The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1884-08-08
IHSDEl'S EXECUTION.

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n is not oftsn that capital punish
nent = Inflicted in Italy; andif any
man sver deserved the benefit Of exten-
natiag circunstances Mlsdea did. But
! asoldier, and military laws :
nore sevsre than civil laws. Misdea's,
history and crime were worthy Of scien-
No study, however, sud more good to.
society might have been gained by
kseping him under observation than by
shocsing him Ia the back.
MisdeAwas young Calabrese, and
~ serving his soldier years when he
committed the crime for which his lite
has been taken. He was SO particular
IL Mild and gentle in his speech and
manners that his fellow soldiers
booked upon him almost as IN imbecile
md frequently laughed ct him accord
mgly. without, however, Y causing q
roWn % 1urrow ms DroW or even e M
imentary flash Of anger to light in his
eyes. He had almost completed his
soldier years without ans: complaint be,
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terrible desire to kill his sleeping conf
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subject 70 epleptic fits, during which
he wasnot responsible for his own ac-
tions. Such Q man should never be
left 1lngnarded or by himself; but he
could not be punished by death for a
crime from which he would be the first
: shrink when in his right senses.
Neyertheiess the court sentenced him
% desth-to be shot IN the back, sthe
most death that could be inflicted
on MN, Ing president OF the court told
hlm Wne delivering che sentence; his
counsel appealed against the sentence.