The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1867-04-18

IlOpOTI6uCe ILlAI CHoS oulCi2l euouiu
have it before the execution took place.
The Clergyman consented to take 1t, and
knocked at the cell door, which was at
once opened, when the clergyman ex-
planned to me that he should be absent
. minute or two, and therefore thought
1t scarcely worth while to enter the
cell. l closed the door and In five min
utss the clergyman returned. I opened
the wooden door of the condemned cell
easily enough, as usual; but when I at
TEMPTED to open the iron one-which, as
have already said, opened inward to
the cell found 1t impossible to move
1t. tried the aperture, and that opened
a usual. 1 looked through, and saw
that Wiscman had placed the bed-board
against the door in such manner that
1t would be impossible to open the door.
as once proceeded to the governor
and made my report; aud he< with the
sheriff, who was waiting in the Jail
Office, wen Immediately to the convict's
cell.
Come, come, Wiseman,' said the
governor, who regarded an execution IA
a mere piece of official business. don't
give us any unnecessary trouble; we
shall have to force the door and keep
the sheriff waiting. It is close upon
eight o'clock, so show yourselfas man,
and take the board away at once.
But Wiseman evinced n strange indif
ference to the fact that so exalted q
f,nctionary as the sheriff should be
kept waiting for ss he sat upon his
stool at the farther end of the cell, read
ing book.
The sheriff then addressed the man in
an authoritative manner and ordered
him at once to open the door,
Take it coolly," replied the prisoner;
1t is NO good being out of temper.
have two hundred pages of Monte Chris.
to to read yet, and don't mean to be
hanged tNl I have gone through them. y
A consultation was then held, and al
the suggestion of the governor, the hang
man put his arm through the aperture
and attempted 10 push the board aside
The convict had very demonstrative
way Of showing his objection to such 8
proceeding, for he at once seized his tut
lid and struck the hangman's s arm a blow
which caused him to withdraw it will
howl Of pain.
"There, Mr.. Ketch," said the convict
"you can, if you like, give me two fee
less of a fell for that"
Eventually, a stone mason and a black
, smith we're sent for: the one takin
{ down some of the stone work and tn
: other endeavoring to force the doc
. from its hinges. The convict all tn
time continued reading his book wit
. the most perfect nonchdtance as if tn
I operations of smith and mason were n,
D in any wsy connected with himself.
1t was past twelve o'clock before I'll
, door was removed, and as soon rs th
4 was effected the convict walked out an
. said:
i "All right Mr.. Sheriff; sorry to ha,
: kept you waiting. Clever fellow tn;
h Dumas. Quite enjoyed Monte Christie
. l can tell you.
@ Then, turning to the hangman,
said:
Q "Comc, make up for lost time and [
through the job quickly"
!. The hangman seized his victim. a,
4 in moment had his arms secure
d pinioned. Wiseman then mounted Il
g gallows at a running pace, and whi
g the hangman was adjusting the rope,
l. turned round to those assembled in Il
d gallowsyard and said
# "Why, after all, it Is sunshiny NOR
n ing, and I always said it would ra
r when it came to my turn to be scragg
Il into the great secret
These were the last works he uttere
r. for the next moment the drop fell, al
= the poor wretch was in the death agon
A. "The Five Great Powers"
70 "The five great powers is term Us
in diplomacy to denote England, Franc
~ Austria, Russia and Prussia; which a
- the five most powerful and importa
nations in Europe. Their relative ra,
and influence corresponded, until rccel
ly, to the order in which they are he
u mentioned. But within a few yea
~ France has risen Ito the head of t
ID class" and Austria has now fallen belt
u Prussia, in consequence of her i'll succt
le in the remarkable war that has j,
taken place between them, while TIA
g which has become united nation 0
&c ly in the past year-has been added
" the coalition, for such it virtually is.
~ The five powers have, therefore, becoi
'o six. Their positions, are France, Fin
- land, Russia, Prussia, Austria and ltal
n They constitute kind of permane
: international congress, whose busine
;. it is to watch one anothcr's movewen
= and to resist any attempt to destroy VIII
= is termed the balance of power l
a. this expression is meant such an adjus
ment or proportionate Of power amor
~ the various European States, that no OIL
= of them can acquire such preponde
:. ence as to endanger the independence
! the territorial integrity of the others.