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Show NAILED MAN'S FOOT TO FLOOR. Horrible Outrage Inflicted on a Polo In Pennsylvania. Anton Merhoon, n Polo, of Pittsburg Pa., suflbrcd ono of th cmost oxcru-clatlng oxcru-clatlng tortures over allotted to man. For four hours ho stood with ono ot his feet nailed to tho floor. Then ho underwent tho pain of having tho nail extracted that ho might bo released. Merhoon wob employed as a lahoror t tho bchoonbcrger mills, having ar. rived In this country recently. For some reason his countrymen disliked him. Ho says that this dlsllko is duo to his having succeeded ono of their Tiost lntimnto frlonds at tho mill. Thoy illcgo that ho took tho placo for less money. At any rnto, thoy resolved to 'get even" with him. Merhoon wns working alono In a room. Suddenly tho door was thrown opon and his four countrymon entered. Merhoon says :hat thoy domanded that ho glvo up his placo at onco and lenvo tho city. This Mornoon refused to do. Tho four mon then Bet upon him and beat him In a torrlhlo manner. Then ono of them picked tip a hammer which wns lying on tho floor, secured a nnll or small splko about four Inches long, which was driven through tho nlrug.' gllng man's right foot and Into tho floor. Thoy then loft, looting tho door, iq untortunnto man being nlono for four hours boforo ho was discovered discov-ered In nn nlmost dying condition. |