Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-30
DEATH FOR BRUTE
is DEMAND OF CITY
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everybody take a shot at him; I'll
take the first shot"
Mercer B. Tate said: II suggest this
punishment for Bill the Hun: a patrol
| of Allied boats around an island, al
! lowing him no communication with
any one but himself, which would
eventually give him lingering, tough
| demise"
"To Fit the Crime"
! w. D. Block, city license tax COM
missioner was brief and positive.
Commence cutting him just under
the ears
Charles Tress. city supervisor of
the lower district. had this iuspira-
\ tion: Dig a hole in the earth. with
1 a picture of the sinking Lusitania
nearby. Bury the Kaiser up to his
arms; and then furnish him good food
and drink, but as he is about to reach
| for it, cut off his fingers"
George A. Schreiner, superintendent
of Public Grounds and Buildings was
willing for anything. Let the pun
ishment fit the crime" he suggested.
! Ex-Mayor William ]. Bowman does
not believe we will have to worry
ourselves with devising punishment
, for the Potsdam ruler. Il would like
to see him shorn of his power" he
! says, DuL DIS LOT his
WELL the war will take care of that"
| Bishop Philip r. McDevitt. of the
| Harrisburg Diocese of the Catholic
church. does not believe in looking
| into the future for suitable rewards
| for the, archmurderer I'VE must give
our undivided attention to winning
the war now; than we can consider
| just desserts for him." he maintains.
HANGING TOO GOOD
I'D try the Indian method-strap
| him to the ground and leave a nest
| of red ants eat him alive. They could
eat all his flesh in four hours" ground
| out ]. Edward Wetzel. chief of police,
as he struck his desk a mighty blow
with his fist
| What would I do with the Kais-
err" said Fire Chief Kinder, I'D
| quarter him. preserve the parts in
alcohol. and exhibit them all over
the world and that would be too good
for him.
i've given the question a lot of
thought" said Warren r. Jackson.
secretary of the Harrisburg Chamber
of Commerce, "and nothing I've
heard of is bad enough. I'd heap all
| the punishment together and add
some more for good measure. Hang
ing is much too good for him."
I'D dethrone him and imprison him
for life, If not shoot him." was the
! terse way John E. Fox. ex-senator
and present city solicitor, said as he
proceeded to sign some induction
papers in the Office of Draft Board
| No. 1 which would send some more
young men on their way to captur-
ing him.
I'D like to put his head on an an
| vii, apply an ak to his neck, and say
| Here goes nothing -. said Thomas
B. Wilson. veteran elevatorman in
/ the Commonwealt Trust building.
Taste of Own Gas
DR.. Hugh Hamilton. army surgeon
| for 81 years. and now examining ply
sician at the Harrisburg recruiting
! station, said Gas him or hang him,
just as you would any one in your
neighborhood who committed the
same atrocities"
Cut his body in Sits. put salt in
the wounds. and hang him up by the
toes. said Earl NJ. White, chief clerk
| to the chief of police, who has had
experience in treating criminals for
what ails them.
I'D let water drip on him till he
| goes insane and dies" said J. H.
Rineer traffic officer at Second and
Walnut. mo. put him in a cage. and
slir MIN up SO ne can I steep, tnen
| exhibit him to the people with a
charged admission, the money to go
to the Red Cross. said Complaint
Clerk Henry Buch.
What I would do to the Kaiser is
/ not mt for publication" said ]. Clyde
Myton. secretary of the Harrisburg
district Liberty Loan Committee
Put him on steeple, and whirl him
around and let the people in the
street take shots at him with guns.
that's what I'd suggest" said c. C.
Backenstoss, the mayors private
! secretary.
| Harry b. Schiffman, top sergeant at
| the Harrisburg recruiting station.
summed them all up when he said.
I'd give him a lingering death, and
I'd have to study a long time before
l could think of anything frightful
enough