, 1880-04-16
A,DAltK TRAGEDY IN SIAM.
Tho Execution OF Fra Prcccali-A Ma
tive N0btetnan 1Bc1icntied for NfMrry~
ing British OHlccr'R Daughter.

tl..,,,,,u EIm,,, t.ai ~ nj. a.,,,v.
Of Pra preccafl, the distinguished and once
influential Statncsu t,ol,lcuan, antl tly causes
icn,ltue ticrrln, nre still m,,ct, tnikrd of hrrc
md NJ Snranorc r., 1ln,1e"I 0I n thromol'ont III" thc
whole region Of The british settlements In
tho far East. IFS l,cl,catling would probably
lIayc excited very little attention Ind lie not
BEEN The son.in.law Of Thomas George Knox,
me nf'asn folticai agent anu Cnilsml'ttef-
eral for S1ain, aid had not NIL the circun,-
stances been 50 extraordinary, even III this
1., stiv nr ninslv ,,tor ~ w.s ~
1us.'y ~ nnJu'e3 p..n.s'su ~ ',."la'l ..'' y,
opinion. Some Of the f0rc,Rncfsl1l In Slam and
Mn'acca think he deserved death; but many
more, including those who believe hin to l.ave
esm sun' aee,o ~. .','I. .'u "o"M iaos 'l"'u
Court and something akin 10 personal persecu-
ton. Thata uobIeman fhis grade and lantcce-
is rcuartietl liz few ts evidence If tlg al
ni,v ,nn,, ri wn@ith anil ,ositinn wt,t1If ti,rv
ssy, 3 @ Fave I got oat q S,.y eiini!,SI sS,Spljsa-
i,itariss II State. hit Pm Preecnj,. NJ
th,.sj, fornnriv hnlnysti ,,v tha KIM n,,t H.
f"ui,,i hv ,,n"ryfmI frirn,ly. wns mi nituw"d
~ sscane. ~ 'rhat sl,cl; ~, sxccnttoil Is ycry
rare Isu il .roycaI by vii lis C con,,noton il G Gns
Isg: I.Is IT, Mv,s tnnrIaE - ?" cnmtnIvs W. W.. ,,,i i"
,,nnrst",,i ;ts ctYnct h,. fm,Mrn,nv .tni,m Sit.f
,.,an, Secretary Of lie Treas.,ry, t. BE- suddenly
mn,,'f ~ rntnrsht,rT W. n,,,i ns ,5'yst"rfn,Is-
!" honrod "" Fl INV ~ sar thot rn,i III MT
un MaE VII; od,1cnra % II III shsc u Iim;, Stot. IT, 1
E.itl,cr In thnv b"i,caH bial o1lcnrs In Siu;11.
TGu I inyt@nce W t's f t ira resca ct, har,}y A. i.
nnrollejrG hire ~ Mt icnst in tbis rrneratG1n
II T. "nut ~ inn,aeiLi, ~ - a1nt ~ In n~n,+
facts in tls sensatio,,ui case md t1e extrenie
t;1icni.v n III nf SrEiSlnr 1t liz trnt, Incrnosrs
" h tfsf Z s to " nvn sfT @ e ic ',
Icrstandinr. 1cr6rtiius Eta 4, f,it version" i'm
I'reecah,' lis aget fatlier, md two younger
os tS i,tse te l@ay @ r., @ 10 sW'e aro
nronirrl ..o milIimns of 3ioIinrs ~ svstcnnttc %
rosen'iiv. iavi,l. rohbei ihn KIM ~ % nr,trls:
Mi the y}eii al ~ his cnIti n1ino at Kabin for
III thren se ycnrs' sr ,nkinr m lin lin miieye ~ t}nt Il ind
iran i,i,,'ro,tlnctiys' wiije ihey WIZ. enrisil.
nv ,x,ti' ,ts nrocin,;s ,ma,ois !Thn
fnffiher ri a nrtl vounsnr son nrf. stti in ironMs: ny
awnitInS trial nni If f,',,nd euilty viii h,
nor T., the Rnvai ia mt''s " az ,"r1nns In nil ~
n dcnth m Nv fn fothcr ,vnI}i ncf liz. inne' IN +,
consnent mS i far ha + o n,,t I'D 'm nd 19x c
broken. xii the lie PROPERTY % Of the fmiiy, COM CON-,
pnmns te ForaIan @ % Sinisters sI nalnc In hss.i
a tEair Inrs.s cnrr;m.s.s no ho,,esa
ninte. iawnirr stantl,ers'' eyeryillI,'lr a: thcv:
nw;,rd nsI;m5atcT r. h. w:orti' nt ienst ~
% to ;he 1o os neen fS1e tai ;s aEd EuS WI |.
i{Eeiv to he rei1nhursed fII What i,ra pr1acnI
as cen ~ ~ nce,,se Of sicalnr fro, Tia Eo
mlne st' "'e"e' ~ ''~''e A'e''' '''o eo'N
'''.iiie Thc other version varies materially from
rnii,, nccnt,t,i I'hmro off.' ma rn,i 1rnhnhiv
s a ~e rrs IL tia eG,;n}rv ~ 1T WIZ
Xiv tia nhsni1,ta 1nnnnrch' and n Scro,,i
KnE o o snssssT nsfs @ to tug sh 5Sne # IT, s frs
Ein1 n" lila nin"a rem, rnm,o,ne wnr,nt mil Tia
nrI ~ W, tiin Eirst Kinr's r.S~,, T'In Snnnho1Ii
or S"nromn fsn,,nrii tI,sn iii,s lin fisrnmn IL:
yo{{s aqd Il. ts g,IoS t KSag
br1,thor '1 n1 t,js ~, ~, i;,rnI 'mn{hor ,rhn
iate Snsord i;Inr did M.f9,re Ills cider mi
brother, the late First King, 1t whose dealt,
rsso1 srs1 e cew pva u1 a. Mnster XII
SWnr ,ns oM t,a 'nnst ~ t,},nntto ohas ~
tfls ,,n,nortsnt m TX bMIv' and hy his atIrIcG ths
Hrst nra,.m tvna h..si;nwnd IN prtnnn fh,,Io.
innrknom effirst son H. Rnvnl ,nnthar ~ tfa
we9yer and the ssco ,ae eFoW on mnse
% nccn,Int Of IIis aiu,rntIou M % for tho % Fathor Of
' III eo11,,trY"1. NJ W niso eidcst son @ Of lis lato
WsstsE T1us t0 ssnaSe 1sSSa%,sd,
* Dc TSst Kns S!s: &C! Gfss1skoSa is6s .I
retisr y c',nsn h;mss,y HsrcMa Ms n,Mi lat No
" stTfgaennf his Sal are9dy e2 pG%sr "
WIZ n favor fEu Of lis so1i, M @ @Rt,olntcl KS halt
hr"thar EnrnIrn Winisfssr iEs,Iis sntr Tar liza
nuS nur,nsn the ynnarni,Ic snd rnn"i3c i,rtnre
whap ind III ionr ss mnsI faitlfuIiY iiilcd the
otico nm1l t,nwts t},n I,tcrnttve ni,r, imImrtnnt
uIif ons MY IL she Tia ruln clthcr 10 lis kisnln
l or to tl,oso q attached tia to hiin through itercst.
m ed ,nofivos. "'>s'~1
eu AZ GhSin,onrkoon WIS les,rous to troycl
dnrnS S'sI his .nfnSsitv hn was lrrnciotislr mar
,,,tinf y hy ii'n R,,ont ny !" vfstf HIn,nr:n nnd
s,et, nv r. I'm, M M n,, ihia n n x5is ionMs
a;cnrr r. Enn;x III thci, l i:"ns,l {;rrra nneo,,,,
pitM p Il 'ie u { ferf If tkat II sn of y fS ayrn
..iu @ .a 30 ~ s.nt, i"n.1 Fro,M tI,o
AnGlt ra ~. , ~ r', t.,,,n ta to ~
'o at'oa ol t V IT, ill., m nnd fa ons i havo ,o MT
us ni.m,, @ n,, ,uu .r ~ INV ,wont ~ H.. H..
ose a sa G,r ~. vnnT ns, MN ihc F Hus ant ~ NJ
s a,,n,.ro ittt"r - inrG i9srhv tieI! For1,I,
netteasS, t ~ ;,s aa1 hanr ~ rha its,r NY
% hoL W aG oa Inn,ot, n;i H. ~"
lnaidGa, 'o1E', ',i ~ te e,ia.,, ~ y III Ao-
un ne[uS Ra!M ~ Mtv W y, .,,,,od II,
CnnnoIg@SoSs @ H. '.im"1'!S .,.. Hhs,as e.ueM ~
SeneneF' ao, ny ,"s. ms " sins.!",s tMa Xix;
lectoWl,ea, ntlala telEiu! tVJuisi'h, uio .my
| nnu SuDuIDS VETS lI!l1H!tlutcu ~ toHnl