# Lehre und Wehre_St. Louis Missouri_April 1908_S180
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

18⁰ ö Literatur.

am taken away — I say that I did not eat it.“ She was told to speak and
said, I did not eat it, I don't know Why. Another turn was ordered and
she said, Senor, I did not eat it because I did not wish to — release me
and L will tell it' She was told to tell what she had done contrary to our
holy Catholie faith. She said, Take me from here and tell me what 1
bave to say — they hurt me — O my arms, my arms' Wwhich she repeated
many times and went on, I don't remember — tell me what I have to say
— O wretched me! — I will tell all that is wanted, Senores — they are
breaking my arms — loosen me aà little — I did everything that is said 0f
me. She was told to tell in detail truly what sbe did. She said, What
am I wanted to tell? I did everything — loosen me, for I don't remember
what I have to tell — don't vou see what a weak woman Iam? — Oh! Oh!
my arms are breaking.“ More turns were ordered, and as they were given
she cried, Oh! Oh! loosen me, for I don't know what I have to say
O my arms! — I don't know what I have to say — if I did I would teli it.“
The cords were orderéed to be tightened, when she said, Senores, have vou
no pity on a sinful woman? She was told, yes, if she would tell the truth.
She said, Senor, tell me, tell me it!' The cords were tightened again, and
she said, I have already said that I did it.“ She was ordered so tell it
in detail, to Wwhich she said, I don't know how to tell it, Senor, I don't
know. Then the cords were separated and counted, and there were six⸗
teen turns, and in giving the last turn the cord broke. She was then
ordeéred to be placed on the potro. She said, Senores, Wwhy will you not
tell me what I have to say? Senor, put me on the ground — have I not
said that I did it all? She was told to tell it. She said, I don't re-
member — take me away — I did what the witnesses say.“ She was told
to tell in detail what the witnesses said. She said, Senor, as I have told
Vou, I důe not know for certain. I have said that I did all that the wit⸗
nesses say. Senores, release me, for I do not remember it.“ She was told
to tell it. She said, I do not know it. Oh! Oh! they are tearing me
to pieces — I have said that I did it — let me gol' She was told to tell it.
She said, Senores, it does not help me to say that I did it, and I have.
admitted that what I have done has brought me to this suflering — Senor,
Vou know the truth — Senores, for God's sake have mercy on me! O Senor,
take these things from my arms — Senor, release me, they are killing me.“
She was tied on the potro with the cords, she was admonished to tell the
truth, and the garrotes were ordered to be tightened. She said, Senor,
do vou not see how these people are killing me? Senor, I did it — for
God's sake let me go!' Sbe was told to tell it. She said, Senor, remind
me of what I did not know — Senores, have merey upon me — let me go.
for God's sake — they have no pity on me —I did it — take me from here
and I will remember what I cannot here.“ She was told to tell the truth,
or the cords would be tightened. She said, Remind me of Wwhat I have
to say, for I don't know it — I said that I did not want to eat it — I
know only that I did not want to eat it, and this she repeated many
times. She was told to tell why she did not want to eat it. She said,
For the reason that the witnesses say — I don't Know how to tell it —
miserable that Iam that I don't know how to tell it — I say I did it, and,
my God, how can I tell it!' Then she said that, as she did not do it, how
could she tell it — They will not listen to meé — these people want to Kkill
me — release me and I will tell the truth.“ She was again admonished
t0 tell the truth. She said, I did it, I don't know how I did it — I did it
for what the witnesses say — let me go — I have lost my senses and I don't
Enow how to tell it — loosen me and I will tell the truth.“ Then she said,
Senor, I did it, I don't Know how I have to tell it, but I tell it as the
witnesses say — I wish to tell it — take me from here — Senor, as the
witnesses say, so I say and confess it.“ She was told to declare it. She
said, I don't know how to say it — I have no memory — Lord, vou are
witness that if I knew how to say anything else, I would say it. I know
nothing more to say than that I did it, and God knows it.' she said
many times, Senores, Senores, nothing helps me. Vou, Lord, hear that
Itell the truth and can say no more — they are tearing out my soul —
order them to loosen me!' Then she said, I do not say that I did it —