The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1883-06-12 00:00:00

IRELAND.

EXECUT.ON OF KELLY.

At eight o'clock on Saturday morning Timothy Kelly
was executed at Kilmainhato. Harwood, of course. b•iaff
the executioner. Toe public interest displayed in the
event &poured to be greater than at the former
execotions. Before seven o'clock a crowd collected on
the Island Bridge-road, and at the fetal hour it bed
twelhei to about 1.500 persons. The military end police
precautions were egain of an elaborate chorea,. The
execution was witnessed only by the governor. the sub-
sheriff, Dr. Carte, jun.. the chaplains, the chief warden.
and soul ten warders. he appearance of the symbol of
death on the flagstaff caused the neu. commotion
-mast the crowd. Oise female shrieked our. other. ann-
ounced preying, and some took to caning o.ey freely,
Subsequently the woman alluded to, owing to her con-
duct. had to be removed by the polio.. • rather
peculiar leadednt was that at SO minutes to eight o'clock
• crow parched on the coisnuey shaft CiO4O to the Rag.
staff. and the bird remained there until the block deg
w. hoisted. Kelly roes at five °Mohr., and with his
customary care made his toilet. He was dream. in •
Jerk snuff-colour butt, and wore a pair of gaol slippers.
Ells face was 'drolly pair, but composed. On the arrival
of the two priest., about hail-past six, they went to his
cell, and conducted ban rheum LO the chapel, a large
square apartment, with rows of wooden benches that
serve as required for Pututant or Rumen Catholic
worship. It was uow prepared with an extemporised
altar tor the mod ace of tn.s. Canon Kennedy and his
assistant chaplain, the Rev. Bernard 0 Reilly, with an
attendant acolyte, o-lebritted the 'atrium rile The Lust
a tctainent being Idt:tit...Fred to the convict, Norwood
rams from behind the dour leading into the rxecutioe
yard and signalled the procession to halt, and the porous
of pittionieg was quickly performed. There wee no
attempt at resists.= ,and he walked firmly. nue culprit
looked resigned. though deadly pale. It was about two
minutes weight by the c luck at shied of the corridor 'shun
Illarwood motioned the procession to mums. Now the
convict heel turned the corner, and with • rapid glance he
took in the scaffold, which may be seen through th. open
g .te.ray in an oblique directioa. He did not quail, but
descended quickly the three stone stepe into the exocatit n
yard. Ten p.c. more end he was at the foot of the
scaffold, to which We ardent is by nine steps for an
altitude of about Elto from the level of toe yard. There
was tooth enough round the drop for toe entire company if
they chore to go up, tut the governor, the substienff,
and the doctor remained in the yard Olowe to the steps
The Lead warder led the way, and the priests and the
couvict, who was Wit in starwood'e grasp, followed.
Yourg Kelly could not help a glance at the rope ea it
dangled from two rings wirch were locked in the V of the
iron band round the era...bean about Wt. above. Mar'
wood led him on to the drop, which conuted of t•o
heavy boerds about Olt. by (idx, opening in the cents,
and weighted with sand-bap to ensure expedition. The
Oa. for the convicts tort wed indicated by afloat marks.
With rapidity Elmwood pinioned the legs below the
knees. H. then put on the white cap and adjusted the
knot under the chin to the Malt towards the anal, of the
jaw, applying a sort of loather washer to test the sub..
guano skate on the rope. Kelly prayed to the
Norwood, awing that all was in readiness, wi Mr./ the
ohfoty bolt, and, and, taking • m torutay look upwards
to be sure the rope gees clear be atepped wade, and touch-
ing the lever with the rapidity of a lightning
doh. Kelly disappeared front view. When Kelly
stood beneath the drop just before the white cap
wee put on, his lost 'sorts were, "Wont you let me he..
tbe crucifix r Father O'Reilly held to hie lips the emblem
of m di's redemption. The two clergymen remained for
sum- minutes alter the drop fell, saying the Litany for
tte Dead on the ocadold. After death the face woo calm.
Mor ood could hot hare done his work better. An inquest
was held on tie ii. di after v., eiecutiou, and the uou.i
form .1 erideitce betug given, the Jury returned the follow.
ag terdiCt :—" Thet the said Timothy Kelly died from
rupture of the ',pinta cord high up in the neck, the result
of hanging, in accordeoce with the sentence peered upon
him at the Comumation of Oyer and Terminer on the 9th
April, 1833."