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... EXECUTION AT STAFFORD. DREADFUL SCENE AT THE SCAFFOLD. William Collier, who was sentenced to death (bo late Staffordshire assizes for the murder of Mr. Thomas bmitb, at Whislon Eaves, near Cbradle, was executed in treat of the county priaon ou Tuesday ...
... FRIZINGTOX. THREE MEN KILLED, Early morning laf,, a. acdjcot ocourrrd at one of the iron-ore nils at Frizington, winch reeulted in -he death of lhre , lhe e„, and has oast deep gl- x , whole of the diitnct. At Fr ziog>, 011- j lh| , „j f Arlecdoa, In ...
... and that they had erected a sort of scaffold for them see from. The ladies must surely have felt very uncomfortable seeing the French ascend the heights their left flank. The .'ld French division has had .'ISO men killed or wounded. General Thomas was amongst ...
... eleven men who were stationed on a scaffolding attached to the gable, fell with the mass of stone and lime, and were buried amongst the ruins. The results, it is unnecessary to say, were most disastrous. Six men were killed, and the remaining five were seriously ...
... minutes afterwards the condemned man second ascended the scaffold with a firm and undaunted’ apparently none the worse for his terrible fall, deadly pallor which overspread bis features aaoended the scaffold on the first occasion seemed to have disappeared, ...
... murder Brackeufield of farmer - - Uoua*keep«t whom followed a barn and killed. He confessed hi* guilt Tuesday iiigb*., and Wednesday morning sang hymn* before taken to the scaffold. ...
... was killed the spot—The jury after returning verdict of Accidentally killed, intimated that they wished it to forth the public and to the builders in particular, that in their opinion more care ought to be bestowed upon the erection of scaffolding than ...
... the usual time —one hour, was cut dowm and the workmen proceeded remove the scaffold. While so engaged, one of them fcli from considerable height upon Ins head, and was killed on the spot. ...
... left side the scaffold, Calcraft at once placed the white cap over his face and adjusted the rope. Meanwhile the unhappy youth continued in fervent prayer. Then followed Gould, who bad got precedence of Larkin on the steps the scaffold. He walked with ...
... last deceased was on a scaffold, about feet from the ground, in the act of drawing a large stone up from the ground by means of a crane, when the handle of the crane slipped off, and the unfortunate man fell the ground and was killed instantly. The jury ...
... Owenlllan Lewis, at Merthyr, on the of January last, suffered the extreme penalty of the law on Saturday morning week, the scaffold of CardiflT Gaol. immense concourse of people, variously estimated at from 10,000 12,000, witneased the execution. An application ...
... meet death 5u the old Palace Yard. Sixty seven stirring, adventurous years have left their mark* upon him ; but mount* the scaffold cheerily as ever did the quarter-deck, and stands erect and smiling to take hi* farewell of me. The wild love of freedom ...