Black Swine at Gyb Farm
Black Swine at Gyb Farm A family sees an unearthly vision of shrieking black swine.
Posts tagged
‘gallows’
Enough Rope: The Hangman’s Rope in the Press
Enough Rope: The Hangman’s Rope in the Press The hangman’s rope was a subject of absorbing interest to the 19th century reading public, judging by the loving details about material, quality, and pedigree of rope as reported in the papers.
Choking with Mirth: Gallows Humor
Choking with Mirth: Gallows Humor You may have noticed a reprehensible penchant in this blog for light-hearted looks at topics such as self-decapitation, hangman’s ropes, cholera jokes, and unusual methods of execution. Today we sink even further into the mire of inappropriate mirth with a post about gallows humor: period jokes about execution by hanging.
Pulling the Plug From the Bucket: The Self-hanging Gallows
When the state of Colorado decided to reinstitute capital punishment in 1901, a new and improved self-hanging gallows was their execution method of choice.
Enough Rope: The Hangman’s Rope in the Press
Enough Rope: The Hangman’s Rope in the Press The material, quality, and pedigree of the hangman’s rope was a subject of absorbing interest to the 19th century reading public, judging by the loving detail with which these items were reported in the papers.