The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1897-12-24
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powerful, handsome and magnetic
that no woman was ever known to
refuse him love favors in that land
OF dailiance.
But this time he met military and
not civil judges, for we we're then
under Martial Law. The fires of
that revolution which eventually
threw Isabella Segunda, the people
had a more opprobrious name for
her, off the throne had been lighted
through Andalusia and its neighbor-
ing provinces and we had over
twenty thousand soldiers in garrison.
The capture took place at $3.50 in
the morning and at o'clock drum
head court-martial was convened, at
which through the courtesy OF the
Military Governor the narrator was
present.
The whole of the proceedings oc-
cupied few seconds less than forty
minutes and the murderer's execu-
ton by the garrotte was ordered for
noon on the same day. He was
placed in a small cell and so thor,
oughly guarded that even the Holy
Brotherhood we're not permitted to
be with him in his few remaining
hours most extraordinary rule of
precaution and severity.
As the hour of noon arrived the
scaffold was carried to a large open
square, and several thousand troops
of all arms, artillery, cavalry and
infantry we're massed around, while
the roofs and windows Of the sur
rounding houses and buildings were
occupied by more soldiers, for it was
feared that, after the execution, the
people would rise in revolt. The
Guardias were massed, separately,
two by two, Immediately around the
scaffold; for their lives pay forfeit
for that of criminal who escapes
from their custody. Be it two men
against score they must take, and
keep, or dis in the attempt. There
is no excuse or retreat for them.
The populace crowded by their
thousands the acacia and orange
shaded avenues OF the square, the
women with their mautillas aud
black dresses and the men on horse
back with their gaudy contreban-
dista blankets, short jackets, round
hats and jingling spurs.
1t was "dia de fiesta, for the devil
himself was to die or to suddenly
vanish in the company of Satanic
imps from his would-be slaye:s.
The platform OF the scsffold was
about II feet in heighth aud about
20 feet square, dressed in plain,
coarse black stuff, with a large white
cross on each of the four sides
These crosses had peculiar weird
and solemn effect.
Upon this platform was roughly
built, covered with black, arm chair
with an upright post at its back, Tt
this was attached an iron collar, two
or three inches in breadth, connect
ed with perpendicular lever, in
shape like dumb bell, which work
ed screw.
A minutes before twelve q harsh
discordant blare of trumpets, OIL
some such unmusical instruments
heralded the approach of the pro
cessiop. First the trumpeters, ther
cavalry, artillery and infantry; {
few guardias on foot and The
priests and then Sisi, all in black.
The priests held the Crucifix be
fore the man about to die. HI
struck and spat at it. He cursed
and blasphemed sothat all who hearC
his voice trembled and crossed
themselves, and openly prayed
"May the Holy Virgin save Sevill
from the devil himself this day
Following him came more Guardia
and the Holy Brotherhood follow
ed in turn by other religious so
cieties aud more soldiers.