The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-03-25

lam Robinson They were brought
before the general court ON october
-. 1853, FOR scditon and pre-
sumptuousH o%btrudinr themselves
upon rs Al three acknowledged
themselves to be QunFcrs. and ON the
following day they wee condemned To
die.
The day set for their execution was
October %. when they were led
forth 10 execution. they were sur
rounded oy a guard or armed men
and several horsemeu. with drums
heating. to prevent the multitudcs
from hearing what they might have
la say. The two men were executed
first, and the rope had already beef
attached "a Mary Dycr's eek when q
reprieve arrived She was -cleascd
I ana sent on ~ tire culotfy on me
promise that she would never return.
but she arrived again in the spring Of
1859, She was Immediately sen 10
jail and was ordered Coo Dee executed
the next DAY. when She WAS anon
tho scanold 10 was told her that if
she would return home she mlght
como down and save her life. To this
she replied 'Nav. cannot. for ln
/ obedience Co the viii of the Lord I
| came. and M He viii ! abide faithful
unto the DEATH
Mary Dyer had her wish griji6cd.
, but these three were not tho emily
ones 10 sunor. william Lcddra was
the ncN After several severe whip
pings and % tedious imprisonment, he
was hauishcd. but returned and WAS
brought 20 trial IN March 1851. bofore
tho court of assistants OF Buston.
While the trial was boiug conducted.
| Winlock Christlson another hauished
| Quaker. suddenly and most uneXpcc,-
odly entered. and took his stand by
the side Of the prisoner. when the
governor asked him why ne was there
ne replied: ~ have come here 90
warn YOU that sou should shod no
more innocent blood for the blood
that you have shed already cries to
the Lord tod FOR vengeance to come
upon you"
Christison was Immediately COM
manded Co prison, and Lcdda vas Of
feed his lifc II ne would promise 90
/ depart and return no more refusing
this. sentence of death WAS passed up'
on him. Ia take effect on March ~.
Then Chrisiiaon was brought To TRIAL,
and at the Same session Jddah
Brownies and petcr Picson were ie-
diCted.
These executions OF Quakers had
caused the utmost dissatisfaction in
Massachusetts, and the magistratc'
became conscious Of their mistake
II u..HfH- -..-..sA.. $500. .u.ara.u f.uaH.rI
the sufferers Meanwhile accounts OF
these proceedings had been carried bt
Qunkers to the ears OF King Charles
and that monarch, who had othei
r%casOns for being dissatisfied with th'
eoionists. immediately granted IA man
damus directed 20 an the governor
Of New England requiring them q
proceed no further as to corporal pun
ishments against %quakers. but to scns
them 90 England 30 the end that thel
might be disposed Of according to Law
The general court suspended th'
execution Of the laws against Quakcr
al their next session. bot soon revived
them 20 far as repsected "~vaEabon'
Quakers." who were TO be seized b.
any person and carried before tn
next magistrate. ana then sentences
TO DE stripped NAKED from the mid
die upwards and be tied o. q cart
tail In the town whore they werI
found and whipped through THAI an
teh other towns where th"y werI
found"
In 1899. three women, Anne Cole
man. Mary Tomkins and Alice Am
brose, were tied 10 u carts tail u
Dover and whipped with 90 stripes u
each Town. This vac the method o
punishment resorted 20 from this on
but u gradually grew less and less
land eventually the Quakers were al
free 10 worship In Massachusetts al
Ia any other Of the colonies then ca
istiHg.
Tile Mothers FaVOrite.
A couah medicine should be harm