Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1836-02-09

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90. kes.c bet to,1c reply that che DID ID ief"'
a ~c,s. .a,e hsS s,is,r4. shecrh ihcy hse ecen
,s,r.teS b, .~ss.. n tho sens ~to hHS heard ihsH
that Gle stu ~lsboa On ssesr~ f'osn 'se C"h'eni
s.s that sss nae hrnly received h f'sisi e's', a.
,snnss ,a ecppsi her the eornnissacn 81 ef'Sses
~Aash exc ssae.ies. sas adde's, that che ~oalS
,,,A., A.. ,ss.- oav-s tie nefdef q harmless
hh~s.
TIA, !. rsovgh. 6n,.h he' g sa'e tho Bshof.
TO ues, ins,saily fell upon TIA yusng ~ovnsr
ara IN oAs1i~poe 70 directions, gi'sn by the s1f"
50, ,,ess..s So execute hsf ,enicnre.
ssk. all maintained all the oAluncss and svenu''
80, II hzsh sorss q ihese ~hu iook part ~
,ti. ,rssaeitpn b,rte we're a. INV tlhns 40 nv
ALL hat 81 sahers can safely f,y, iAs' believe
,h,, ssl,rh,cd N q. Thsaf eondue' certainly ca
h,h,,,d mos, bleed fSg,iy spirii De, above All
c,h,,, r,e.sus. ,se above eli hu'nsb hends ever
.,w ,hinl S.is, HyPol'e NE the most diseoi''
cot She engaged ia the horr'e issk With all .ise-
nj, sas s.spmoa frv'tn eh'aos the most fe'oHins
us,., 20 be performed. She send the gag forced
:, ,,,o III. mouth q tbe poo. npr. and when !, was
sr.s b<,~ssn her cxicnded laws, 90 &c 10 Keep
,h,r, o,sn a, Their creates, possible distance, took
crossed them behni the helpless bead o. the victim
.nJ drew thea, ,ish, through the loop prepared Is
fst,fning.
The bed which h.d slwsys stood IN one part oi
IN, roenD s,,ll remsined there though the screen
which had usually been placed before It and Vas
made 81 Thick muslin With only one efeuec through
.hiebs person behind nigh, look out had been
folded upon i,s hinges Ia the form Of w, and
cl,,.s IN ,o,ne, On the bed the prisoner was lsid
with her face upward and then bound with cords
% that che could no, move. Ia an instant ano'h
or bed WAS thrown upon her One OF The Priests
named Bonn tprang like fury FIRST upon u, ans
stamped upon Il with all his tore's. He was spec
div followed By the nuns until there Was as many
upon the bed AZ could find room, snd all dd "ha
thew could no, only TO smother, bot to bfuise her
Some stood up and jumped upon the poor e'rl Will
th.it knees and others in different ways seemed
10 seek how they nigh, bes, bes, The breath Oh, o
her body. and msngle II ~Ithou, coming IN dlrec
contact with II, or seeing the effects of their VIC
lenes. During this time. my feelings were almos
TOO strong TO be endured. felt supplied AM
,o,,ee,y gss conscious OF what did. Still, fes
for myself renamed 10 sufficient degree TO induce
tne to some eseriion. and attempted to talk Il
those who stood next, partly that might have al
excuse cor turning away from the dreadful scene
Amer the elspse Of fifteen or twenty years min
ute. and when Il was presumed that The suiere
had been smoihered, and crushed TO death rain
q, BONN and the nuns ceased 10 'rsmpIe upon her
and s,e ppcd from the bed. All was noionless ant
client beneath II.
They then began to laugh at such inhuma
thoughts a. occurred 70 some Of them, ralIy'nl
each other in the mos, uufeeng manner and ridicu
ling me for the feelings which IN vain enteavoT
cd 10 conceal. They alluded 20 the resignation a
our murdered companion, and one Of them taun
tipyly ,sid, "Shc would have made Il good Catho
Inc martyr" After spending some moments IN sue
eonyce,ation one Of them asked If the corps shoul
be removed. The Superior saie 1t had better re
vain little while. After waiting short tim
longer the feather bed was taken OIL, the cords ur
Ioosed and the body taken by The nuns and drag
red down STAIRS. | was informed that II was take
into the cellar, and thrown unceremoneously in,
the hole which have already described, covere
with great quantity of lime and Afterwards spirit
Med with hqued. Of the properties and name
which am ignorant. This lqucd have sec
poured into the hole from large bottles. after tt
nechs were broken OF. and have heard that it
need in France to proven, the ofIluyia rising fro
eemesaries.
| did no, soon recover from the shock caused
hi. ,cene indeen IL still recurs TO me, with mo
gloomy impressions. The next day there was
melancholy aspect over every thing. and recreat
time passed IN the dulIest manner scarcely a
thing was said above 4 whisper.
| nevcr heard much said afterwards about
Francis"
The cruelies of time prscticed upon the nui
even when murder Was Lot committed are rep
scented 20 have been such as 10 impair hesl,h a
endsnser life. Niss Monk gives the names o! q
py Of the nens and many Of the priests and
is;es other circumstances 90 infinitely in regard
the structure and interior arrangements Of the CO
vent, ,ha, II cannot be difficult to prove wheth
or not. abe has ever resided within It's walls.
90. the Only remaining question respects the ere
b,li,y Of Der testimony We Suspect it will
kssad tha, there is gres, deal too much truth
the whole Of her narrative.