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A MURDERER GUILLOTINED,

... the evening and fired through a window, killing both his victims as they were sitting at dinner. When called for execution the murderer !bowed no emotion whatever, and before Marling on his way to the scaffold drank several glaxsok of brandy and smoked ...

Published: Saturday 24 April 1897
Newspaper: Alcester Chronicle
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 317 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

A PRECIOUS PENITENT

... College, Oxford, by which Mr. Brrathwilt, clerk the works, was instantly killed. steam winch has been in u«e from the commencement the building to hoist tho materials to the highest scaffold, and the have been in the habit of ascending by the same means. Mr ...

Published: Saturday 28 November 1874
Newspaper: Alcester Chronicle
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 804 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

EXECUTIONS

... cohabited, at Washerwell, near Stoke-on-Trent, in September last. Becoming jealous of her he killed her with a hatchet. The culprit walked firmly to the scaffold, and died apparently instantaneously. Berry was the executioner. ROYAL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY ...

Published: Saturday 05 January 1889
Newspaper: Alcester Chronicle
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 311 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

BKYISW AT DILBX

... failed to obtain. Fatal Scaffold Accidbht. Special Ynitnar. An inquest was held by Dr. Hardwicks the Free Hospital on the body of Jeremiah Lovett, aged AS, labourer, killed by the falling of wa immense stack of timber and scaffold bnildinge in eenrae of ...

Published: Saturday 22 January 1876
Newspaper: Alcester Chronicle
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2202 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

FACTS AND FACETLE

... sued his neighbour for killing his dog. In the course of his examination, the Dutchman being asked what was the value of his dog, replied, A , di for ter dorg, ho vas wort sheet nothing at all ; but a.li ho was so mean ash to kill he hir, I swear I makes ...

Published: Saturday 02 October 1869
Newspaper: Alcester Chronicle
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1366 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

TWELVE MEN DASHED TO PIECE

... from the station, and only a few minutes previously had placed in position a much heavier girder, Other men working on the scaffold hid amirsonlous escape. One, S. Stevens, who happened not to have released his grip of the gilder, remained suspended is ...

Published: Saturday 13 February 1897
Newspaper: Alcester Chronicle
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 710 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

FIRE SCENES AT GLASGOW

... ha bad killed hie rictlmbecanaethe refaae-ltopay himhi* da*. leagth the prieon gate* *w tag om, tad Eaibarek appeared before the crowd. Ha waa piaieaed, and the executimer'e amhtanta wet* pack, him on by the ahouldcre. Within few Tarda of scaffold saw the ...

Published: Saturday 23 May 1896
Newspaper: Alcester Chronicle
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 473 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

TUE ALCESTER CHRONICLE-SATURDAY, MARCH 26, 1887. EXECUTION AT NEWC,ATE

... the prisoner, the latter said, There is Ino oc•asion b, strap me so tight.' He afterwards ex' pressed his regret at having killed the poor woman and her child, and said that ne did not know how he .wine to do it.; hut be was jealous, and hardly knew what ...

Published: Saturday 26 March 1887
Newspaper: Alcester Chronicle
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 429 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCL EZDOOTION OP A 01IILD

... drape at lasig told Mr to kill Waliar—eaid au team told bat to do IL and Skit the could not tell why the ad it Me named preitout ; red trim n .Like of is air ell mid the was Min to dee fox tLot the demmet It OM mosstel Os scaffold eal • Elm tea, cede melateked ...

Published: Saturday 14 March 1868
Newspaper: Alcester Chronicle
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 335 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

ACCIDENTS IN HARVEST

... ens** ■gainst which the Lincolnshire lech* Ms * dafan more effectual prerautwea A scaffold cl slxstoreyed burg hsa faUen. I* peec-phated «kc men who wees wneklag oe It. killed on the spot, four were ssrioesfy ■ lead for legalised booi* day, ■ Interrating ...

Published: Saturday 23 August 1890
Newspaper: Alcester Chronicle
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 389 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

REPORTED DEFEAT OF REBELS

... examined the drop, the doors of the scaffold-house having been opened for that purpose. A gtance within disclosed the whole interior of the structure. pit, ten feet deep, was covered by the newly-cut wood of the scaffolding, on the surface of which lay a strap ...

Published: Saturday 02 July 1898
Newspaper: Alcester Chronicle
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1090 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

EXECUTION AT DEVIZES

... manifested but little ooncern at his position, rarely referring to his crime, and then only saying that he had not meant to kill his victims, but only to give both a good thrashing and break the furniture, so as to prevent his father from making a home ...

Published: Saturday 06 February 1886
Newspaper: Alcester Chronicle
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 457 | Page: 6 | Tags: none