The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-06-05


y. a.. 9Th, of the 18th Of December, 1890.
va To- -, sinoular atrocity. for Egypt. was
er,nrni,tad i'm this city. A respectable Greek'
NJ imnerououlo. his wife and woman-ser-
yant we're all murdered, the motiVe appar-
entity being robbery. 49,,
,ured tried and sentenced, but Delhg All MUS
i'm for as il turned out 1t was committed 10y
Arabs the trial took place before tne nailNo
record of ali capital convictions must De
transmitted 70 the Grand Ladl tor approval
before execution can follow, .t T..
The Grand Ladi annulled the sentence be-
cause of some formal error IN the examination
OF the witnesses. certain PROVISIONS OF thef ehE,
ious law not having been c0Inpleu "ltn; auu
new trial was ordered. This resulted. as
did the first in the capital conviction and
sentence of Bekkit Sulelman, one OF the OF
tenders. and in the condemnation OK the
others TO life Imprisonment. :,
Yesterday the sentence of death was carried
out at sunrise in a military parade ground
near the fort Kom-El-Dik. Up TO the last the
advocate and friends OF the murderer hopeu
for communication. aud this on two grounds
first because II was the first occasion tor an
execution since the installation OF the new
khediye: and that fact. as well as the pre-
sumed reluctance Of lad Of eighteen 20 en-
force the death penalty. was thought 70 JUS
tifv the hope OF clemency. stu greater con-
fdeuce arose from tue fact that the great fast
ing month OF Islam had just finished the
month of Remadan- and this concludes
with a feast corresponding 10 our faster III
nature called Bairam which iss time OF JOY;
OF universal exchange Of visits. OF ceremonial
receptions. and. with sOvereigns. OF clemeney.
The late KhedYo invarbly signalized the re-
turn Of Bairam by releasing all prisoners
whose terms of punishment had nearly eX-
pired and often by cOmmutations.
But Suleiman did not profit by the great
festival. and Yesterday morning. Just as the
gray dawn was streaking the east. he was
awakened in his prison with the news that
his appeal for grace had been refused and he
mustimmediateiy prepare Tor death.
Bound and bandcuhed. but as ImperturbaDle
as the least concerned of his escort, be was
taken TO the place of execution. and at the foot
Of the gallows no maintained the same fatal
istlc cOmpOsuTe.
The prosecuting officer OF the tribunal
which tried him asked II he had any beQuest
10 make or desired 10 make any statement.
He replied with perfect composure:
Il am innocent aud Allah knows II well.
The guilty ones are Abou ZEN and Ahmed
Sathin."
Then you wish nothing"
Yes want to pray and to PROSTATE NY
self before Allah.
You may
But can one pray who has not washed"
A stone vessel OF water was offered him the
gullah IN which drinking water IS always kept
in Egypt They unbound his hands, and he
walked under the scaifold and performed the
ablutons that every Muslin observes before
prayer He washed first his feet then his
hands and face and then rinsed his mouth,
refusing TO let any one help him or wait on
him.
He then unwound from his waist the shawl
he used as band and. spreading It on the
ground under the scaiiold. whose floor was
higher than his head. he stood on II and OF
fered up his prayer. prostratine himself tour
times with his forehead 20 the earth, praying
TO Allah for mercy and invoking the aid and
intercesson Of his Prophet
He drank from the gullah aud said:
Il am ready
He was then pinioued. and he walked up the
steps to the scafold. aud lifting his voice.
called out
"Salaam aleikum va Islam Peace be
10 you. Muslim-and he added. still of course
IN Arabic:
Peace be to all men. and the order of Allah.
Peace 10 the children OF Islam. We belong
10 Allah. and 20 him we return. + testify
that there is no God but he alone He
turned his face 20 the east and bowed
1t would be impossible TO exaggerate Ia les
cription the majesty and dignity Of this
scene. notwithstanding ones assurance Of the
prisoners guilt and of the justice OF his
punishment.
Alone and hopeless of aid. he turned his
face towards the glowing east and the holy
cities. and his last act d prayer. his last word
u declaration OF his answering belief be
looked out upon the thousands assembled %
witness his end with the uutrOubled assurance
Of his fatalistlc creed
And 80. as the scant rays OF the morning
illumed the rude machinery OF death ho was
swung into eternity solemnly prOnouncing. as
the cord tisLtened around his neck. his
creed's defiance 20 the unbelieyer.
La illaha illalah' There is no God but
Allah. and died
Alexandra. Egypt. Nay .. 1892.