Assignment 4

The Ullfall Murder

Per Olsson was born on September 24, 1797, at a crofter’s holding
in Gustava, as the 5th child in a hard working family. He grew up
in Gustava a small place in the near of Hagfors in Northern Wermland.
The family lived in a red cottage situated in the forest, consisting of
a room and a kitchen. There was a wood stove in the kitchen, the
only heating to warm up. Water was brought out of a spring in the
garden. Five hens picking up seed in the garden supplied the house-
hold with eggs. Two cows supplied milk fulfilling the family’s request.
According to current rules, people were obliged to have four cows,
if having a horse. Per’s father was anyway keeping a horse to care
out the forestry. At that time, men living in Gustava worked as
farmers, black-smiths and craftsmen, while the women worked with
household duties.

After nine years at school Per Olsson starts to work as a farmer’s hand
at Mathew Olsson’s crofter’s holding Ullfallet in Gustafa. Mathew is
married to Lisa. Per starts to help Mathew carrying through different
duties at his small farm. Mathew has an austere look. Even his wife is
afraid of him. As Mathew and Lisa doesn’t have any children by their
own, Tom, a young shepherd boy, is living together with them. Mathew
and Per are working hard together for a long time reaching good agree-
ment. Mathew is content with their team-work and good co-operation.
However, Per keeps a secret in his mind, namely to buy a rowing-boat,
enable him to go out fishing. But, there is a problem, because he has
neither got any money nor earning much. One day, he asks Mathew:
“Please, could you lend me 30 rixdollar?” Mathew answers: “Why,
do you want me to borrow you 30 rixdollar?” Per says: “Because, I’ve
got a dream. The money makes it possible to buy a rowing-boat.”
Mathew says: “I’ll think it over. You’ll get an answer within a week”.
As Mathew is satisfied with the work Per executes at his farm, he is
afraid missing him and anxious to meet his wishes. After three days
Mathew contacts Per informing: “Yes, I’ll lend you 30 rixdollar, if
you promise to repay the money plus an interest of 2 % within a
period of three months. ”Happy to hear Mathew admitting the loan,
Per confirms: “I promise you to repay the 30 rixdollar plus 2% interest
according to due date.

Whistling happily Per goes away buying a rowing-boat. Since that day
Per goes fishing early in the mornings. As a matter of fact, Pers’ salary
doesn’t make it possible to save money for the loan. Consequently,
after three months he has almost 30 Rixdollar to repay. Matheus is
disappointed hearing Per can’t repay the loan as agreed upon. But,
he promises Per to wait for another month. When even this month is
passed Mathew becomes furious and emphasises to Per: “ It’s an
agreement and you’ve promised me to repay and settle the amount on
due date.” Per answers: “Yes, but you haven’t paid enough salary enabling
me to repay and settle the loan. I really, want to settle the loan.”

After that day, as soon as Mathew meets Per he reminds him about
the outstanding amount. Of course, Per wants to repay the money,
but he just doesn’t earn enough as Mathew is a skinflint. Per gets
tired hearing Mathew reminding him time after another. He starts
to avoid and to keep away from Mathew to be spared from hearing
his reminders. One day, when Per is scythe working out in the fields,
Mathew turns up again threatening him saying: “You’ll have to hand
in a resignation, if not settling the loan of 30 rixdollar excluding 2%
interest within soon. I’ll get you scolded in the farmers’ neighbourhood,
if you can’t keep your promise paying back your debt.”

At this time Per has been working at Mathews’ farm for a couple of
years. Still, he is a bachelor and has the intention to move out from
Mathews’ house and take over Gummen, a crofter’s holding in Gustava.
A friend of Per, Lars Olsson, has promised Per to be his farm-hand,
carrying through different duties at the crofter Gummen.

From now on, Per has gone tired almost mad of Mathews’ nagging about
the loan as soon as meeting him. Late one evening Per brings Lars with
him to Mathews’ farm to give notice and inform Mathew, that he still
doesn’t have the money and is unable to repay the loan. Before, going
to Mathews’ farm they have some fun and drink a bottle of liquid. There-
after, being somewhat drunk, they decide to follow the way through the
wood to Mathews’ farm. Per wishes he had got the money to repay the loan,
but he hasn’t. As a matter of fact, Per likes Mathew, but he can’t stand
him claiming the debt all the time.

He has to do something thoroughgoing to get rid of all nagging about
money. In the middle of the night arriving in front of Matheus’ house,
he opens the door and steps brave inside. Per is a tall and thin guy, but
not weak. He isn’t aggressive in any way, even if always keeping a knife
in one of his long trouser pockets as a precautionary measure. Coming
inside Per gets furious, when once again hearing Matheus’s voice reminding
him about due date of the debt.

Per can’t stand hearing the claim any longer. Violently, he raises the right
hand in which he holds a knife. Suddenly, he cuts Mathew deep in the throat
and short thereafter his wife, Lisa. Mathew takes out his hands to protect
himself, while the blood gushes from the deep wound at the same time as it
red-colours his shirt. In vain, he tries to say something. The blood in his
throat just enables him to groan a little. When he tries to talk, there is a
a gurgling sound. After some minutes he collapses and falls to the floor,
where he remains lying. For some minutes his body shakes somewhat.
A few minutes thereafter, he lies pale, still and calm on the floor. The
only person, participating during the brutal murder is Tom, the shepherd
boy, who gets a shock and runs away.

When Per and Lars understand, that Mathew and his wife are brought
to death they become confused and start to shout to each other: “What’ve
we done?” “After this deed, we’ll get our throats cut off.”
Calming down they get aware of having to get rid of two human
beings’ bodies. To remove evidence they get an idea and decide
to put the Ullfallet farm on fire. Executing the idea, Per becomes
scared and starts running into the wood in order to hide the murder
weapon, his knife. Having run for two hours Per and Lars get tired
and lay down to rest in a barn, but before doing that, they pick some
eggs in the poultry-yard to appease the hunger, not having eaten
since yesterday.

Afraid, hiding in the barn they are aware of, that the police force
within soon would search for them. They didn’t want to appear in
public. When dark had fallen they were sneaking like Indians into
the food cellar of a house situated not far from there, where they had
stolen some bread and ham. In the dark they had seen how the Ullfallet
farm was on fire. Per understood, that he couldn’t go on behaving like
this much longer. After some days the people in the neighbourhood
should know all about what had happened at the Ullfallet and was on
the look out for Per and Lars. Having eaten Per and Lars decide to go
to the police to confess, what they had been up to.

Well, arriving to the police Per and his friend Lars were arrested. They
were informed by the police, that their case was planned to be handled
within a week. Spending the days in the arrest the police executed cross-
examination technique. At once, Per admitted the committed murder of
Mathew and Lisa, his wife and Lars assisting the crime. As a matter of
fact, there was a witness to the crime, Tom, the shepherd boy working
for Mathew and Lisa, who witnessed the crime. During the legal proceeding
Per admitted the murder of Mathew and his wife Lisa. Lars admitted being
his assistant. The Supreme Court made the final judicial decision sentencing
Per Olsson and Lars Olsson to death by beheading. At this time beheading
was a popular entertainment.

On December 20, 1823, Per Olsson and Lars Olsson were beheaded outside
Ullfallet, the crofter’s holding. The parish clergyman read some lines out
of the bible before the action was executed. After the beheading Pers’ and
Lars’ heads were placed with public views on poles in front of the house
Ullfallet. As actions like this was a very popular entertainment, people
round about Gustava participated the execution of the two persons, who
had committed murder.

Svea Hovrätt was handling the Ullfall murder case at the Court of Justice
Legislation: Rättegångsbalken 2nd chapter 5§ 1734 Law

Assignement no 3

Limericks
A man from N.Y.
There was a young man from N.Y.,
Who went from there to Cork,
To see his beautiful girl Philly,
But when arriving there, she was filly,
Which unable him to try his pork.

An honest young man called Bill,
Was supposed paying his bill,
Friends around the table looking tall,
Seeing if he was supposed to fall,
While feeling sorry as he falls down the hill.

There once was a girl named Sarah,
Whose legs were as long as the Sahara,
She went out one day
While having something to say
As she came back the other day saying: “Ah!”

The late Mr A Graham Bell,
Once tried to jump into a well,
But there he was the nasty bishop,
Who had made the rubber cord-shop
So he falls and falls and his last words is: “bloody hell!”

A man called George
There once was a muscular man from George,
He was a struggling Hi-man working in his forge
Always he tried to be alert
Sitting on his post dressed in a yellow skirt.
Participating in a war the soldier’s name was George

Yes, he loved his girl
Because she was like a pearl
He wrote her a poem
Which sounded like a Chorus.
She was his girl from Söul.

He was a data nerd
Spiritually allied to the bird
He said:”Put out your tongue
And I’ll write you a song,
While finding a queen of world.”

The young girl would make
Advances to snake after snake.
She said: “I’m not vicious,
But so superstitious!
I do it for Grand mama’s sake”.

Poetry
Observation Power
I just went out looking for something,
Saw the sky was blue and the sun shining,
It was like an ordinary Swedish summer day
Very alike one between two seasons.

The first odour my nose smelled
Was the smoke from an ashtray
Aware of inhaling the smoke was unhealthy
Well witnessed by that, I did it anyway.

There he stood, the guardian of knowledge
Immovable he stood there big and strong
In front of the university being a symbol
Donated by Herman Reijers, a big artist.

A Gift
Watch up, I’m going to cut my hand
On the sharp knife you gave me.
Yes, I ought to know, what to do:
I’ve to bandage the wound myself
And hide the blood from you.

Is it a murderer’s knife?
How often you’ve warned me:
For if looking for pity
Or trying a persuader’s note
I must either restore it
Or through it into my throat.


Children
You were a daredevil and I was shy:
There were eager and curious eyes.
You took a nap on the lawn among the roses,
And counting the stars across a summer sky
Flashed by volleys when he chooses.

None spoke with you, I alone adored you,
Child of the wave, child of the morning dew,
And in my dreams went hunting here and there
A fugitive beacon – your moon- your blond hair.









Sonnets
A Praise to Life

The day is clear at the sky’s rand.
Wake up, wake up my beautiful land!
Father’s craft surrounds your walls.
Please, go your way in justify
And opening the gate-way to felicity!

Spring has breaking out of darkness and ice.
Wake up, wake up heart in praise and price!
Father, Father, solace all what suffers.
Bring us into love, wipe away tears of sorrow-time.
Wake up soul of sun and spring-time!


“The Emergency Care”
Suddenly, the Emergency Care gets an alarm.
Rescue vehicles call for attention, is it an accident?
Or is it someone, who’s sprained his arm?
Is it an accident or just an ordinary incident?

Someone calls the Emergency Care for immediate care.
An ambulance well equipped and of a new yellow brand,
Blue lights twinkling violently in an attempt being there.
The man might die lying there helpless on the sand.

No man was upon the strand helping an injured man.
An aristocratic from the upper class, you smell it in the air.
A nurse reached him just in time, according to a plan.
Upon the strand, a girl kisses a wounded man’s hair.
Now, his weakness is evident, you see it of his pale face.
When the ambulance nurse brought him away from the place.
















Ballad

My Dear Little Pet
I still feel the pain deep in my heart
And a heart which is broken
Now he is gone for ever
I can’t see him any longer
I can’t see him any longer

I ask myself did it hurt?
And has he been suffering?
Yes, I think he suffered
But, now he is gone for ever
But now he is gone for ever

Whenever, I close my eyes
The murderer is there
He is sitting on the driver’s seat
I can see him in front of my eyes
I can see him in front of my eyes

I can hear the wheels of the car
The four are furious screaming
When the murderer breaks brake linings
And it happened in the middle of the night
And it happened in the middle of the night

I cry, because there he was just a minute ago
And now laying on the pavement unmovable
Yes, he is lying unmovable in the street
And now my little pet is gone for ever
And now my little pet is gone for ever
Karlstad, August 3, 2008

A dialogue between two old ladies

A dialogue between two old ladies
The background is two old ladies, who are starting
to chat with each other, while they are feeding the
ducks by a fishpond just outside the city core of
London. Yes, they've met once before, but it was
ages ago in a quite different part of the world.
At first they don't recognize each other. As they
are standing quite in the near of each other the
following discussion takes place:

Mary: "Hello, my name is Mary. I'm glad not
being alone, while feeding the ducks. You see,
I use to visit this place each afternoon bringing
some pieces of bread, which has been left over
the last day. Usually, I'm all alone here."

France: "Hello, please call me France. Nice meeting
you. It's the first time I'm visiting this pond. I use
to go to the pond in the North end of the park, but
today I just wanted to change the routine and do
something different. Therefore, I went looking around
in the surroundings in the South end of the park.
You see, I'm curious and want to know and have a
look if other ponds look alike."

Mary: “You see, during that time, when my husband
and I were living and moving to different places abroad,
I often went searching if there was any fishpond in the
neighbourhood and usually I found one. Even if I’ve
returned back to Sweden, I keep this somewhat curious habit.
I don’t know why!”

France: “Living abroad, where were you living then?”

Mary: “At that time, we, my husband and I, were living in
Bombay, India. You see, my husband was appointed and
working as the Chief of Formation for the English Regiment
in Bombay. Of course, being his wife I’d to accompany him.
We stayed for ten years in Bombay, India.”

France: “What a coincident! May I introduce myself? My complete
name is France Austin. Do you happen to be Mary Ford?”

Mary: “How did you know my second name?”

France: “My husband happened to be the Ambassador of Bombay
and I think we’ve met at a great number of parties during these
days. Don’t you recognize me?”

Mary: “Naturally, now I remember you and your husband. It’s
true, when mentioning it we often met at that time participating
in common parties. Have you returned to England too?”
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France: “Yes, for two and a half years ago we came back to
England, because we longed for our children and back to
London both of us. My husband was then retired on a pension
and didn’t want to stay in Bombay during his last days in life.
You see, Bombay is a city being very hectic and everybody
forces the pace. We only wanted to stay in peace and quit.”

Mary: “We felt exactly the same way and were lucky, when
getting an apartment just outside the city core of London or
more exactly in Surrey. We really like being back in England.
Where do you live?”

France: “As a matter of fact, we are also living in Surrey.
What a meeting! We are living on Liberty Street 11 quite in
the near of the huge Art Gallery.”

Mary: “ We are living on the street intersecting the Liberty
Street. The address is Roomer Street 21. Our apartment
consists of three rooms. There is a small kitchen, two bed-
rooms, a living-room and a big balcony. There are central
heating in the apartment. That’s nice, I think. However,
the rent we are charged for this flat is quite expensive. But,
both of us have actually retired on a pretty well pension
and my husband, while working was well-paid, so I think,
we’ll manage paying the rent.”

France: “Yes, I think so too. We are also paying a high
rent for the flat. The Embassy arranged the flat for us,
so we didn’t have to search for one ourselves. We’ve also
a flat, which consists of three rooms and a kitchen. The flat
has been newly-repaired. That’s nice!”

Mary: “Now, when we occasionally have met, you’ve to
come and visit us in our flat, especially when you’re living
quite in the near. I can’t imagine, what a coincident. I think,
your husband George and my husband Percy reached very
well agreement. I know, that George has thought about
trying to find out, where your husband lives today. Recently,
he talked about him. Now I can make him happy, telling him
that I’ve met his wife and that we are going to see each
other within soon. This might be the beginning of a wonder-
ful time!”
Karlstad, July 24, Nilla