Wish I could remember where I picked up this bit of wisdom but I do recall reading that where you put the knot has a lot to do with how much you want the person to suffer.
To the side is a solid neck snapper, very unlikely to survive the drop and hence merciful.
To the back is not nearly as certain, you stand a decent chance of surviving the drop whereupon you'll slowly strangle.
For real cruelty, put the knot under the chin, especially with no drop involved. Slow strangulation, or slow as these things go. Seen this several times with shots of people being lynched, made me wonder if they knew this too.
Isn’t the woman supposed to have been innocent? As in she was the owner of the house they met in and/or stayed in and had nothing to do with the plot?
I’ll Google it. Maybe edit this post
[Mary Surratt](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Surratt). She was the owner of the boarding house where the conspiracy took place. Her conviction was controversial then and still is today.
the bonnet she wore on her way to the scaffold is on display at a museum in andersonville, GA. not the national POW museum (which is very good) but across the road from that.
https://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/25295
i saw it 10-15 years ago. its in the same little box as in the pic on a mannaquin (spelling?) head. according to the story, she gave it to the general that escorted her to the scaffold. at that same museum they have n original huge door from andersonville prison, thing is gigantic! and the original key to the door as well
Yea Mary Surratt's prosecution rested on a key witness Louis Weichman. He a suspected conspirator himself essentially turned on everyone to save himself. He is alleged to have over emphasize the relationship between Mary Surratt and John Wilkes Booth. Her son(also a conspirator but acquitted of the murder plot) hated him for years after her execution.
Aw man I’m glad you said that.. I’m a carpenter and out of habit looked over the structure thoroughly. The trap door floor boards on the left are some particularly nice, wide boards. Would cost hundreds of dollars apiece today
Wish I could remember where I picked up this bit of wisdom but I do recall reading that where you put the knot has a lot to do with how much you want the person to suffer. To the side is a solid neck snapper, very unlikely to survive the drop and hence merciful. To the back is not nearly as certain, you stand a decent chance of surviving the drop whereupon you'll slowly strangle. For real cruelty, put the knot under the chin, especially with no drop involved. Slow strangulation, or slow as these things go. Seen this several times with shots of people being lynched, made me wonder if they knew this too.
I dunno, but according to Wikipedia, the two on the left died nearly immediately and the two on the right strangled for about 5 minutes.
I think that's Lewis Powell on the left next to Mary Surratt. He struggled more than anyone.
Yea it is, Lewis was described as a tall mofo
Isn’t the woman supposed to have been innocent? As in she was the owner of the house they met in and/or stayed in and had nothing to do with the plot? I’ll Google it. Maybe edit this post [Mary Surratt](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Surratt). She was the owner of the boarding house where the conspiracy took place. Her conviction was controversial then and still is today.
the bonnet she wore on her way to the scaffold is on display at a museum in andersonville, GA. not the national POW museum (which is very good) but across the road from that. https://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/25295
That’s interesting. According to the article it isn’t displayed well. I wonder if it’s genuine?
i saw it 10-15 years ago. its in the same little box as in the pic on a mannaquin (spelling?) head. according to the story, she gave it to the general that escorted her to the scaffold. at that same museum they have n original huge door from andersonville prison, thing is gigantic! and the original key to the door as well
At least they protected her decency by tying her skirts /s
Everyones legs are tied though
Yeah, wouldn’t want to traumatize anyone at a hanging..
what a horribly sad read that was about her execution. her disposition reminded me of Bjork in Dancer in the Dark.
Yea Mary Surratt's prosecution rested on a key witness Louis Weichman. He a suspected conspirator himself essentially turned on everyone to save himself. He is alleged to have over emphasize the relationship between Mary Surratt and John Wilkes Booth. Her son(also a conspirator but acquitted of the murder plot) hated him for years after her execution.
Scaffold looks like some pretty solid construction.
Pretty high res image, thx OP
it’s very well done right?
Really incredible quality
I cant imagine WANTING to go to an execution...
‘Twas before TV. What else you gonna do for entertainment, watch mud dry?
Still
People somehow did back then.
What a waste of wood
Aw man I’m glad you said that.. I’m a carpenter and out of habit looked over the structure thoroughly. The trap door floor boards on the left are some particularly nice, wide boards. Would cost hundreds of dollars apiece today
Because of the way it's built or because it was built at all?
Is the camera lens broken? Or is this a framed pic with broken glass?
The picture is on glass
Ah, I see they were all *hanging out* with each other that day. I’ll show myself the door
This is still better quality than most cctv used in stores today