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The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-12-11
HAD KILLED MANY PEOPLE,
-Four of Whom Were His Wives, For Insur-
ance Money.

New York, Dec. 10.-Charles Zanoli,
the barber, who yesterday pleaded guilty
to defrauding an insurance company and
who admitted that since 1888 he had Sc
cured insurance on four wives, one
motherIn-law, one daughter and ONE
employee, was arragned in police court
again today on the charge of being a
suspicious person.
He was remanded until toni-rrow to
give the detectives on the case time to
thoroughly fnvestigae his record and as
certain whether the lives of all these
people whose insurance ZanoM obtained
were lost through natural causes. The
charge made by the insurance company
will not be pressed until this curious Sc
quence of deaths has been thoroughly
inspected
Zanoli asserts THAI all the persons on
whose Hives he collected insurance died
from natural causes but admits collect
ing $3.50 on an insurance policy taken
out in his own name after he had repre-
scented to the company that the dead
body of an employee named Schmidt was
himself. While pnos scuting his insur-
ance business Zanoli travelled under the
police have no definite evidence to war-
rant the charge of murder.
Several of The physicians who attended
the wives of Zanoh made statements to
Police Captain McCluskey tonight. DR..
j. w. Lyman, who attended Zanoai's
third wife at the Lime of her death, told
Sergeant Morris that he was puzzled
by some of the symptoms of the case,
and that he considered Zanoli's conduct
peculiar ait I.he time. The doctor also
said that he had talked with his wife
about the matter, and when accounts
of the Thorn case were published he
had wondered If the Barber Bruno or
Zanoli and the Barber Thorn We're ncld
one and the same. DR.. Lyman said he
thought the woman died from apoplexy,
but he never felt positive about the mat
ter.
DR.. C. e. Barton, one of The attending
physicians on Jennie Summer, the
fourth wife, who died Aug. 8, 1897, said
he examined this woman just prior to
her initiation into the order of United
Friends. Zanof war,ted a policy Of
81, 900 on his own life and another policy
of $1,000 on The life of his fourth wife.
On account of their apparent poverty,
the doctor refused ito pass Zanoli for
that amount, but agreed to allow both
persons to take out policy for $1,000.
DR.. Barton considered some of the symp-
toms attendant upon the fitness of Mrs.
Zanoli or Summer, as she was known.
as suspicious. but Dr. Harris, who had
also been called into the case told him
that the woman died of heart failure.
Dr. Harris corroborated many of the
statements made by DR.. Barton.
Dr. F. K. Sheehan, who attended Ella
Zanoli, the second wife who died Novem-
Der 81, 1895, stated that he gave GER
tificate that death was caused by apo
plexy. He noticed nothing peculiar
about the case at the time he was called
in to prescribe for the woman. The
bodies of several Of the persons whose
lives were insured in ZanoM's favor will
be exhum.d for the purpose of determine
Ing if possible any additional facts COM
corning causes of death.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-12-11
MOTION TO BE ARGUED.
Effort Will Be Made to Dissolve Injunction
Against Assessing Back Taxes.
speclal to The Age-Herald.

Special to The Age Herald.
Florence, Dec. 10-On Tuesday next
Judge William ]. Wood state back tax
commissioner, and Capt r. T.. Simpson,
both of this city, will argue before Judge
Bruce of the federal court at Montgom
cry a motion to dissolve the injunction
granted by him in the matter of the tax
against the Memphis and Charleston
Railroad company's toll bridge at this
place.
The injunction was granted to enjoin
the tax commissioners from assessing for
taxation the lower or toll portion of th:.
railroad bridge over the Tennessee river,
and was brought about by the action of
the tax assessors of Lauderdale and Col
bert countiss, who last year ascertained
that the company was paying no tax
whatever for the toll bridge. The back
taxes amount to about $4,000, and Judge
Wood feels confident the injunction will
be Dissolved and the ass ssors allowed to
assess the property for what it is WORTH.
The first swell german of the winter
season was given this evening by the
young MN of the city complimentary to
the young ladfes and several visitors.
limited States Deputy Marshal c. M.
Thampkihs on yesterday brought in
moonshiner named Malone; who was ar
rested in Colbert county across the riv=r
from Lauderdale. He was given hear
ing before Commissioner Smith and held
to the federal grand jury i'm tbs sum of
$500
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-12-11
T. E. PRIDE RESIGNED.
George Rogers, of Memphis, VIII Be Treasurer
of the NJ. & C. at Decatur.
Special % The Age-Herald.

Special 20 The Age-Heral
Decatur, Dec. 10.-T. e. Pride. for a
number Of years treasurer for the Mem
phis and Charleston road ait this poiny,
has resigned. His place will be filed on
the 18th day of the month by George
Rogers, of the Memphis office. Mr. Pride
will go into the land and insurance bust
ness, with A. b. Lumpkin & Co. He is
now making a "trip through Arkansas
and Mississippi 20 induce immigration
ito Alabama.
Messrs. Frank Conger and ]. M.
Young, president of the Crotch Bridge
company and engineer, respectively, ar
rived here this morning and today be-
gan sounding the rivers bed and banks
preparatory to making a survey for the
proposed steel bridge to be built across
the Tennessee river. Mr.. Young says it
will require about month to make the
survey.
IA young negro boy, while playing
around the cars in the Louisville and
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-12-11
AS PLANT SAW HAVANA.
No Sign of the Internal Struggle For lnde-
pendence Visible Anywhere.

Jacksonville, Fla, Dec. 10.-President
H. b. Plant, of the Plant system, who
has just returned to Tampa from Ha-
vana. says he found business dull, as
usual, at ,his time of the year. The
streets were in excellent condition, and
there was no indication that any dis
turbanoa existed on The island. The
volunteer regimen. assemblies every
morning at the Prado for drilling and
gives a concert in front of the Hotel
Passage The band concerts still con-
tinue in Central park, two nights a
week. The Passage, Ingleci.e, Mora, Tel
-eg1afo and Mescalite, the five hotels of
the city. are all open for business.
The manager of this Payuro Opera
house told Mr.. Plant that his company
from New York had just arrived and
he had opened up his theater for .he
season on Tuesday night to a house of
$500 ps,ople The Tacon theater is daily
expecting an opera troupe from Europe,
which will play for the entire season
The Albis now has a Spanish operate
tloupe, and the Yrijoa, summer gar
dsn .heater, has a Cuban company
plying nightly. The Spanish bull fight
er, Mazzantini, is expected the first fort
night of January. and then the season of
enjoyment will be fully launched.
AS soon as this celebrity arrives a
number of battles will be waged in the
arena with the best blooded bulls, espe-
cially selected for this purpose. Several
bull fights have already occurred, but
these pale into insignificance when MAJ
zantinl is mentioned.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-12-11
RIVERA SAILS FOR CADIz
After Spending Several Months
in Cabanas Fortress.
INSURGENTS MEET DEFEAT
With Heavy Loss While the spaniards Suffer-
ed Little-Reports of Horrible Crimes
Melted Out to Autonomists.

Havana Dec 10.-Gen. Rivera, the in
surgent leader who was captured in
March last in the province of Pinar del
Rio by the Spanish troops, under Gen.
Hernandez De Vasquez, and who was
recently pardonsd. by a royal decree, has
been released from the Cabanas fortress,
where he had been imprisoned for sew
era1 months, and sailed today by tine
steamer Colon for Cadiz. his home.
The Colon also carries back ITO Spain
800 sick, wounded and otherwise inca
pacitated soldiers.
In the skirmishing of the last ten days
the insurgents have lost 113 killed and
thir.y-five taken prisoners. Eight chiefs
and officers and fifty-three armed pri
Yates have surrendered to the Spanish.
The Spanish column in the same period
has lost five officers and twenty-five SOL
diers killed with eleven officers and ITO
soldiers wounded.
Juan Cossio who was in charge of tn
insurgents dynamite corps in the pro-
vince of PuertoI Principe, is dead at the
insurgent camp.
The insurgents fired a cannon shot into
the machinery on the plantation of Mr.
trict, destroying the boilers. They have
forbidden cane-grinding in that neigh
bolhood under threat of burning cane
fields.
Marshal Blanco, the captain general,
held reception at the palace last night
at which there was a large attendance
of politicians, bankers and others.
United States Consul General Lee intro
duced the captain-g neral to Passed As
sistant Surgeon Eugene Wasdin and
Passed Assistant Surgeon H. d. Ged-
dins of the United States marine hospital
ssrvfce, who have be;n specially detailed
by President Mckinley to establish
laboratory here fer the purpose of in
vestigatng the causes and nature of yel-
low fever in which work they had been
previously engaged in New Orleans.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-12-11
SUNDAY SCHOOL ASSOCIATION.
Interesting Meeting Held Thursday Night and
Yesterday Narrow Escape of Hunting Party.

Special to- The Age4He raid.
Besuemer, Dec 1O.-Last nights session
of THE Jeffe. SON County Sunday School
association, in convention at the First
Methcdisit church, was attended by all
the delegates and many visitors. 1t
opened at Z O'Clock with song and
praise service, led by ]. t. Mcknight, of
Birmingham. Then followed "a general
discussion ON S. A. RusseiPs topic, ALA
bama State Sunday School Association
and the Unreaichsd Mssses.'
THE QUESTION Box" by DR.. T. W.
Ayers, of Admission, proved an interest
ing feature OF The evening sess-on, which
closed with a prayer by Rev. q. II.
Hawkins.
The morning session today opened with
prayer ami pnaitla service, led by r. s.
Butler, of Birmingham, with the follow
ing programme:
9:S0-Topic: THE Sunday School Teach
er and His Work"-4Rsv. o. p.
Spiegsl, Birmingham.
9:30-DiScussion by delegates.
10:05-Topic. THE Home Department.
Capt. ]. W.<Eee, birmingham.
25-Diecussion by delegates.
1O.40-Topic Our Text Book the Bible,
How to Use Di'-Rey. ]. G. Snede-
cor, Brming ham.
11:00-Disouel ion by dsl, gates.
11:15gTopic: Jesus, the Model Teacher"
Rev. R. D.-Mear Birmingham.
11:35-Report from Sunday schools of our
county.
12:00-P1ayer- w. ]. Ray, Dolomite
The last session WAS opened this after
noon by devotional services, led by Mt
w. L. Howell of Wood,awn, at 2 O'clock
2:30-Topic: 1.-The Power and Example In
and Out of the Sunday School
Hon. john H. Miller, Birmingham.
2:50-D:scussion by the Delegates.
305-"The Fruits of This Convention;
What Will We Do With Them?"-
Gilbert Carter, Avondale.
3:25-Discussion by the delegates.
Miscellaneous bus.ness.
40O-Farswecl words by delegates.
Adjourned sine die.
A hunting party, Megss. Edgar L..
Mitchell A. "A. Ranile and Jack Odom
had marrow escape this afternoon from
a. serious accident. Near Csdar Hill Gem
cherry about two mil5is from town, while
driving down "a hill, they collided with
an unknown niegro's wagon arid were
dumped out. They were driving spir-
itsd horse, and the buggy IVES completely
demolished, but, luckily. all escaped ssri-
Gus INJURY. Tie was raining al, the time,
and the unlucky humtsnen had to carry
home the broken buggy.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-12-11
FIERCE BATTLE EXPECTED.
Insurgents Well Armed and Have Hotchkiss
Rapid Fire Gun.

New York Dec. 10.-A dispatch to tbs
World from Havana says: An important
battle is expected hourly. The insurgents
have planned the most formidable dem
onstration against Havana for year.
Gen. Parade has started from this city
with strong columns of troops 10 inset
the Cubans.
Senior Canelajes the confidential Span
ish agent, went with him to ascertain
te condition of Havana province.
Gen. Maysi Rodriguez is encamped
with Cuban troops on the Lusa planta-
tion near Guirna del Melna, about twen-
ty miles south Of here on the railway to
Pinar del Rio He has fully 1000 men
who are well armed and are said to have
Hotchkiss rapid fine cannon. The to-
Biography of the country about Guira del
Molina is favorable to the Spanish
troops.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-12-11

NEGROES WERE EXECUTED
Large Crowds Assembled at
AbbeviIIe Yesterday.
EACH MADE LONG SPEECHES
Glover Claimed He Was Justified in Killing
His Victim, While Fields Admitted
He Should Be Punished.
Snecial to The Ag.-Herald:

Special to The Ags-Herald:
Abbeville, Dec. 10.-This has been a
big day for Abbeville. A crowd of about
five thousand people witnessed the hang
ing of Jim Glover and Sam Fialds, and
attended the show. The people came in
OK carts, on horseback. in buggies, wag-
ons and carriages, and SO thronged the
streets until THE SQUARE about the court
house seemed one vast sea of human
faces.
Jim Glover and Sam Fields were es-
corted to tbs gali-ws by Sheriff Pitcher,
exactly at II oelock., Each spoke to the
large crowd in front of them for half an
hour. Glover claimed on the gallows
that he was entirely justified in killing
his victim, while Fields said that 1t was
right that he should be punished for the
crime he committed. The trap was
sprung at 1890 and both died without a
struggle.
Glover was sentenced for killing ne
gro woman near Columbia who was
quarreling with his wife, while Fields
was sentenced for killing his wife ait
Dothan. Both SEE med reconciled to their
fate and died protesting to have made
their peace with God. Strange to say,
no fights occurred during the entire day.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-12-11
HORRIBLE, IF TRUE.
Insurgents Accused of Having Burned Women
and Children.

New York, Dec. 10.-A dispatch to the
Herald from Madrid says: A Storm OF
Indignation has been provoked hsre by
news of fortunes INFLICTED by the Cuban
reiber,s upon the inhabitants of Guiea,
women and children being bound and
burned alive.
Thu "details ara given by the Impa-c.al,
a paper by no msars favorable to the
present governments policy, and ,he
news is now officially confirmed.
Cnls eff the ministers says that as far
as is kno,wn ct present, the only crime
THE unfortun,te creatures appear no have
baen guilty of is tina they favored the
acceptance of autonomy.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-12-11

Canton. o.. Dec. 10.-Friday marked
the ninth day of the sickness eff Mrs.
Nancy Allison Mckinley since she was
stricken by paralysis. During tn: Sc nine
days she has taken but little nouishment
and during that period has been con-
scious only a few times. The, case has
been pronounced by the ats nding physi-
clan as a very remarkable cne. Several
visits were made by DIR. Phillips during
there were clear indications that the con-
ditfonS had become decidedly weaker
AT IL o'clock a change for the worse
was pronounced very apparent. Dr..
Philips called art the house ait O'Clock
this evning and found the patient vesy
low, SO weak that evidences of life were
barely evident He said he did not re-
'twenty-four hours longer and it was his
opinion that she woull pass away be-
fore the midnight hour tonight.
President Mckinley has been almost
constant lin his vigil ait the bedside to-
day. 1t was with the utmost difficulty
THAT the other watchers at the bedside
could prevail upon him to take even
realized the approaching end for the
past tewnty-four hours, and he has mani
f sbed his great devotion for his mother
by constant attendance on her during
her last illness.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-12-11
SLEEPING CAR
Birmingham to jacksonville, Fla, via Southern
Railway.

The Southern railway, in connections
with the Florida Central and Peninsular
railroad, operates daily a Pullman Draw
ing Room Sleeping Car, Birmingham to
Jacksonville, Fla, via Atlanta and Ev-
erett, Ga, without change. This sleeper
leaves Birmingham Ais p. M, arrive At
lanta 1890 p. M; arrive Jacksonville $40
the next morning; returning, this sleeper
leaves Jacksonville 7:05 p. M, arrive
Atlanta 4:45 a. M. and arrive Birming-
ham II AS a. m. This VIII afford excelleniu
accommodation for passengers en- route
to Florida points.
For further Information, call on ]. p.
Billups, No. 2019 First ave-, Birmingham,
Ala. Telephone No. 617.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-12-11
Hamburg Brought a Good Free.

New York Dec. 10.-The Herald to-
morrow will PUBLISH sh'e following.
'Thsre wal, report circulated among
hoesenen In this city yesterday that
john e. Madden had sold Hamburg, the
crack 2-yenr-old of last YEAR. The price
paid was said TO have been $4,000, but
the nainl1 of the purchaser was withheld.
'Bylsy' Lakeland len5 jersey City last
evening for Lexington. KY, and he said
lbhe horse had been sold and would be
trained by him AIT the Brighton Beach
track, but declined to give the name O.
the purchaser
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-12-11
BADLY INJURED.
Bicyclst Run Down BY Runaway
Horse.

ChlaTles Fox, SON of John G. Fox, was
seriously injured by a rur5way horss
about o'clock yesterday a1esrnoim He
is the special delivery boy in the post
office, and was oel his way home ON his
bicycle.
When in Se-or1 avenue, between Ninth
alr3 Tenth Streets, In "a dark locality, a
frightened horse attached Ito a fght
buggy rem over him. This boy was
knocked insensi BILE, and was unconscious
at a. late hour last right. A paEssr-by
picked him up and carried him to his
home in FL sit avenue and Eighth SIT. eat
IAN ugly hole was made in the back Of
.fns young mans head, and Ut is feared
his skull was fractured. His face ard
body were badly bruised.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-12-11

resented was held in Cleveland this
week, at which the consummation of
the plan was expected. But five of the
most important interests withdrew, de-
clning to surrender their property to
the control of q corporation in which
predominance of power was held by
some one else. The total amount of
property that would have been involved
in the deal was IS, OOO, 900 or 100000 and
of this unwilling concerns hold $780,
0nn
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-12-11
GRAND jury ADJ0URNS.
Two Hundred and Five True Bills Returned
in Madison County.
Special to The Age-Herald.

Special to The Age-TIerald.
HUNTSVILLE, Dec. 10-After a accession of
nearly four weeks the Madison county
grand jury reported to tine circuit court
and adjourned today. The lecord OF sav-
eral years was broken, 205 true bis be-
ing returned
The books of an county officers ex-
cept justices of the peace were COM
mended for neatnesa and corretitness.
The jury found that not MORE i.han one-
half the Justices in the county have made
reports of their business, and that many
of them have charged the Stale With
costs that the state is not liable to.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-12-11
Notice of Final Settlement.

The State of Alabama, Jefferson County,
Probate Court, December, 3. 1897.
Estate of James Y. Moore, Deceased.
This day came ]. r. Moore adminis-
traitor of the estate of James Y Moore, de-
ceased, and filed his account, vouchers, evil
dences and statement for a final settle
ment of the same.
It is ordered that the 2sth day of De-
cember, 1897 be appointed day for making
such settlement, at which time all par
ties in interest can appear and contest the
same If they think proper.
M. T. PORTER.
12-4-Sat-3t, Judge of Probate
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-12-11
Hal an Eve to Business.

Cincinnati, Dec. 10.-1t is said the rae
ing stable of Charles Fleischman & s n
will be run next year in the east, and
that the contract of Tod Sloan to ride
next season for that stable will hold
good Mr. FI:ischman, who used to run
horses i'm his own name. took his son
Julius into partnership to avoid invali-
dating entries in the east in case of his
death
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A WONDERFUL SUCCESS.
Seine Crowded Yesterday With Visitors to
the Stock Show.

Special to The Age Herald.
Selma, Dec. 10.-Selp1a has been crowd
ed today with visitors at the stock SHOW
and race meeting, which is proving
wonderful success The crowds were
so large that the HoJel Albert had to
turn away guests tonight.
The races this evening were very fine,
though no fast time. was made. Rain
set in tonighly and may interfere with to-
morrow's program
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-12-11
ClNDER POT EXPLODED.
James Potter VIII Be Cripple For Life as
the Result. 4


Special to The Age-Herald.
Chattanooga, Dec 10.-James Potter,
an employee of the Dayton Coal and Iron
company, was badly burned by the ex-
plosion of cinder pot ar Dayton today.
His eyesight was destroyed and he will
be crippled for life.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-12-11
Here's Another Trust.

Pittsburg, Dec. 10.-The Commoner and
Glass Worker wifi say tomorrow: One
of the closest combinations of flint glass
workers will b. perfected and control the
bottle trade of the country within week
or two. Fully 95 per cent. of the bottle
glass manufacturers of the country ARE
in the combination. The result will b.,
fully 10 per cent. advance in the price
on flint bottles.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-12-11
Planter Crops Dead.
rhJe Age,1Herald.

Special to The AgelHerald.
Huntsville Dec. 10.-1sham Collier,
aged go, a prominent planter of che eart-
ern part of Madison county, dropped dead
this afternoon ait New Hope. The cause
of his death was heart failure. Collier
leaves a wife amid several children.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-12-11
NO SESSION YESTERDAY.
The Supreme Court viii Meet Monday and
Take Up Third Division.
Special to The Age-Herald.

Special to The Age-Herald.
Montgomery, Dec 10.-The supreme
court held no session today, but win
meet again on Monday and take UP the
docket of THE third division, composed
of the following COUNTLESS: AulJauga,
Butler, Coaecuh, Escambia, Lowndes
and Montgomery.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-12-11
Trust Falls Through.

Cleveland. c.. Dec 10. This years at
tempt to join all the sewer pipe manu-
facturers into one company has faEed
A meeting with forty-three concerns rep
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a painIter. fa,l from sO-fodt scaffold ON
Rev w. D. Gays residence today. His
hsad was badly cut, but it is believed he
will recover.
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FOR NINE DAYS
Mother Mckinley Has Been Lingering on the
Brink of the Grave.
Bulletin

Canton, Dec. 11-2:30 a. m.-No change
in Mother McKinley's condition; still
growing weaker.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-12-11
GOING TO THE
KLONDTKE?

Send you address for particulars, maps
itinerary of the Dawson City Relief
Expedition and other trains
Weekly service Jan. Is from Seattle
by steamer to Fort Wrangel, thence by
the Klondike Rapid Transit-Glover
Locomotives recommended by the Hon.
Secy of War-over River, Lake and
Land arriving five months earlier than
by any other system of transportation.
Address,
KLONDIKE SNOW ICE TRANSIT co.
12o9-121o Chamber Commerce Bldg.
Chicago.
JOSEPH LADUE Pres. E. ]. RosENFELD, Gen. Mgr
12-9-11
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The of Mrs Colony publish
of Psam adve here
despair
sympathetic
etedrep Motel the result do likewise $
aching felt tired
all could
with white
pinkbam
felt
with Mrs
had not grave"
--MRs NELLIE &c
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-12-11
Painter FELL thirty Feet.

Special to The Age-Herald.
Montgomery, Dec. 10.--W. C. McGrew
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Nashville yards today began monkey
ing with a coupling, and as a conse-
qrerce his hand was mashed off.