Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-02-28
TIE HANGING or WITCHES

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IN wL;eI veor,bree nersons occordin,,
IN uu,cbinso, wera ex.c.iso a, Evf
ter fnr wi,chcraf, ,he bis,or;an ren,arL
linz ,Lo, ~ s,nnoso, ,has, ,Lraa
lasi ,hat have been han,,..d in En.,
landp I, wonid soam he,,arar ,h,s,
Hutchinson was mistaken IN ri, con e"a'
;,c,nre in srnnos;ng ,hs, ,b;s n,os, ~ oh
Iorr.n, nns,dn ,eosad H. En,,,'nd 's' a,'', ao
hnndred and nine,,can, 80 ' o"e
accord;n, 20 H. p ,,,a - "Ho
werc bnny a, Nor,hann,on i, 't7as
and in I7ip .fvs Other ,r;,ohos 'v m sn,r', ,co
ed Tho same G,,e a, ,ha sama H. y,
Now tho EngIand NJ ono Lnnd ,i,d - ond
sixtv.threo vsors ogo % r.nrasa,,'d
bv IL educaied cl.sses hod n,e ,n,,;,,
lain ius, obont as ,,ood = cl.;m [ ,,' H.,
considered ,nlightened ION ,he mn,,er
of pitcLraftC as tho En,,land n, ,he
present day and vet IN. sunors,,,;ons
laws ayainst witcbcrait were M, ec,ar.
cd from IN. statnte hook or onr mo,hor
lnnd before the wear lag rbe mi
nj, /, IL trpo continued "a Iarn,.L ,d,,h
its anatbcmas o,,o;ns, Tho nonr ;,,nnr.
nm, wre,ches We son,,h, az, -, shaa.
vanity land nrobablv wi,b ,ho view or
ameliorating their avn dasti,n,e con.
di,ionN 10 Sorl, nnon ,ho c.ars nr,Loir
weak minded bnt morn orosne,.nns
neirbbors in ,be belief nrobobIr ,ha,
the lo,ter wonld no, nrnra n;,,,,orJl,,
in their favors OF caurse 90 ,1is ey
tent and no more y was tho witrhc~,,
of the period we have named carried
and riJbt il was therefore ON tLe nar,
of Enyland,s Jc,dsla,ure ,ho, ,hav
should abolish the death nenoltv ~
eases of witebcrait subs,i,n,ing m i,s
nlace the mora annronr;ate nnnishnan,
of 'imprisonment and hard Labor" enr
"pcrsons usiny any snbtle crafty moons
or device bv paimis,rv ar o,Ierwisn
10 deceive his Mnies,v,s snhiec,s !
What should va think az n InrI Ch;oeI
Justice of the present dnv who should
from the benc6 address y ;nrv in Ion
yuaye like ,b. tnllnwipg9 sTI.,,ho,a
are sncb cr.a,ures os s;,.bes naL,
no dnuh, AZ .Il. G,r 6rs, IA s.,
t,res h,v. aa;rm.d so nnch ...a.I
lv the wisdom n, alI na,ions ba,h nv"
vid.d l,ws o,,ains, saoh ,',,a,.,' - XII
IL nm ar,,umsnt ~ cnnGd,n nr s',,'h aiN
Grim. The chi.r par',",. r.,,.''''.;' =, 9"on
was ;rre.;s,ihle and ,ha ,,,,, ,.,',,'t
on triaI tnr wi,nhcr,'n 80 h,n'.
This tnnI, nI.c. in Fn.Ia,,J ora.,h.
two bnndr.d ond ,.n - - '.3
,Jm,s, cn,om,.nros,, ,.i,t IS ""I'
40 revoltiny was wb., ,nnt rIana IN
tb, tovn of S,L.m Na.saah -, I !, "
fcw years aoerwerJ. f. ,b" L',,.a
,Inos H.. .hnsan s'.', MI "s '"',.' i.
Ia bnv, been -, Gn,iI;ss a,d ;nJi.iI"
nls cnnsnicunrs e,r ,Lair -. aad ~"
rumsn.n, demoanor Tx. O'y a,. ""u w.
,d Cnnd.r ,ba dis,,n;sa n,nn''r
col ,.aobar ard nja;e,a -, Il" y, "'' '''
Lo mos, d'man;'a ~ a,,''''' "vo"' ~ ~ "
Inn, history maL,,s o,on,ian ~ MI
yaa th. H., H. Pre- 49, w. :. ~, d'
I.nn,,o,i.J ro.a,;aa - h',, h',, 80 :" I"o
NJ he chose to Jos,,na,a S;ss Ss ;o,;,N "."'
BETRAYED n reliah md Ja,onian r.'nd
ness lar IN, sno,5 avcesd;n,, iii go
,le-his victims 1is b;s,nrr nI;', nn,n,
beiny counted nv the score and va,
his demon in human sbone and unI.r
.he most sanctimonious gnrb whiln IN.
traviny n blood.tbirstiness sureIv m.
nost revol,iny that human erc .ver
witnessed had if we are TO credit ira.