, 1875-03-08
THE CAT-O-NINE TAILS.
Terrible Punishment Melted 0ut Il
Conrictn in Now Zealand,


Conrict1 i'm Now Zealand.
,-iueetand "a. - Nsratd.
! obtained an order from tho Governor Of The
jail 10 oo present few wocks ago wtilo tbrce
prisoners "ho roso 1a Undergoing scntouco Ie-
but boyond fow czaual lomarka that passed
nothing was eaid. I looked around, aud ct
\ ,glanco saw tho nachinery-n 1t mar be
called eo-which formed tho solo furniture OF
the yard: On tho right stood small wooden
Kind of shop which, With the opposi.s wall Of
tho 1al ward. formed d narrow roceas. In this
stood tho triangles, round about whlcl, tho
@ ground va yold OF gFass and green with damn.
look At; three lcaning poles conyeseipg al ilo
| top, aud firmly planted in tho ground, Two OF
them face out Into tho yard, their baaos being iu
tue same asfaieht lno. Across these and bo-
tveon thcm les broad board, pierced With
holcs. through which : atrap bnug loosely dow.,,
Higher up on each polo was similar strap, and
aoothe! It the foot Of Zach again. On tho loft
ssooa s ss,, .hs psweItn! fellow.o. lcarued, was
,ae pano t,I eI,eIeatoner7ktrippod to hs 1rt
gu extraordinary, mass Of sncw and strength,
beside him. on the ground. Was box in which
we're ratgeu the tnHsrumenta OF punishment
ths "cat-o-uane-tnilH-" Thesc weto several OF
thtngs, with .shost handles like stock Win,
cnly covered With cloth to koep them from,
a1pring In the hand.
THE Flnsr VICTIM,
AAAAA4a w = HEAlpI kl4 A0f1fQcf K&f$ 10fSb
ordoE, and tue next moment q uan waH 10. III
tArough tho iron gatc which closed behind him,
no wss nalddle.Agod. hard.foatured follow,
Ttth au1Ien face II made moEe repulssye by beiug
eleaa ehavod. "Ih's il his first tins." tue Gov.
aGnor whispered to mo, adding the orcnse for
which ho Haa convicted aud aeutoocel to Go
hoggod. Tho r'Au looked ut tho oxecutionor foe
smonent, aud Ut hls order commenced to strip.
DlSeetiog himself Of bus hat. coat, aud shirt, he
vas LED to tho trianglos and tho strapa pasxod
round his wrlats. Ankles, and waist II was ltn-
possible to move. lie ahudiored for moment
~ tho cold atr swept along the yard. "IwoutY-
nvo. oraoa tilo wasdor standing by. and tho
!rs'n, among those In tho boz. Standing about
feet behind tho Prisoner, littto to tho left 10
psssed NJ tiogora through tho uino tails of tho
whip, which, with rapid movement, no then ]
brought ACROSS hi. cheat. high up abose ha
head. With . horribla s'avish," and down
with tho who1o force Of lH arm and weight upon
tho oulEr.ts bAck. TAero waH Blrlok ct agony, !
aud IN lytd tlua liuos like coEda tho Aca!l stood
out upon the poor wreteli's shoulders. "Onol" |
cried tho wnzdor, aud aYaln tho cat swu,,g Atgh |
up in the air to descend second time Ttlo |
pitoous moauin. which followed tic first blow /
Gavo place 70 another shrlck, intonBs aud long.
Tho dcep blue lines turled rad tic blood ooxel
through dozen dlf1sse.t cuts. and the axi1, 10.
gan to peel tn strips along lsH back. t.rwoI"
ond again tho tesrlhlo inatrun,ont came down,
sslfiok after shriek rsnt tho air. Tho sight was
tho prisoner writnod in agony II tho trangjox.
aud when the laa, fol for the laat tln,o aud tha
btrapa waro loosod that held hIln lie turned awsv
faint, weak, scarcely recognizable ~ human, dis
yraccd md marked for lifp.
An OLD oFfETptM.
Hts place WAa BOON occupied By another |
whose appealing. terrified looka told only too
plainly what he suffered. lie would hsyo rosist.
I'd wero It Of any use. Ho had bosn there bo-
'ors, knew what 1t waa, and would llayp altu0st
stton life 10 be roptlavod. Stripped, and gtrapp-
d to the tEianglcs. uullke the prisoner before
san, he turned Lia head over hls shoulder aud
Watched tbs e1seutloper. Thoro were tie Old
aArkA OF tormcE tegglng oa his baok-biack
pota Aod anes-loft lhute si1 tnouths before,
10 tried to ba bravo, aud bear It; hut IL wta no
|ood the 'kwiah" souuled oneu moro. tic
EorF!bic, knotted cords swopt cuttipgly across
lla b*ek. mud with burst Of a.ouy ho broke
'nt IN loug.continued ahrieas. Quo Of his logs
'ot twisted with otamr. lie tried 10 stay tic
ash Tor miuute-anythin8 for tin.e-anytAng
or Que moment Of pcGco. But t4oto wss
'one; tho pil!ess lAah descended till tho ssu-
euee "as carried through. Ihen, when IL was
Vor' no went AWAY. nluttoriuK thanks to God. ~
nth hsut fo1u, and tolter1u3 ste1s They lad him
9 tue cells. Il WIS the last timo ho would antes
aAs ySSd-&nd that was Lis solo selef.
1u1 N AGONY.
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