The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-01-06

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at the signal to fire, on accoant' OF TIE
overcharge in the blunderbuss, they
pulled the gun from my forehead Fsit
exploded and it flew out OF The PoIn-
bos hand. Kill himl Xii hinl tus
mob cried as laughed at the accident.J
He shows no fear Kill him. Inc 4
Pombo, always superstitods, blamed
the jumping OF the matchbox from his /
hand TO some supernatural force and :
not to the oyercharge of po@der. Hc !
seemed reluctant to proceed with the
execution This was my opportunity n
cried, If YOU kill me oday YOU will
all die tomorrow For while they i
we're silent, but again the mob conn
menced to cry for my life, Tbs Pombo
now worked himself in All ever greater !
frenzy and froth heeked firm his
mouth A Lama handed him a heavy
two handed sword and tucked up his
sleeves TO give his arms ttcc play, He
ordered Nerbs TO bend down my head
TO receive the blow, but | resistr7
with all my feeble strength If lswal
to die | would die with my head mp.
/ would never bend to the brutes be-
fore me-
The Pombo advanced toward me, |
swinging the shiny blade from side TO
side He measured the blow required !
to behead me BY drawing the blade !
across the back of my neck And
then he made mighty stroke and the
blade swept past me. 1t was hard 10
realize that my head was not of
think ceased to breathe The Poirbi~'
went to the opposite side and aga ~
drew the keen blade across my nee 7,
and then with his trembling hand ane
with all his might made blow at m 7
again he missed the blade passing
over my hair The crowd howled for
my blood but the Pombo respecting
my apparent Indifference, refused til
proceed with his ghastly work.
later learned that this apparent mss
ing of the. mark in an execution was
merely one way of prolonging the
7 agony and torturing the victim.
The Tortures Continued. l
h "Mansing was now brought toward
NE and we were informed that both
). of us were to be bcheadcd on thci
s morrow. The execution was being de-
t ayed Te were informed, with the OBJ
a ject of getting a longe performancel
d out OF it, We were get,ng weak from
s hunger. felt MY strength giving out-i
e | asked for food, saying If You do not
t. give us some nourishment We shall di1
. Of starvation and defeat the execu-
it ton This was reason, and the LamaS
Z brought us food and stuffed it with
| their fingers down our throats. AGAIN.
e our tortures were continued. Ny legS
It were torn wider open and fastened to-
It logs. MansingS were treated IN thG
n same manner. My hands. as well as
Mansing's, were fastened behind and
L then pulled up by rope passed
| through hole i'll a post We were
d stretched as far as possible without
$ tearing our bodies apart and the ropes
I were fastened The joints OF my arms
IS were twisted in their sockets, and tho
T. agony was beyond description Man.
" sings neck was tied to mine with the
u object Of keeping the strain on our
5. arms.
le II made many attempts tr escape,
" but my weakness was so great that
W they we're Ineffective We were hoggcd
ID when it suited any passing soldier.
a And each succeeding hour brought
IS with it more torture. All night the
I rain fell and could not help thinking
IS that we would not survive the treat
Id ment even if we were not behe2d -
sr the next day
$. I'm the morning my baggage, that
H. had not been sea ed. was opened
,c and it is due to Ie ignorarc. and
superstition OF the rh;p.tars ,hs, the
world ever heard o. M ;n~inre. The
If series OF accidents th-t were EASILY
ID accounted fof BY .arstlf. gee .o>icd
upon by ie Tnibstsns - ,uptrnatrraI
ID doiugs, and ! encouraged tae hcl'c'i
my undcyelo7,d Photographic n'atc
mt and exposed them 10 TIC ,ish' aoy
" turned black Wig |, '3ir b. c.'eS
as That is sign thar yoc ,siI suffer tor
e what you have don. 10 rl-' lie
10 squirmed, and ordered the Plates to
I'd be buried out OF his sight. a.
e Under the plates tbcre vas hug-
Of bath sponge. which BY lis w-lrht 81
es the plates had become Rs,is7.d down
I'd to the thickness OF abott qvar-r al
a ali inch The Pombo seiH t Aeiore
me, bit it, and tore it. Sropecs were
rd absolutely unknown in Ttibc, End he
I'd was puzzled What is r." he de
r. manded. as he threw it in rain poo
beside me. saw 1t commence &c
swell This was another op3oltunit,
to scare them. | held an animated
ly talk with the rapidly expanding
by sponge, which grew larger and argei
ms every moment. The Ihbctani
a watched me in fear. cried y yot
ed harm me any more this will grow auc
m grow till it foods your nation ard de
ot stroys YOU all. could see their ter
as ror, and when the sponge had reached
ial lis normal size asked it in Thhctal
ed TO cease growing till further command
he a great show OF relief came over m,
I'd captors. The next accident that helpe'
ny me was the bursting OF my rife On
r. of the I.amas who had been very crue
Int took the weapon. which had bees
ur jammed into the mud and choked, ant
III asked how It was used | told him
he and, putting in a cartridge he FIRE,
ed at yak a few yards away With
as terrific report the rife burst an,
nd Sma she'd the face OF the Lama. NJ,
ne SuDernaturai powers were now estah
We listed at least, IN that locality.
.tv Not long after this my bond
,le we're removed from my deadene
av limbs ClinoinQ TO the ropes wer
nd pieces OF flesh and skin. 7 rolled owe
d on the ground helpless and dead, wit
oh the exception Of nv brain. Thu
De ended the worst twentv-four hours Q
ID nv life. ater I was freed apd con
cd Quoted bsrk.to fh. fronti.r with N