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| The Daily Dispatch: September 7, 1864., [Electronic resource] | 6 | 0 | Browse | Search |
| Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 15. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) | 2 | 0 | Browse | Search |
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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 15. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Terry 's Brigade , formerly John M. Jones 's. (search)
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 32. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Parole list of Engineer troops, Army of Northern Virginia , surrendered at Appomattox C. H. , April 9th , 1865 . (search)
The Daily Dispatch: September 7, 1864., [Electronic resource], How Garrotters are Punished in England . (search)
How Garrotters are Punished in England.
--The following is extracted from the Durham Chronicle, an English paper:
John Croudace and Thomas Allison, who were convicted at the assizes last week of garotte robberies at Sunderland, and sentenced, the former to five years and the latter to ten years penal servitude, with tw in a reclining position, the lower part of their shoulders exposed, the higher and lower part of their backs being protected by padding.
The warders, Hodgson and Allison, executed their task with the skill of more practised hands.
The officials of the goal were present, but the prisoners were kept in their cells.
Hodgson and AllAllison alternately inflicted ten lashes each on each of the prisoners.
The first lash was received with comparative equanimity by each prisoner; but on the second, the yell of deep and excruciating agony which burst forth is represented as indescribable.
Their cries continued during the whole of the punishment, and these, together