The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-10

siabb ng Henri ~ when. seated in
large. cumbersome open carriage the
King passsd through the Rue De Ia Fer
romero. O her cngTavings reproduce the
ne Of the execution In the Place de
GieNe.
The cole OF the Prefecture Of Po-
lice contains some quaint prints Of pa
mien, who attempted TO assassinate Louis
XIV. Damien. who seems 20 have been
merely a mystic sort OF crank" only
scratched the King with diminutivo
penknifs, but he was. nevertheless exc
cuted in the same terrible manner as RAJ
vii'lac. In fact, the sentence OF parlia-
ment recorded IN the Conciergerie prison
register served as che Instructions for tho
execute nofs who operated" upon Da-
men. ion. like Ravailiac. was also
imprscne In the Conclergerie previous 20
his death. The registry contains mar
Einal note stating that when the keeper
Of the prison announced to Damien that
his execution would b. similar to that Of
kavaillac. the unfortunate msn merely
exclaimed, La Journce sera rude!'
sketches OF Fseschf.
In addition TO the Internal machine
which was discharged at Louis Philippe
there are numerous documents and prints
relating 20 Fieschi There are several
portraits OF Fieschi and his four accom-
plces. and one OF these sketches repre-
senting Fieschi surrounded By his four
aceompliees. Morey Pepin. Boireau and
Bescher Is very spiritedly drawn By the
caricaturist Honore Daumier. sometimes
called the Partisan Hogarth. IN whose
memory a statue was unveiled last week
at his native village OF Valmondols. on
the Disc.
There Is always compact group Of
siKhtseers examining the relics Of the as.
sasslnation OF Mnrat hy Charlotte Cor
day. which sre displayed IN the hisiorl-
cal section OF the Pavilion Of the City OF
Paris. Resides the prison registers and
documents. the famous picture by David
representing the scene occupies the most
prominent place. This painting IL loaned
by the Ar Museum OF BRUSSELS but h
Of no great historical value. because
David was a friend Of Marat, and IN his
painting tried 20 iiatter che bloodthirsty
Conventionalist and 20 hand him down
90 nosterity as a martyr n Is well es-
tnhllshed that the Marat represented in
Ponsard's drama, Charlotte corday."
now being acted az the Odeon BY the
Coincide Franchise Company. Is
far nearer the truth than David's
hright-colored canvas. on a shelf be-
meath Davids picture r. the newspaper.
L'Ami du Peuple. OF which Marat was
editor. and which Maras was reading In
his bath when Charlotte Corday stabbed
him. The newspaper has become quite
yellow and Is stained with large hlotches
Of blood. The authenticity OF the news
paper. which bears tho number OF SIS
r. attested by a written certificate OF Col.
Maurin. who states that II was given him
by Albertine Marat. sister OF the terrible
demagoRue. There r. also another copy
OF the RANT du Peuple OF the same date
and bearing also stains said 10 be caused
by the blood OF Marat but which Is I'M
accompanied by any certificate OF anthem
ITCHY.
This compact little museum Of retro
Hpective assassination has become one
OF the most popular features Of the
Worlds Fair. II 10 fhronged by crowds
Of visitors from morning until the hour
Of closing. The government has perhaps
acted wisely IN restricting the exhibis 20
retrospective proportions. The most re-
cent political crime OF which relics are
displayed is that OF Orslni. None OF the
objects or documents referring 90 crimi-
nal attempts since 1865. 81 which there Il
a rich collection in the archives Of the
prefecture Of police. have been placed be-
fore the public. consequently there Is
nothing giving notoriety 20 Ravachol Ca
serlo. vaiilnn, or Henry. nor anything
that can IN any way incite disoFdered
brains DO emulate their crimes