THE LONGEST HUNGER-STRIKE.
The longest hunger-strike on record was carried out somo .years ago by a Frenchman named Grauio, who was arrested for murder in circumstances which left no doubt as to his guilt. Ho determined to starve himself to death in order to escape the guillotine, and from the day of his arrest refused to out in spite of every effort on the part of_ tho prison authorities, who first tried tempting him to eat by placing the most dainty meals in his* cell, and when that failed, attempted forcible feeding. Granio held out for 03 days, at the end of which time he died.
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Press, Volume XLIX, Issue 14686, 7 June 1913, Page 11
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