Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1872-03-06

linquishing Thy divinity, beeamest man,
aud didst through love purge my sinful
soul ofit original sin with Thy precious
Blood deign. I besesch Thee, to accept
that which am about to she'd at Thy
most meriful tribunal as a penalty which
may cancel my many crimes, and spare me
part of that punishment justly due to
me-" She then bent her head TO the
block, reciting the psalm, "DeprOfuudisi'
and as she arrived at the words "6anl
aures tue," the ax fell, and the body
gave a violent spAsm, discOmTo ng lie
dress. The exc sutioper then lifted her
head to the view Of the spectators, and as
he as lowe ing it with the DO " into the
bier, the rope BY which be held them
slipped from his hold, both fell to the
ground, shedding a great deal Of blood.
At this many persons tainted among the
crowd OF spectators, and fell half dead.
Bernardo, utterly overcome, again fell
into deadly swoon, and it was thought
for a time thpt he was dad but at last,
after a quarter of an hour, he was brought
back to life by the use of the most efica-
cious remedies.
Giaeomo was now brought to the scaf'
fold. He fixed his eyes on Bernardo,
and then, turning to the crowd, be ad-
dressed them in loud voice: Now that
[ am about to present myself before the
tribunal of infsllible truth, / swear that
if my Savior, pardoning me my faults,
shall place me in the road to salvation, !
will necessarily pray for the preservation
of his holiness, who has spared me the
aggravation of the punishment but toe
much due to my enormous crime, and has
granted life to my brother Bernardo, who
is most innocent of the guilt of parricide
as have constantly declared in all my
examinations. 1t only affiicts ne, in thest
last moments, that he should have beer
obliged to be present at so fatal scene
But since, o my God, it has so pleased
thee, fat voluntas tua." So speaking, ht
knelt down. The executioner blinded hi
eyes, tied his legs to the scaffold, auC
gave him blow or the temples with
loaded hammer, cut off his head, and the1
cut him into four pieces, which were fix
ed on the hooks of the scaffolding.
The bodies of Lucrezia and Beatric
we're left on the bridge until the evening
Illuminated by two torches, and surround
ed by such concourse Of people that
was impossible to cross the bridge. Al
hour after dark the body Of Beatrice wa
placed in coffin covered with blacl
velvet pail. richly adorned with gold
Garlands of flowers were placed, one a
her head and another at her feet, and tn
body was strewed with flowers. 1t wa
, then accompanied to the church of s.
Pietro in Montorio by the confraternit
of the order of Mercy. and followed b
many franciscan monks, with great pom
and innumerable torches and four hour
after dark she was there buried befor
| the high altar, after the customary cert
mony had been performed. The body {
q Lucrezia, accompanied in like manner
was carried to the church of St. Gregoric
r and after the ceremony, honorably buriec
. Bernardo was reconducted to the priso
of the Tor di Mona, where he was attacl
h ed by burning fever, and was very
D for long time. He remained here
8 prisoner until the month of September
h the same year, when he obtained his lii
erty by paying twenty-five thousan
crowns to the hospital of the Santissin
f Trinta del Pellegrini. He afterwar
married and had children, among who
was son, Christophero.