... in the execution of Waddington. The morning, however, was so cold and wet that very few persons assembled in front of the scaffold till nearly noon, and there could not at any time have been more than 3,000 or 4,000 people present, not nearly so large ...

... take it. She went to the scaffold Fupi.ortod by two female warders, and the excentiener (Grey, of Dradferd), beet no time in fixing the rope and arranging the other preliminerie.. The scene as the procession moved to the scaffold was very painful. The voice ...

... slate. The scaffold had only just before been raised to convenient height for this purpose, and the alteration was made by poor Newby himself, who is supposed had not sufficiently secured one of the needles, as those supports of scaffolding fixed iv tbe ...

... timbering on the sides, and, crashing through the scaffolding, carried with it six of the workmen standing there, dashing them a distance of over 300 ft. to the bottom of .the shaft. All were instantaneously killed. . ENTiricialOtii Mr. .Wood, Rig w - Prowded ...

... sonic unaccountable means about twenty tons of galvanis,xl sheets fell on throe men, killing one immediately and practically maiming the othe,r two for life. The loan killed was Arthur Horton, aged twenty-two. and he was a galvanised-sheet inspector. The ...

... where the scaffold had been erected, and where th& block and the executioner with his axe were in readiness. Twelve persons, as required- by the law, were present as witnesses. Lindalh stopped-at the foot of tbe steps leading up to the scaffold, when his ...

... working, upon a scaffold about three feet square, aud suspended by rope attached to a capstam Yesterday week the scaffolding, with two men upon it, was raised by horses, and, ou arriving within three yards from the top, (the scaffold not being able to ...

... repaini in the shaft at flasfield Colliery, Seaham Harbour. on Thursday night, fell from the scaffold on which he Wag Standing to the bottom, and was inatantly killed. Hackworth fell C die• twee of I,Booft. ...

... cell by Berry at oue minute to eight, anel accompanied the chaplain, after whom he repeated the prayers for the dying to the scaffold. Just the cap was being drawn over his head, he turned to Berry aud said, Give my love to my wife, and as he was uttering ...

... satisfaction I have. But good people, if any of toy prefession be among van, take warning by my example. If you rob a man, kill him on the spot; you will then he safe, fitr dead men tell no tales. I have rohhed many persons, and I may escape limn prison ...

... eight men were standing j under the shelter of a scaffolding, when the electric fluid struck one of the poles, which it rent from top bottom; it then knocked down the eight men, two of whom were killed and another hurt, and then rent part of the wall ...

... herby,and subsequent murderous aoiault on the police, were hanged in Car: isle Gaol at 8 o'clock on Monday morning. A new scaffold had been prepared under the direction of the Some Office, and in con•equence of the gaol being overlooked by, high buildings ...