The Washington herald., 1914-04-12

, Meanwhile a Bourbon prince had been
caught. In the midst OF the excitement
attending the man hunt in Paris. a report
was received that the young Duke Ding
hien, a descendant of the Great COnde.
was living In the Duchy OF Baden, a few
miles from the French frontier, where
| he was conspiring with Gen. DumourieZ,
another general of the revolution. who,
like Pichegru. had been bought up by the
BourbOns. 1t was further reported that
the prince had actually made secret
visits TO Paris.
A squad of thirty horsemen was sent
into Baden. although il was not French
soil. The duke was kidnapped and hur-
ried 10 Paris While he was on the way,
however. ii became known to the govern
ment that he had not been with Du-
mouriez at all. and it was seen that there
was no evidence whatever that he had
any part in the plottings Of the other
branch of the Bourbon family. II was
true that he had served in foreign armies
against France and was then in the pay
of England. but he was not a cOnspirator.
NapOleon's rage. however, was now be-
yOnd control. For three weeks he had
neglected his military preparations for
, the invasion of England and all affairs Of
venge. The fight had become a COrsican
vendetta between 1.-The BOnapartes and
the BourbOns. and no kinsman of the
Zoe should be spared Some of those
aghast at the thought of shedding royal
blood. but he declared. Neither is my
blood ditchwater' To the fearful ap-
peals of the terrified Josephine, he COM
manded, "Begone. You are a child
In the Moat at Vincennes.
Late in a March afternoon the captive
duke was conducted into the big. gray
fortress Of VincennCs. four miles from
the heart Of Paris. Although he was
yet to be placed on trial, his grave was
already dug in the mOat on the other
side OF the castle. \ commission of
overlooking the castle park and the
royal prisoner was brought before them.
After his examination he pleaded to
he taken before Napoleon himself. but
instead he was Temanded to his cell. The
commission then debated the case for two
hours. when the verdict was signed con-
demning the duke to die for having borne
arms against Frame and being in the
pay OF her enemy. England.
At : o'clock in the morning Napo-
leon stirred from his uneasy sleep. and
said in solemn tones: BY this time
the Duke d'Enghien has ceased TO
live" whereat Josephine fell to
weeping. But it was 6 O'Clock when
the duke. still ignorant of his doom.
was led from his cell down. the stair
toward the open door of the castle.
AS he felt the fresh morning air on
his face he mistook il for the Clammy
breath of dungeon, and cried to the
9ee nT5 going o5g to snPT put s
the reading of the death sentence
Out of the door the royal victim was
led, the door that looks upon what is
now one of the prettiest and most pop
ular of the forest Fairgrounds Of
Paris. and down into the mOat against
which Savary leaned at careless ease.
to the wall of the tower and facing
the firing squad. His request that a
priest be summoned to attend him was
ignored. but when he asked that he
might be permitted to send a lock of
his hair to his sweetheart, the Duchess
de Rohan. the commander of the squad
gruffiy inquired of his men. Has any
one of you a pair or scissors" The
scissors were found and the lock was
clipped,
! The dukes last appeal to his execu-
TONERS was for them not to miss theii