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Show NAILED MAN'S FOOT TO FLOOR. 'Horrible Outrage 'Inflicted on a Pole In Pennsylvania. Anton Merhoon, a Polo, of Pittsburg, Pa., suffered ono of th omo3t oxcru-clatlng oxcru-clatlng torturea over allotted to man. For four hours "ho stood with ono of his feet nailed to tho floor. Then he underwent tho pain of having tho nail extracted that ho might bo released. Merhoon was employed as a laboror at the bchoenbergor mills, having ar- rived In this country rccontly. For some reason his countrymen disliked litm. Ho says that this dlsllko Is duo to his having succccdod ono of their most lntlmato frlonds at tho mill. Thoy allege that ho took tho place for less money. At any rato, thoy resolved to 'get even" with him. Morhoon was working alono In a room. Suddenly tho door was thrown open and his four countrymen entered. Morhoon says that thoy demanded that ho givo up his placo nt onco nnd leave tho city. This Mornoon refused to do. The four mon then act upon him and bent him In a torrlblo manner. Then ono ot thorn plckod up a hammer which was lying on tho Moor, aecurcd n nail or small spike about four Inches long, which wna drlvon through tho struggling strug-gling man'a right foot and Into tho floor. Thoy thon loft, locKlng tho door, i,o untortunnto mnn being alono for four hours boforo ho woh dlscov ored In an almost dying condition. |