The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-16

for Orsini suffered much in the cause
of independence. Time after time the
fires of revolution had been stamped
out and the, leaders cast into prison
or forced into exile, and then in a dark
hour it seemed to the members OF the
Rcinagnoli that all hope was lost, for
a wave of anti-liberal sentiment was
spreading over Europe, and young Italy
seemed to nave no friends. To OrsinI
and many other Italians Napoleon III
was the incarnation of the anti-liberal
feeling. He had been elected President
Of France and had made himself En-
peror. He had posed as liberal and
had developed into an autocrat In
the belief of Orsini. Napoleon III. was
the chief stumbling block to italian in
dependence To rid the world of the
enemy of his beloved land seemed to
him to be the highest form Of patriot
ISM
With three companions-De Rudio,
Fieri and Gomez-he went to Paris. and
on the night of January IA, 1S4S, as
the Emperor and Empress were return
ing from the opera the four men ex-
rloded a number of bombs close to the
imperial carriage. Neither the En-
Z reror nor the Empress was injured.
.hut ten bystanders were killed and $50
/. NOuu0Sd, dlll VIC iSeCOIil " 4Io4S Neao
delayed perhaps half decade.
All four OF the conspirators were
| captured. Orsini, Pieri and De Rudio
We're condemned to die by the guillo-
tine. Gomez was sentenced to life i'm
rrisonment. March 1.-two months
all but one day after the bomb-throw-
ing-was the date for the executions.
/ Pieri was to die first. Then De Rudio's
head was to fall into the basket. Next
Orsini was 10 pay the penalty.
The fatal hour came, and PIert, at
tended by two priests, marched from
his cell to the scaffold. 1t was q cold,
rainy morning, and Monsieur de Paris,
shvering in the icy winds, did not take
long to begin his CORY work. The black
cap was placed on the prisoners head,
and Short time later the big knife
fell and Pieri was dead.
De Rudio was next. He had said
farewell to his wife and child and was
ready to die. AS in the case Of Pieri
priests marched on either side OF him
His arms were bound behind him and
his clothing was stripped from him
practically from his waist up, so there
should be nothing to block the glitter
ing blade in its fall.
He had asked one favor-a last one
and it had been granted. He loved tf
smoke, and he crayed permission tc
have one pipeful of tobacco as he ven
to the scaffold. Calmly smoking, NJ
walked out from the prison into the
prison yard and on through the rain t.
the scaffold. The head and the body O.
Fieri mad been removed and the olad.
iof the guillotine washed clean OF blood
1t did not seem proper to Monsieur
de Paris to cut short the last smok'
of a man about to pass out OF tn
world, so he was good enough9to stan'
there in the biting wind and rain an
watch the smoke curl from the bow
of the pipe and speculate as to hoy
soon The smoke would end.
The fire in the pipe was low an
had begun to sputter when throus
the prison gate an officer hurried. -
made his way through the yaru an
mounted the scaffold.
I The newcomer looked at De Rudlo'
scant attire and smiled.
This is rather cold. unpleasar
dav to be out in such costume" n
remarked. q.
De Rudio. whose thoughts We're
another world. did not near MIN, an
Yes" replied the prisoner with q
approach to smile, but scarcel
have time TO catch cold,
Then De Rudto apologlzed for keeI
ing the pipe in his mouth. AS tn
IS my last one want TO get the III
beneft OF IT," he said.
Finish 1t If you desire. but yo
probably will smoke many more.
have reprieve for you." said u
officer.
The pipe fell from the mouth OF !
Rudlo. In the face of death no ha
been stole Now that he was to III
he suddenly began to shiver.
The newcomer gave orders to Il
guard. Monsieur de Paris and the go
Il ernor OF the prison examined the pap
the messenger had brought. and the
De Rudio was led down the steps al
along the walk back toward the prise
AS be Rudio was nearing the prise
Orsini entered the prison yard fro
another gate. With a common impul
the prisoners and the priests who u
eompanied them halted. Then Orsl
3 and De Rudio stepped forward q