Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-07-23
Tortures in India.

One is almost tempted to wish success TO
| the rebellious SepoYs of India, while read7h;g
an account of the barbarous tortrres which
the East India officials in that country have
been in the habis of inficting upon the ma
tives. IA aHthe htic work on India, by Hen
ry Mead, published in LoRdon, gives the fol-
lowing list of the ordinary punishment Used
by the officers in India--a list which is hard
ly less monstrous than the records of tire
Inquisition, in the dark ages.
"Some OF the 'kiRds OF sottAre were coff-
stadfly ptaetyced, ofE9Aefs with less frequenL
cy; but there were few of the eoyerAment
servants who have learned the whole system
and could apply any example of persuasive
treatment that might be required Beating
hardly comes under the head of tortore,
though the Bermese method of laying the
patient down OF his face end kneacing his
back with tie elbows of a strong man, ap-
proaehes very near to it. Our catalogue
should commence with racking the arms
backward with cords ,ightened with increas-
ing severity. While the arms are thus tied
bearing down the neck by heavy weight
pressing on the nape. In several ways
wrenching various parts of the body, even to
the dislocation Of bones. Using an instru-
nieht called the "kitti," formed by two sticks
being levers between which the fingers, &C.,
are squeezed; the degree of the tightaess is
not limited, but increased according TO- the
nature of tie case, and the viii of the tortur-
er.
"Whippng WHY a species of stinging net
tie. Tying two women together by their
houg hair, and suspcndIng weighf Oh that
tsM between sherf. gsing long rod with
rings which sfds on it, each one fitted to
contain leg; when these are filed, pulling
the rod with viote Rces shroGgi1 hole in the
HsH or wo6he n flame, by one emf, so rihat
all the legs are jammed up together at the
other end. Suspe uding by the hdnds sIii a
pole for tessstrened time. IT is not reed
ful to tie the hands together they can Be
constituted self suspenders in this manner
while boldiag the haHds iH front, with the
tlRf.lis ffIwafds toward the chesI, and tie fug-
ers extended, turn them inward, and then
lock them CHE in the other SO that the ends
of the finger on otYe hatId feSt in the palm
of the othef; then pole passed across them
inside, will suspend TIRE kody, itE presure
preventing the fingers ffouR slipping Out
While suspended in this manner, lighting
fire beneath the victim. Adding to- his suf-
ferings by throwing strong red pepper OH
the ire, SO that its severely puugent fumes
assail his eyes, nose and throat. Shutting
up in close room and then smoking the
sufferer Applying pinchers, and that to
parts of the body that cannot be mentioned.
Enclosing number of pinching beetles in
half coacoa-nut shell and tying it over the
naval, SO that the horrid sensation of dig
iPto the bowels is inflicted. Rubbing the
arm from the wrist to the elbow with salt
and sand, then applying longitudinally a
number of eekl, or ribs of the coacoanut
leaf and tying them on firmly; then forcibIy
drawing them out, one by one, the finger
end first, SO that each one, by its own in
ere easing thickness, and aided by the salt un-
derneath, cuts burningy into the flesh and
leaves its smarting.