Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-01-18

gent remarks.
Mr.. Dresbach, of Winona, made lengthy
and earnest appeal in favor of silver remonetiz-
alton.
MIR: Rice moved to lay the resolution and
substitute on tie table;
Mr.. Colviu moved to amend by having the
substitute printed and both resolutions made
the special order for IL O'clock to-day,
which prevailed whereupon the House ad-
jOurned.
Execution by Implement.
Hornet Annual.
One morning while was at Yokohama 1
was informed that a criminal was about to
be publicly put to death, and the morbid GU
riosity, which has more or less a stronghold
upon most of us, induced me to sally forth
and witness the execution. This is what I
saw: When I reached the place appointed
for carrying into effect the capital sentence.
the unfortunate convict, fine looking ia
panese, in the prime of youth and strength.
was standing under huge post in the mid
die of a little posse of guards. The post had
a cross-piece. Nearly nude, he was standing
erect; bat as motionless as statue, while his
fearless but dreamy eyes gazed straight into
the distanne before him, as if he was looking
at some far-of object looming upon hori-
ION visible only to his distracted vision
There was no token of terror in his deter
mined face no sign of shrinking in his uui-
escent but tensely-strung body. Presently
there vas movement among the little knot
of those surrounding him. His jailer moved
aside and there strobe into the circle eaunt,
repulslve-looking native, clad from head to
foot LII suit of dingy yellow. The execu-
t1oner-for it was he-was accompanied by
couple of assistants who carried some half
dozen long, round bamboo rods, about a
couple of fingers thick at their largest end
and tapering to half that size at the other.
which was sharply pointed. The rods were
laid upon the ground, and the trinity of
death clapped hold of the living
statue before them. In a
trlce the human etfigy, who made
nosattempt at resistance, aud who, as far as
observed, never even opened his lips. was
hrmly dangling on the post, his arms
stretched out right and left along the cross
piece. There was now slight pause. The
executioners dallied with the bamboos, and
the poor creature spread-eagled on the post
still looked into the shadowy distance still
was dumb; but I thought 1 could detect q
yellow pallor stealing up his face. Perhaps
he was collecting all his resolution to NEE,
| the terrible ordeal he knew was close upon
him. The principal executioner, who mean.
while had selected a couple of bamboos tc
his mind, now stepped to the left side of his
expectant victim. spat upon the point of one
OF his weapons, and with twisting, pushing
motion thrust it easily into the flesh abou
halfway between the hip and the armpt
The poor wretch upon tie cross turned hi
gaze slowly down upon his tormentor, ane
his lips slightly opened. But he made ne
struggle-he uttered no cry. His resolution
his courage were superhuman. / looked a
the executioner. He was calmly continuing
to push and wriggle the bamboo further ant
further into the body. In couple of min
utes, though it seemed much longer, tn
bloody point of the instrument emerged from
the top of the sufferers shoulder. Their
was slight exclamation of satisfaction from
the crowd, just the sort of hum that escape
from those watching daring swimmer whel
his head appears above the surface after
long dive; and the fend at the other end of tn
bamboo stopped wriggling, let go his hold, an
stepped back. Now, thought, he is goin
to give the poor tortured creature his cou
de grace. Not bit of it. He crossed t
the opposite side of the post. calmly inserte,
the second weapon in the same spot on tn
sufferers other flank, and worked away til
1t, too, came out above the armpit. All thi
time not single groan, not one desparin
cry for mercy, escaped the man thus doubl
lmpaled. His head dropped little upon hi
chest, and his eyes were half closed, but h
was evidently alive and conscious. At thi
moment, to my amazement, the executione
and his assistants, picking up the muse
bamboos. began to walk away. what
asked, "is the execution ended? Are the
going to leave the man in that fearfr
agony?' "Oh, yes" 1 was told, .'al
over. The criminal is finished with. II
Will die presently--in an hour, two hours
or, as he seems very strong, perhaps not til
nlghtfau but nobody will touch him an
more. The bamboos will Be left in hin,
and when he is quite exhausted he will ex
pre- could bear no more. 1 was power
less to interfere, but, sick at heart, l turne
on my heel, loathing the barbarous cruelty
had just witnessed, and cursing the damn
able civilization that permitted it. I learne,
afterwards that the unfortunate wretch ha
fingered ten long hours before death (whic]
IN japan would seem as brutal as Justice
remembered and released him.
His slow death is accounted for by til
fact that japanese executioner is CAREFUL
taught to avoid the vital organs of the GRIN,
inal he has to impale. The more slowly tn
victim expires, the greater the reputation q
his butcher.
! Scene IN the WOmnn,s Rjnhte Cou.e,t;n,