... determined to murder him. They accordingly waylaid him on his return from Aylesbury | mnrget. when Tyler, after a struggle, killed him with a hammer used in breaking stones himself, the other men standing by. Shortly aflerwards, Mr. King, of Wilstene, Sone ...

... gable end of the stable, melted the lead in a window which was standing open, and killed a fowl in the yard.—The same day a cow, belonging to Mr. Chouler, of Wollaton, was killed by the lightning. Caution to Hawkers of Tea.—On Saturday sennight, George Graham ...

... was 1o be placed, was placed al the other extremity of the scaffold. Two axes and two knives, with black haudles, were at the same time exhibited. Some sawdust was thea strewed on the scaffold. The crowd, com derahly more than 6,000 persons, kept together ...

... deposition will kill them,’ or something to that purpose Madame Manson.—¢ I cannot charge myself with these expressions. I said, perhaps, that the condnct of the accused, in respect of me, during the trial, might lead them to the scaffold. I added, that ...

... instant, Abraham Whidhop, a‘fed 54. His death was occasioned by a fall from a scaffold the preceding day. It is somewhat remarkable that the widow had a former husband killed by a fall from a tree. At Sleaford, on Wednesday the 24th inst., Mr. Ephraim ...

... crowd, and exceeded any thing recently witnessed at the Old Bailey. At five fainutes past eight o'clock Welch appeared on the scaffold ; he walked to the centre with a firm and unshaken step. The colour left his face, and turning round in the direction of ...

... putlogs wbich went across from the building to the scaffold poles broke in two, and the whole of the scaffolding gave way, broke down tbe under scaffold, and precipitated Mr. Bishop and Mr. Taylor into the street. Mr. Taylor fell to tbe ground, and some ...

... Place Revolution extensive space had been left vacant about the - scaffold. Around this space were planted cannon: the most violent of the federalists were stationed about the scaffold; and the vile rabble, always ready to insult genius, virtue, and ...

... quarters.— On reaching the town, she went'directly to the prison, and said to the filoler, ¢J am your prisoner, for 1 gave killed the cure, who was the cause of all my :ufl'erings; but now that lam revenged, I care not what you do with me.” On ber trial ...

... great cause to be proud of our country, so far as its laws are concerned, for, as in the last century we sent many to the scaffold under unjust and sanguinary law, so, the present age, we are sending many to the grave by an inhumane starvation law. If ...

... repairs ; and Mr. Masters, jun. the son of the builder, had ordered his men to put up scaffolding, which they [])erformod on Monday. 'lli‘mre were two large scaffold poles more then were necessary for the work, and Mr. Masters, jun. said they should not ...

... Mr. Benj. Gray, butcher, in tbe Bail, had one killed; and next night four were killed and nine dangerously torn and wounded, belonging to Mr. Cooper, at tbe Leopard; and Mr. Dudding, solicitor, bad one killed, and Mr. Scorer, at the Adam and Eve, another ...