time Franch
mounted the platform until he was pro-
nounced dead.