The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1877-06-28

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tain death. I ednid not Int Admire the
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glazed anr3 b,srsinp like Goals Of Are Per.
hans thew would fhrt,w ,,enner n them
and collect the tears for enalvsis. Tins
raj, my thoughts.
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who proved to be the DRUG gist. ne came
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struggled To turn nv head aside. II was
useless. He noured the Houid into nv
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make me swallow il. With a flerce effort
/ spat il out. full in his face. Ali hal I
had the ADVANTAGE OF them. They could
not make HE swallow i'll
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luton IF strycbnine he drew The syringe
full. and piercing the skin on NV arm
| with the Golden needle nushed in The in
lection was furim1s with main and
race vet I conld NOT move The mvste.
mons Sarnish ur clue kent me immoysble
strnocjed in mind INF no ,,,ov1,ment IF
INV limbs answered the effort Of NV will
The sensation was Something terrible
God nity HE naralvzedi
The solution of strychnia must have
been a powerful one. for in a few mo-
ments feit it tineline through INV veins.
NV head began 20 ache and throb NV
homes seemed to be grinding AGAINST each
other. INV breath came short and ouick /,
nv heart seemed in wise, spots danced
before nv ewes, A sudden trnmur shook
nv frame, then conyulsiye agony. and
The glue fell SEALING to the floor With
chatlerins teeth / 6rayed for death hut
thew laus hed at and Knocked me. The
llig6ts in the room became blurred and
misty. and seemed to be dancing about
madiy: the faces of the old men began to
grow more and more distant, and nv
body, but moment before stiff and i'm
movable, was twisted about and distorted
with the most hideous commissions. Then
a blank.
When repained consciousness there
was a taste of nicotine in nv mouth. NV
limbs were. oh. so sore. and nv head
seemed throbbing responses to trip ham.
mer. Then heard voices. At first they
sounded distant and unintelligible. then
they became more distinct. and / could
understand what was said.
ga wonderful success,n said one.
"Excellent.n said another.
"Didn't enioy it much.n said a third.
chucklinr,
"He will appreciate how we felt when
the doctors and physiologists were
torturing us, . remarked a fourth.
al hope the fool isn't dead" chart
tably remarked one of them. "for we
propose to experiment upon the circula-
ton during hanging, after we break his
legs"
1 Great God were thew not satisfied
Had not suffered enough already? II
seemed not. l was suddenly aroused by
some ones running heated needle into
nv flesh.
..Now, brethren ), said the President
Int ns nrocesd At once ~ the second po ax
nerimentn They carried me to . table
upon the edge of which were set two
heavy. flat. steel rings. NV legs were
drawn through them, and the hands
screwed tight. A man prasped each leg.
and gave a sudden sidewise Jerk. There
was a loud snap, and nv limbs hung down
limp and useless.
The pain was severe. but not so great as
l expected it would be. But soon. the
position in which the legs hung. caused
the sharp end of the broken bones to cut
through the muscles. 7 groaned The
pain became intense. could stand it NO
longer, and tainted.
When came to nv senses 7 was laid
out upon another table. Those internal
scientists were attaching snhvpmogranh
to each wrist to register the freonency and
measured of each pulse heat on a Sin Of
paper. They also strained on nv chest
an apparatus for noting the force and
Frequency of nv heart beats and the MN.
Der of nv respirations.
I felt RESIGNED. had given nm all hone
of life. and was glad to die. If mattered
| little how. They were evidently going to
hang me. They raised me to a sitting
posture. put the moose about NV neck. and
began to pull up slowly. Their science
far outweighed their humanity.