The Sun. — 1862-03-11 (London, England)

EXECUTION OF I)&111OLLAVD.  ilumollard, whose horrible murders and violeions of his victims, mostly young women in search 01 service, have been fully reported, paid the penalty,' of his crimes at the guillotine on Saturday last. lie was informed at four on Friday afternoon that the Court of Cassation had rejected his appeal, and that he would be executed on Saturday morning, Ile answered quite coolly, "As well to-morrow later." The chaplain of the prison and the cure (3 Bourg came to visit him a few minutes afterwart; and he promised them that he would " confess,', before he died. That expression must be understood as referring to the sacrament of confession according to the Romish Church, and not to any public rew lation of his crimes ; for all the accounts confirm the telegraphic statement that he made none. At 8115 o'clock his irons were struck off, and he Bennie." greatly pleased at this relief. He asked to see ht wife, whom he had hitherto refused to see, to?' supper with her in the presence of the chaplag, and was formally reconciled. He spoke to her veil sensibly, and advised her, if she should obtain pardon, not to go back to her old home, because she would be pointed at. When the time came Or, setting out for the place of execution, he was allowed to change the prison dress for his own clothes. ge picked out the worst for his own wear, and Ph aside the others, saying they were for his wife. A'' eleven o'clock he left the Bourg prison in a cart, spread with straw, and, accompanied by the chaPci lain and two gendarmes, travelled through the det, of the night, arriving at Montluel at four in Viv morning. During the journey his conversatio turned upon the most trivial subjects. He calculated distances, spoke a good deal of his furniture, and said that somebody at Dagueux, whose name he mentioned, owed him several days' work, which he reckoned up as amounting to 27f. 013 obset: ving the crowd as he passed through ChAlan3°l3l3 he said, " They are very curious to see me we'a On arriving at Montluel he was placed in room prepared for him at the Hotel de Ville, the lock-up house being out of order. His fir!t request was to have some fire to warm feet. A cup of coffee and a glass of sherry were then given him, which he sipped with much relish, taking especial care to melt the sugar. On the cure of Montluel being presented to him, he said "I know I am very guilty for having followed haa advice, but I pay for others." After this he was alone for nearly an hour and a half with the erg' and the chaplain, and whatever confession he mad• must have been at this interview. At six &ell the justice of the peace who had arrested him, an who was charged with the direction of the ever tion, informed the two priests that the hour was approaching. approaching. He afterwards pressed Dumollarii with many questions, urging him to make auf confession, but the latter replied that he had 13°:, thing more to say, and that if he had had any declaration to make he should not have waited for that echeance—a mercantile term, signifying the moment at which a bill is due. He repeated fff: quently, " I pay for others." He remained VIP' firm until the executioners made the fatal toilette.; Then it was observed that his nerves seemed to fill' him a little. He, however, insisted on walking t° the scaffold, although a carriage was in readineoo' His waistcoat was thrown over his shoulders to keep him warm. He mounted the steps of the scaffold with assistance, embraced the chaplain' helped the executioner to take off his coat, and--0° was over. According to one account there wer° shouts resembling hurrahs ainong the crowd' Dumollard's head was sent to the Medical SOW' of Lyons.