The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-06-05
CAN THIS BE SO, OR MOTT
TIE SEVERED HEAD.
who Cen Penetrate the Mystery az -
whether or No II II Cosseiouss

Whether or No II II Cosseiouss
From ne Chicago Tine.
The double execution by decapitatton. which
took place on Saturday. April %. at Goerllts.
Germany. OF tho two murderers. Knoll and
Heydrlch, caused serious discussion OF tho
anachronism OF lnfcting death by beheadinR.
This brings to mind that only one experience
was left to be added to tho glories OF hypnot-
Ism. 1t had never beon thought to trsnsmita
suggestion to an individual about to be be-
headed and then to accurately observe the
sensations felt ut tho moment OF torture.
Tho celebrated German painter Wiertx.
whose works are collected in the Musee
Wiertz. Bruxslles. might be, considered . pre-.
in accut Sciences His invesSaton w was i
Gy q rather thar an
penalty, and ho was ceaselessly haunted By
the desire to penetrate into the mysteries Of
oss s t SnaH5'' RSs asss
knife lis heavily upon his necE' ' s'
Az such questions harassed the mind Of the
'n IN az tSs
prison in Bruxelles. and was likewise an init
%ntS tSan Thirty wss hS
the study Of hypnctism; Tho, lattcr had often
tho pe who he'd fad
Mr. n r the nrson, Official, and TIC consent q
PERTINENT is would place lace" himse HS Sndef tie
guilotinc. where the severed head Of the con-
lowed to be put to sleep through hypnotism
and ordered to penetrate the mental and bodily
this test. a few days before a dccapitation 90.
cured ho submitted to be put to slSeP by Df
thoughts-to penetrate their very. souls and
conscicn,rrs,E TO experience all the eenti.
most fitting person for 81 delicate n mission.
About ten minutes previous to the arrival Of
two witnesses. proccadtd TO the guiliotinc and
basket beneath tic seaii"ll. but unsus g
Sf,Sr n w i a%ni Es n~.s %t the Vic:
tim. to follow infinitely al his thoughts and
t. feel and express Il loud he sensations Affect
Knife snsrd lis He HIM nay
Just ~ thu head Eel into the basket. to make
The three, friends who. accompanied the
loUsy awaiting disadvantages. Tic tread Of
feet overhead warns them that tho condemned
is being led ny the cxecutioner to the denth.'
The ruirri usicn,ls the scafrpld another in
si i: NM the guil"tin will have accom-
The d"c,or watches Wicrtz and notices that
he h; r. Gx' r., ncstnrP"d Ito sunpi,cates
press him is intoiernIe. But 1t is too too late:
tn" W S9',t ' yoa feel, What do YOU .eoy
III" dort"r.
, Thn nain'nr struggling with eonnSusons.
d"r6o!t has fa len. Oh. horr ;,i;l Tho head
thiakS: the head SrHS!
e,nn .o",t IT.i wbat n"a E it thinks but
j. looks tor Is body. 1t srcr,. as II the body
matt m"s % d" i! III. S SS' S {|S not tina! blow It
White H!"lt1 W. giving ut!rrance to these
SHOCK NJ ~Tn,"i, Is ,the other Witnesses. who
+" Tn" bottom II th- basket. rrowm downward
and bn'dim-: neck UPWARD. deserved that it
tcalrd 4ai ,"c;h t"htIy ciincned. The ar
'rrs SUI Inl'atcd Imipah whore the knife
uui. spat erinG tn" eyes: tie face the hair.
The puin;"r cont nurd his lamentations.
IAN w"t n;n is 5 ,nis strnngiEns mss An
sas S"I! Eyer lIfoI IT., myself from this
iynimiy d. ! s'rig.;I" with both my hands.
y hat i this f;;e! \, Omen wound and my
Ito, Iip%int. I'm nothing put head rent
:, 1t Wa III after long suffering that must
have Sarrr''d "nd"-s t!ia' In" tleca plated head
Mi.st1 n"h again su''sih"d into somnolence.
an" WEI W. 10 yu se us Wnttsrrpxat9TiS?
1ksI Il h a%: tfsS"sh 81 dr. tSsts%
men; NY" err. Restore my body to me and
Ss in G sfk r'. T ssS' utter fss my my
ma y r"@I n rreS Y"n o w'r Ny
nncer' Nnn abandon me. II only You would
mite ne vita my h",!y / should be with you
again.. 40; E"u ar" inscnsihIe 10 my cntrca-
,i".. Ent 10y" You stil'. nv poor dnrlings.
| me t,''' r,n,hrnc" Won. Come. INV little child.
No. YOU s umH WITH WITH mar, m1 bc oh NH
ma ia, Ii,lt ,,,tn mn mi t,!s CHI
VIII III -!-"pn: nrr'.' Grscribrd these
e% ~, Tie NriIn 'c,~ tod that tho orts
and N,,r>e"d nd"."ri H:rlr agony and intense
'!sa'lin: Fn",h WA ~" II in,','I:
], Il is u,'r" - NAVAL D'I"n,,is,c to CATH
G'i's f. N .v Si.::.'. . aiir ~ IT,. remote
I T. i,.' n2r m 3iDs nnL ;cntillatins;
fr"i, Wy 'ntir 'an: ,,l,h. d, Nv the gem
lr al ,,t !..n"" an. .'jimEr>s. Wnnt n trnn-
i',,l ,in".i"r ! ,h&!! tive: ~. what ECSTASY"
u failed To ,rwo' N in he" Questioning.
pr D. a. '"i5 JON eyamiu,h the head in
Is teeth: al WI i"y, '.nr nr 81 was dead.
This :r";-'U '$n' len Il tie painter
.sm res "a" @ r"r' i a. ' a% 'Wy!Gj sr,I,
'i";,Eni'"r. ::''r- ~ version If therein. and
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A% ;,.,S rn''!-h"'! an crate ;tnl, ofit,
'ulihrlr end w.'' "a, Ni"rt@ he found t" repeat
such IN 'Np 'rini,'nt'
il IS nm' ~ all in" VA thr-e vii b. iIlitt-
'unlr'l ~ ID" ::r,i.otIu" thaa t. iool ~
Il Jn. v,,r De rar.s" w"', h., ,rlnra;vs n head
rom III" 'ody "ih 'Mc greatest skill.
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