The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-04-09
THE CAT-O'NINE.T4uS
A Terrible Punishment of s.e,,.,.o..
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sans IN New zealand-IsIoody Details.
= rom the Auckland (New zealand) Herald.
turning to warder the Goyerno
gave some order, and the next moment
man was let In through the iron erata
winch closed behind him. He was ,
m1ddie-aged, hard featured fellow. wifi
stiien face made more repulsiye bv he
! ing clean shaved. s.Thfs is his frs
1lne, the Governor whispered to me
e'aulng the ofense for which he was con
~ rLo0eo aho nogged. The man looked at
| 5 eaI9 eAecaVAonef for moment, and at his
o!def commenced to strip. Diyastino
himself of his hat, coat and shirt he yvas
led to the triangles and the STRAINS ,,assa5
round his wrists, ankles and waist. n
was impossible to move. He sh11ddered
Ior moment as the cold air swept along
Che yard. Twenty-Five" cried the
WaToef Standing by, and the executioner
took up one of the heaviest ss cats . from
among those IN the box. STANDING abont
SIX 81 feet behind the prisoner, little to
me le1t, ne passed his fingers through
tne nine tails of the whip, which.
with a rapid movement, he then brought
across hls chest, high up over his head,
" Wltn horrible swish, and down with
lnel "iole force of his arm and weight
upon the culprit's back. There was a
shrek of agony, and in Iivid bIne lines in :
nke cords, the flesh stood out upon the
poor wretch's shoulders. One I'' cried
the warder, and again the cat swung
nlSh up IN the air to descend second
Imet Inc plteous moaning which fol-
lowed the first blow gave place to anoth-
er shrek, intense and long. The deem
blue lines turned red, and blood oozed
through dozen different cuts, and the
skln began to peel in strips along his
oack. Two!' and again the terrible
instrument came down. Shrek after
shr1ek rent the air. The sight was sick
en1ng-horrible. As each blow was dealt
the prisoner writhed in agony at the t1-;s
angles, and when the lash fell for the last
time and the straps were loosed that held
nlm, he turned away faint, weak. scarce /
y recognizable as human, disgraced and /
marked for life.
>; ms place was soon reoccupied by an
other, whose appealing, terrified looks
old only too plainly what he had snf-
cred. He would have resisted were e
u any use. He had been there before.
new what 1t was, and would have al
most given life to be reprieved. Stripped
nj strapped to the triangles, unlike the
prisoner before him, he turned his head
ver his shoulder and watched the ex-
cuuoner. There were marks of former
logging on his back-black spots and
nes-left there six months before. He
ned to be brave, and bear it but it was
10 good the ''swish - sounded once
lore, the horrible, knotted cords swept
uttlngly across his back, and with
urst of agony, he broke out in long ,
ontlnued shrieks. One of his legs got | !
visited with cramp. He tried to stav
ne lash for a minute-anythine for s
me-any thing for one moment of peace.
ut there was none the pitiless lash | !
till the. sentence was carried 8
trough. Then, when it was over. he :
ent away, muttering thanks to God. as :
l1n Dent form and tottering steps they 6
q MN to the cells. It was the last time :
would enter that yard-and that was :
s sole relief. ! !
There was one more victim-a mere 1
d, sixteen years of age I had heard l.
M convicted the day before in court for 4
o1fense he could scarcely know the +.
ture of: He was a good-looking little q
Low, with a clear skin and bright blue +,
es. He looked upon it all as q thrash n
g at school, walked forward with a
'ht, Jaunty step, and stripped as coolly n
II he were going to plunge into the 81
Ter. They strapped him up, and then le
ere came the order once again, %
twenty-five" The executioner took 3,
lighter cat, with thinner thongs e
In those he had used before. It whis- i
q for moment in the air, and then 4,
2 fair, white skin of the boy was walled. Ie
d hvid, and blue. There was sud q
n jerk of the body, quick drawing II
the breath that made the chest ex- tl
nd and the ribs stand out more prom t;,
mt. A second blow, and still no cry. le
} was game and would see it out. At w
; third the pent up suffering burst out. b,
! with yell L shall never forget, the ",
IS head was thrown back, and he or
enched at the wrist-straps till they al be
st cut the flesh upon his arms. Once
re--another again-each fol-
red by heartrending cries. Another
aor Gods sake Oh, Christ God! -
me go y There was a quick, chok- "a
!, gasping sound. His head fell back, q
all was silent save for a horrible ri'
sging In the throat as each blow fell ga
IN his streaming back. They loosed WI
straps and led him from the ward We
rcely conscious. Thank God, it was q &c
r. so that is how they iog," said n u
g Yes it isn't pleasant, is it !" and bt
left the place. GO