, 1870-05-08

CnlcruFt md The Qat~O'-NInc Tails
Translated for tho Cincinnati Commerr;a1 Json
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He received twenty-five 1ashea with tho cat
o'-nine-tails on his bare back.
His naue was William Terry. His crime was
10 hare waited for lady in deep-house doc,
at 9 o'clock in the evening, and to have at
tempted to strang1e her with his two hands
Dragged before the Police Court, and thence
before the Criminal Aasizes Of the Old Bailey,
eeryitude, and to receive twenty-five 1aahes
with the cat-o'nino tails on his bare back
Last week William Terry Eag taken from hia
cell to the flogging room, where we're assom-
bled the Governor Of Newgate, surgeon, two
magistrates, several representatives Of TIE
press. ind Ca1craft, the e1ecutioner. They
had taken Ns AcToss small gutden, surround
ed by high rails, which we're su1mounted by
short iron pixies, and adjoining, on one side, to
the prison chapel. A very strong door led
into spacious room, where formerly con4icts
worked, but which is now used for dogging
ga1ToteIs-
we entered the Toon, was a wooden inatru-
meut, whose lower part resembles drum, and
this wooden drum il surmounted by two arms
in tho ehape Of a ctoss While We we're e1-
amining this, the iailer entered the room,
pushing before them the ga1roter Ter1y, who
Was naked to the Vaist-
Iel11 Ii Only q years olu. dd Ii d1oI1 Auu
heavy-sct, exceedingly muscular and strong
He is as pale as corpse largo red spots ap-
pear On his deadly pale cheeks; his restless
eye runs over the whole hall, and fixes itself
then in terror on the instrument Of torture
CalcIaft approaches him. He is scarcely
taller than the garroter; be still looks very
strong and robust, although the contrary has
been asserted in regard to him; his hAnd is,
perhaps, trembling little, but it still brand
fshes the terrible cAt-onine tai1a with much
de1terity.
Tho o1ecutioner goes to work without utter
ing word He seizes Terry by the shoulders
and pushes him toward the machine. The
5ai1ers seizes one Of his arms and drag him
few steps forward
We said before that tho wooden instrument
consisted OF sort Of drum and post with
tro horizontal aims.
The drum is divided into two equal paris,
one Of which, the front one, is movable, and
can be raised and lowered, while the other is
middle BY two circular holes, the dram, upon
being opened, divides these holes into '"6alf
MOONS" Cal1aft hu11iedly puahes Terry into
these "hs1f-moons" 20 as to completely en-
case the legs Of the convict in them. Ha then
closes tie drum 60 that the prisonarfs legs are
fastened in the ho1ea as completely as the
Nlunette' Of the gaillotine holds the neck OF
The ankles are likewise fastened in lower
bottom, which contains also two holes.
Terry tries to discourage his legs and wants
to make q movement, but he feels that his
limbs are fastened, IS it were, IN vice. He
utters howl, and struggles franticary, try
ing TO push back With his bands the iaileIs
and The e1eeutioner. The drum Is
the t % height Of The shoulders contains two hori-
zonta1 a11ns pierced with two holes that
arc destined to hold the wrists OF the criminal
as in a yico. Terry, notwithstanding his dos
nerate efforts, coon is utterly unable to move
lis legs and arms, and his back ia now ready
for tho foggiDg.
iailers the terrible cat-0uine tails with its
many knots, and waits.
Tie magistrates consult one another with
their eyes, and one Of them, making 3 sign
With his hand, says:
"Begin!'
The e1ecutoner puts forward bis left foot,
throws his body back, and almost at the Same
moment the whip falls vertically down ON the
IA 4 i,ull. III d prolonged cry, inwhicI betrays itself
as much impotent rage as pain, issnes from
from the gauoter's breast. his cry has not
yet died aWa7 on his lips when SECOND stroke
enters the eirue p1acs as the first
a shudder causes Teuys forehead, as it
ware to undulate; he utters roar like wild
beast, and commences shaking the machine
(rantfcalfy. The cat whistles again through
the air, and eeems to bury itself in the vie-
he lower part OF Ter1ys back.
Until then the intense pain had vreated
from the bandit cn1y inArticultta sounds, but |
1t The fourth stroke it vented itself in pant
" rs % God! o God! Strike mo on the |