The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-10-31
OLD ! Places Of 1! Confinement Built BY Royal
Gblthroais Centuries Ago..
THE, HORRIBLE BRuTALILIEs PRACIIcED
1he Coneicrserio ana Its Exqui.iso
fortunes : yinccnncs nnd ITS Sub
'errancan Cei.s, Where Prisoner.
Wcro pu. "to DO rorgoi,cn''.-
Nionastcrics Turned Into Jntis.

The oldest prison in Europe, says
T1ghc Hopkins, the novelist, Is the Ctu-
ciergerie, whose remains now form part
OF the Palais de Justice at Paris. 1t wds
famous for its cXppisite rs;turcs. 1t was
here tli1t Nine. de BrinyiiierS, tied
down 10 II t,estlc, was forcsdFt o u w;iliow
three buckets OF water that were pour
ed down her throat through i funnel:
1t was here chat la Noisin was strciched
on the rack while she smilinEly Ghscrv-
Ed that the torture suited her Wei, Us
she had always complained Of being ta1
short; II was here THAT the highwaynlan
a Carlouchc, the idol OF the gay lalic; ut
Pa1is. was biclita on INC wheel, after
hnEtng undergone the Boot" to soften
his htlrt For several centuries vXCCu-
StoncrS from all parts or Europe came
TO the Ccnccrgcrie to take lessons in
tipeir gentle art, ana hundreds Of thou
(. SANDS OF guilty and innocent prisoners
gave up the ghost in It's mcphitic cells.
at last, In the year of American indie
peidcnce ii was burned down, and TO-
SuNt. regardless OF expense, by Louis
y VI. who little thought that lie was con-
STRUGGLING n lodging for his Wife
CohSlSncd TO the CSnCicrgeric by l'au-
QUEER Tfnrile. Marie Antn.nettc made
Ghe place the fashion, and until 'I'hcrm!
not II was the main source of supply
LOT une gu!llGtine. Prisoners Of rull classes
anu Doth sexes herdc2 80 closely that
tnere was no room for the dccencics of
ilie, sWu1'med there in disorder dirt and
dfSease, bullied by drunken iurnkcys.
win savage dogs at their heels. ana
ohihned out when the tnmbril4 called for
a bHtc Tor THAT days meal for the gull
lotine Divided into TWO classes. the
p1StoliersN who could pay for the priv
FesSe OF sleeping two In a bed and the
pailleuN. who disputed q burdle OF straw
With the rats. ting famous picture. Les
Dernlers Jour Gle la Tcrrcur," VIII never
bet the world forget
From 'hhe,l Corlciei.rcrle the cuiuotinn
received over a,0np Victims. y,rnon:, them
the Gtrondins, The Duke of Orleans, the
Duke OF Lauzun, Charlotte Cordny, Ign-
Hoisler the chemist. Danton, Camille
ltesmoulin and ItabcSpierre himself
ana such was the eSantation Of the time
THAT many went. toI the scaGrold singing,
!aughing and shouting: Long live
Francer
a rival TO the Gonciergeric was Vim
cenncs, which was a dungeon way back
Hnd Is now II military work or some
1mron1lnce. Under the kings il was n.
state prison, the prison OF the great In
lta cc'tS Henry, HC Unaware, the Prince
oe ite'"' with many Il prince and duke
ana count. slept 1md groancd, and i'm
more modern times II housed Dderot
4iraboa'i 1880 % brief hour the Duke
d.
e ays Iolc, who. when lie was
~@epy, <e wis handsome head ON the
Ss@-eantifnl MhrgucNNe de Narvarre. and
Tor such Vhpudcncc was doomed by
Catharinc of Mcdici TO die at Elncen-
mes. When the deed was done and night
hau laiien the eXecutioncr was rat supper
with his family. y knock came to his
door. When hs opened It he saw an
armed man and a yelled woman stand
Ing outside. ion are the cXccut ioner?"
asked the lady, III an impcrous voice.
Yes. madame.Wt =
You have here the body OF a. gentle
man? ] must see IT." And she laid n
purse rf g'cd on the table.
"Bu. consider, madame. You could
not Lear the sight"
Show ii TO me-. said She stcrnly.
And she laid a second purse on the table.
The hSth1snlari' .,oboncrl u cellar and
from the smcared doorway tho lady
aaZed upon the black stone floor ana n
dark line divided THE head from the
white neck
Give me the head" said she stcrnly
on, Tadaane, I cannot; dare not
If the IroV0St--'
If the Provost demands the head OF
YOU tell him to whom you gave it,"
And Snatching the vail FROM her face
She showed the features of NIarcucrt,e
of Navarro
Prisoners never escaped from Virlccn-
mes IFS gigantic towers ana thick walls
ana deep ditch and interlockcd doors
heid their inmates securely. Its most
dreadful cells, weae Subtcr.anean and
were occupied by prisoners whose SEN
fences bore the supcrscriptoel, Pour
ctre oubie' Ito be fOrgUtten) In fact
prisoners sometimes remained there
Tong AFTER their accuSerS were dead ind
when no one knew why they were i'm
prisoned. Under Hcnry'a atministra-
f!Sdl 10000 cAPtiVcs were received Luck
,ly Tor civilization, one of these captives
was Mirabcau, who was held under n
letter OF cachct issued TO his father
Mhen he got out he wrote Il book about
NncrhnrS. which rang from one end OF
fTance to the other and compelled the
government to strike the fort off the list
OF suafe prisons. After going through
many Nicl>Situdes-now serving as a
political Jail and now as u Daliery-it
settled down to Ne a. military worI,
which 1T is not olisy for :; civilian to OBJ
flin permission 10 VISIT
lnc officer charged with the admits
1ration of criminal Justice in Paris under
tne Old King was the Provost of Paris
lie had a prison OF his own, which was
S'a4eo me chaiclct. There IT was his
BUSINESS % carry out the eccentric sen
fences OF the courts. We find in hiv 40
count books ali entry of n charge nf 10
francs To-: the purchase. of a caldron in
which he cooked n cniitl Uf falls. money
DIS Office WAS profitable When n rich
MAN was sentenced 80 death M, etood
READY. Tor an adequate consideration, to
suos'''ut" an insecure valiet' in his
place. ,.fuurdain de- Iisle. hrin,,u5 cut
fhiNat and nephew OF Pope Jorr1 Knit
oollld' not be brought to justice III Pro
Nost dc CriZy vacated his Office. Tho
Vlllaln' met his doom under n new Pro
VS. ana Inc cure Of st. Merritt wrote