Note XXXI-11 — Chapter XXXI · JUDICIAL AND MILITARY. 1887.
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A robber and murderer named Umansor, who effected his escape from the fort at Omoa, survived under 400 blows on two occasions; but 200 blows on the bare back generally ended the sufferings of the culprit when applied with that design. Wells' Hond., 229-30.