Show Death Penalty Inflicted From Earliest Times Capital punishment has been In Inflicted inflicted In- In meted from time In Inthe Inthe Inthe the laws of king of Babylon the death penalty was imposed imposed im- im im- im posed for many offenses The Tile mo modes es for lor executing It specially named were burning drowning and Impalement 1 In England under the Saxon and Danish kings when wIlen an any offen-e offen offense offence was I committed committed- for which the offender might be outlawed by the king it was held as a principle that he forfeited forfeited forfeited for for- everything that everything that his life lite lay lav In Inthe Inthe the Ule monarchs monarch's hands to take If U that the t monarch pleased pleased and and that he could be bo punished Jn In n any manner the monarch monI monarch mon mon- arch chose chos The methods of ot capital punishment I employed at that time Included beheading be- be heading burning f. hanging drowning atoning stoning to death and throwing the condemned person from high rocks William the the- Conqueror substituted mutilation for Cor- Corhan han hanging ln other English sovereigns followed differing policies I In regard to capital punishment and ana by bv the thirteenth century the tue penalty I of death became by usage without legislation the usual punishment for tor high and petty treason and for for all felonies except mayhem and petty larcenY lar larceny lar- lar ceny i I. I e e. e theft of property worth worm worthless worthless less than 1 shilling The world world powers accent embroil embroil embroil em em- oU Asheville broil on the oil S Times |