The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-07-01
When the Blade Fell on the
Murderer Today, RevoIu-
tIonary Socialists Began
Firing Revolvers.
TRIED FOR REPRIEvE
BUT EFFORTS FAILED
Mob Gathered During Night
and When Dawn Broke the
Trouble Started with Shouts
and Shooting.
(American News sa viesS

lA"0IbCou SNoWS 90 VsSoS
Paris, July 1.-while revolutionary
socialists rioted at the scene OF exc
cution, Liabouf. the apache assassin.
was guilotined at daybreak today. At
the moment the blade fell several of
the rioters fired revolvers and the
police charged with bayonets. In the
melee Q police captain was shot In
the throat and several of the rioters
were wounded.
The socialists had made every effort
70 gain q reprieve for the assassin and
the case had even assumed the ap-
pearance OF a cause" but all of their
efforts had failed.
Liabouf went to the scaffold wear
ing the spiked armlets which wounded
the police who had attempted to ar.
rest him at the time Of the murder
OF the policeman whom the apache
slew.
Shouts His Protest.
He did not sleep during the night
and appeared calm when told that he
must die at daybreak. He walked
slowly 90 the guilotine crying: Il pro-
test against my execution"
During the night It had been expect
cd th:l there would be rioting in the
streets ON the part Of his friends and
extraor nary precautions were made.
The de Jrdor became so great that
mounted troops charged the crowds.
Tho police used their fists to such ad-
vantage that more than eighty men
had to be taken to the hospitals.
A. day dawned the mob, which had
gathered during the night shouted
death TO President Falleries and con.
demned him for having signed the
death warrant.
Defended He Crime.
Nabouf and his friends maintained
that Liabouf In his murder of the po-
lice was simply avenging himself upon
organised society for a wrong done
him BY two other policemen. These
arrested him last July for a crime that
be did not commit and he served q
term In prison. The Jury did not con.
sider this plea. and after q long trial.
ending May 4. they brought In a yer.
dict Of guilty without the usual recon-
mendation to mercy.
The socialist party through the so
ciallst deputy took up the case and ap-
peals were heard on his behalf on the
floor Of the chamber Of deputies. Ap-
peals were made to President Fallier-
% 70 commute the sentence. Lepine.
project Of police. threatened to resign
II such action were taken. Jaures,
Anatol France. and others interested
themselves In the case and meetings
Of protest were held throughout
Paris.
All Of these appeals failed, and the
mob without any real idea that 1t
would be able to save the apache gath.
cred In the streets to make its protest.
There we're women among them.
These cried out:
Called lt "Llberty."
"Death to the slayers OF personal
liberty
Another held baby alott in the air
and cried:
"Hs 10 dedicated to individual lib
erty."
These disappeared. however. as the
police charged upon the mob. A po.
lice would ride through the press.
driving Il back and from somewhere
In the crowd q storm Of missiles
would strike man and horse.
The policeman charged In the di.
rection from which the projectiles had
e0mA 0nlV fn IN mat NTH anOther
shower.
Wen serve You as our brother
did" . man In the crowd shouted.
"Hc didn't kill enough of you to
avenge his wrong"
Notwithstanding this the policeman
In the majority Of cases would only
charge upon the offender or as near