The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-07-11


der ms Majesty the King.
Upon these two enunts he was found
guilty, notwithstanding his indignant
protests; and the I'd Of JULY was ap-
pointed as the day on which be was TO-
receive his doem.
He VainIy fmpIored his Judges to In
form him OF his fate. They refused, say
ing that his Majesty the King mad alone
the power 90 reverse the decision or ag-
gravate the punishment to be inflicted
upon him.
When the clock on4the steepIe Of st.
Annals Cathedral struck 10, tine vast
market-place OF Copenhagen was filled
with a surgIng crowd An estrade, COW
cred with CRIMSON velvet, had besn|
erected on the eastern side OF the place.
There the judges Of the unfortuna e.
Count seated them selves. Shortly al
terward tine Royal Court arrived. KING
| Eric was dressed in the curious style. OF
the period. BY his side was MIS-
naughty wife, Margaret, Princess of
| Sweden. Que hundred courtieEs accom-
panied them.
A few minutes later q widely differ ent
procession made its appearances Ii was
| the roy al hangInan and his eight assist
ants, who surrounded the illustrInus
| prisoner. The IatUer was almost nakedIi :
a hempen rag was tied round hts ldInsi
his hanrs and legs were rUned. He
looked extremely detected. The nsads-
man led him up to the eSGEade upon
which the Judges were seated.
The President of the Court, Arens
! Nelson, s6aed up, and read from a
parchment the following
DREAD SENTENCE1
Lawrence atemeveide, you are found
guilty of nigh treason, and of the ab0m-
iuable offense of having laid your mpi--
Gus hands on the anoinsed OF the Lord,
| His Royal Majesty King Eric the Secnnd,
| of Denmark, whom God may preserve"
.sHe tried to seduee my witeP' inLer-
! posed Count Stemeaelde.
tsSilencer' numbered the President Of
the Court. "deadsman, you viii gag the
prisoner if he attempts to utter another
Word."
| Then he proceeded to read from the
| parchment as follows:
s.For these grave crimes, Lawrence
| StemeyeIde, you are sentenced to suffer
DEATH"
| There was a loud murmur in the vast
| crowd. Tue prisoner hung his head.
! awe wanted to have you nrukem dn
the Wheel,'' continued the President,
but his Majesty, the King, considerlug
| the enormity OF your misdeeds, has de-
/ ar Dl6CE8
| by four horses!'
| TTnoa hearing these dreadful worlds
| Count Stemeyelde sank to the ground
| with a. gruan OF despair.
| There was a sympathetic movement in
| the immense audience.
| King Eric, smiling maliciously stepped
toward.
"Headsman," he said, shave you your
borsna read, 2j
81 have, your Majesty" replied the
executioner.
..Fnen execute the sentence OF the
| Court"
The headsman seized Count steme-
yeIde bv the shoulder, and said To am:
| ellie down On this mat"
The Count obeyed, amid the breath
! less silence of the crowd.
| The exeeuti0ner's assistants un-.
shaekled him.
Then four powerful horses were
brought up.
Two ropes were securely fastened to
stemeYelde's legs two others to A1s
wrists. -.
Tue four ropes we're attached to the
The silence was by this time almost
oppressive.
The headsman raised his whip.
In the nexL second the hOrr1hle eXecU-
tion would have taken place. but sud-
denly
| A BEAUTIFUL YOUNG GIRL,
dressed iii white, with a golden diadem
| ON her blonde hair, rushed up To the
\ estrade, and addressing the King, e1
|, cEaimed:
~Stepl pFetestFF
ssYoi pFoIestY' asked the King, won.
Il txfk. ~ r .Il.9
: ...On the ground that L am your daHgh
ter. King Erfep' she replied.
D. Had bunb-sheIl fallen intB the miifss
oF the crowd, there e9BIid have been n6
greater stupetacBfoH.
The execuEiGner dropped his whip.
3 Tbe Queen rose, and said to ttfe- King
r. ssHow IS this, your MajestYs Is sii
: your daughteHt
Eric the Second ehaHgHd color.
s s.MV daugilLeEp he said, with a faEcst
Y smile; .'Ho, your Majesty, she must he
p vile impost0r."
The Queen looked hIerefiulous.-
u Young woman" T" sine said, tn the heal
tiful gisl In white, '-Asil0 are YOUR
1T am the dauShber OF Nina Larson
and of his Majesty, King Eric UITe 5e1
ondr and, as his daughter, uuueE tii
laws of Denmark, 1 lI;lve a partecE righ
It to demand tine tull pardon Gf a p0iItiea
= CONVICT
l. Tae KING kept his eyes fxeft upsn tn
yotlng girl, and turned very pale
z "BuG, young woman" said the QUseI
J, .thow can yGu prUves that yoa aGs I'll
II daughter of his AajestxH'
h "Read this, your Majesty,1 said ID
VI girl.
So saying, she handed r1is dOeumen
a to the Queen:
d 81. Eric. Prince Royal OF DeHlHafs
acknowledge Nina LARSON as m
+ laughter.
S t.Copenhageu, June 8, 1458- EKIgsn
@Siv ruyaI husaaHd,v - siiId the Y IeeT
d "can you deny thisYi
~ s-N0.' he replied; but
4. els 1t trueT'
4 The King hung his head.
l. The Queen drew herself up[t0 her n
theight.
It ..MIna Larson,r she said. 'sYuilr rigli
o. shall be recogniZsd.- Your protest.
}? Justified count s1emeveIda is pa
IL toned. EfeadsmaI1, dare no longer Ia
YOUR hands uD0n him. You say 80, n
81 row al husband, do yuu notg'
8 Eric nodded his head. Fhs prisDne
was reIeased am d the deaiening acrl
IL NATIONS OF the crowd
is But the Queen lett Copenhagen ON tt
III same day, .eaving ERIC 10 the GontemI
Of his Subjects
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