Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1889-03-16
.r7rR pEcAPlTATIoN.
. H.adless walker Saves the A''o
= Some Of His Aeeompliees'

U.,ker saves the Lives o.
Some Of His Aecompliees'
:, .ho sacond part of his interesting
Volume. which treats OF the decapis~e
ZION 81 human beings, DIR. Loye says
what passes In the head OF q decapl.
tated human being7 Is there any iao'
in the oft-repeated. story that the ne1a
lives for some moments after II nao
haan senarated from the body, and In
connection with this belief DIR. Loye
quotes terrible story told by M resl1
oand about an Anamite who was Do
headed by the sword, in 1880, al 0Ai-
gon. u.,.
The place OF execution was the flain
of the Tombs, vast sandy tract serv-
ing as cemetery to the Anamites ana
the Chinese. Four Anamite pirates
taken with their arms in their hands
were to be beheaded. The chief OF the
band, man In the prime Of life-ener-
eetic. muscular, brave without boast
ing. and firm to the last, had attracted
nv special attention, and decided 70
make my observations on him only.
His head fell down at the distance OF
abouta yard and a quarter where 4
stood. It did not roll In the usual
vay. but stood with the surface OF the
wound resting on the sand-a position
by which the hemorrhage was reduced
to a minimum. At this moment L was
terror-struck at seeing the eyes OF the
doomed man fixed frankly on my eyes.
Not daring to believe in a conscious
manifestation, / went quickly to one
side of the head lying at my feet, and
| found that the eyes followed me.
Then / returned to my first position;
still the eyes went with me for short
distance, and then quilted me quite
suddenly. The face expressed at that
moment conscious agony, the agony
of person in state of acute asphyxia-
The mouth opened violently as II to
take in breath of air, and the head,
thrown off its equilibrium by the mo-
ton, rolled over. This contraction OF
the maxilary muscles was the last sign
of life. Since the moment OF decapita-
ton from fifteen to twenty seconds had
passed.
DIR. Loye also relates the following
strange story. taker from the archives
of the Austrian police Office, and relat-
ing to an execution said to have taken
place in Vienna in 1880: A well-known
bandit named Schavenburg was caught.
l of h infn
and they were all condemned to death.
They were already on their knees.
ready to submit to their fate, when
Schaveuburg addressed the Judge, ssk-
ing that his four companions might be
ranged in single file in front Of him at
distance of eight feet from each
other. IT." he said, latter am be-
headed, get up and walk to the first
of my comrades, will you pardon hime"
The judge thought he was pretty safe
in complying with the request. But
If / walk up to the second, the third
and the fourth, will you pardon those
also?" The judge replied that he
would obtain their pardon from the
Emperor. The partisan was satisfied.
bent his head, received the mortal
blow, and his head rolled down; but,
to the great surprise Of the judge and
the spectators. abe body got up. walked
alone. passed the first, second, third
and fourth of the condemned men and
fell down. The occurrence was told to
the Emperor, who pardoned the four
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