Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.) 1831-1837, 1833-03-09

table, were stuffed with thick imper-
vlous composition or paste. \ mar
row filter was inserted In his mouth.
through which quantities Of water
were poured. Thus. ut every breath
the sufferer drew, he was forced to
swallow his mouth full of alter, till at
last his swollen stomach and heaying
breast showed the extent Of the tor
turc he endured. He struggled fear
fully to escape from his bondage, but
his struggles we're Of 10 avail. except
to increase the pangs he suffered. Ma
turc, at length, seemed to be we'll
nigh exhausted, and then these diabol-
ical operations were suspended for a
land the sufferer was asked if
he would confess his crime. He could
not speak, but. with the little strength
he had remaining, he shook his head,
and clcr.ched his hand, glared upon his
tormcntors look of deadly hatred and
defiance. Instantly the torture was a
gain put in force. Flask after flask
was poured down the sufferers throat
to force him to confess crime, of which
perhaps, he was DIS innocent as the un-
born babe. This was the mercy Of the
lnquisition-this was the sight on
which the Judges of that tribunal loved
to gloat their eyes-''Mcre--more still
give him more! It will quench the
burning fever Of his veins"
Measure afer measure was then
forced down the wretCh's throat
after mouthtul he was COM
PEELED to swallow, till, at last, it be-
came apparent that his swollen frame
could sea cely contain more. His
throes and struggles were fearful to be-
hold; the suppressed an feeble means
that issued from his heaving breast
smOte upon the ear The cords by
which he was bound were almost hid
den ami ist the mass of blue aud livid
flesh exhibited in his swollen and swell
ling limbs. Drop after drop, however,
the water was still forced upon him,
till. at last, could bear the sight no
longer, and would have darted for
ward and smote his tormentors to the
ground, but l was withheld by firm
and nervous hands. struggled fierce
ly, but in vain, to free my self from
their grasp. The termented being,
however, saw the object Of my endea-
vors. and, as if actuated by wish to
aid them BY his own, he made one last.
ana fearful effort. But his swollen
frame could no longer bear the vio-
lencc OF the struggle. turned in
sickening horror from the sight-for a
reft and mutilated corpse was all that
now remained il. the hands of those
ministers ofhell.
No. I.-THE TORTURE BY FIRE.
At that instant loud appalling shrek
burst upon my ear. 1t came from the
squalid teing | had observed pinioned
to the ground. His feet and limbs,
ard the lower extrcmitIes Of his body.
were larded all over, and one Contin-
ne ] to haste them with oil, while anoth-
er kept up and increased the sCorChing
ire. before which the now more than
werlich was bound. While
nature could withstand the torture he
lad uttered no sound--buth his skin was
baked and broiled--the fire had
reached the bones and marrow Of his
limbs, and now forced from him a sue
ccsSion of shrieks and screams that
even vet. when | think of them. ring
upon my ear. His fortitude gave way
under the excess oftorturc, and IN the
agory Of the moment he yielded to all
hat was desired Of him.
No. 3.-THE TORTURE BY THE RACK.
d despatch which would have
done credit to a better cause, ! was
:. lied and stripped of my upper gar
nents. 4 strong rope depending
rom the roof, which had not before
observed, was fastened to my arms
above the elbow joints,
md in an instant was elevated from
he ground, by means of puIleys, to
he utmost height the lofty prison
would allow. There, at the distance
,fmany fathoms from the floor, | re-
NAMED for moments space suspend.
ID, when, suddenly the rope below +
vas relaxed, and l descended. swift ash
he lishtning's flash. till within three
eet of the ground, when the rope was
S suddenly frightened again with i'm
nense violence. | was unPrenared
or this species OF torture, which had
ot before witnessed. and the sudden
gony Of the pain forced me to utter all
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