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Show TRIUMPHED EVEN OVER DEATH. Remarkable Deed Ascribed to Austrian Aus-trian Bandit of 1680. Dr. Loye tolls tho following strange story, tnken from tho archives of an Austrian pollco officer, nnd relating to an execution said to havo taken place In Vienna In 1C80: A wcllfknown bandit ban-dit named Schavcnburg was caught, together with four of his associates, and they wero all condemned to doath. Thoy wero already on tholr kneos, ready to submit to their fato, when Schavenburg addressed tho Judge, asking that his four companions compan-ions might bo ranged In single file In front of him at a distance of eight foot from each othor. "If," he said, "aftor I am beheaded, I got up and walk to the first of my comrades, will you pardon him?" Tho Judge thought ho was pretty safo In complying with tho request "Dut If I walk up to tho second, the third, and the fourth, will you pardon thoso also?" Tho Judge replied that he would obtain ob-tain tholr pardon from the emperor, Tho bandit was satisfied, bent his head, rocelvod tho mortal blow, and his head rolled down; but to the groat Burprlso of the Judge and tho spocta tors, tho body got up, walked alone, passod tho first, second, third and fourth of the condomnod men, and fell down. Tho occurrence waa told ta the omporor, who, according to promise, prom-ise, pardoned tho four criminals. |