Emery County Progress | 1906-09-22 | Page 2 | Triumphed Even over Death

TRIUMPHED EVEN OVER DEATH remarkable deed ascribed to aus trian bandit of 1680 dr loye tells the following strange story taken from the archives of an austrian police officer and relating to an execution said to have taken place in vienna in 1680 A well known ban dit named was caught together with four of his associates and they were all condemned to death they were already on their knees ready to submit to their fate when addressed the judge asking that his tour compan tons might be ranged in single file in front of him at a distance of eight feet from each other if he said after I 1 am beheaded I 1 get up and walk to the first of my comrades will you pardon hima the judge thought he waa pretty sate in complying with the request but if I 1 walk up to the second the thild and the fourth will you pardon those alsoc the judge replied that he would ob tain their pardon from the emperor the bandit was satisfied bent hia head received the mortal blow and bis head rolled down but to the great surprise of the judge and the tors the body got up walked alone passed the first second third and fourth of the condemned men and felt down the occurrence was told the emperor who according to prom ise pardoned the four criminals