A TALE OF GOBY.

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume II, Issue 257, 7 February 1889, Page 3

A TALE OF GOBY.

BLOOD FOR BLOOD. EXECUTION OF PRADO — ENRAGED POPULACE, HE JOKES UPON THE GUILLOTINE. AN ITALIAN MURDERER—A DUEL—'•JACK THE RIPPER.” [PSE MAIL STEAMER.] Prado, the murderer of Marie Aguetant, was executed in Paris on the morning of December 28. He was unconcerned, and acted ,8 if he were simply an onlooker,. He made no confession and smiled blandly Whin hie arms and legs were pinioned, He refused the services of the priests, and shed tears dramatically at the ignominy of the guillotine. The few words he uttered were unintelligible. The crowd assembled jeered when he came from the gaol, and shouted with satisfaction when the knife fell. All night there was a howling mob outside ths prison; Bohemians from the streets, loungers from the avenues, workmen in their blouses, and woman with children m their arms, They could do nothing, but still they remained jostling, crowding, hooting, and shrieking, There were numerous accidents. Women fainted, and were carried away by the gendarmes. Many had rented rooms in the vicinity of Da Requeue in order to gratify their morbid Curiosity, After the execution the crowd dispersed in an orderly manner. Pietro Di Narvo, the Italian brigand who disembowelled the Marquis of Sanduzza in Italy, some time ago, and who hid in the mountains, was captured on December 28th at Stamford, Connecticut. Pi Narvo tried to bribe his eaptor, but failed. The London police have received and traced to to their origin letters which lead them to believe that “ Jack the Bipper ” is living in the vicinity of Drury Lane, and they seem confident that the clue upon which they are now working will result in the murderer’s capture. M, Rochefort fought a duel on January 14 with Lissig Bay, editor of La Bataiile, using swords. Ray received a mortal wound. Bochfort was also wounded, but not dangerously,