The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-08-25
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MANS ARM
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tess being old and somewhat feeble, II
required but the work of a moment TOT
81 yder 10 finish his victim; but before ne
had time TO relinquIsh his murderous
grip. he was seized and overpowered Dy
the servants of the house, VINO had heard
the cry Of their mistress. Snyder had
made a full confession. and it looked as
though nothing but the hand OF Mercy
could save his miserable lie from the
bend Of the executioner.
"One week later Snyder plead guilty,
stating al the same time that hunger ana
the impOssibflity o. securing work that ne
could do had driven him TO desperation
His plea. however. seems TO have had no
effect on the Judge. for ne was sentenced
TO be decapitated by the sword on the fol-
loving Friday at 4 o'clock in the morning.
ION the night before Snyder's execu-
ton / could sleep but little. l was eX-
ceedingly nervous ami respondent. Mis-
cradle thoughts racked my brain, and ]
relied and tossed in bed. One notion In
: ps rticular got possession of my mind and
could not shake IL off. l imagined l
was Snyder's accomplice. that l was in
directly. n not directly, guilty OF the
crime as he. for, / reasoned. II had not
deprived him Of his arm he might not
| have done the deed AT last. toward
morning my wretche dness became so un-
b, arabic that l got out Of bed. 1 drank
some brandy. lit my pipe and sank back
Iirto a chair before the fire. Then IL seem
Ell TO me that every incident. every cir
lcumstance that linked my life with Sny-
der's passed through my mind in fright
/ ful review. Mechanically / raised my
eyes 20 the little clock on the mantel. II
wanted five minutes to 1. In five min.
Iutes Snyder would be a corpse-headless
/ I shuddered, IL was horriblei Just thei
ms arm began TO tremble Violently. thei
Lea. md he ~ q
auc close spasmodicaliy. The arm ha'
never been so violent befOr | sought u
Vain TO check its action Frenzied witt
fear aad apprehension. ! sprang 10 m.
feet, and started 10 pace the floor. A
a at instant the clock began to strike.
stccd stock-still. my eyes fixed upon tn
ldial. Suddenly at the fourth stroke Of tn
little gong my arm shot up furiously int
the air. writhed for a moment Ike
VIC Unded snake. and then. with one cor
, yulsive tremor, dropped heavily TO m
SIDE. I seized the hand frantically: il
fingers were stin and bloodless, and
, cold clammy sweat covered 1t like
) glove. The arm was rigid. pOwerless-
dead! For nearly two years l had bee
chained as II were TO the arm of a devi
now II was the arm of a corpse. File
with horror and dismay, / rang the be
furiously for Hans and sent him in hast
= for Dr. Meyer. The doctor, whose lodl
, lings were in the same square. soon mad
= his appearance, looking somewhat pa
= arc agitated. but in an instant RECEIVERS
his usual cOmposure when he saw that
was up and tramping the floor with q
celebrity OF a professional Splinter. Whe
y h. had learned what had happened to Il
2 arm. he gently took the stiff and lifele
VI member in his hand, and, examining
, closely. coolly remarked. nOtwithstandil
% his former words of announcement, tn
y h had expected something OF the XII
/ all along. He said the arm was dead b
ie ycnd repair. and that amputation shou
~ be performed with delay. Suddenly r
10 heart sank within me when 1 heard tho
IN ords, and I trembled perceptibly WI
4 fear. once more my courage had desel
le ell me. To tell the truth. extreme suff'
ing had by this time deprived me of th
heroic courage which ! possessed VIII
You saw me first. l begged the doctor T
"a TO be too hdsty. but 10 wait little a
ne see II something might not turn up viii
as would be favorable 20 the arm.
ri The doctor shook his head and
ST clared that delay was exceedingly h
OF a-cous: but that IL I still insisted
~, would. more through pity for my uns
at dierly weakness than for anything 81
~ reluctantly give his consent. he war;
ID, me. however. that he would not be h
r. responsible for anything serious u
10. might occur.
But I had not long TO wait Def
something did turn up. Four days AT
l.. they had put Snyder's body under grou
III with a peck or so of quicklime to has
ed decomposition, my arm began 10
liz black and tester. Then followed z
Id. creme, and finally to escape death Fl
Of blood-poisoning 1 was more than will
20 submit 10 a hasty operation. / bun
IT the arm In Snyders grave, and with
l buried all my trouble. and now / al
n said. with merry twinkle OF his
by "one OF the happiest men on earth
in 1 believed him. for there sitting bel
DO me once more. was assuredly the s.
sed jcvial. one-armed Lieutenant, WI
md hearty laughter and enjoyable loqua
had made his companionship so del'
fully entertaining on the Rhine boat n
ly three years before.-Pittsburg
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