Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-11-07

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NV "'H WIS Nu'l''d ~ the stake
~" i" u" oHrF'a iAfWNntS W Il
SOW ''S, :" JNaE tlc @t0uNAl~ aGNnN
''Ha'no" m"dH OF punishment, WAS
TO sum |rimina' mN"d And then TIC
a'iu Nt'a MS laTr Ia the sky 50 NE
could NOT Move. fhe body Of the
Pr~'"'r Wa" them N"NeNd with &oE'r
suck! "u'~tai'SH, which attracted 4"
ia' wretch all OF h" bugs, snakes, rats
aud "Aaer NHrmiu which WHS 50 prN-
tug IA tue east thr sweet stun WAS
constantly rHnrW"d nnttI the prisoner
WIS '''ua''N "lHh HllNH Ivy hts ton
R'"'oFS'
MutjlHton WITS administered at all
times. Hands, tHNt, "arS and trrtA
were torn from shrinking bodies.
Eyes WEN mldr SightlrSS. Noses
WrrN cut into ShrrdS. Wilde other
namelHSS mutilaUnuS were common
In fact the whole gamu, ot tawur,,
MAS played uvrr and over again.
Even Wouru WerN not exempt from
the horrors ot pain Hekcd bodies. aul
in all raS,'> wee outraged even when
dying from the effects OF ther terri
be injuries,
Forcing the unhappy Nrctch,>s ~
swallow n cup Of motion load. skin.
ming them alive. bit hy bit anl sinu.
tug to death were also induced in.
Few christians have boon allowed
10 visit Turkish prison Tho ono -,
the Island of Cyprus, now under Eng
liSh control. was visited some yrnrs
'E" ny Ar'hlhld F"rhtH, Here Is
WV. i" wrote "' ~
lhe average TURKISH prison has
h"''lS w" 'l'i'ao''ahts' Among them
"'' ""'''H"''"lN "' every aye Mur-
u''''S' f""'"EN' po"''Hl PRISONERS ana
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"''''"H ''o''N''" a"'n anu dying
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Yet the Turks seem to accept II
rs u matter OF course, entered the
kohlk. ana Il Turkish officer with a
polite bow asked me If cared to SCI
the PRISON much IN the tone that the
warden at liolyrood asks the tourist
II he has mind to see Queen Mhry's
room. aSScnt"d, and he handed me
over to u llttje bow legged fellow,
VIII" sal outside wicket gate In n
! pallSadlnE that ran across the court.
yard Of the konnk.
''Dantp might have visited This nan.
dcmonirm 70 gain IDEAS for his de
J scrIptinn Of the Inferno, but the Turks
/ are NOT blessed with sentiment. ana
/ there is No Inscription on the gate.
Passing through thr wicket one cu.
/ tered n narrow courtyard. surrounded
on three Sides hy gloomy wallis.
broken by heavily barred windows
/ with here and there n strong wooden
door From undrr Zach door oozed
! n gutter Of inexpressIble NTH thp
/ rottcd sewage of uhe loathsomc dun.
! g,on inside was nj once surrounded
by horde Of prisoners Of yIlninous