The Express.
London, England, 1860-09-04 00:00:00

THE WALWORTH MURDER

EXECUTION OP YOUNGNAN.--(111113 DAY.)

William Godfrey Youngman, who was convicted
of the murder of his sweetheart at the last session of the
Central Criminal Cowt, underwent the penalty of the law
this morning, at 9 o'clock, ou the top of Hor.emocger•lano
gaol.

The scene duriag the night was of a emirkable character.
As early u $ or 9 o'clock lest evening crowds of per.
cons took up their position against the barriers which the
police had caused to be rained for the safety of the public.
Most of the persons were young. ranging, for the most part,
between 12 and 14 and Nine out of tend the boy
were provided with short pipes, which they arvelred per-
severingly ilueng the whole time they remised on the
ground. Shortly after midnight there wen ninety.
.-aents. Hundreds of persons flockol towards the
prison through all the avenues which led t, it, and the large
open spa..-e immediately in front of the great gate over
which the miserable wretch was so soon to die was densely
pocked. Between this time and 6o: clock the crowd rapidly
merisevl, and presented a dense and c:osely packed mass of
dr-grelest human beings, who sang flashy songs and indulged
in brutal noises which must have reached the convict in
ell, according to the umal mine, be retired to
reel at as early hour, slept well, and ate a hearty breakfast,
By this time, too, all the windows of the lung row of homes
opposite to the gaol were crowded with "respectable"
VOW. WhO had paid sums varying from five shillings to a
sovereign for the accommodation adortbtito them. A pub
loan, who has a large house at the southeastern corner of
the huge prison wall, and who appeared to do a thriving
trade during the ei,lht, issued a large printed
pla,ard, m which he express I great mdigeation
at the fact that terse cambers of people bad
applied to him for nets to witness the excntion, and giving
the puhiic generally notice that he should not entertain
etch niu.sta for the funtre. Other h 'timekeepers whose
premi," euatuwoded a view of the gallows took in r
comers who wire willing to pay, and appeared to reap a
tolerably sbenshuit harvest.

Mostly after daylight the Rev. Mr. Janina, the chaplain
of the poi, arrived, aed w immediately recognited by the
mob, who judged rather from his clerical caramel than
truss personal eareararoos with him. There wan an
rarest lull ; ad the great subject u< inquiry was whether
the coaviet bad rade or would make a vociferant of his
guilt. la the sett place great interest mu reaffested to
catch a glimpse of Cvlurift, the ezeetithiteir, bit he appears
to have roe thisiug' i the "ter, in••hour .uto the gaol, and
than disappointed the expeertions of those who mottled
hint as ire of the le rues .4 the day. Foam thiv time for-
ward the Irmo of eareutiou was anamusly waited fur.
The mob bow:- I, paired, and rng, and in this
way 'alert.. te themselv, until the murderer lip.
pearvd on the ~..1f.,1.1 to undergo his olnona
In the ember imrt of the night a number rebgious
111..sr•I ith.,nt the cruw.l, excla:mieg '4 loud,
deep, awl seriom yore., "The judgment iv at Mod! The
joilarinetit is at hand! Prep.,. to meet thy God!" Many of
them alvo cam .1 Isles with placartiv, on which the latter
put 44 miitein. • ess priutvil in Loge letter. Towarth
lamming they ahawlou .1 their oeimpation, doffing that the
crowd was too dense to enable then. to move about. &-
fore they finally retired they auuouneed that a course of
religions eervioes would be held in • chapel of their own
mar the spot Tice night was bitterly cold throughout,
but there was uo rain. But whatever might have beeti
state .4 the weather, there were few amongst the crowd
who would bare hero able to move, so firmly were they
wedged co. A .trues farce of mounted and other police
mere ea duty a" !lila, sod rendered very effective on .:as.
. .

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It hie already been stated that the primmer has all along
denied the justi.v, A his sentenoe,and asserted thet it was his
mother who committed the murders, and tlut be killed her
in self slefeace, awl he persisted Ia that istattment down to
the very Let moment his existence. The Rev. Mr.
Jeuopp, the chaplain of the prison, earnestly er-hot.ed
ea Rowley to tell the truth, mid nia gn oat id the world with
a lie in kis mouth, sod he replied that he should be telling
a lie if be were to stoat that be had committed the crime.
On Saturday the culprit was vested by his father and
brother and two sister% and he spoke in very angry terms
to the !ureter, and accused Lim of Lehaviug tL to hie
mother and to himself and the cast of the fains,y.
A sharp rencontre twit place between them, and at
length the father was requested to leave the cell, and when
he Sul dots r, the pt.• 41.153 I :came ISNIn! .allll and talked
to his htother and sisters, nod again declared he roe
xnuceut of the crime. He also coniplained very much of
the cuuduct of Hr. Spice, the uncle of the unfortunate
young woman, 11.iry Streets t, and said that if he had him
near Lim, ultb,utgh he was not a murderer, he would strike
kis heed off and do something to be hung for. The father
of the pa wirier again CaMle into his cell shortly
and just helot•• they separated he shook hands e Ali him
and kissed him and hie sisters and brother, and he thanked
the latter for th•e trouble be had taken in endeavouring
olesin a oummutetiun of his 'maenad. He was subsequently
visited by another Loather awl hie wife and child, end be
spike to them in very affectionate term. They remained
wills bins hall anshour, and eel/ shortly after they left lie
MI into a sivwsu aud remained iumusilde for isearly half-
an•liour.

The prisoner appeared ►o pay great attention to the die-
amuse vf the It-% . Mr. Jeseopp, and seemed to oray fervently.
1k slept .AludlY last meat, awl ate Lis breakfast, which
coosisted of viw.si i.nd bread and latter, this morning
heartily, and asked for wore. Mr. Jeesi..pp on visiting him
at 7 o'clock prayed with him for some time, nod
the prisoner again Assorted hi. innocence of the crime
for which he ■uKeral. Yr. Abbott and Mc. Hart, the
underoihet ids, were in atteudance shortly lwfure V o'clock,
and the ',mutter ass brought down from his cell into one
of the oirridors, in or ler that he might bo piuioned. He
eh 00l !wads wati the turnkey., and Mr. Keane, the
gove. ear of Use pre.m, and Mr. Jessopp, soil thanked them
for the kiishiiwi wait which lie had heck treated by them.
The prisoner walked firmly; bat it was observed that his
face wan very pallid, and hr exhibited a greet dead of
tremor. riller•ft, the exocutioner, then proceeded to
pinion the rulpnt, and he uuderwent the eareinuoy without
exinlAtinf any ew•.tioo.

The fatal hour !faring arrived, the nielaucholy pro-
oession moved t0w.a.14 the dp.p, which is erected uo ter
top of the fnait of the prin.*. The culprit walked rap the
stone steps with great firmness, and when Le Wile plated
under th- drop, he repeated a prayer after the Rev. Mr.
Jespeipp, in a WWI thee. fle then seal to the executioner,
" fitraii my 1...fs t. ;he, and he sure to shake baud, with me
before I go." calendt .lid se be was rcquested, the
bolt was the draws, and the uaL .ppy prisoner appeared to
die almost matan.tly,

It 1.64 Cll4llllllt, I that there were at beast twenty theorem:id
perviitia tdmeht 1.1 wittier.. the execution.
A X,rflllll Al 'COUNT.
An ettreerilinary he Omit may he toeiitioned, showing
that the wretehoul 1111411 had on,teniphatol a.mpe or
telfaleatnietion. th, risthriLty eveuiw; he uleunred to go to
the down, but it being dau I the wanleru would nut let
him go eithout a light. (Me of them loft the cell
to fetch one, le.tving a wailer with him ; the. warder alum
left the noun In to another eel], alien the primmer
watched them, soul kuowitig the cella would not upset Irma
the Made, be ruahol out and pualied the wooed warder
into a oil ; but the don of the cell in which the first
warder was did not catch the 10-k. The primmer
thou ran down the 1 10:, tit II 401111 till. stairs,
but it. the bottom he was ~aught rat tutu mina of a thin)
we, ler, awl on k 6 team taloa back to the he nail he
(role del it fur a spree • hut ha the interview with hut father
sad brother he laid ltia inteutios war to have thrown lino.
self ewer the stair sae, awl dc.troy hinoelf
At 7 tielooktkiemenuug Mr. Joisepp, then,. ,loin, visited
him. tad semeased will luau to the Imt. He mrnestle
Primed the rev. chaplain in prayer ; awl hi the imp. at the
hoed nutmeat Goan soak. luta would Lai obtatrn.l, the rev.
gentleman seal to Wa, •• Ito ,at go out .4 the world
wait la lie in your mouth ;" to which lei immediately
" If you want use to tell a hr. it would be to say
41 it." Wh. it the fatal hour esine for the prucamon
[WM., be walked with (311111 111'1111M. t. the
arch inaler the looway, .ltd, with tae
weeders libleraft her, noodeed awl pinioned him ;he way
then formally delivered over Su the Amend awl u niter idaeridua,
giro h t and Mr. Ahhott, rad Mr. Garland, the chief
imiotahle of the borough. The prommoue then towed up
the ataioam to the deep, the. He,. Mr. th 1.1114. reeding
the trunal iiervire. The wa etched 11144 11114.111611110 1110.1.11
with a. he,., step, 1141.1 pla.•10(11111:10:1, utukr the fatal beam,
he paned the e„ au to prayer. Hie hat words were.
••1.11.11uk you, Mr...lem.pp, feryourkindneat; aftwy brother,
and my I mot nay to I mid all." Thu udp leing put
oi er oral the rope &lidded, be abotk hands with (Saimaa
Tin' fatal I..ht wee drawn, and the wretched man wan
Loaliclarri into eternity. Hie Waggles were brief. Is an
Lour he was cut down.

REPRE, 101 OF fitaLsa—The Kerry Past
oo the authority of I 'Aptaio Mon:toll himself, that
there uou founilotiou for tic minium that h., is shout to
rarrive app•intuleOt at the La& of govantannt.
URTMTAL l'aLArx. lI%E 811111./9O DAY.
11..?fbal. '4l,ll.llbElt —AdoTaos:ole on patinent. ;
ditto I mammy {tants. 1,1,0 ; total miters, 10,32'.