Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1896-03-14

The scenes of that awful night defy
description. The castle of Vincenncs
was beset with guards when finally, at
about an hour before midnight, the
various members of the court assem-
bled. Their looks were dark and
troubled as they wondered who the
mysterious culprit might lie. Nor,
knew but IIulin, the president, tbs
judge advocate and Savary the destined
cXccutioncr. In Il ncis:hboriEg roor
was the duke, pale and exhausted l..
his long journey, Elunching Il slendc,
meal, which he shared with his doc
and, explaining TO his iailcr his dola
full thoughts ut the prospects of long
Imprisonment. 1t would lie amciio.
a:cd il only he could mrat;:y his passiC.
for hunting, and surely they two, Il.
prisoner and keeper, might range tn.
forest in company. But at last he fell
asleep from sheer fatigue.
The iailer, llarcl, Il picked man who
hal kept guard over Arena and his fc!
lows (Who, it will be recalled. had Leo;
executed on improved charges of con
SpIracN to aSSassinatc BonaDartc)
vas Il sometime fiery Jacobin. H.:
could not we'll encourage the cXpecta
tons OF his ncw prisoner, drCary Il.
The" WCTC.TCr he had I hat yer" lrOrn;3r-
supervised the DIGGING of grave III Ii,
caste mont. At m,!ui:~ht The duke W..
;|"i:':.Hrd and confronted with til.
Judge "'.rocate. Real WAS un"c"ount&-
biY assent and the intcrrn"at0.y s.,
carefully prepared by the chief nlugiG.
tratc was not at hand. TO the rIIt:.
questions formulated by:Hul;n. WI,
the AID OF memorandum from, hfu.lt
the prisoner, i'll spite of repeated hint"
from the members of the court 1,.ar.
tial as to the consequences, would ONLY
reply that he had Il pension from Eng
land. and had applied to her ministers
for military service; that he hoped to
ti2hi Tor his cause with troops raised
III Germany from among the dis.
affected and the cnligrants; that he
had already fought against France
But he stoutly denied any relations
with DumouricZ or Pichegru and al
knowledge of the plot to assassinate
the first consul.
lie was then called to the bar in the
dimly lighted Sitting-rooln where the
commission sat. TO the papers con.
tanning questions and answers he waf
ironically permitted to afTiN Il dcmar
for an audience with the first consul
My Eamc. my station, my mode O
thought and the horror of my situa
t!on," lie said, ''inSpirc me with hon.
that he will not refuse my request ;
The revolutionary tribunal followed il!
fC In
the familiar statutes under which sue!
bodies had acted since the days Of TIL,
convention. but not having, at hand til,
words or forms of verdict as pre-
scribed by the pitiless laws concernin.
| those who had borne arms agains
| France, left in the record blank to Ii
! filled out later, and pronounced Ihci
| Judgment that the regular sentence
! be executed ut once. They were actU
| ally engaged in composing a petitio!
| for clemcnCy to the first consul who.
Savary entered the room and informed
! himself of what-had been done ant
what they were then doing. Snatchin!
the pen from uulin's hand, he eX
claimed: "The rest is my affair.
and left the room. It was nov
two in the morning of tn
2lst. Follow me-" said the tacitur
| 1Iarcl, land summon all your courage.
y few PAGES through the moat, turi
of corner, and the flare of torchc
displayed file of troops not far frol
an open grave. AS tho adjutant bcga
to read the sentence, the victim faltcrc
for moment and cXclaimed: "Ol
God! what have 1 done?" But in a
instant he rcgaincd the mastery of hin
self. Calmly clipping lock Of his hal
and drawing ring from his finGc'
he asked that they might be sent I