The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-12-06 00:00:00

THZ ugazar.

Le(roy's body, after hanging the usual hour, was cut
down at tan °clock by Mar wood. Ths caroms, for B tat
Sure; Yr. Bdear, movssed ths fury the cominittes-
room at the gaol, the foreman being Mr. G. Leagridea
The jam's. U la number, Wen MOM In. and submersed,
instructed by tbe coroner m to the nature or their duties
under the new Prison Ant liftmen were summoned to
serve, but ose of them waa half a roinute late, and the
other, a Yr. Charles Lord, wee disqoalilsd from minion
as he was a gaol sostrecter-.Ming, in fact, the gaol under-
taker. The jury this promeded to view the body which
we. lying is as airs Goan. in the dead.roord The
deceased's features looked calm, and save for the abrasion
of the rope os the neck a slight tweaking of the skin' of
It. cheek by the Itangstaa's reps and brass ring, used in
Hsu ef • Wad and the blank akar of the face, he might
hays bees mistake.' for de Weep. The lower part of the
neck sad chest wars white, whilst his fingers had • sateral
appearance, soft sad relaxed. Several of the Judd felt
theftands and Noe of the mrpsejehich were pronounced
to be slightly warm. The couct had on Its greenish
tweed suit hi wore when first taken to Levee Gaol and a
pair of ordinary shoes with amnia parcha total The
ermagitne. Oten Cricked, did the tea PhYsinies, Dr.
gave the tumid lemi testimony es to the trial,
execution, and death of Lefroy, ths doctor stating that
death warn istetaataneostaTb.Jur, Waded • verdict in
aocordenos with the sett:lmmo The conviat's bolze
subsequently interred he quick lime in the grave
described
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LefroYs Wel night wari one of the saddest he lad des,
during his conlisersent. After the chaplain left him In
the evesjUe....ttattl himself is scanning the books
which to him, reading extracts f rom one
and another unt-irEa77met tau, when, appearing to grow
somewhat weary, he seed he thought that it wee time to
go to bad. He thee knelt by hie bedside for some time
apparently Prerkilii se be had dose every night sisal hie
incarcaratiott, but in elleace. After this he undressed and
goo posid himself to red During the sight he turned
two or three times from side to side, bat his shop did ad
appgar to be materially interfered with, and is was ant
until six o'clock, when the unlocking at tie doors is the
various wards wag beard that he seemed to realise hie
position. Suddenly' awakening, he exclaimed " WhY,it
must be six &clod r and at ode springing from hi. Md,
he proceeded to attire himself, and again engaged in reed-
ing and preparing himself for Ms doom. After this he ate
shiny good breakfast. and awaits i with composure the
time of execution. All the written papers which tie left
Is ma mil war* collected, and will Ma to the Hood
°film forthwith. The culprit was buried in the Yard in
which the madam had bean carried out immediately alter
It. inquiet had terminated ; and the socks which was
posted at the prisou doors, stating formally the verdiet
!arrived at by the lad, we. amnasa during the diorama
sad eveniag by bombers who were curious In the
meats.

aithoriUge at the Horee-Olee do not deny that they
stein posseseitm of decussate written by Lefrof at Lowe
wises Mats hi. couviction, but they decline to make say
of than public. Tts• Home Secretary, it le stated, mu•a
mmte that the persona who ham been permitted to visit
Lamy have communicated what pasted between him sal
than to the prom This, no doubt, explains the extreme
reticeore of the governor and officialsat Lewes gaol with
record to the tart momante of the condemaed man.
L•froy received the Sarautrat aslioaday sight. The
coasentso made by him contains some statements a
startling that lb. Mora-CoMee authortUes bare decided to
institute inquirisa before making tam public
It transpires that Lefroy has made three professions,
a which he bar committed we to writing, bat whether
Ii includes as account at his career or not Kr. Deltas is
lambi* Posltivell to state. rb• memorial to the Rome
itgoretary, which was Prepared by Mr. Dutton.was
slimed by beta... 1,500 and LW persons, including
man, clergreaeo With reforms* to the assertion that
the convict met Kiss Violet Common it Vintner three
years ago, Mr. Dutton is not able to say wklighog It Is
amtaat or otherwise though he *atonal= not the
slightest doubt that Wise Wavle himself to be powine-
alai la love with the lady. Sloe making the coafeeeion
of hi. pectic:lp Won in the murder at Lieut. Roper, the
Finale retracted the stateseat, dishiee that it WM
made"' • at a liallibrisitSall, sad that there was.. fogad.
Wien for the story. This dotal the &spiels coned to be
(eyewash to the Sonve Secretary. It ts believed
that the weleshoe of Lachman Ropers murder was
a ruse to get the en station postponed, with the
MOIMMS cousamence of an 'naiad rePrttlra Not-
withetaitUng the doubts aitertateed, as above men-
tioned, reardlag the more importaat statesman of the
coed Dna, Mr. Dotton his expressed kie dna
conviction M the truth of Irefroje ecafeseige the
warder el Wet. Riper sor hla belie( si en shares br
lie kW gleivowai of the crime. Mr. Dian Ws farther