The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1878-09-27

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Medieval Musle.
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The ~aflold was erected In tho lui~nn
yard, where about tlfty pcr~ons, mnpis.
tmtcs and lawyers. municipal officials.
military officials and members III the
pulirc fore. lesi,le some reporters. wer,
gathered. The prisoner. conducted by
three warlcns, walked with il firm step
IL The fnrt III tho scnilrld nnl stared
inpn,lcntly around nt the aSSemhlagc.
! Councillor Hnlln,nnn. who wM charged
with experimenting thu execution, took
his place nj II table ani rrad loudly the
sentence III death and dcaih.warmnt.
At tho conclusion Hocicl Spat upon the
ground nnd cried "lsm,o!'' The mag
isintc now turned to Il iall. strongly.
hnilt man III about ~ ~ n, vcnr~ III
ngr. lan,lsn,n,t. Will, ,mall mustacl,c,
AMI neatly. indeed elegantly, nitirrl In
iinc linen shirt. with wnistonmt and
trousers of hluek lruu,lcluth This was
Herr kmntz. ihr cxecntioncr. Tho old
hcadsmnl. w. Reinlrl. whu llnd grown
ricl, through the exercise III his miner
function III .lng.utrhcr ~ tllr city. wns
10 longer .,innl IL tlr ~riMls nlnr ~
striking oil Il mans hrad III ii hlnW, nnd
~ passed. over his ~ ~ rather ,ln
plieatr VI Ills IN IL ilc Younger man
NJ s,lrl, implement having l~en needed
fnr more tl,an il decade, thu Department
of Justice found itself compelled IL r..
rort IL TIN Market Museum. AanN hnl
Icrn ordered Il ,car ago hN the Director
III the Museum. III exact duplicate III
TINT Rcindel hud employed. md which
the museum WIS unable ~ secure. ewing
to the haes price the old heMls
man placed npan his w,apn,l. This
ax was borrowed, Herr tir.-s,aai,n. the
cutler. III Mhnm une had hrel, ordered.
being unable II grt one r.a.l, III time.
II IN 4 large weapon, u Hu,al dcnl like il
butchers eleassr In appearance, viii, u
very keen, stlnipht edge. II Mas ground
10 thu sharpness af a razor thu afternoon
! before the execution.
Holding mp tln war,nnl thui III.
hcnslrnan might scr thu t'ruN,l Princes
signature, Councillor iiollmnnll snl IL
him
Mote this document. and nov ~.
ccivc from me ihr tinSnith Emil Helm.
rich Man Hm,l.l. delivered IL snn ~ he
bWhcn,led."
Come this way.' ~aid the hea.sn1.n
~ Hmslrl. Who rnn lightly np the three
steps lending II the platform and threw
~ hi~ c,mt n,,d Muistront. Al this mn.
mcn, the clmpellnll hrgnn telling: h.
gnzcd In IT. direction, then loekrd
around upm tl,ne present with nm
ironical sneer. Throwing down his
braces, llue,lrl began 10 unlatlun his
shirt, Int could nns unlastrn one III thu
buttons. Onr III tho Mnrdcnn went IL
l,iK assistance mud turned II tlnMn bc.
meath his shoulders, leaving the neck
and the upper part ~ the hleant lArc
Meanwhile twn other keepers had tied
the condemned mans arms nnd ankles.
They then carried him. pinioned and
hclplcss, 10 thu block. which VIM of
stout, hard wnu.l. with hollow IL ~
ceisn tlac neck, and painted hlooi-rcd.
Laying him III II downward, Il strong
lcathrrM hnnA WINS fastened over thu
hack IL tho hea,l, No TINT Il could not b.
moved an.l n elcarly.slcilned mark WAN
offered for the hcaslnMan's blow.
Opening n lcnthcm case. nn which
were Ia gold figures "lS7s." kmntx took
ont thr glitterinR new nx. and. taking his
aim with ~, almost imnrceptihlr
glance, swung the weapon nloft anil
brought II kissing down on the hand "
flesh between the leatl,crn fastening and
thu tnrnel-hark shirt. Only ono blow
WIN needed The blood spi,snp out of
thu immense wound: The neck vanished
tAn II sccmc.l,. and there wins lrft tho
trunk. which t~itchcd slmsn.olically 4
few times, md tlc head which locked
~ II II hMd heen sllnrn III Just III tho
chin. A very slight contraction or
movement of thu forehead wns notice.
able, The Whole operation la1tcl alnnt
twn minutes nnh Il half, A pllln Wns
brought nnt. into which thu still bleed.
INK rrmninr were pitched. II Nas placed
In 4 hole nlr,,n.ly dug III corner III thc
prison.ynrl The earth wns hlled III
nnh I'LL wits p,rr.
llawMa IL nHse Mis tMtlrt.
| A brazilian Count, a millionaire, VIVA
dining M the table d'hotr III fashion.
able hotel In Paris. Hi~ outlet WAS Ii
Ill. taste, nnl hi ordered another.
We only Rise nne cmtlrt.' suid thu
manager, "An,l nn hlrnd with nne fish.
hMll.
| without word thu Count ros,,. went
mt, bought thr hotel. returned, lrd the
manager II tl,c front door and kicked
him down tllc steps, then, lv~raiing him
Mlf m thr table, aid.
bring me another outlet