Henry Smith was born in 1876 and died at the age of 17 on February 1, 1893. Mr. Smith wanted revenge on Henry Vance because once Mr. Vance arrested and beat him. Three ½ year old, Myrtle Vance (Henry Vance’s daughter) was carried out of Paris, Texas by Smith into a pasture where he raped her, then murdered her and hid her body under leaves,“ Smith supposedly took the young girl to a pasture outside of the city, assaulted, and murdered her, covering her body with leaves and staying beside her throughout the night” (The History Engine). 20 miles after trying to escape, Smith was found in a train station along Arkansas and Louisiana Railway and brought back to Paris Texas. In the center of town there was a ten feet high scaffold, which Smith was dragged through town by a mob and without any clothing was tied up. …show more content…
Vance, “Here the victim was tortured for fifty minutes by red-hot irons being thrust against his quivering
For this assignment, I found a speech that was given by a famous defense attorney named Clarence Darrow. This speech is his closing remarks to the all-white jury in defense of a black man named Henry Sweet. The trial took place in Detroit, Michigan in May of 1926. Henry Sweet was accused of first-degree murder.
The Gentleman killer (John Wesley Hardin) was born a killer in Bonham, Texas on May 26, 1853. He had 11 other siblings including Joseph Gibson Hardin; Elizabeth Cobb; Martha Ann Smith;Mattie Ann Smith; Benjamin Hardin, III Brother of Joseph Gibson Hardin; Hardin was the eighth child out of eleven. Hardin's father was a Methodist preacher. Hardin’s father moved the family as much as a nomad during Hardin's childhood. They settled in Moscow, Polk County, in 1855, then moved in 1859 to Sumpter, Trinity County, where J. G. Hardin taught school. In 1861, J. G. Hardin moved the family to Livingston, Polk County, Texas where he taught school and practiced law.After the war, in 1865, the family returned to Sumter. In 1868, the 15 year old John Wesley Hardin killed his first victim, a former slave. He escaped his
In George Orwell’s essay, “A Hanging,” and Michael Lake’s article, “Michael Lake Describes What The Executioner Actually Faces,” a hardened truth about capital punishment is exposed through influence drawn from both authors’ firsthand encounters with government- supported execution. After witnessing the execution of Walter James Bolton, Lake describes leaving with a lingering, “sense of loss and corruption that [he has] never quite shed” (Lake. Paragraph 16). Lake’s use of this line as a conclusion to his article solidifies the article’s tone regarding the mental turmoil that capital execution can have on those involved. Likewise, Orwell describes a disturbed state of mind present even in the moments leading up to the execution, where the thought, “oh, kill him quickly, get it over, stop that abominable noise!” crossed his mind (Orwell.
On August 14th, 1863, a sister of Anderson, who was believed to act as a Confederate spy, died after a Federal prison collapsed (“”Bloody Bill” Anderson Killed”). This conflict enraged Anderson. Anderson and Quantrill assembled over four hundred men, and attacked Lawrence, Kansas, where the incident had taken place. On August 21st, 1863, Anderson and his band killed over one hundred and fifty residents and burned the town (“”Bloody Bill” Anderson Killed”).
Many characters in For Whom the Bell Tolls say that they would prefer suicide to being tortured after becoming captured, or being a prisoner of war. In wartime, when someone is captured, they may be tortured so the enemy can get intell...
Smith was born on November 13, 1840 in Virginia. Smith claims that her father taught her how to protect herself and others using weapons. He also taught her to think and react quickly in difficult situations. Rathbone was good friends
In today’s society, sacrifices play a big role in our everyday lives. They range from small, such as sacrificing that piece of cake to keep you feeling healthier and a little better about yourself, to big sacrifices such as a firefighter sacrificing his life for a complete stranger. At the end of the day, they all all make a difference for better or for worse. In the play “The Crucible”, many various sacrifices were made during the process of exposing the possible witchcraft that was going on in Salem. These sacrifices were a result of fear. People were afraid that they would be accused of witchcraft and would do anything to avoid being pinned. A few of the sacrifices that were made were people 's lives, the happiness
‘Are you sure?’ asked the Savage. ‘Are you quite sure that the Edmund in that pneumatic chair hasn’t been just as heavily punished as the Edmund who’s wounded and bleeding to death? The gods are just. Haven’t they used his pleasant vices as an instrument to degrade him?’
The fire, page 36: “I could literally smell his sweat, hear every ragged breath, every cry, every cut of the whip. I could see his body jerking, convulsing, straining against the rope as his screaming went on and on. My stomach heaved, and I had to force myself to stay where I was and keep quiet.Why didn’t they stop!”
Henry Plummer was a very interesting man and had a life full of dangerous and life threatening events. He was feared, and he was loved. But who was he? Was he a worthy hero or was he a filthy criminal? I will let you decide.
A University of San Diego professor whose daughter’s disappearance become a recurring factor in his life, has finally gotten the peace he deserves. After approximately five years of three unsolved murders, assailant David Allen Lucas, was convicted and sentenced to death. Lucas was a carpet cleaner from Spring Valley, CA and was 23 when he first committed a murder, but this was not his first time being convicted. In 1973, at the age of 18 Lucas was incarcerated after being convicted of raping a 21-year-old maid who had worked for a family friend.
The author’s purpose is to also allow the audience to understand the way the guards and superintendent felt towards the prisoners. We see this when the superintendent is upset because the execution is running late, and says, “For God’s sake hurry up, Francis.” And “The man ought to have been dead by this time.” This allows the reader to see the disrespect the authority has towards the prisoners.
PASSAGE 1: The first passage I would like to discuss is “A short, sleeveless shift was all that covered her, but she wasn’t cold. The temperature in the room was precisely calibrated to keep her comfortable. Punishment was meted out in other ways: in increments of solitude, monotony and, harshest of all, self-reflection, both figurative and literal. She hadn’t yet seen the mirrors, but she could feel them shimmering at the edges of her awareness, waiting to show her what she’d become.” (page 1) There is something to be said about the indomitable human spirit when faced with outer turmoil. I believe that when people outwardly subject others to torture, it is easier for the tortured to identify the torturer and outwardly resist. Survival instincts kick in and a person does whatever it takes to endure the process by focusing and both the pain and the person who is inflicting it. However, when there is no active act of torture and one is left to their own dark thoughts the mental anguish can be harder to endure then the physical pain. Before the protagonist is released into society, where she will most likely be stigmatized as she had stigmatized the “Reds” before, she must endure her own stigmatization, self-loathing and dejection, all while feeling very publicly exposed. Studies have shown that solitary confinement causes psychological issues as well, so it may be extremely difficult on her mental state and have long term psychological effects.
The detailed descriptions of the dead man’s body show the terrible costs of the war in a physical aspect. O’Brien’s guilt almost takes on its own rhythm in the repetition of ideas, phrases, and observations about the man’s body. Some of the ideas here, especially the notion of the victim being a “slim, young, dainty man,” help emphasize O’Brien’s fixation on the effects of his action—that he killed someone who was innocent and not meant to be fighting in the war. At the same time, his focus on these physical characteristics, rather than on his own feelings, betrays his attempt to keep some distance in order to dull the pain. The long, unending sentences force the reader to read the deta...
In the recent hours, The National Cardinal has become aware of video evidence featuring George Smith’s beheading at the hands of the ISIS terrorist group. As a reputable news-producing entity, we are required to report on this matter in an ethically-sound manner. As described in the lecture titled “People, Product, Principals”, an ethical journalistic report amounts to a balanced and fair account of the events and issues, founded and conveyed in truth for public knowledge, and serves as the basis for democratic ideals. Bearing in mind our necessity, as a for-profit system, to profitably operate by increasing readership juxtaposed with our responsibility to inform the public, I have developed a strategy. In order to create both of these distinct