Show THE RACK AND THE SWEATBOX the modern police sweatbox tor for which there la Is no warrant either lay or ecclesiastical replaces the rack which passed out ot of use in england soon atter after the assas ansas and wicked profligate the duke ol 01 of that witty buckingham at portsmouth by J john 0 hn felton felto n this noted assassination occurred on saturday august 23 1628 I 1 eiton elton underwent several examinations always assert when the he earl of ing ng that he be had no accomplices and dorset threatened in the kings name to examine hin do again affirm upon my salva on the rack he said I 1 tion that my purpose was m as known to no man living and more than I 1 have said before I 1 cannot but it it be hia his ready to suffer whatever hia his majesty s pleasure I 1 am majesty will have inflicted upon me yet this I 1 must tell you by the way that it if I 1 be put upon the rack I 1 will and but boursell our sell accoe you my iny lord dorset none this bo d resolve astounded t tl I 1 e e examiners they hesitated and cons gilted the judges w who ho unanimously replied that torture wis not riot justifiable under th the e laws ot of england |