Goodrich, Samuel G. (Samuel Griswold), 1793-1860, Leighton, John, 1822-1912, Martin, William, 1801-1867 · London : Darton and Co · leaf 264
extort confession. The ordinaryone, which is very acute and painful, is a kind of engine inwhich the hands and feet of the culprit are enclosed; andthen, by means of a screw, compressed to such a degree thatthe wrists and ancle-bones are broken and flattened, and allthe toes and fingers dislocated.… … 240 SOMETHING MORE ABOUT THE CHINESE. punishment is very severe. The criminal is condemned to becut into ten thousand pieces/ and afterwards burnt. Theftis punished by the Bastinado. In this punishment, theoffender lies with his face downwards, and the executioner,with a cudgel, beats him severely.…
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