The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-08-28
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an undulating and hooking crowd
JaiIbirds. murderers, footpads and wo-
men Of the streets assembled there 10
see. as they said. the Italian animal
shortened
Journalists were admitted into the
narrow space 60 often described. With
its i've sinister stones aud its legendary
gas jet which is never lighted except on
the evening before an execution.
There In the rain we watched the set
ting up Of that horrible machine which.
according TO the legend, Cagliostro
showed in a glass OF clear water 10 the
terrified Marie Autoinette. In the yell
low and spectral light 81 the gas Jet
that niCkercd in the wind these prep
arations were hideous 10 witness. Al
most on a level with the ground stands
the scanold with its two arms in the
air brandishiug the sparkling knife
And ]. a woman. In the presence OF
these preparations. could not help
thinking uf the family OF the wretch
whose head was soon 10 fan into the
basket. / thought Of his little children
who We're at that moment sleeping
gouudly somewhere. and " the wife.
equally guilty with him. and who. as
IL were. pushed her husband into IN,
arms OF the eXeCutionev "a A last re-
sort 70 save herself. What rsmurEe
win be hers when they tell her abruptly,
"CarTara has suffered his punishment,
you are a widowi"
But the day was dawning and the
lamps were going out. At the windows
and even on the roofs numbers Of spec
Lators were gathered as N 10 witness
Eom. carnival. Tha sight was heart
rendinR. Mounted geudarmes and sol
diers gradually came out OF the dark
ness. and one might be inclined 20 rail
at sue a display of force at the exc
cution OF a wretch ~paralyzed by fear,
who in a few moments would appear
upon the scene tied hand and foot.
There was some little commOtion
among the crowd when people began
TO point Al a thin, old man who hob
bled about with the gestures 81 a danc-
ing Jack 70 see If the knife in the brass
ruunerS was IN good working order.
This was DR.bler. the eN~ecutipner, a
ghost with a white beard. VINO adjusted
the instrument with the Indifference OF
a grocer Weighing his goods. Suddenly
there was profound silence: the rain
was over. heads were uncovered and
motioulesS. GREATNESS and almost IN
agony the crowd ollowed with staring
eyes the movement OF the doors OF the
prison. which at last opened wide. A
suppressed An" came from many con
traCted chests. while with pale faces
all gazed upon the assassin, whose
'tAAIlf AlNF iitAAAfFN1bhH VI AlfF idAA~
pOpularlzed. He was simply frghTful
70 look at. bowed down as he was with
terror He did not look ike a human
being. He looked like a beast. His
Intelligence was already dead and his
heart had lost all feeling The instinct
~ the animal snI remained. The
sight was dreadsully sad. What fol-
lowed begGars description. The exscu-
toner and mis- aids seemed no longer 10
be men employed 10 carry out the ends
Of justice, they lOoked like butchers.
They seized the condemned man. some
by the ears. some by the legs. while
others held down the center Of tie
body and kept holding up 20 the very
m when. with a sudden rumble.
the knife fell. the head rebouuded int
the basket and the ahoUination was az
an end.
But one should De present and see the
pavements covered with blood. the CORY