The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1867-11-26 00:00:00

LArr Nomura or rag Coinnurn.

The unhappy convicts were Dever persuaded to re-
cognise the enormity of their crime, bat to the last—
unless in their private oommnnicatona with their eon-
femme they mid anything to the cootrary—persistod in
regarding themselves so political martyr& litill they
pod great attention to the eounarls of th.ir spiritual
advisers—the Rev. Canon 0 attest', the he. Father
Trunk, and the Rev. Father Gadd. On Friday the Dee.
Mr. Heating, a catholic priest from Ramabottom, near
Hudderstleld, paid • visit to Allen, at the special
request of his mother. He remained with Allen some
dine, and also bad interviews with both the other
prisoners. He found them all in an ektremely depn-wied
condition, but Allen was even lower in mind than
either of his companions. On Friday they went to bed
shout half-past 11 o'clock, and named • tolerably quiet
night. They were awakened at • quarter toles o'clock,
and at hall-past five mass was osh.breted by the tar..
reverend gentlemen named, and the prisoners received
the holy communion. At this time they expressed
great resignation to Vieir fate, but even then did not
appear to have abandoned an hope of • reprieve. Soon
after the monlosioo of these religions services, Caleraft,
the hangman, and his assistant were introdsced sun-
esseively Into the cells of each of the prisoners, and per-
formed the operation of pinioning. They submitted to
this process with wanness and drmuses, and while it
was going on the elenymen repealed to them the
prayers of the church. kileanwhile the lad preparations
hod been made outside.

The Fenian minpathistini attempte4 to intimidate the
howlnWww• Oa Friday night a letter was delivered to
Ce'craft at the sanl, which wen touched in the follow-
ing terms :—"Sir,—lf you hang any of the gentlemen
oom4sninad to death at tie Now gaiter prison it will ho
worm for you. You will not survive afterward"
Calemft seems to have telt some uneasiness upon reeling
this epistle, and he wrote the following to the
juatloos :--" I ham reeelestl enelomei letter. It seem.
. menet. job. I hope you will lonic after it, and that I
shall get safe house again." Body in the week, when
iLb come vitiate that an evecutom Übe
there were rumours to the rifest that Calara,ft
oil 4 is-
shot at 1113011 the scaffold. a • swore of addition.'
premeti.m, a man named arm.trong weo espied m an
assistant to the esecnitinner. amanita; is • man of
routaiketele physical atresitth. Tho seat of and his
maraca* wore paid to Coilertft for hanging the these
torn. Tbe custom is to pay CO and expense. for hang-
leg nne man, sod 115 a-wioa• aitatwanis ; an the, the
respite or Shore diviriei.d "-sheath of 45
whieb he
wee
I. have had under the original entreat.

Tas Essavrtour.

At • querter to ei-glt-; o'clock the interior mart of the.
gaol id...anted a strange and strikiag spectacle. Behind,
the wall in New flaileyatrest was erotica the long Maim
ease leading to the sesffold ; and by It. side wets plat.
forms for fbe am of the military. The fog was on douse
that objects cold be bat faintly distinguished st • dis-
tance o(30 yards. suddenly tbe wor •of emo-
mad were beard, and • eompasy of the Mid Atka
lenders niarehed round the Houottionae, sou tooa •
position in hoe at the foot of the staircase. him. tam.
male small detachments of the mina regiment seconded
to the ptatt.rm and oroord.ed there, with) their loaded
, rifles slightly projecting ova dm prima will AL
almost the gains moment the heads of • line of soldiers
arms above the parapet of the railing viaduct A line of
warders was formed in tbe gaol cart The sentries on
duty maned heir walk; magistrates and reporters Mom"
mime, and a dead silence prevailed for • few moisauta, as
• eignal was given from the corner of llce Ronrdhonoe.
Poste...ply at two minutes before eight o'clock Mee bat of
Ike prison began to toll, and almost at the same moment
the convicts made their appearance In the yard. The
ado-sheriff led the way, and was immediately
followed by Canon Cantwell. Allan was the fint of as
couvata to turn the corner of the gaol, and he was
followed by Gosh! and Lirkin. Rash primmer was
&vended by two turnkeys; Father Truck scoompenied
Gould, and Faller Card Larkin. As the little
procaine appromMed the ford of the stairs loading to
the gellows, the three priesta reading in earnest tones
the solemn service of the Church of Rome, Me Plana
wan 0.55 improo.ve. The primmer, as far a. it: vas
pesible Injuries, all appeared deeply in/mimosa by 0.14'
awful sithatioa. Lai kin indeed, re-mert gait. postrated...
They were all very p.fe. Al en and G.ll walked
dual!, but w thoot the embitter,a of the turnkeys;
Le.rkin, hawse. r had to be reported by • moiler
no either side. Rash of the prisoners had a smear
hung round his neck, and these they held tightly
(ramped inltheir hands while gbey relegated the responses,
"Jesus, have mercy upon sear" Jesus receive my
soul." ft might be eoing to far to say that Allen and
Gould were loss earnest than Larkin, but sartalnly
voice was more distinctly audible than theirs. s
two amended the sMirs which led to the aneffold with-
out difficulty, bat with somewhat faltering and
apparently reluctant steps. Ladrin's difilmalty boa
wee of course greater than on the level potted, and be.
required more wistaria from his guides. AB the
three looked once or twice to tho right or left as they
messed this prima yard and mossigmally tetrad
their gleam, so look for the last lime towards this
sky which the bus, sow beams a thick fog, oic
mired from their gags. When Allen :sashed
the untold be took his aim upon tho right
of the drop, that is towards the river. Gal-
graft immediately drew the white tap over his face
and adjusted the rope. Gould pared on to the scaffold
with a firm asp. On reaching the drop he shook bands
with Allen and kissed him on the right cheek. He them
left him and went to the other end of the drop, Larkin
who bad followed him taking his place in the centre-
At find Larkin appeased to base recovera his firmness,
but while the hanguran wee making the final arrange-
ments his confident* deserted him and be had to be
held op by tbe warders. Immedi;gely before the bolt.
was drawn he fainted, and ea be was *ea in • stoopieg
position the effest of the drop was not ogeoplete, andl
his straggles were greater than those of his sempsoions.
Allen, indeed, did not struggle at all, and is the ease of
Gould, the contortions of tbe body did at lest lone,
and were, probably involuntary. There is ream to
fear that in the case of Larkin that was not altogether
their character, and that more than on. or tadeed two
minutes elapse before be expired.
Another report gays :—Allen was the find to appear
on the scaffold. He was deadly pale, and closely clasped
• crucifix. Caleraft at once placed the white cap over
his NM and adjusted the rope. Meanwhile the unhappy
youth continued is fereent prayer. Then followed.
Gould, who walked with • firm step. On corning to.
the drop he shook heeds with Allen and kissed his
right cheek. He, too, was forthwith sapped and placed
in the soma Larkin was the last to mount the
scaffold, which be did with arnineen, and, indeed, wits
a smile epee his face, and, like the oihoes he sub mimed
unresistingly to the Wilma preliminaries. They all
joined loudly and earnestly in the responsam " Jena,
hays mercy upon ma," " Jesus receive my *ma" While
on the drop Larkin's frames left him, and the wretched
fellow fainted, and bad to be supported by Calmat.
Gould Was stall unmoved, he looked imploringly timearda
Larkin (for the caps were very thin), and than turned
, hi. bead as though to see if the execotiorer was
I may. Larkin again fainted, and had again to be sum
ported by one of the executioners. All this occupied
bet a minutes, two, at the and of which time the bolt.
ins &aim, sad the three bodies dropped. Allen was.
deol in about a nainnte • but the death of be fellow•
oriminale yoss more piein.fid, both Larkin and Gould;
twittering. from tbe vibration ef ties ro ea, to straggle..
Gould was the pert to yield, and about two minutes
later the atillnass of the rope showed that LAM bad
mad to live.
AFTER Tat /111141771011.

The execution had taken pleats before the arowd at
either end of the mein sore had any idea of is. nem
wa, not ev.n the reel ii .h in the row& and away of
the would-be seecarors declined to remove their bar,
.0 c rain were they that the dread event tees not pet
.omit,' 'if; but in a few .econda the convier apread
thr all sir over, and almost immediately afterwards et
wry meet manila rof tbe throng began to dements Tbs.
warders ant the soldiers remained on the wall far ac.
boor, alto, cod of which the bodies were cut rms.
Hy two o'cl wk every harricr was cleared away, and the-
district of tielford resumed it, wonted and Wainer-like
aspect.