HORRID EXECUTION.
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Two chiefs Of German banditti, who for a
long time were the terror of large tract of coun
try, near Hamburg, and whose excesses, partic-
ularly towards females, We're too horrid for des-
cription, have lately been executed at Stiek7a-
tutteI.--1 he principal, named Kesler, was known
by the name Of Napoleon; and his Lieutenant
was named Lander. They were farmers, in
good Circumstances. After the Head offhe Cns-
rerSity Of Gsttengen had approved the sentence,
which condemned the above to the block, the
following strange proceedings took place.-The
sentence was thus promulgatedto the robbers
The lasc Is spoken, The stick is broken, sinners
you n,usf de :" At the same time breaking
small stick of about twelve inches in length,
painted black, with white ends. The execu-
toner then stepped UP 10 the convicts, and told
them they would lose their heads on Monday,
the eath. His assistants loosely assuring them
az tho same time that their master was expert at
his business. and that they would lose their
heads IN moment, without any pain. Accor-
DINGHY on the 28th they were conveyed to an
cminence where Llalder was placed in q chair,
with handkerchief tied over his eyes, and
ribbon under his chin and over his head, and