Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-11-28
An Huful Revenge.

told TO me by the son of a man who
took an active part in the French revo-
luton
Incrcdibla as the narrative may
seem to the average reader. the old
/, gentleman who related the incident TO
me firmly believed it. and a few eS-
perts in electricity have admitted that
such things are possible:
When the revolution was at its
height in Paris. during 1902, a young
doctox pamcd Gaspard met horrible
fate under very singular circum-
stances The doctor was devoted to
sciencG He had mastered many OF
the secrets of electricity. and there is
good reason to believe that if he had
lived TO our generation he would have
been far in advance of our leading
electricians.
DIR. Gaspard loved science and hated
Dumont, dreaded rival In his own
particular field. One night Dumont
was arrested and carried before the
revolutionary tribunal. He was tried
and convicted of treason before mid
night. and was sentenced to die at an
early hour the next morning. In this
case so hurrietlly disposed of, the pros
ecftcr was Gaspard. He made the af-
fidavit which caused the arrest. and he
was the only witness against the pris-
onef.S -
The square where the execution took
place was crowded at sunrise. for
there Were thirty persons to suffer the
death penalty. Dumont was young
rrsna0f gigantic size. He was very
tsifE with massive frame. and his
ncad doomed far above his fellow pris-
enerss He bad nothing to say. but his
rowing eyes searched the ranks of the
spectators until they finally rested on
one face-the face OF his false friend.
Saspard- With mighty effort the
prisoner burst his be nds.
ssgihainf' he shouted. in ?. ringing
voice. MS he pointed 10 the nan who
had betrayed him. My death will be
avenged, Your hour of DOOM is near
at 4ns,fdr'
ffe-was roughly seized HIS wrists
weresbound. and the beating of the
Gaspard hid himself in the crowd
and waited. He did not have long to
wait His enemy was The first victim.
AMI the guillotine had hardly covered
the head before the remains were
pl3ced on n stretcher and carried to
The doctors laboratory. close at hand.
s3aspafd locked his doors at once.
Hs had everything ready for the ex-
raxzF A fnxtr a~ft o1, n
head to the body, ard the doctor went
to work with his electrical appliances.
Just ySb bat occurred in that laboratory
wiz neTer be known. There were still
ten peIsons To be executed, when the
peepse around the euiilotine were
struck dumb by n spectacle more
shocking than the scores which they
had just witnessed or the scaffold.
DIR. tsasTard was seen rushing from
his laboratory in frenzy of frantic
terror. Close at his heels followed
Duinont. The pursrer's dress was dis
ordered aud covered with crimson
streaksD from his neck downward to
his feet. His face. ccnyulsed with
rage. was horrible sight IT, behold.
When they had recovered from their
fright sufficiently to move. the specIat-
ors scattered In every direction. leav-
ing only tie executioners, the guards
and the prisoners who We're awaiting
their turn to mount the seaffold.
Straight through the square the two
doctors dartcd. Gaspard uttering the
most terrifying cries. while the other
sped along In silence. The two reached
narrow street leading to the river,
and then came the most exciting part
Of The race.
They had traversed about 200 yards
when the stitches became Ioosened III
Drgnont's neck. Quick ~ lightning tile
victim Of the guillotine snatched off
his bleeding head end continued 20
run. holding the gosy. CHASTITY thing IN
enc hand. with his staring eyes fixed
on Gaspar'l. The wretched fugitive.
looking backward. saw this new hor-
ror, and. with n blood-cur,lling yell he
almost doubled his speed.
Onward and still onward they fiaTg.
the pursuisr slowly gaining in the race.
S4afed shopkeeper5 closed their doors.
wY4en shrieked from their windows
atHtfainted. bfiye soldiers tuned pale
Wa fear. and many old people fell on
flf3f knees and crossed themselves.
Logging neither to the right nor to the
5eff4 Gaslard rushed onward, coltinu-
/. ing his oyles.
h{tracted by the uproar, the Judge
: VIZ had sentenced DumOnt stopped
bisx carriage and waited with his
daughter. to ascertain the meaning Of
il all Tile young lady was Gaspard's
sweetheart. and when she saw her low
ersfying before the red and headless
nychger behind him she gave desper-
ate scream. The fugitive saw her, but
daHs4l not stop.
Without pausing Dumont, when he
pissed the carriage, suddenly gave his
head a Swing and hurled II into the
aiFM 1t landed in the lap OF the Judges
daughter. and seeing its staring eyes
looking into her own. the poor girl
gsikf another scream and then tainted.
Tl9s judge's horses dashed away at the
fofpsef their speed, and the few people
who saw the affair barred their doors
ahdfeIl to praying I'm good earnest.
tsispard was about fifty yards from
tbe=quay when Dumont caught him.
Thssheadless man wound one crimson
arm around the captured doctor, and
fiItsf dragged him rapidly to the river.
\ 45Dment's pause, and the struggling
ddttor was forced to leap into the wa
ger with the red terror, in whose grip
fe was utterly helpless.
X. was hopeless. frightened face