Salt Lake Telegram | 1934-07-27 | Page 15 | Swedish Peer Eschews Right to Sword Death

SWEDISH PEER ESCHEWS RIGHT TO SWORD DEATH STOCKHOLM P When JP-When When Axel a national l bank official recently told the government he wished to relinquish privileges as a nobleman granted his family in 1674 he resigned illusory rights The only privilege left to Swedish nobility is th the right to be executed with a sword instead of a broad ax and that has been dormant sin since c abolition of the death penalty several sev eral years years' ago resignation which probably cant can't be accepted accept d is the second sec see ond in history In 1800 Hans a radical-minded radical p peer r spectacularly resigned resigned re reo re- re signed his rank at a session of parlia ment