 | Henri Sanson, Charles Henri Sanson - Executions and executioners - 1876 - 326 pages
...been put to death. The dead are beginning to frighten the living. The inhabitants of the Montrcuil section, where we now send the dead bodies, have complained....chosen ; the soil is composed of pure clay, and it carihot absorb what is deposited in it. But, thank Heaven ! this is no business of mine. My task ends... | |
 | Mary MacDermot Crawford - Biography & Autobiography - 1907 - 412 pages
...inhabitants of the Montreuil section, where we now send the dead bodies, have complained. They argue that the stench is horrible, and that unless the small cemetery of St. Marguerite is closed, serious consequences cannot but ensue. After much hesitation, the Committee has selected... | |
 | Mary MacDermot Crawford - France - 1908 - 448 pages
...inhabitants of the Montreuil section, where we now send the dead bodies, have complained. They argue that the stench is horrible, and that unless the small cemetery of St. Marguerite is closed, serious consequences cannot but ensue. After much hesitation, the Committee has selected... | |
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Messidor 1.—From the 1st to the 4th of Messidor ninety-two convicts have been put to death. The dead are beginning to frighten the living. The inhabitants of the Montreuil section, where we now send the dead bodies, have complained. They urged that... 