The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1889-01-24
An EXECUTION IN MOROCCO.
sn CaEiish Traveller Tells af the Ftcnd-

t>lsErs- .,f the Noors.
Two products of the barbaroIs mp
riicatIon oI their savage law are the
murder sS.irl and the Zau,ia, or sanc-
suary One and the other are to TO
found all through the country The
murder rGi:ai is but hcap of stones
ueor the spot whcr. murder Was
con,mistssl. to which every passcr by
ADDE'S one The sanctuary is a refuge.
IN which the criminal who reaches it
N Tor time perfectly scsc II is not
necessary 10 enlarge ON the utility of
the sanctuary III couniry suffering
from u government hike That cf Mo
rs.cco
A'lthis cruelty. us practiccd accord
ing tn the law Of the land. has pro-
duced IN the Moors an indifference To
nfe more calious than that cvinced by
mos; Orient:iis. The following story,
rrl.stsd by IN EnGi;s;,man, who was
al eye witness of-t.e events. is u hor
rlb!e illustrator ii This fat.lism and
OF the absolute reverence in which the
sultan's decree. is held.
An EngliShman. resident in Ta-...r,
seeking one morning to leave the town
oy one OF the gates. found the cato
closed and n large crowd assembled
before IL Iic alsa saw number of
soldiosS. and in their laidst couple OF
prisoners with their hands bound to
their sides. One was monntainecr
f,F.i the Eiif. the other a tall and
ha,:,tson,e sonng fellow, native VI
Tangicr
He asked what crime these men had
committed.
The sultan. was the answer
may GM prnlong his days-has
ordered their heads to be struck off be
cause they have been engaged in
smuggling on the Riff coast
1T is very severe punishment.
urged the Englishman
salas the eiiiper. y haye reeeiyea gny
orders aha must obey"
The execution was to take place in
tho Jewish slaughter house. A Moor,
rcpulsive in appearance and dressed US
I Il butcher. was there awaiting the con
demned. His weapon was small
knife with blade some six inches
long He was stranger, and had
offered his services because all the
Mohummcdan butchc-.uf Tangier had
!aken refuge in 4 sancinarY,
a Eeated disGNssioti afose between
this wretch and the officer in charg- as
| to the blood money he was to receive
for the job. The two victims stood by
| and listened. The butcher demanded 20
f,aiics head The officer finally
agreed, though with i'll grace. Then the
| butcher seized the Rithan, threw him
ON the ground. and knclt OH his chest
| The Englishnan turned away bis
head lie heard sounds pf hdniGie
struggle. in tho midst NbG' which ii
hoarse voice cried, Give mo another
knife. mine does not cut" Another
knife was brought and the head hewn
from the b0ly The soldiers cried
family, God prolong the life of our
lord and master.
Then came the second victim. He
had watched the operation. Again
they wranslcd over his blood, the
officer refused e! yemra Der lfls i,t,fn.
ise und ksid TO You'd only give %
francs for both heads. The Butcher
accepted. The prisoner begged that
his hands might be unbound, He
gave his cloak 10 ono soldier, say;;:.a,
We shall nee. II ,ne paxT wha.itl.1
! He .u...I rIs.'tufban to another" He
cfied,' III a clear yoica, There Is np
God but God, aud slohalNmea Is his
praphat@ y and taking Off his belt gave
| It 70 the butcher, saying. Take it, and
for tho love Of God deal moro quickly
with me than with my brother" Then
the blood and the exccutioncr knelt on
him.
"A repFipye -gtop~ cried the Eng
lishsIlafi! ! h6tss,nah gail6ped to
ward Them, The butcher held iii
knife.
Il! - only tho governors son, said
soldier ''come TO sec the execution
welt for him. 1 IVA i lVl
They waited, ,-,. ..-.-.... .....-.,
| The hcilcGt occurred some yem,
nsg hot Anep then neither tho eYs
TOMS nor the fh,r.a riiq,e nor I'm
| tfie iMo6irs thliavst undergone any
ehangs,1 No change indeed is, POS
erned by ths Sh.efesfgS apA - long y
4 {ttuxsfcS foitdilS w tlV tiSitielS VI 'lit'
MAars TO other form of government il
possible. and no attcmpt can be Inasle
with any hope OF success, to arrest Tx
decadence Of a people who, frona being
foremos. among the pioneers Of civil
fizatiou In the past, hayo7 now SUM
into a state Of brutal ,degradatjoE n, |,
surpassed by ll,at pi , jhs semi Saiihiba Z;
sapages ef'the Nihth Nmir7'anl kindred
tisbes 'of Cantr:f Africa The pity G
this is but tho greater that THO Moolfss
}esassantry apart from their fanatlclsm
arc still a frugal upright and warlil;
1aco who retain TO this day, in spite O
ull tho evil agencies that have SO Ion;
been ut work TO destroy them, rlIn.
of the honorablcnnd soidicrly instinct
that madc their ancestors SO greet
nation. London Times.
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