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

EXECUTION OF DDIIIOLLARD.  Dumollard, whose horrible murders and violations of his victims, mostly young women in search of service, have been fully reported, paid the penalty, of his crimes at the guillotine on Saturday last. He wasinformed at four on Friday afternoon that the Court of Cessation had rejected his appeal, and that he would be executed on Saturday morning. answered quite coolly, "As well to-morrow as. later." The chaplain of the prison and the cure of Bourg came to visit him a few minutes afterwards, 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 revelation of his crimes ; for all the accounts confirm the telegraphic statement that ho made none. At six o'clock his irons were struck off, and ho seemed greatly pleased at ti,is relief. He asked to see wife, whom he had hitherto refused to see, took supper with her in the presence of the chaplain, and was formally reconciled. He spoke to her very sensibly, and advised her, if she should obtain a pardon, not to go back to her old home, because she would be poiatcd at. When the time came for setting out for the place of execution, he was allowed to change the prison dress for his own clothes. no picked out the worst for his own wear, and put aside the others, saying they were for his wife. At eleven o'clock he left the Bourg prison in a cart, spread with straw, and, accompanied by the chaplain and two gendarmes, travelled through the dead of the night, arriving at Montluel at four in morning. During the journey his conversation turned upon the most trivial subjects. He calculated distances, spoke a good deal of his furniture, and said that somebody at Dagueux, whose name.ho mentioned, owed him several days' work, which he reckoned up as amounting to 27f. On observing the crowd as he passed through Chalaniont! he said, " They are very curious to see me die. On arriving at Montluel he was placed in a room prepared for him at the Hotel de Ville, the lock-up house being out of order. His first request was to have some fire to warm his 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 bad advice, but I pay for others." After this he wao alone for nearly an hour and a half with the cure and the chaplain, and whatever confession be made must have been at this interview. At six o'clock the justice of the peace who had arrested him, and who was charged with the direction of the execution, informed the two priests that the hour wao approaching. He afterwards pressed Dumollard with many questions, urging him to make a full confession, but the latter replied that he had nothing more to say, and that if he had bad all 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 frequently, " I pay for others." He remained quite firm until the executioners made the fatal toilette. Then it was observed that his nerves seemed to fail him a little. He, however, insisted on walking to the scaffold, although a carriage was in readiness. His waistcoat was thrown over his shoulders to keep him warm. He mounted the steps of tll° scaffold with assistance, embraced the chaplain, helped the executioner to take off his coat, and--all was over. According to one Account there were shouts resembling hurrahs among the crowd. Dumollard's head was sent to the Medical School of Lyons.