The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1922-02-25

VERSAILLES, France, Feb. IS.
In the raw, misty dawn. Henri
landru, Frances ch-murderer,
was beheaded on the guilotirc
before the gate OF St. Pierre prison
today. He had been found guilty
on November 30, Of the murder
of ten women, whom, he had made
love to and offered marriage. and
a boy-the son Of one Of his fe
male victims.
lan!ru protested his innc eencc
to the very end.
~ will be brave" were the last
words he uttered Just before the
knife fell.
1t was eight minutes aftc. SIX
o'clock when I.andrus head rolled
from the execution block He carried
with him into the Great Beyond his
secret of the missn women he VAS
convicted Of killing for their savings.
A crowd of morhidiy curious per.
sons. including numerous women. had
gathered before the gui.lotne before
daybreak.
Promptly at six o'clock the hugler
! in the neighhorinS barracks began tt
blow the reveile a tame known &
: the american uturhtttN ~ Wv WINE
Il cant get EN- uf, The shari
notes Of the hug,c officially proclaim
ed it daybreak The crowd stirred
eNpectantly. knowing that Landrl
would soon he led forth to his doom
Landru ha, been awake ii tii'
prison since four O'Clock When hs
was led before the gate no stared int
the crowd. hut If he was looking 10
l. -. I f.s..4 IA Ia
isappointcd They were not present
At fifteen after five. a little .srnuI
of prison officials entered I.anfisl
cell and told him to prepare fer thu
end The condemned mans hand
were tied behind his haek and his fee
were loosely hcisled. permitting hin
to shuttle down the stairs from o.
thnd cell row.
Once I.andru remarked to the cNecu
j. stioncr and his ASSISTANTS who wcr
leading him To the Huiiin.ine
Please don't hold my arnis >
tight"
.. The doomed man spoke cheerful
and pleasantly.
As is customary in France Landr
signed the prisca register on his VA
out
TO expedite the work of the excel
TONER, = high power arc light VA
burning in the prison court, iloodin
tho eniliotine with its rays i.andr
: stopped short for Il moment ami hi
$ body threw heavy shallow arress til
I foot Of the death s,afioh.
I.andru WAS pale, but stood crce
+ and appeared cool. His heard ha
: been shaved of under ;iie chin $
that .he hair wouldn't interfere wit
: the knife For perhaps ten second
: LanJru stood st.ll and silent; fscin
z the guilotine.
] While he hes.iatcd the ,l,icf cx'
\ cutioncr and his assistants force
Landru forward hcrsaina his hea
upon the Siding hoard. he il
slant the dcon.el mans head sii
into the fatefu aperture. the knii
dropped and I.andru- head role
into a basket partly Nllea With say
dust. The whole thing took less tia
three minutes time.
\ The alert assistants stood besid
the guillotine with oatsiretche
> hands: hardly had ;he murderer
head fallen into the ssesapitation ha
It ket than they had sTabtea il. iiardl
: had the echoes OF the knise's thu
i died away before tho body had hee
: placed in a coffin With the head icine
|, to the neck The coffin had stood
> a closed wagon hnsslc tho rrillotin
The men IN the crowd inNea the
= heads during the deeapifafion. and
: little group of cavasixiaen Who Wei
:, present To preserve order. salute
: With their s"bfpe
y The execution vas d.ssl iil a n
usually clean onis few drops
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