... walked firmly to the scaffold, which was erected in the treadmill house, the trap platf orm being level with the floor. Formerly the gallows was erected in the open air, and the criminal had to walk a considerable distance with the scaffold in full view, but ...

... ucing and beating her, and threatened to kill her. She said he was sitting up in bed, and made a blow at her, on which she seized a razor which was lying on the shelf and cut his throat. He exclaimed, You have killed me; and fell back on the bhd. She also ...

... out directly. I never intended to kill her. The coevict passed the whole night in reading and prayere At twenty minutes to eight he was brought from the cell lie had occupied to the waitieeg-room beneath the scaffold, and ten minutes later Caleraft proceeded ...

... stoutly asserted that Mrs. Persons, the neighboor, saw the occurrence and told pri. soner not to hit her so hard, or he would kill heL. Lster on the body of Lirs. Grifliths was found in the house, with the little girl, apparontly dead, alongside her,-Dr ...

... not guilty. At an inquest held in London, on Friday, concerning the death of Richard Leahy, a painter's labourer, who was killed by a fall from a window-sill while at work, Dr. Thomas. the coroner, drew attention to the Act for the protection of life ...

... of Leamingtorr, who was killed by a fall from scatlolding on Sasurday.-John Astell stated that deceased was employed with him in bnildirg some atttages, and on t.saturday-- morning while they* were together on 'the scaffolding tne deceased suddenly fell ...

... night in Nuovember, when the old woman was killed, down to the last act in the double tragedy played out yesterday. In the early morning of Saturday, the Sth of November, while his wife is lying up-stairs dead, killed either know. .Ily or ?? only knows which-by ...

... THREE MEN KILLED. Yesterday, an inquest was held at the Swan Inn, New Vlllage, between Wolverhampton and Bilaton, before Mr. W. a Phillips, Deputy Coroner, to investigate the eir. cumstanoes attending the death of two of three men who were killed on Saturday ...

... this is one. Upon the evidence Hayes has a strong case for Ither consideration, and it will be deplorable if he goes f-. the scaffold seithout SOme adi. tioual sifting sand investigation of the charge. THE A31IZEARS QUESTION. The arrears questiorrs came before ...

... passionate disposition, having instantly killed his victim with an iron bar. Quarrelling had bee-n heard by the neijhbours, and Upton was' seen chasing his wvif& with the bar, he having previously threatened to kill her. He was knocked down, and the bar ...

... the under sheriff, and the prsson governor, the chaplain mean while reading the burial service, the culprit walked to the scaffold. On this meeting his gaze, Arrowsamith lost the fortitude he had hitherto displayed, ceased his re- sponzes to the service ...

... emetic was given, mrd the chief officer, Mr. White, asked him if he knew what he was charged with, namely Shooting and Killing John O'Dea, for. the poor fellow died in a very Few minutes after he was shot. Fldod, with calmness and Deliberation, said ...