... morning. the execution took plare of ths two men, and Jones, the former for the minter of his sweetheart and the other for killing his child. They were both young men of respectable reputation. Berry was the executioner; in case of Jones lie gam a drop ...

... convict stepped out of the cell and walked firmly towards the scaffold, nodding to the sheriff and spectators. The Rev. Mr. Wallis, who had been with him since the trial. ascended the scaffold with the murderer, and repeated the prayers for the dying. Winiata ...

... cor ners of the scaffold. This ceremony was performed or the present occasion, and gave rise to a very 'serious die tarbance among the spectators, the foremost of who= broke through the cordon of Pontifical troops drawn around the scaffold to gaze more freely ...

... unassisted up the stairs to a room where he was pinioned while sitting in a chair. From thence he went without help to the scaffold, and took his place under the beam. At We, the first time when he became visible to those assembled in the road in front ...

... nder-SI them, and they : County Hotel, c father was in co incorrect. He I during the trial, time the jury Fo the anguish of h scaffold. On tt Townley, she wa was called to got away t vernor, and his c mob who had at the gaol h rtson dress subs demned cell ...

... eventually the gang were surrounded at the Glenrowan Inn and all were killed with the exception of Ned Kelly. But he was captured later and paid the penalty of his crimes upon the scaffold. Kelly usually wore a suit of armour, which he is accredited with ...

... she expired adder his blows. The prisoner almost immediately gave himself up to the police, an-1 informed them that be had killed his wife. The prisoner appears to hive conducted himself since he has bees in Nee/gate, and has paid attention to the exhortations ...

... Capt. Boxer. The pavilion was 192 feet 6 inches in length. and 40 feet in width, and was divided in the centre by a row of scaffold poles. There were 655 feet of tahle,arranged in four letigths, with a cross table at the south end, beyond which a number ...

... in a particularly cold-blooded manner, killed her baby girl on Yebruary 14th. The jury strongly recommended the unfortunate woman to mercy, and the likelihood is that she will he spared a visit to the scaffold. An unsueceseful plea of insanity was set ...

... as brought out in the evidence. From the earnestness of her prayers for forgiveness and maw, both in her cell and on the scaffold, the chap. lais of the gaol felt persuaded that the unhappy wretch was sincerely penitent. Several appeals on her behalf ...

... was very gruesome in my case, because, immediately we entered the prison walls, he ordered the warder to pinion me for the scaffold. The instructions were carried out, and Father Fleming said, ' ' Now get yourself free if you can.' This was impossible, ...

... lightly up the steps lendiag to the scaffold, and of his own accord placed himself under the beam. The executioner at once proceeded to adjust the ripe round the eulprit's nee:, and was ebout to retim fruit the scaffold when he seemed to remember that he ...