The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1916-12-15

} in his neighborhood, and the facilltie
for going over Niagara in barre
were inadequate, but he always hopet
to distinguish himself ia one way @,
another.
He had made some reputation as ,
boy orator ut the University Of Erlan
gen, after which he went to Jena. wher,
his talents attracted no attention. anC
this SOured him. 1t was at Jena that
he deliberately made up his mind to BE
Il martyr, and he left for Mannheim
armed with his dagger and deter
nlination to kill KotZebue. He haG
planned everything, down to the small
est details. His only excuse for max
ing kotZebue the victim was that fine
latter had ridicued the students asso
| citation.
And his plans worked out wonder.
fully we'll. After long years Of wal
and peril, the people were in hysteri.
cal mood and Sand was hailed as q
hero and martyr. In the whole coun.
try there was scarcely voice express.
ing sympathy for the murdered author
The henous deed was approved in
high quarters as well as low. The
flower gardens Of Mannheim were
deSolated, that the martyr might have
bouquets. Fortunately the tribunals
We're not carried away by the prevail.
ing Senfitnentalism. On May S, 1920. |
the supreme court Of the grand duchy |
or Baden passed sentence upon him. |
decreeing that he be executed by the
sword.
May 20 was the day fixed for the
execution, and the place was a meadow
Just outside one Of the gates Of the
town. The news had spread far and
Wlde, an immense crowd streamed to
town to see the doings. and the SYM
oathy for Sand was so strong. and so
general. that rescue was feared, and
strong force Of infantry surrounded
he scaffold.
IN the courtyard Of the prison Sand
vas lifted into Il low open chaise The
prisoners appeared at the jail windows.
weeping and wringing their hands. for
hey also considered him hero. and
ea bowed to them and smiled. When
ne door Of the yard was opened, and
ne cllaise emerged. sobs and groans
'ere heard everywhere. The whole
own was in tears. Not one Of all the
nlllons Of tears shed that day was
,r kotZebue, who was barbariously
aughtered in his own home. before
le eyes Of his little son. The Ger
ans usually are the sanest and most
Sht-thInking of people, but on this c
'casion the dellrium was universal. c
Sands progress to the scaffold was e
triumph. No ten-thonsand- dollar e
auty in an American circus ever o
ade greater hit. And the martyr II
1oyed every minute of it. Although II
FAX from sickness, he played the con- d
ering hero. Farewell, Sand!" cried CT
sobbing crowd as the chaise moved T.
ing. Sc
The scaffold reached, the sacrifice L.
IS soon over. With one stroke of his tn
ttering sword the executioner re- an
we'd the young mans head. Then pc
sued scene so remarkable that its Ju
'allel probably never occurred. The sir
Mold was ripped to pieces by SOU
lir hunters. Men and women dipped I'M
fr handkerchiefs in the martyrs WI
Cd. The executioner sold single CI
RS from the dead mans head and ia
lldn't hand them out fast enough. pa
aver a mans ambition was rounded q
. that man was Karl Ludwig Sand. tn
md for long time after he was III
led fair women carried garIands to lit
grave, and his heroic deed was we
& by MINISTRIES, and students wept me
N his name was mentioned. But Dol
e adjusts all things, and it came to
in due season that the burghers Pre-
Mannheim began to appreciate the lhi
ltness Of the murdered man, and &c
the flowers were carried where CAL
properly belonged. the
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