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Show "Witch's Bridle." ' An Interesting but most cruel object of punishment may bo found In tho council chamber of tho town hall at Forfar, which is genornlly known as the "Witch's Hrldlo." This Is a kind of cage inado of flat iron bars, Into which tho Jiead of tho unhappy sorceress sorcer-ess was thrust, a lock nt the hack securing se-curing and keeping It In position. Tho mouthpiece In thla liiBtunce Is made of Iron plate, studded with sharp spikes, which caused great sufferln to tho womnn If sho tried to speak. A soon ns tho victim had been condemned condemn-ed to death for witchcraft this bridlo was placed over tho faco and sho wns led through tho town by a short chain ' to bo mocked and mado the butt of all who saw her, aftor which sho would bo publicly strangled and burned. Tho latest record of an execution of a supposod witch nt Forfar, In Scotland, waa In tho venr lfi(i2. |