Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-11-02

fit every time. Although it is a free
entertainment 1t is not very refined,
and the Arabs do not appear to APP
pear 10 appreciate the performance,
~ they do not attend in any consider
able number. Seven O'Clock in the
morning is the fashionable hour for
these gatherings, so ut about six 800
red.coats take charge Of the condemn
ed, parade him from the prison through
the principal streets sufficiently long
tn gather n good crowd, and then out
they go. When they arrive on the
ground they form circle about the
scafold, and give every person a fair
opportunity to see the fun. We must
confess that Caleraft, the leader of the
profession in England, or even the
sheriff OF any county in America.
would be disgusted with the sloyenlv
manner In which the executioner. an
Arab Official does his work. The scat.
fold consists OF two upright pieces of
iiye-lnch scanting, twelve feet lone
set SIX feet apart, crossed at the ton
10y another, in the center of which IA
SIN all block, and through which q
rope is ran. AT one end bangles the
moose, and the other end is tied TO one
OF the uprights. The trap consists
OF common pine table, such as is
used in the cafes, with common chair
on top. The executioner loosens the
rope, places the moose around the
neck OF the gentleman to be swung OF.
with the knot back of his head, aad
orders HIM TO get up in the chair. The
order is oheyed, the rope is then drawn
taut, fastened, and then drawn away.
There Is not any cap used TO cover the
face, the legs are not tied, and the arms
are not even fastened to the body, The
last chap was treated with new rope.
and, after the drop" fell, kept spinning
around for about five minutes, like q
whirhng dervlsh, giving the audience a.
good chance to see how n man enjoys
being hanged. Two of the three hang.
ed last week were Aexandrians, and
kept up the reputation of our town by
dying game" the other had slaughter
ed only four Chritians in Tantah, and
weakened" considerably. He kent IN
constant howl Of eve belong to God.
we will return to him." "Save the young
innocents;" Heaven take defence
| OF the innocent against Injustice 81
know that God is God and Mohammed
is sent from God" and such like ex.
preston, until the master of ceremonies
uncermoniously dragged away the
table and left him swinging and strug-
Cling IN terrible manner until he was
strangled.
One chap made about as close shave
for his life on last Monday as mos.
,ellews ever make and still live. Two
executions were advertised (free) in
the papers for the same day. Both
prisoners had their parade and arrived
promptly on the ground where two
scallolds were erected ready for them.
The ropes We're fixed and they we're
standing on the chairs, when it was
suggested to the English officer who
gives the word, that one was spy and
not murderer, and that he had not
been condemned by the court.martial,
but by the Arabs. The officer when he
heard this got mad and swore that ne
was not going to play Jack ketch" for
the Arabs; that they might hang their
own men, and ordered the soldiers to
take the man down and back to prison
What was done with him afterwards
we don't know and can't find out, as
the Arabs usually settle with their
criminals very quietly.