The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1850-09-13
EXECUTION OF HUNGARIANS.


find in i: the following graphic account Of
The execution, by The Au.rnn General
I!nynan, after the 'tsnchery Of Gorgey had
laced them in his power. of thirteen Hun.
Gnrian Generals and Staff officers, on the
9Th Of October. Four of these heroi: men
met their end by day break. the commutation
Of their sentence 10 powder and lead ex-
enp,ing them from the anguish Of Witness
ing the death Of their companions in arms.
Amongst the rest was Ernest Kiss. His
brother had become insane after G0rgcy's
/ 'reachery; his cousin had fallen. a second
!.rnndas in the defence Of he HOlhenthurm
p''-c 'ir .'nSci' The richest landed propric-
tor ~ the Bnnnt, whose hnspItabe castle
was oil the year round flled with Austrian
cavaliers and officers, was on the 9Th Of
October sentenced TO death by the Austrian
court martial, on which sat many of tho
former par'ukcrs of his hospitality. His
friends at Vienna had in,erceded to save his
life, bu, in vain. He died painful death;
the Austrian soldiers who were ordered to
carry the sentence into effect, and who for
n whole year had faced the fire of the Hun.
garian artillery, 'rembled before their de-
ienceess victim; three separate volics were
fired before Kiss fell-his death struggles
lasted full ten minutes. The report Of the
firing was heard IN the castle, where those
,ffi op,ol lt, k, bpp
for death. Poltenberg had been in o pros
found sleep aud startled, as he told the Aus,
trian officer, by the first vo'ley, he had
Jumped on, OF bed. The unhappy man had
heen dreaming that he was in face Of the
enemy. and heard the firing of alarm signals
at his ou,posls-it was the summons from
condemned officers were led to the place Of
execution. Old Aulich died first; lie wos
The most advanced in years, and The court
martial seemed thus to respect the nstural
privilege Of age. Distinguished by his zeal
and efforts in the cause Of his country.
more than by The success which attended
them. Aulich was inferior to many Of his
comrades in point Of talent; but in upright.
ness ard strength Of character none sur-
passed him. Cum; heinirgen was the third
in succession and the youngest. An oppor'
,unily had been offered him late on tho pre-
ceding evening Of escaping by flight; but he
would not separate his fate from that Of his
brother.in.aw, who was prisoner in the
fortress. HIS youth, perhaps. inspired him
with desire of giving to his elder compan,
ions in sorrow around him on example of
heroic stocism in death; and, on reaching
The place Of execution, he exclaimed, with
melancholy humor. They ought at least to
have treated us toa breakfast" One of the
guard Of soldiers compassionatcly handed
him his wine-tiask. "'rkunk you, my FRIEND"
said the young general. ] wunt no wine to
give NE c"urog ge-bring me glass of va:
ter He then wrote on his knee with a
| pencil the following farewell words 10 his
5rother.Inlaw: The shots which this morn.
ing laid my poor comrades low still resound
IN N! ears, nnd before me hangs the body
of Aulch on the galows. In this solemn
moment when must prepare to appear be-
fure my Cren,or, once r,nre protest against
tho chnrg"s Of cruelty a, the ,ukng of Buda;
which an infamous slsndercr has roisrd
against me-. On the contrary, have m all
nrcasl"ns protected The Austrian prisoners.
| commend TO you my poor LIska and nv
W" children. ! die Tor cause which al,
wAvs appeared t" inc just and holy. If in
happier days my friends ever desire to
nsrnee my death, let them reflect. ihst hu,
mani'y IL the bos, political wisdom. AZ
t"r'~~ here the hungnan interrupted him:
il was time to die. Torok, Lnhner, Pol,en.
berg. Macy Sandor, Knezich. died one after
The other Vccsey was The last; perhaps
they wished by this nine'fold sgcravation Of
mis- torrnrn;s. TO maze him suffer for tho
destruction caused by his cannon at Temes.
var. Dam'anich preceded him. The usual
dark color Of his large features was height.
enrd bv rage and imputience. His view
had never extended further than the glitter
ing poin, Of his heavy sabre; this was tho
star that he had followed throughout life;
but now he saw whittier it had conducied
him. and Impa,iently he exclaimed, when
limping up to the gnlows. "Why is it that
| |. who hsv" always been foremost to fsco
the curmy's FIRE, must here be the last T.
The deliberate slrwness or the work Of
bnchery seemed to dl.concert him more than
III" approach Of death. which he had defeJ
in a hundred battles. This terrible scene
lasted from six until nine o'clock.
ScnR nni at the natural defects Of snv.