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O'DONNELL'S CASE

... Permanent Secretary, in the Park,l then the men who are supposed to have been killed in the streets of Dublin because they knew something, then the five men who swung from the scaffold in Kilmainhanidthen Carey on board the Kinfauns Castle, ?? shall we add ...

ATROCIOUS MURDER

... deceived me. I do not know whether I was right or wrong, but a violent jealousy took possession I of me, and I resolved to kill her first and myself after- wards. ,,I was under the influence of those ideas when I met i her on Wednesday. We went into the ...

THE BANNERCROSS MURDER.—EXECUTION OF PEACE

... you may take this as a warning yna may never forget; take it for what it is, a voice from the scaffold. f I have handed it to my chaplain when upon the scaffold, t and a moment before I die, to be given to you. I have been a very bad, base, and wicked man ...

EXECUTION AT WANDSWORTH

... wages, and! meeting the decoasedol the morning of the 27th of September Powell beat him about the head with a heavy chisel and killed him on the spot. Since his condemnation Powell hats been visited by his wife and other friends. The Reverend W. Gilbert, the ...

THE BRIGHTON RAILWAY MURDER

... iov;teriou death was the topic of much speculation and R( eurori'e fir Fome period after its announcement. WE Lefrovyc reason for killing Lieutenant Roper was, he Di Said, ?? he ?? heard him, in London, claluniating Di li ?? let Carniron, the actress, for whom ...

EXECUTION OF THE [ill] MURDERER

... siter pstde a rensation at the trial by asserting ?? entered the house during 35 thenmurderaudexolinlused stop it or you'll kill a her. Mrs Parsonisdeniedlthis at the tiites, and ?? the prisoner in his oofeesion said Mrs. e Parmois. never entered the ...

THE PRESTON MURDER

... recited passages from the Charch of England Burial Serviec the aulprit walked firmly along the short passage d leading to the scaffold, whieh is OH the same level with l tlre cell. Bians was immediately behind, and following n him ere the governor of the prison ...

ANOTHER MURDER

... that Banks struck several blows, and might have killed her with it at once bad he chosen; on the contrary, we imagine that it was simply a matter of chance or providence that the first brutal blow did not kill. It may be, that, as ! Mr. Kay argued it was ...

MULLER, THE MURDER. HIS CONFESSION AND EXECTUION

... ly to see that all was t, right with the scaffold. Then Dr. Cappel spoke with f Muller again, and Muller responded in German. But a tI message came that it was time, and Mr. Davis led the & way to the scaffold repeating the burial service. A con- fused ...

THE ARREST OF SLAVIN AND MCAULIFFE

... was formed to the scaffold, to whioc the prisoner walked firmly. The last offices of the exeoutiouer were there quickly performed, and the bolt was drawn. A drop of -[ft. was siven, and death appeared to be instantaueous. TWO MEN KILLED IN AIPTL SEI&FT ...

THE ERITH MURDER

... for me; so I mean to end my days by taking poison. IMy dear wife knows nothing of this at present, and I am afraid It will kill her when she knows of It; but I could not possibly think of living to be thought a murderer, as some think me now by all accounts ...