Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-02

drink They received bread and drank
several glasses of wine, and each was
provided with number of cigarettes.
These they continued to smoke down
to the end. Guegen put one as a re-
serve behind his ear, which is decidedly
a French fashion.
Writes to His Brother.
Then Lemarchal asked permission to
write. and while his companion kept on
smoking, Lemarchal sat down, and in
a firm hand filed two pages and ad-
dressed them to his brother. In the
meantime. troops and crowds of curious
had begun to gather on the rifle butts
across the harbor
Representatives of all arms stationed
at Toulon were present with the regi-
mental bands, while behind the troops
an enormous concourse was present to
demonstrate noisily- The two con-
three or four days before SO that this
part of the ceremony did not have to be
performed.
In the matter Of uniform all that they
had on was a pair Of trousers and an
overall. Their hands were chained, and
they were surrounded by four gend-
armes. and. upheld by the priest who
had attended them at the chapel, they
were marched down to the waters edge,
where they embarked In two naval PIN
naces going across the harbor. The men
smoked continuously and gazed fxedly
at the dawn which was appearing.
Crowd Whistles and Kisses.
Two posts had been erected at the
place OF execution, and there was a
painful wait OF twenty minutes here, as
IT was not yet the hour Of sunrise The
crowd began to whistle and hiss, while
the priest, who was looking after the
prisoners. fh4vS, t.,
versation and while the time away
The priest said that the wait was re-
grettable, to which Guegen replied:
They do not seem to be in much of
hurry. while Larmichal replied, I'VE are
not standing by the guns here" Still the
two men went on smoking, for the noise
of the crowd seemed to divert their
thoughts.
stood at attention. drums and bugles
sounded, and II e two men had to parade
before the troops This first part of the
ceremony over. they were taken to the
posts. which were placed about fifty feet
apart. Then the drums rolled and the
clerk o. the naval court read out the
death sentence. While this was done, the
two men continued to smoke and to listen
to the priest. who was bidding them to
show courage.
Wanted Eyes Uncovered.
bandaged. but as the priest insisted he
assented. Guesen also did not want TO
have cloth over his eyes. and wien the
bandage was placed managed to shake it
down to his shoulders.
The mans attention was directed to-
ward the priest and the captain COM
manding the troops Who he believed, would
give the order for the firing parties to fire.
These had quietly taken their places well
in frcnt of the criminals, twelve men be-
ing in each party.
Guegcn had not noticed the lieutenant
in comma nd. who was placed on his left.
The lieutenant drew his sword and low
cred it with a swift movement. volley
rang out, and the two men fell to the
ground. A coup de grace was admin
istered in each case by quartermaster
armed with a revolver. Guegen still had
is cigarette between his fingers when
this was done. Then the ma ssed bands
played the "Marseilaise" and the Funeral
Hymn. ard the bodies were taken away.