Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1855-04-26


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Iexciaiped that he had found lei ~ s
BY the sidesof one Of these marble slabs the
water passed through fast, as though there was
an opening beneath. All hands were now at
work for further discovery--thc officers with
sheir swords and the soldiers with their bayonets
seeking to clear out the seam and pryup the
slabs Others with the butts ot their lnuskets
Striking the slab with all their might to break
it, while the priests demonstrated against our
desecratlng their holy and beautiful house.
While thus engaged, u soldier, who was strlk-
Eing with the but OF his musket, struck spring,
and the marble slab hew up Then the iaocs
of tho lnquisitors grew pale as Beshazzar'
when the handwriting appeared on the wall
they trembled all over Bcncata the marble
slab, now partly up, was staircase.
stepped pto the altar and took from the
crndestick one of the candies, four feet it length,
which was burning, that I might explore the
room below. As was doing this, was arrest
ed by one of the Inquisitors, who laid his hand
gently on my arm and with very demure apd
sanctimonious look said:
/" My son, you must not take those lights with
your bloody hand--they are holy.p
"Well, said l, I" | will take & holy thing to
shed light on iniquity | will bear the response
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took the candle and reached Tie foot of the
stairs. We entered large square room which
was called the Hall of Judgment. In the CEN
tire of it was huge block, and chain fastened
to it. On this they had been accustomed to
place the accused, chained to hisscat.
On one side Of the room was an elevated seat,
called the Throne of Judgment. This the In
qulsitof-"enerai occupied ana on hoth sidcs
were sc"'es less eie'a'eo ior cue 1ieseay iatnefS
Whiie engaged III INC solemn business oi 'ne fioiy
lhquisi'ioh.
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In other cells we lound living sunefers OF both
sexes and OF every age from three score and ten
down to fourteen years Of age all naked as when
born into the world, and all in chains
f Here were old men and aged women who had
been shut up Tor many years lierc' too were
, the mddle-aged' and the young mn, and the
8 maiden OF fourteen lne soldiers Immediately
went to work to release these captyes, and took
from their knapsacks their oVercoats and other
clothing, which they gave them to cover their
, nakedness. They were exceedingly anxious to
bring them to the light OF DAY !; but beng
i, aware OF the danger, had food glysnthem and
then brought gradually to the light, as they
were able to bear it. a
We then proceeded to explore ibom on the
left. Here we found the instruments of tor.
a ture, OF every kind which the lngennlty OF nieI
or devils could invent. The first was Il lnachin,
bv which the victim was secured, and then be
! ginning with the fingers, every Joint IN the hand
arms and body were broken or drawn, one afte,
Z another. until the snfIerer died.
The second was box, in which the head ant
neck Of the accused was SO very strongly screw
i cd that no could not move in anys~ay. Owe
d the box was vessel, from which one drop 0
q water fell every second, upon the head Of tn
/. victim, every successive drop falling upon pre-
q cisely the same spot, which suspended the circu
lation in a few moments, and put the sufferer t