Public Executions - Archaic, BARBARIC Use of Guillotines, and Gibbets,

The Independent. (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, December 20, 1897, Image 1

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gib·bet

ˈjibit/

historical

noun

1. 1.

   a gallows.

verb

1. 1.

   hang up (a body) on a gibbet.

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What Happens to the Victim of a Guillotine, etc.

The Hawaiian gazette. (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, October 21, 1898, Page 3, Image 5

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The Hawaiian star. (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, December 20, 1901, Page TWO, Image 2

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