The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-12-20 00:00:00

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THE CONDEMNED CONVOT

IN CHESTER CASTLE.

FROM OUR OWN REPORTER.
CHESTER, FRIDAY NV:10Y:
The execution of William Jackson, who was convlolci.
at the recent Chester assizes, of the barbarousara rder o
ilror:
his two cren, and to death bY tege
Alderson,h wiild sentenced
thout the slightest hnpe of mercy, w"' foe
place to-m)rrow morning, at eight o clock, in frent,,:
city gaol, and early as the hour is, it is confideli'liebe
pected that an immense number of spectators vll the
present, the peculiar circumstances under scheit so
dreadful crime was comenikaed having attached e fact
unusually painful interest, which is increased by thll4 ea ie
that it is the first murder which has been 00
Chester during a period of 69 years. tor to.
Large bodies of strangers have arrived in Ches pOr
a large Prol.der
day from different parts of the country
Hon from Wales—who have been attracted hither lo take
leastow,
to be present at the horrible exhibition which
rplacecFli
r oh ir;
informationhe setmtoornni ignngt.waini
been secured, and several of the inns are likely t° `es
A rOrn tc
chaplain, as well as several of the officers of the en eat
gaol, who have been in constant attendance +ILO it
culprit both before and since his condegma,"„ 'be
ed to-e2Y f eantbee
appears that, ever since his inearcerat"' ear
ar
has virtually admitted his guilt, and 13,1,,d
versations with the officials have suPP°,7,
having made a full and complete confession of se(
m e trice,thaanntdherye minatreknead An
act iht
to-morrow.
og unusualra rtoh we number umber a be p,
He has repeatedly acknowledged the justice of his te,
to"
deserve." He denies, however, that he ever Conte
the murders before the fatal morning on which they
committed, and says they never would have haPPei%o:l be
it not been for the treatment of those from w."riple is 4
expected better things. The enormity of hie, .c„-tred
Idfo,thiteywdouidid tnwoetn tbyetirenleoPip-bt,fereietnel
doubtless heavily on the culprit, and his mental '-theu,,,:
are represented as being intense. He has fro reef of ter
fully made up his mind to suffer the extreme Pelt'eeto‘l,"e
law, stating that he does not for a moment exeee„"iast,";
would he wish, a remission of his sentence,' it. crf;
would much rather die than live. Ever since pnpartiej
tiou (and, iuddeed, before his trial) he has heeialeet,to
larly devout and attentive to his religious hie
whenever the chaplain of the gaol has entered
has warmly welcomed him, and joined ferventlY,,,,eoo;e,
rev. gentleman in prayer. He is almost constautufibeezei
in reading the Bible, and on several occasi°,ll has
officers of the gaol had visited him in his eed",AllisBre(l;o6l
them to read portions of Scripture to him•
on the part of the unhappy man has been repo.
plied with, and in every instance he has expresee
deeply grateful. to
a desiregeetir
On Wednesday the prisoner e
the Rev. Mr. Dicken, a Wesleyaexpr'snsiester,llll,,,jly._!;°
man well acquainted with thenpmrilsoner's
relatives of the prisoner fully acquiesced lniA"-bse
and every day sinee'Wednesday Mr. D,elaiint,abi
interviews with the prissner, and prayed win. esuL7
He has also been visited twice a daY 11,7,eei
his wife, and her brother. The first tote'
might haves been expected, a distressingly ,P,7-oss ;ref
more especially on the part of his wife, Wu"..,,atee ere
pletely overpowered; but although expressing gi-nrieoseo
and remorse for the crime he had committed, ne„reo deco
nerve and physical strength remained unshaige 0'
the interview. The Rev. Mr. Kilner, the 0111/13" w'
gaol, was present on the occasion. gphile „p 0
This morning, Mr. Wright, " the prisoner aitit4.lloo'
pint," arrived from Manchester, and, after the r tbt
the , chaplain, the two gentlemen proceeded leed 010)
ner s cell, where Mr. White was °area
unfortunate man, and had a lengthened interde for le,
him. The prisoner expressed his deep gratif,ttiod
visit, and asked Air. Wright again to eonliskji g 114.: 0
which that gentleman promised to do, rtif°lie
would remain with him the whole of to night rtie
it. SO' II
tfl° gle
About half past ten o'clock this forenoon the the „jil
iug children of the prisoner were brought,°t be ob°ol
in compliance with a request from him till
be allowed to see them fur the last
ebersiet
an afftcting interview took place in the prig)
room, where they had been placed prior to The ?fief
being conducted from his cell to see theta. , wires for
present at the interview were the prisorierosge Ofdorl
brother, Mr. Wright, and the chaplain'
..1 the velifir
children is a doe boy, nine years of age, s"`; tbe
girl, aged two and a half years. On entel9,,'oool4 ~0'
1
lain's room, and seeing the children, the etls3l/'d elOwnol
up in his arms in succession, and kissed Otheist ;fp
them, bat ne.er said a word. The interview seetV°
the children were taken away, and the prisoll'pre ofiel
nied by his relatives, Mr. Wright, and the I'efieebs.
gaol, proceeded to tile chacel, when, a s eclat ser-
baen petformerl, P ~/ fr°l
THE CONDEMNED SElatv',„
was preached by the Mr. Silner, tbe e,erf es01:111
the Ist chapter of Lake and the 32ed verse--
~,e; ftY
to call the righteous, but sinners to repente:itoe 0 /et
discourse was appropriate to the unhippy. enn',„gotior)„Y
prisoner, and he listened to it with becoming ve-eroicw,o
After
tbetbe otiePtiti
with a calm and confident bearing.
sacrament was administered to the culprit 1;1.0 01 Of 10
assisted by the Rev, John Hewson, the chal)lsl rtocl‘°
gaol. The prisoner's wife and brother also 113
rice' tti/
sacrament. ser te,"
;At the conclusion of the morning ellall'eeephl.,leoPlll,
chaplain, assisted by the Rev. Mr. NeWseu' -I,orcri
city gaol, adniaistered the sacrament of th° 'f'scV4
to the unfortuaate man ; and in the aftertioo.r jog,
children attended at the Castle to bid °clod destiOrei
The chaplain and Mr. Wright were present,fiectieg I)feer!lf,
the scene as one of the most theadfullY. ad to
The feelings of Mrs. Jackson were exotet,,,oolloo,g
pitch, but the prisoner seemed ahnos` r
as lo head
"
terent to the circumstances around biro as once° 00 ,sid
alone. At last the farewell WaS P ever hod
►
wife had turned her bck fbr ~ronce 6414'0
husband, the children in infantile eig
good bye, and the husband and the father vidheers,
furious bast to await the lapse of a fewSirj,tar in ',l t
would be led forth in the prime of maelY4,,--te 0051
sioa of sound bodily health and strengtl",,id
derer's doom, a violent death. The Orr: the 01;: 0,49
once left the prison, and as we ourselvn el left the;ifror
a
from that building in which they 1131:1 woe
earthly frien I to die, we involuntarily ele
tnev to ribi
te
such evil good Lord deliver us." me le
Between two and three o'clo k to-tenr! opeeolo
removal of the prisoner to the city gaol 'spoilt of Ido
place. At that establishment every arrang'oalebttebikel
and during the greater part of the claY4,oo, w" 401
have been lounging in front of the ntr':wath; te,
erection of the terrible instrument 01 eoellehAftr,
o'clock this afternoon the apparatus Via° fouS P yjoc'ise
fatal links were dangling over the treaehe'aight °I)
which the fatal tragedy will be enacted ea pnblig
morrow morning, and of which we sha
and detailed narrative.

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BANKRUPTS' or
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2
FRANCIS JOHNS and WALTER riLl'ASat $ll ti°
G 1E10E7:: el
l/e I
coal merchants. cot., 9$
ifel
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guano merchant, gusting le,
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JOHN COTCHING
GcEattledeal
WILLIAM , e • t
JAMESait LONGMOReEriI:
and oil merchant. GEsopeßdrm,
and Manchester,pu ! : a deelear.drreP
A ille4iir
al 0' t. r
EDWARD RICHARD N Cll bill, (''''cour" Aft
ASH, o ego hiot
JOHN PROUT DAVIS STEPHENSI Bra. .1, u
lano, City, wine 0 A'S
WILLIAM HENRY merchant. go
GRIMSDALE and 11° Pr'
DALE, IJxbrid e
_.g , common brewers. duper I , peor
JAMES REID,
HENRY Liverpool, tailor and &tie gili, di
TAYLOR and HENRY NOTLE, ' Or
Og
FREDERICK LLBROOK, Surbiton, .
Thames,
_ grocer. 10$
ROBERT__IL PRUDHOE, Durham, grocer. _ .00
\Y LIAM PORTER, Nottingham, "Milder
isildt°ll' 013
FRANCIS NICHOLLS, Thornhill crescent, „aware
formerly of
Burslem, Staffordshire, eartu
1
turer. Otter' lei
MOSES LIP "r: , d 01l se
MAN, Liverpool, tailor street, Der
ROBERT HENRY ADAMS3N, John 0
wine and spirit merchant. •dositOl
socl no
_____-4,-------- 10 .rree. ,
LARMINGA'-' Atl Of .01
AND SINGULAR ACC° '7oecl, 0C- Cdt 01,,
which two lives were very nearly Bcri ol street:4 tetilpiPd'o
evening of Thursday se'Ennight, in r° bell' of 'Dr
Tw • . I The ifig fill /
o sisters retired to rest as usaa • oven tie if
e 0 0
cies d up to about seven o'clock on tilteitt. the ed,
00
and nothing being seen or heard of t‘' ve ettljled.tsil,
became alarmed, and at the hour alotelY ;,311 4013,
entered at the window, when he inite"' ~ All ,„ 0 ,
via 3 •0 toe, ,
more air to be admitted, as the house, to 11.' 041
As it would have been highly danger(); dolt AA
the neighbours groped their way in t •de bl r el!?
An, si .1)44,013,0 ,
whereon lay the unfortunate %col- -breu‘• or' t'
totally unconscious state,and scarcels',erete itteigtiotei,l
aid was instantly obtained, and the suns were tbel,ceiJol
to a purer atmosphere ; and every tneatite tOtt tbe;io pJ
restore animation. le are glad to sts_ts tb,, piP,6O6
progressing towards recovery. It aPPerhe Itie'peP„ply
c otavtaLoenrpt,,Wso
spinners.
BREMNER,tn. snpt ;svt.loscl klecvl l , p., tij
originated in an escape of gas fron3;ool.;ctDityli
street near the house, the noxious 013. "to the,:to'o.93
ththroughefemaltehse,
whoearth, andmus t fhoauvrel d
haececne e 56 ilonwr
615
ifielpii 13 t '
ffinvia throughout the whole of Ott
following day.