The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-08-08

allow, FREQ insnnction of fine various OBJ
ioctS and tba curator Sergeant Brad
Sbaw fol,ns an evident pTide in his
CHARGE, and furnishes the history of any
riven itcm with remarkable Drompti-
Pa o,,d .,,,,,,,o,,. Pourd tbraa Sides
o ts' ~ ,', ,o, h;o haif orc ronrad
- 49,. casts fro,,, DaThr
IN and Vari, |as+Io ronrasonting tho
I"ad ' nf si,,,d,.,, o,.i,inoIg Who for one
- G,',, -. n,atbo, ba,,o s,,f,nrnd the
Ian+ ro,,oIt,' ~ 4ho law If # wore ems
,,,I -, +bo strorc,tb
of tbo;r Tors s(,,s2 a,,naarance we shonId
tLn+ ,,nst f tbnso crontr,, frII, do
Soyyv ,.ii' thoir Fate T6ov Arc not a
nIaasan+ sigbt and for tbe most mart
bn,,o not o,ton notoriot,, 70 roooY,,pnnd
+bon, 0no of tbonl bnwoynr hig
boo,.,. bood +,oI-o+od os thot of ..ToL5
Piatf,,' o,oc,,tod in fs4z for tba NM.
dor of ono Coorl,o CaIjis Of CbostorfiaId
acnnfras f,r1itions interest from thc
! foof +bat tho Identical rora which
Lsnood tho ori,,;noI !. Ioonad ovo,. tbo
,ra', 7,ondant i, tho contoI. Of tho room,
7TLo haitors co,nnntcd with The otbnr
casts aro aIso ,,,.oso,.ycd in tho nuso,n,
6,+ tbis o ,,, obannos 70 born tbn nIane
! of Laror Vbn nn,.otor oils o,r attor-
t;on to tho tbinnass Of tho ronoIobont
.oighfbs Of an incb onIv-in oon,no,.-
ison With that at present used. which is
nearly or quite an inch in diameter.
He further points out that the rope is
much shorter than that now in use.
Under the Old regime it was an even
| chance whether the criminal died by
stranglng or by diSlocatiOn of the neck;
whereas, by the present more merciful
''long DROP the neck is invariably dis
located, and death is practically instan-
tancous. Together with the halter are
seen the cords-now replaced by a
leather strap for pinioning the arms
of the condemned man, and the cap
| a tall cOnical affair like a LARGE cotton
night-cap, but of double material-for
| drawing over his head at the supreme
moment. These three items. the halter
the pnioning gear and the cap. consti-
| tute the complete 'hanrman's kit. ="
| Sergeant Bradshaw informs us. not with
out touch N regret that Mr.. Mar
wood, on paving his last visit to the
Museum. promised to present TO it the
ropes with which the murderers of Lord
Eradornl raTonIi , n,d NJ, pnDi. -
wore ovon,toJ hIt Jiod ,y;+boI,t bo,, ; NV
rodnon,od hi, ,,ro,,,iSa o
t,,.',,, 49,, ,,'a ,,I lt?,,,''o ,
! I'LL Inc "Prl,'Ilce, VI ne han9 ih az
w. P'1? ~ .'l o'}st VA vI"u2l'Ioli 10 lho
Las; Iel,cS o. Cne la'e WI mares Ieacc
"Iiiell Rum %ll2l3 Cno enIfI Mons OF lne
CoI'Ig.,1I ', w. nraG9liaW SHOWS
1 U.s. it' nun, :, tpIn IgnuerIy' as Il ne
~, %. y,'9'" Vue "oINllI9 tooi9 u .ne
Gli1I ,'2I' lii'sGI1 'iIO' VIe n'aI l'I'le
i'ioM1o3NN anu 'NGleloiI-heFS' Ile SillleI'
Iil"''59'I "a an iii'''''-lu'pGI ca9lu9i me
nanny I't'Ie Je.hiilS' e, Iiie cruC'Ole LOT
meeting o0"u ms SPoH'' ana 5aSI' Out
loV leaoy' MS .lau1er' " simple wood
en- cohCriV"nce' Iolulng INTO so Smah a
com pass a' 10 go ihto an Ordinary
nahu-oaS' ana YET when extended, al
loru'hg ample loolho.d tor the cat-ilke
prince OF burglars as ne IS called TO
cI.lno up 10 IlrSI-lioor WINDOW 30
0 OF Is th9 contr'Vance tnat until
eace Lllli'tll Le'eaIe4 It's OBJECT the
ponce "eII qu'te "I " loss 10 ma @'ne
us use mere 100; are tle inventor ;
oiuo SPecuacleS anu u, MS arIllclal arm
Ic''I!eI stump win NOOK III II
| worn lor tle purpose OF disguise, lhc