The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-10-12
THE RED TERROR.

related Ulle incident 10 me nr1nly DeileVeu
it, and few experts in electricity have adj
mitted that such things are possible.
When the revolution was at its height in
Paris during 1899, a young doctor named
Gaspard met a horrible fate under very sin
gular circumstances The doctor was de-
voted to science. He had mastered many
of the secrets of electricity, and there is
good reason to believe that If he had lived
in our generation he would have been fal
in advance of our leading electricians
DR. Gaspard loved science and hated Du
mont, a dreaded rival in his own particu
lar field. One night Dumont was arrested
and carried before the revolutionary tri-
bunal He was tried and convicted of
treason before midnight and was sentenced
to die at an early hour the next morning.
In this case, so hurriedly disposed of, the
prosecutor was Gaspard. He made the af
fldavit which caused the arrest, and he was
the only witness against the prisoner
The square where the execution took
place was crowded at sunrise, for there
were 30 persons to suffer the death penalty
Dumont was young man of gigantic
size. He was very tall, with u massive
frame. and his head doomed far above his
fellow prisoners. He had nothing to say,
but his rowing eyes searched the ranks of
the spectators until they finally rested upon
one face-the face of his false friend, Gas
pard.
With mighty effort the prisoner burst
his bonds.
"Villain, " he shouted in ringing voice
as he pointed to the man who had betrayed
him, my death will be avengedi Your
hour of door is near at handr'
He was roughly seized. His wrists were
bound again, and the beating Of the drums
drowned his voice.
Gaspard hid himself in the crowd and
waited.
He did not have to wait long. His enc
my was the first victim, and the guillotinc
had hardly severed the head before the re
mains were placed on stretcher and car
ried to the doctors laboratory close at
hand.
Gaspard locked his doors at once. He
had everything ready for his experiment
A few stitches reunited the head to the
body, and the doctor went to work with
his electrical appliances.
Just what occurred in the laboratory
will never be known.
There were still ten persons to be ex
ecuted, when the people around the guillo
tine were struck dumb with horror by Il
spectacle more shocking than the scenes
which they had just witnessed on the scat
fold
Dr. Gaspard was seen rushing from his
laboratory in a frenzy Of frantic terror
Close to his heels followed Dumont.
The pursuer's dress was disordered and
covered with crimson streaks from his neck
downward to his feet. His face, convulsed
with pain and rage, was a horrible sight to
behold.
When they had recovered from their
fright sufficiently to move, the spectators
scattered in every direction, leaving only
the exccutioners, the guards and the pris-
oners who We're waiting their turn to
mount the scaffold
Straight through the square the two
doctors darted, 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 eY
citing part of the race.
They had traversed about 200 yards
when the stitches became loosened in Du.
mont's neck. Quick as lightning the vie.
tim Of the guillotinc snatched off his bleed
ing head and continued to run, holding
the CORY, CHASTITY thing in one hand, witt
lbS SluFIliS CICS llSctl pH
The wretched fugitive looking back
ward, saw this new horror, and with, blood
curdling yell, ne almost doubled his speed
Onward and still onward they few the
pursuer slowly gaining in the race Scared
shopkeepers closed their doors. Womci
shrieked from their windows and tainted
Brave soldiers turned white with fear
and many old people fell upon their knee.
and crossed themselves.
Looking neither to the right nor to thu
left, Gaspard rushed onward, continuing
his cries.
Attracted by the uproar the Judge whC
had sentenced Dumont stopped his carriag
and waited with his daughter TO ascertain
the meaning of it all. The young lady wa
Gaspard's sweetheart, and when she saw
her lover flying before the red and headles
avenger behind him she gave despairins
scream. The fugitive saw her, but daret
not stop
Without pausing, Dumont, when HI
passed the carriage, suddenly gave hi
head swing and hurled it through TIN
air. 1t landed in the lap of the judge
daughter, and, seeing its staring eyes look
ing into her own, the poor girl gave anoth
er scream and then tainted
The judges horses dashed away at TIN
top of their speed, and the few people whc
saw the affair barred their doors and fel
to praying in good earnest.
Gaspard was about 80 yards from tn
quay when Dumont caught him. TIL
headless man wound one crimson arm
around the captured doctor and then drag
ged him rapidly to the river.
A moment s pause and the struggling
doctor was forced TO leap into the waite
with the red terror, in whose grip he wa
utterly helpless.
1t was a hopeless, frightened face tina
disappeared under the black current. Thi
was all that party of pleasure seekers il
a boat near the scene could tell about
afterward.
Almost before they knew it those in tn
boat saw the two men disappear. The
saw moment later crimson spot on tn
surface of the water, but that was all Til
bodies were never seen again.
This strange occurrence would have at
tracted the worlds attention but for tn