A swarm of bees, found guilty of stinging an old man to death, was burned by the public hangman.

The latter rite was performed by the public hangman, and it assured moderation in the plaintiff's choice of a switch.

Soon the public hangman was aroused, and the execution which had been interrupted by Quasimodo's heroic rescue was carried out.

In Charleston, the flags were put at half-mast and the public hangman burned copies of the treaty in the open street.

If you will take the office, I will make you a brigadier general and Public Hangman for the United States.