The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-02-26

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soldier was brought into requisition -
light the fuse ior him. Between them
AZ the ,igual TO fire, on account OF tho
overeharge in the blunderbuss, they
pulled the gun from my forehead as i
exploded and it flew out OF the Pom
bo's hand Kill him! Kill him. the
mob cried as laughed al the accident
lie shows no fear Kill hint lhc
pombo, always superstitious, blamed
The Jumping OF the matchbox from Il {
hand to some supernatural force aud
not TO The ovcrcharge OF powder H.
seemed reluctant TO proceed with the
execution This was my opportnnitN
| cried IN YOU kill me to-day YOU VII
all die tomorrow For while the
we're silent, bur again the mob con-
mcnccd 70 cry for my ifc The pombo.
WOW worked himself in an ever create r
igcuzy and froth heckcd firm h''
mouth a Lama handed him heavy
tWo-handcd sword and tucked up bis
.lcc}cS to give his arms free play. IL
ordered Nefha to bend down my heat
10 receive The blow. but | resisted
with all my feeble strength. II | was
10 dc would die with my head up
would never bcnd 10 the brutes be
re me H
The pombo advanced toward NJ
swinginG the ,hiuy blade from side
idc nc measured The blow require
To behcad me by drawing the ba6
across the back of my neck ~
hen he made a mighty stroke and =
! blade swept past me. IT was hard
realize THAI MY head was not of
4 thinh l-cca-cd TO breathe The Pom
went TO the opposite side and aga
drew the Keen blade acros, my ne
end then with his trembling hand arc
/ WIN atl lli, might, made blow AT tr
NSaiu ne mi, ed the blade passi
over MY hair The crowd howled
NY blood but the Pombe reSpec'i
ny apparent indifference. refused
proceed with hi, Qhastly work
later learned that this apparent ms
ing Of the mark in an execution IS
merely one way OF pyol0uging t-
agcny aud toriuring the victim.
The Tortures Continued
M#esine was now brought toW7
me and we we're informed that bCl
~ II, were to be bcheaded on ibe
morrow The execution was being DE-
aycd IKE We're informed. with the e1
Jet ~ gcWiugsa longer performance
oNi vi it, We were getting weak froll
Unccr ! iclt my strength giving out
! a kcd icr food, saying, II yol do MT
give rs some nourishmcnt we shall d.
Of tarvrlion and defeat the execn-
tin This was reason. and the Lama;
brought us food and stuAcd it viii
their ngers down our tlroats. Agar
Hrr torturcs were continued My l,s,
wcrc torn wider open and fastened
As. Mau,iugs were treated in thc
. ainc manner My hands, ae we'll
NansHg were fastcucd hcl:ind qtt
ifcn pulled up by rope rssse1
through ? nole IN a post Ne we,e
trctched a Tar as possible without
tearing our bodies apart and The ropes
were fastened. The Joints Of my arms
IS ere twisted in their sockets, and ,he
Gory was beyond description Mar.
sings neck Has tied TO mine with the
object OF keeping the strain on 1ur
9fms
made MANY attempt. 70 -scapc.
bat my weakness was 20 great TIN,
hep were Ineffective We we're Aoe2e0
when it suited any passing soldier.
Aud each succeeding hour brorgh
Nith it more torture. All night the
rain fell and | could not help thinning
that We would not survive the treat.
nent even II we wer. not behcsdet
tho next day
In the morning my baggage, tha'
mad not been searched. was opened.
d Il 4. a.
superstition Of the Thibrtans thar ths
world ever heard Of my torture. ri.
series OF accidents, that were sasii,
accounted tor by myself. were looked
ipon by the Thibetans as supcrhatnrs
1o'ngs, and J encouraged the b.ii-f
For instance, when the Ponlbo op.ncS
M undeveloped Photographic plate.
and exposed them to the light .feY
urned black Why Is this" he cried
That IS a sign that you viii suffer t.f
what you have done to me- rlI
'qulrmed, and ordered THE plaies IL
oe buried ont OF his sight
Under the plates there was ,.uss
oath sponge, which by the weigh. N
he plates had hecone ha;tened do~f.
@ the thickness OF 4bout 4 quartz II
IN inch. The Pombo held it befd,,
nc, BIT Il, and tore it Sponees N.p
ibsolutely Unknown in Thibet, and \,
vas pr=zled What ia il? he d.
handed, as he threw it in rain p.~
'eside me. ! saw It commence u
well This was another opportlifn,
0 scare them. held an animatee
ak with the rapidly expandint
pongc, which grew larger and largel
very moment Tn. Thibetaui
watched me in fear I cried. II vo,
larm inr any more this VIII grow art
ROW till it floods Your nation and d.
troys You all could see heir ter
or, and when the sponge bad r.sche,
Is norma size asked it in 'rhibeta.
o cease growing ill further command
great show OF relief came over rny
aptors. The next accident that iielpts
nc was the bursting of my rife. C7f
i the T.an1as who had been very crus
ook The weapon. which had her.
ahmed into the mud and chok-d. srf
sked how it was used J told h:n
nd. putting in cartridge he free
t 2 YAK 4 few wards away With
crri'ic report the rife burst ar(
mashed the face Of the Lama II,
'ncrnstural powers were row cStah
-, a. last - that iccai;;v