The Express.
London, England, 1859-04-08 00:00:00

EXECOTION AT NAIDSTORZ

The last penalty of the law was yesterday carried
into effect in front of the aunty gaol at Maidstone, upon
Frederick Prentice, who was convioted at the late assizes for
the oounty of Kent, 'before Mr. Baron Martin, of a very
cruel murder committed upon • young girl named Emma
Coy Weigher throat with a razor.
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fade will probably be fresh in the recollection of the
public, bat we may Mate that the prisoner was • labouring
man, only just 20 years of age, snd the deceased was only
17 years old at the time she came by her untimely end. She
was the daughter of poor, but respectable people, living at
Queenborough in Hest, and she had formerly been servant
at a public-house at that place which the prisoner was in the
habit of frequenting, and it seemed that he beams mu
much attached to her, and his companions frequently joked
him upon the subject. The young woman, however, did
not seem to desire to have anything to do
with him, and it appears that she left her p'aoe principally
ea his account, and went to live in • private tamily at Qaren.
borough. Hers she was followed by the prisoner, who con-
tinued to force his attentions upon her. It was her habit to
go to the public-borne every meting about half-past 8 o'clock
to fetch the beer for supper, and on one of these oecaalone the
prisoner waylaid her, and cat her throat with a razor in such,
• tearful manner that her death must bare been instaatane-
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our. The prisoner was taken into custody about three miles
off, and he at once avowed his guilt. When be was brought
up for trial he reeolately pleaded guilty to the 'huge of nil-
hal murder, gad was thereupon asatenced to death.
He appears to have behaved exceedingly well sinew ha has
bete is ccallseniest ; end it was evident that from the =-
meat of his committal he did as entertain the slightest hope
of a remission of his rosiness, gad in repeated conversations
with the Rey. Wateosi King, the chaplain of the prison, he
always rapreesed himself to the effect that his life was jus,ly
heated, sad that he was perfectly ready to meet the late
'od swilled him._ . . . .

The culprit rose yesterday morning at eight o'clock, end
the chaplain was very soon afterwards with him, and they
both prayed together for a considerable time. The chaplain,
at the request of the ptiminer, wrote a !Mier to • friend of his
at Queenborough, in which be requested him to entreat his
cosepenions to avoid drunkenness and Sabbath breaking, end
also Dot to go poaching, all which actsi, he sold, be had him-
self been guilty of, and be believed they had been the memo
of placing him in his present position. It appears that the
name of the prisoner is not Prentice, but be told the chaplain
shortly beton hie emention his reel time, and where be came
from. He is a Dative of the county of Mmes. lie Bret come
to Queemborough Mont two years and a half ago and mesa
originally employed ua farm labourer, bat subsequently,
and up to the oommistion of the murder, ha wu mimed as
navvy.
The 'prisoner was engaged on Wednesday evening in read-
fog
and praying nwil a late hour, and at his request he was
permitted to leave his cell to take a last k, as he said, of
the heavens by night. He shortly afterwards undressed
himself and Mired to rest, and slept soundly until 7 o'clock
In the morning.
Mr. C. Palmer, the acting undeasheriff, arrived at the
piste shortly before 12 o'clock, accompanied by the usual
officials, and they proceeded to the prismer's cell, where the
ceremony of pinioning was performed by Calcraft, the execu-
tioner. Whole it was going on the prisoner exhibited the
same calm and composed demeanour that characterised him
during the whole period that be has been in prison. lie had
in his hand a prayer-book, which he retained until he
mounted the scaffold, and be prayed audibly until the drop
fell. He appeared to die almost immediately, and the body,
after banging this usual period of an hour, •sts cut down and
removed into the risco, where it was shortly afterwards
buried. . . . .

The county gustier sessions were Laing held at the time
the execution wee proceeding. It Lite been customary to
adjourn the court when an execution has happened to be
appointed for the some day, but on this occasion the justices
proceeded with the bwoness before them. A considerable
crowd was meant to witness the execution, sod among them
ware a good many women and children, principally of the
lower chases ; but. through the excellent arrangements made
by the borough polls°, tinder the direction of Mr. Blundrll,
OA heed constable, more than the usual decorum on such
0001110 W was prmerved.

DEATH OF AN OLD WEST RIDING MAOIEITEATE.....
At the petty sessions of the megistrates of the Ba.t Morley
division of the West Riding, at Bradford, yesterday, Mr.
Chalon Hardy, who presided, paid a tribute of respect and
elicits to the memory of Colonel Tempest, of Tong Hall,
near Leeds and Bradford, the chairman of the court for
newly forty years. and almost the oldest magistrate in the
West Riding, having died on Wednesday at the age of 86
p.m and having qualified in 1820.
TEI IRISH SECRET SOCIETY TRIALS.—The trial
of the prisoners at Belfast, on the charge of being int miters
of a secret society, has resulted in the jery being discharged,
there being no poie:bility of their agreeing to a verdict. The
prisoners, therefore, stand remanded on bail to appear at the
nut maims.

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