Barbara Erni ( German: Barbara Erni ; February 15, 1743 , Feldkirch - February 26, 1785 , Vaduz ) - a woman from Liechtenstein who committed thefts in inns throughout Western Europe. In Liechtenstein legends, it is known as the Golden Boos. She was the last person executed in Liechtenstein.
| Barbara Ernie | |
|---|---|
| him. Barbara erni | |
| Nickname | Golden boos |
| Date of Birth | February 15, 1743 |
| Place of Birth | Feldkirch |
| Date of death | February 26, 1785 (42 years old) |
| A place of death | Vaduz |
| Cause of death | execution |
| Crime | |
| Crime | theft |
| Date of arrest | May 27, 1784 |
| Punishment | beheading |
Biography
Ernie was born in Feldkirch to a homeless couple. In 1779, she married a certain “Tyrolean Franz”, who was considered a felon.
According to legend, the Golden Boos is a woman of great strength with light red hair, who traveled to Europe with a large chest or bag. When she stopped somewhere for the night, she demanded that her chest be locked in the most reliable room, since there are supposedly treasures in it. When the treasure chest or bag was locked and night fell, a dwarf climbed out and took the valuables stored in this room, after which Ernie and the dwarf escaped. She acted on this scheme for many years and became rich. Who was her assistant is unknown.
Ernie and her accomplice were arrested in Eschen and detained in Vaduz on May 27, 1784 . At a Liechtenstein trial, she confessed to seventeen thefts committed in this way. On December 7, 1784, the court ruled that Barbara Ernie was the Golden Boos, found her guilty and sentenced to death by decapitation . A public execution took place in Vaduz in the presence of approximately a thousand spectators. The fate of her accomplice is unknown.
Since then, no one has been executed in Liechtenstein until the formal ban on the death penalty in 1987 .
Links
- Barbara Greene (1967). Liechtenstein: Valley of Peace (Vaduz: Liechtenstein-Verlag) pp. 20-21.
- James Foster Robinson, "The Legend of the Golden Boos", May 21, 2004.