The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-04-03

BnrninE-CrIme and Catasffophe
Lafayette, La, April 2-The Blan
brothers were executed here today a
2:11 p. m. in the presence Of 800 spec;a
tors. l.here was much interest mani
tested, hQt no disorder
The men assembled the gallows accom-
panied by Rev. Father Knapp, thei
spiritual adviser. They displayed n
fear Of death Ernest made a speech
from the ga!llows in which he cautioned
al bad people TO listen to the advice o
their be1ters- He was sure of meetin:
his God and bewailed his sins on earth
saying Il was all due - bad books ht
was in the habit of reading. He adj
vised all young men 70 abstain from bad
books. He was sure his sins would bt
forgiven.
Alexis, the younger, did not speak, a:
he agreed that mis- brother was talk FOL
both
The black caps were adjusted at 2:1l
and the lever was sprung by Sheriff
Brounsard. The fall was six feet and
the necks Of both men were broken.
Their bodies Will be buried in the Cath
Ole cemetery.
Alexis and Ernest Blanc murdered
Simon Begnaud. merchant. about a
year ago. The boys were both 20 years
Of age. They were born and reared in
France, near Paris. and were we'll edu-
Gated. They became tramps and de-
termined to initiate Jesse James, get a
fortune and return to Paris.
The robbery Of Begnaud was decided
upon. They got into Begnaud's store
when he was alone before retiring. They
forced him 10 open his safe; bound and
gagged him: got the key OF his money
drawer from him and obtained about
$1,000. Then they forced him to sit on
his bed, and while helplessly pinioned,
stabbed him to death.
Tie boys spent several weeks in New
Orleans and made a tour Of Europe. At
ter squandering their money they re-
turned and wele arrested. They made a
full confession.
CHAVEZ IS AVENGED.
Santa Fe, y. NJ, April 2.-Francisco
Gonzales Y Borregeo, Antonio Gonzales
Rorregeo Sauriano Alarid and Patricio
Valencia, condemned to death for the
murder of eX-Sheriff Frank Chavez.
who was killed from ambush on the
night OF May 90. 1892. were hanged to-
gether on one sc2ffold at $40 a. m.
today. On Thursday night ten special
guards were placed in the Jail by the
-t,s-
men was made on the cavalry and in
fantry company by the governor. with
instructions TO act under the orders of
Sheriff kinsel. The scaffold was IL by
81 feet. with a six-foot drop through a
single trap six feet long and three feet
wide. The prisoners passed restful
night, the guards saying that not one
even turned in his sleep. The death
warrant was read 10 them at 7:30 this
morning and was received by the Bor-
regeos with some Righteousness. The
vicar-general remained with the doomed
men until they were led to the scaffold.
administering the consultations of their
religion. They mounted the scaffold, at
tended by the sheriff and three deputies
and the vicar-general, and disappeared
from the gaze of the public. in a tent
which surrounded the scaffold. None OF
them showed the slightest weakness ard
they made no statement except to re-
quest the sheriff not to fail 10 remove
all traces of the cause of their death be-
fore their bodies were turned over to
their families. The ropes and saps were
adjusted and at 900 the trap was
ha aF
except that Of Valencia, the lightest in
weight. who died from strangulation.
The funerals viii take place Sunday
from the cathedral
ACCUSED THE HIRED MAN.
Lexington, KY, April News has
been received here from Hayden, Leslie
county. Of double tragedy. Tom Ogle-
thrope, prosperous farmer. accused his
wife of having been intimate with Henry
Schneider. farm hand. They quarrel |
ed and oglethvope's wife left him.
Ogiatnrope then went to Schneider and
shot him through the heart with Win |
chester rife. after which he turned the |
weapon toward his own head and killed /
himself. He was about So years old and |
had no children.
KILLED HIMSELF WITH GAS.
Springfield. H., April Park Levi. |
aged 40, residence Austin, Texas. COM |
mjtted suicide at the home Of his cousin
w. W. c. Hoffen5erSer, a prominent
merchant, this morning. by asphvxia-
ton. Deceased arrived here from An
stin last week. He had seen his rela-
tlves for twenty-five years. He talked
suicide continually and dwelt upon the
fact that many suicides were of daily
occurrence. He retired last night we'll
and was found dead this morning with
the room full Of SGs. The remains Will
be taken 10 Austin for burial
DAYLIGHT ROBBERY.
Chicago. April "A robbery was COM
mitied in the business district today
messenger employed by the wboIessla
WOODEN firm OF Kuhn, Nathan & Fisher.
was robbed Of $500 afte~ being beaten
into insensibiiity by two men. one Of
whom had been sen: with the boy n
protect him and the firms money. Da-
lectives are searching for the robbers
The messenger is in the hospital a. Tho
point % death. He is Chris Schultz. a
II-year-old lad. who was the trusted
messenger Of the firm. One OF the rob
oers was Edward Wilson. employed by
he firm as a tesmster. The other assai-
Int Is not known. Both Schultz and
Wilson have been in the employ OF
Kuhn. Nathan & Fisher for several
years and were always sent 10 the
banks tosether, sometimes with thors-
lnds OF dollars al time. Schultz and
Wilson were sent 10 the Metroportan
National bank 10 collect $500. Taking
/ light delivery wagon. the TWO drove 10
he bank, where Schultz procured the
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