Telegram-herald., 1890-05-15


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changed - drift sf sSaTsEsa1oa-
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! ss3sd.
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prozrsss tas Vsriosa Parts - -. Ia
ehias -sFs bsiag rapidly a1.asred Tas
sPrisAt Is pierced y $40 h0.ss hiza
sRsaza - bs 1zst above ths shoulders
Of ths individual ~As = - 20 - tAs
other world. Aaa fsr saousa apart 20
PsF1it tas assertion Of steel bars, ons
% each Sd ot ths s9ojests nsek
These, @Ita ths addItiou sf cross
piece form bat "a called tie ''collsr
4hs crOss piece tanElss froz ths sEd 4
enc of ths bars until ths Inflated neck
- 10 position. when it j. fastened 20
ths end If ths other bar. dlFsetly across
Tie throat. II tie cross piece Is not a
actual contact sith the hesh the whole
collar 10 drawn back from behind, not,
OF course. far enough 70 cause the
doomed nan immsdlsts discomfort,
bat Sufficient. So 70 were, % make
neat A. The snugger the II the more
expeditions the ~ork which follows ths
blood -cardling prsllmInsriss. The col
lar, being thus drawn back, Is rendered
immovsbls b. appliances behind. and
svsrything Il Ia read ness for ths m
ishing touch Back Of the neck. aud
waiting, 50 10 speak, 70 administer the
fatal thrust Is ths pointed bar
with which the African has go
often vin6ieatsd the Cuban capital code
u Is set IN motion by powerful screws,
which are IN turn operated by . lever
one turn OF the lever results In many
turns Of the screws, snd many turns Of
the screws sent the bar Of iron upon its
mission OF destruction. IL is easy TO
imagine that the nervous hbres and
gangliOns which the spinal cord in
eludss - the point OF entry are In a
hi ghly disorgAnized condition when
that bar has done its work The stroke
for which Astnr was indebted TO Hora-
thus Is one Of the most famous in all
history Il IS recorded OF the hero of
the Tiber that
Through teeth. through skall. through helms,
10 fierce = thrust he sped,
His good sword stood a hand breadth out
Behind the Tuscan's head.
Not a whit less effective than that
trusty Roman blade Is the weapon of
which Hercules Is the master He
grasps the lever very much as the
helmsman grasps the spokes OF the
wheel The movement is circular and
Just about ons-tourth Of a revolution
sccomplishes its purpose. 1t Is so
powerful lever that the exercise of
muscular exsrtion called for is not
really great enough To test the strength
OF Hercules There is not single
feature about the whole grizzly per
formancs that has about it the flavor Of
experiment or doubt For the vetsbrs
there is no possibility OF escape
do you SEQ the idear asked Her
culss
quite plainly
''Let me show you what It does" be
continued.
In = moment his brawny hands had
broom. II filed the space just about a.
q human neck might have done. Ii
another moment by a mighty turn OF
the lever the broom had been garotted.
Electricity might have done the work
perhaps a fraction Of a second quicker
and b re would have been 8 conspicu.
Gus absence of the agreeable crunchine
sound by which the operation was &C
compsnied, but million volts, alter.
mating or continuous, could not have
left deader man behind If Hercules
had been performing on a genuine sub
ject. As the twigs yielded to the re
rorseless bolt you could actually fee
the bones and tissues giving away.
Quick work, isn't it," asked my
friend.
Quick and s1re."
eyes, there's no bungling about it"
"a sort OF all orders executed with
nsatness and dispatch machine, sug
gested
had looked full into the face of tn,
African A. he turned the lever His
share in the display was as realistic a,
that OF the neck breaking contrivanc,
Itself. lie took q long breath, expand
ing 10 the full his massive chest, set his
teeth hard and choked the broom with
as much energy as he ever displayed il
public.
'You hit the mark every time"
said. as paid him for his trouble.
Il havn't missed IL yet"
An American hAngmsn would spur
an offer of the sum for which Hercules
winds up the mortal miseries of Cubar
murdsrers
hav. somewhat vivid Imagination
To al intent and purposes had seen
man gsrOtted. DAVID WECHsLER