Show ACTS cr HN FOIL FULL m DR custom of ages observed in prussia in murderer s AM FOP EXECUTION prisoner D osmunda manda that sentence be carried out as it would be illogical for of justice net to do so cerili I 1 arll cihat aliat the execution of a death hin mil tence tente Is still curried carried out our in a I suane su ane nu manner in lit modern LI a us brought to light recently in the cabe use of I 1 schumann bc of murder i himself did an odd hing ing aftin being held field n prison irlon for nine ino inot mlis idi he lie petitioned the prussian to carry out the sentence en tenCe lit ill alte I 1 lie that he lie was ti as abbi abed in on ahli oin bond leond eo v and 1114 insisted Nta on the sentence being ailed out on oil the ground tilt it abild he ile illogical for the min aler of just jut e not to do so as long lon as capital pun pull sl 4 input ment n in borei order execution ro the Irl prisoner instructions klete glien ghen to the authorities a at t tit tin t ilot tzi ansee prison for tile diw cn toce to be tarried carried out I 1 he lie tol fol ONt OH tug ll ironing ino ning a table tOM torrid rid d with a black cloth us placed in thi tha court ltd ild of the prison behind ih the block jn 11 chess alth fill it hs s h hindi I 1 illand h mm ill schumann inalle nas red nto tie tle courtain cour taid b bi to calders carders nide lie was tins ritel ted by the judge ind the herr harr according to the cus boin at is iq attired in ili evening clothes a lop lot hat and avid hire aloes best beahe ae the block stood tood his tits three te the judge a sitting g at tit the tile black bink tadie the lie with the words nords ale ali lou sou ir ledrich schumann after the prisoner boner had affirmed that he was as the judge read the sentence and then turning to the executioner ild ald I 1 loner do our duty dut in medieval manner this was a for ahe the three assistants si to seize the prisoner they tore off his coat and shirt tied hla ills 1 9 raised the Heads mans axe wet ceet together and threw him head foremost ore most on the block then the ex cut loner ioner just as in the old days alsed the tile heads headsman mans s ax and with ith ane ne stroke bt ought brought it down against he prisoner prisoners a neck manns head oiled into the he sand one of the tire assistants asil il si lifted it up and placed it in 2 coelln into which the others lifted lie body only one nets newspaper paper commented on this crude execution that wa 1114 the Irel helt which said sald in germany a democratic republic justice still fol ns the methods of the middle ages rhe present day Is represented solely bv tv the dress coat of the executioner iila which covers coers the brutality of the ex elution it Is a crude prussian pie ture the middle ages with a veneer of kultar |