The morning call., 1893-08-13
A SIAMESE EXECUTION.
Startling Description of Wife MUIR
derer Being Beheaded.
New York ST.


A Siamese named AT Yone. who murdered
bis wife because she had forsaken him for a
lover, was executed By decapitation, the meth
cd bearing close resemblance to the Chinese
and the spectators showing the same eager aud
unsympathetic interest In the proceedings and
the same haste in quitting the scene OF blood
the moment the victims head was Topped off.
AT Yone was a young Siamese who lived near
Phraptoom with his wife. About four months
ago she suddenly decamped with handsomer
man. The husband tracked the pair like a
bloodhound, never leaving their tran TIL lie ran
them down IN a house where they were hiding.
Tie lover escaped. but The woman was over
hauled as she was flying and was horribly
sashed with a sharp knife no less than eight
cen wounds being made by the maddened hus-
band. He was caught fe0handed and con-
viced. He never showed any fear when
sentenced, bnt he refused TO see his mother
because. he laid, the sight OF her grief would
unnerve him.
The execution was set for 9 in the morning
As early as O'clock the prisoner was led out,
heavily manacled H formed tn. central fig
in an imposing processio Ion of officials of all
the stale departments dressed in their richest
robes. The whole party took boats aud went
up the river To the execution grounds. Inc
condemned man waa among the coolest in The
crowd. chewing betel and apparently enjoying
the early morning boat ride.
On the grounds a temporary altar had BEEN
erected. and before this the seven superbly
built eXecutlOnerS. with drawn swords, made
offerings OF boars' head fowls, rice, etc.. aud
lighted large tapers Then the swords were
anointed. The condemned meanwhile re-
NAMED on the funeral barge, where Buddhist
priests gave him the last rites. He smoked
ana chatted after the ceremony and never
showed any sign of weakness.
AT last he was brought out In front OF the
altar and placed freshly cut plantaiu
leaves The eXecutiOners asked his pardon Tor
killing him, after they had wound red sashes
about their bodies and placed red handkrt-
chiefs about their heads. snow white cloth
was wound around the condemned mans lOins.
should not hear the head sman's footsteps "a he
came behind him; his neck chain and hand
cuffs were removed. and his elbows were Sc
cured 10 BAN boo post. While he was forced TO
a sitting position Then a white line was
ma ked on his neck as a guide 10 the swords
man.
The executloDer, a lusty young Samson.
now approached from behind, advancing with
MARY fancy steps and moving his sword like
the baton of a bandmaster His six associates
formed an attentive group, and watched every
movemrut For a moment the large sword
cleaned in the air. Then it descended
exactly upon the white line. The body
fell slightly 10 one side, the head
dropped, but hung by a bit OF skin, and the
mans blood eaped forth upon the sand. One
of the attendant eXecutiopefs severed the head
completely. and another neatly placed 1t on a
pole and exposed il TO a CROWD of Siamese and
Chinese that filled The Enclosure. Then the
body was hurried TO the unmarked grave near
al hand. ana before five minutes all TIL large
and The boodstalned sand remained 10 mark