Show assassin of carnot executed how the criminal met death cowardly murderer a pitiable sight at the last moment no excitement lyonel aug 16 the republic of france avenged the death of her be loved president at this morning at which hour santo was guillotined in the public equale with the cry of biye on his lips the bead of the trembling was covered from the body by the keen blade and another anarchist had died for a mistaken cause there were no unusual demonstrations attending the execution the news of the decision to execute santo in the early morning spread rapidly notwithstanding the efforts to beep it secret the wine shops and restaurants in the vicinity were crowded all evening with people who wanted to witness the execution however these people were compelled to leave their places of shelter as the tavern keepers had orders to close their doors at that hour and the streets leading to the pristol were occupied by troops santo had to walk fifty yards from hie cull to the scaffold which was in the facing the prison when the preparations of diebler had been completed lie tested abo guillotine and pronounced it satisfactory it was and the troops bad closed in around the guillotin ie when daylight arrived the square and toe streets near by were thronged thron ged escorted by a equal of gendarmes gen darmes the lioner and his men entered I 1 the prison at franx the governor of alie prison awakened santo saying to him courage the hour has arrived the condemned man with a great effort raised himself him hie face tu raed livid and his hands and limbs convulsively despite his efforts to appear cai eless as to bis fate the tumbling continued until the last moment he could hardly stand and his were cold and stiff from void and fright that bis clothes were put on bita with the utmost difficulty in rely to the question wi he would have breakfast declined either food or drink he also refused religious consolation at santo was led out of his cell by the guards his face wa deadly pile As he was being fastened down be cried vive asked whether be desired w speak to the judge he replied in the negative he also declined to counsel have you any last wishes to communicate muni cate he was asked no he answered valy bond my letters to my mother when governor haux spoke to santo of his mother the condemned mans eyes filled with tears and he nearly choked with emotion he soon regained bis habitual indifference although still pallid and trembling from this moment henain bothic C more when he was assisted into the wagon he was in a most pitiable condition his knees shook together and his teeth chattered he no loncer appeared like a man but a being halt dead with terror the command to fix bayonets was now sounded from squadron to squadron of troops while murmurs arose from the ever growing crowd diebler and his 1811 and the officials issued irom the prison at at the command to present arms and draw swords the wagon issued from the building and took up a place on the iet side of the guillotine the assistants fixed the ga neway the priest approached who pretended not to see him when santo appeared walking with extreme difficulty his open shirt displaying his breast frail and hie eyes were first fixed on the guillotine and then wandered to the troops and the crowd he uttered the cries courage my comrades I 1 vive but the sound issued feebly from his closed teeth and was scarcely audible beyond the troops the words were hardly uttered when santo was seized and pushed toward the bascule he made a feeble struggle and fell his weight was much too light and ills executioners were compelled to raise him and thrust him forward ho mado another frantic movement obliging JDie bier to come to the assist ance of his men and aiace santos bead under the lunette much time wae taken up with these movements at last diebler pressed the handle and released the knife A ebarp short sound announced the severance of vertebrae a eburt of blood sprinkled the wagon the head fell into a basket of sawdust and the body was rolled into another bravos bounded from the crowd which seemed less moved than on ordinary executions |