, 1873-02-24

wntlo an occheohal mornitul ono vOuclonfc1 m
Of tho rusty-wheolcd Black van Of W tic 'e prispn.
During tlle tedious drive sho prisoners prayed
h SGbbea el!ernatey 1y, G ,npoEe lille d only
novor ceased offering. then. religious o oonaoia- Ola
Se gatos spsa ane IL HeVo Sss''n md do'sdHsd dGsd
Their hata When tho van drove zip md tho. Pro-
thrown open, tho fromb'lng prisoners woro lod
@ @hFSg gsa 0 oa at04s pssapSes Eva raos daonSa y
moved tIo oloaEa al,d Ionaots Of tic prson'ors. 49,
Tho prlonts, sytcrs OF Charity, aud prisoners
thon 'kno1t md prayed. tho oliciala standing
round with bowed and uncovered Loads. At
the the oosS Gt tho PraySra for Tho dying
i Hsssto e1 BY ana to 0S aor 'S'o' liz oaoo: sont
tionor pinioncA tho arms Of tho crimina1p. Tic
ing oortcgo moved through two pnssagoways,
waa : vory unique night. At lho oxtromity of .
yard ls iint rock shaped into . platform, about
olght foot aq,nro md two III height. On one oud
Of this old stnge, upon which only tho last act is
over performed, tliero is avory narrow stop, for
i. IL tho contro Of tho platform stood d block,
the old block mentioned above, with 1ttlo bolt
hook III front for fastening tlio nook securely.
Tho unfortunate womon when confronting thH
usual prayers were rccitcd, anl wllon concluded
tho ja,ler passed. to tho axocutionor d long in
ntrnHcnt In an nnciont-loohing BcabLard Of
L. leather covered with stool mud brnaa p1atings.
seemod familiar with tho paraplorllalin Of lls
Horrowfu1 craft. Ho adroitlv ,1ncasped tho heavy
ecabbard, drew forth q ln!!go glistoning nxo, with
2 2, blado like colossal razor, md took mp
{1t.~ 1f .t.lr
criminals oyea wero bandagod with long strips
of linon, which loft enough to bi,1d tho, lead to
tho block.
Roso porro was first conducted to tho block,
mud whon tho jailor was about to place tho linen
oyer l!or oyes she staggorod back and mado
violcnt movement with lor hands MS II sllo
would burst hor pin:onH. But tho chaplain's
voice ,, calmod hor; and according to his aamoni:
lion sle repeated tho divino prayer, sInto Tly
upon her, knees. Margarito Cora1di wns ro~
moved to tho entrance Of tho yard, and prevent
cd from witnessing ller nccomplico's death. Tho
slowly. tho clergy. aud NUNS woro praying for-
Tontly, and l1ose porro'a whito neck was mnlo
fast 70 tho block and exposed to tho glittoring
tI nxo Of tho exeoutloner. Tho chief wardon Of
near Tho platform III company with two medical
mon and She Sindaco. a number OF prominent
people,. including members Of the principle
Neap'o'i!an 10 md Provincial paporu woro admitted
NIL prosont to prosorvo htrict silcnco, aud
t1,on turning toward tho csccutio,,er ho
raised hiD right hanl-tlte signal for tho fatnl !
blow. Tho oxccutioncr, whose nlasl, had bcon |
staring weirdly at tho Sheriff awaiting tint nig-
nal, littod Lis weapon md stopped 70 tho lott
aldo Of tho prisoner. He raised tho axe abouk |
ono foot from tho neck Of RoIe Porro by way Of |
ttnhing MIN, and ,thon, swinging. it above Lin
lend ho brought tho hanvy blalo down with eli |
his might, and tho head dropped ovor tho block.
The trunk roso nearly foot and half, us fliv-
ing, by the sudden spasmodio action OF lilo soy-
erod nerves.. 4 litter was Immediately at hnnd.
and tho trunk and head Of wl,nt was Roao Porro.
tho Infamous baby-farmor, wore removed,
aud nlargar,to Coraldi was lend to tho block. sl,o
prayed constantly, mud did not ovinco any great
fonr until her head waB forced on tho fatal
stand, when she uttered o brief, nervous acroarn.
Her head was not completely severed with tho
first blow. The akin Of tho front of tito neck
remained uncut, aud tho body spriuging bacl;
exposed q -ghastly gap, which n,ale every spec
tator slrltlor, and causod tho plutform to be
s,naarod with blood. A pull was thrown over
Tho body and its lend, md both wore removed
IN 1itor to await, like Porroa corpse, buriul in
ground.
Tho fulfilling OF tho o1ccutioner's contract |
was to wpo and whet tho axe ho used and replace
t in tho scabboard fit for future emergencies