Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-02-02

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xsf1i FORA sex.tct am. On > Lsr1s
scti0n llo2t 4 Cox kk1 resn placed Asss
&C to- q tai eektr. te1e -fn'f4
wzs placed ana securely oound ani
tAen surrounded ~ sruec fA1n -
prevent s8y oHtrurzt from iasls;Ir-
a. lie va dsisez slowly - tns Rs.is
&c square. zrrs4d i aad cut 10 he
plaza 81 de<tn.
Fssio.ss ~ fa@as~aasl
Thousands followed tne coon1ed man
la hss r.dz u despair. AMI the stfse.s
we're lined witn ether thcnsAsius
watching nlm pass. IL sss as sole "a
"a ns1fsed = cortege OF tas dead LIN y
and Qriserlnx ia rs terror. DIS iS@ae
drawn an1 distorted And ssbsn sfn
tas skony ef tnoasht AID the hoTFor y
his inpsnding doems TIE figure Of
Henry smith sas a. awful sEaL
Gut ca ths bare prsirls, vnere stood
scsttsrlpx Trees. TIE sssltold bad besn
built -Four eQrgnts supported Ten
fees above ground. q platform ten fsfs
square. rAl.s1 -. except On the south
G1e. where = stAsr assembled 10 is
csatef a stFoag posl VAS SET and bfaeed
Gu skhsr side.
IA toe wagon approached. Henry
appeared on the platform and ksked
toe crowd. nov dsnsely packed Tor
hundreds Of yards away and number
lnS $4,000 pefsons. 20 DC quiet, that ne
wanted for while 10 get nns revenge
and then ne would tura the PRISONER
over ~ ALycns That wanted him. Here
came the wagon. and smith sas car
ned upon The platform, stripped to the
vast aud placed against the stake Ills
legs. arms and body were securely
corded 10 Il. and ne vas delivered OVER
10 ysnes's vengeance and ~ explaLo
his crime.
hell cssis Not EaasIs..
A timers furnace WAS brought on
Allied psth irons heated white Taxing
one. Vance thrust !t uncer first one
and then ne other SIDE or his victims
feet. who helpless wTithut as the fesh
Scared and peeled from the bones.
slowly. inch by inch. up his logs the
iron Was crawn aud redrkNn. only the
nervous. jersy TWIST OF the muscles
showing toe agony being endured.
When BIS mead sGs reached aud the
iron was pressed 10 its most tender
part. 80 tToSe The silence for toe irst
tine. ana a prolonged scream o; agony
yea; the ar. slowly across and around
the body; slowly upward traced the
irels. tbs witDesed. Scared hesh mark
ing the D-cgsess o. the awful punish
msnt.
By turns smith screamed. prayed,
begged and cursed Ms torturer. Nren
- lace Was reached, hrs . ngue was
slencet ~ TIRE. ana thence forth ne
only m0anet or gave q cry tina. echoed
over tie prs.rie IKE the wall Of = wild
al D =
suI not a tag bEeAt.h If BE- body
beng urscathsd, his txecutonera gave
NAY
smith and the clothing abou. he
lower limbs were then saturated with
OIL. a. -ss The platform. The space
beneath VAS filed WITH eoubr.tib!es
ana the whole was covered with oil and
+ re ssm uitaueousiy set to nis feet and
thc attack fellow.
Dsath fiaai,y Came
slowly the flames wrapped him IL
their blush vrsi moment they
burned so. and then a shrdder shook
the tnronE. The head slowly raised
and broken. quiveriug cry broke the
GREATNESS sl.eace aud Was echcei hack
by shouts aud cries fr. IN the more
tn0ngntlsss below. Then the cords
binding the srnis burned. and be rsissd
the crisped and clackened stu pa %
vioe the sghslesa sockets OF his eyes.
Then burned toe chords about Us
vsisg. and ne toDpi-d forward upon
the platform and az there, Ar thing
AID qnive-ing in the greedy hsnss.
One foot Vas still fast and held hm on
the bid OF flames
Win one supreme effort. the body.
sfili animated IS the supreme decree Ok
escape. rolled over On ia face, rose
upon lis arms. reached az snd caught
tie rsliug trd with convu slve efforts
tore the touus irg lOose aud stood
ree.ipg on ine s.Gmps cf h.s feet. II
dragged itself nseriy upright against
tas ra.irg aci then dropped sitting
rron the burning platform. IL head
and arms lying ogon tAe Iaiuag
and toe iegs dangling over tie edge,
an1 tatrc aung a mcsnest ~ taOuxa
TINS aHd nearly exfau It'd Is llt.ls
strength. Then. a. TIE tAmes ro5.fe.
around him. - 81 auctaer elfoFt be
onsa over enc edge aud TEL 10 tns
grllea. Tie body iay iaere suii, tUt
49, ltru-L 1850 tae mass 81 ire be-
uf4Ih thr sstt6.f iFom Ehic1 u came
N a feF u.nnl rraFi * out, cn.y -
b. tnrasl t&c< aEs'u. and tEe cshras 81
tas Gle was elfa or top al1 - did
Gs4tt Clnla % Henry smith.