The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1822-08-22 00:00:00

EXECUTIONS.

On Wednesday last, In pure .of their pretence, Jaws
Philips and Joins Wade. were executed in a field adjoissieg
the gaol, in Bury St. Edmund's, fur a burglary at Hadleigh
Hamlet, amidst an immense concourse of spectators, of
whom, we wish we had not to say, a greet proportion were
females. and many of these eirteced by their behaviour a
most disgusting want of feeling. Soon after twelve a clock
the unfortunate culprits asoisinieh the fatal scaffold, having
devoutly joined is prayer with the Rev. Win. Stueltisg, Chap.
lain to the Gaul. The apparent peuitence of Philips excited
mach commiseration, but Wade appeared bold and undaunt-
ed by his situation. The extentioece began the dreadful
areaway, aid had just fastened the rope mood the seek of
Wade, aid pulled the cap over his face, when the drop acci.
dentally fell, and precipitated to the mend Mr. Orridge, the
hangman, and the other miserable sufferer, who heiag pinioso
ed, received • severe blow against the wall of the primes,
The horror excited by 11.14 accident say be more easily coo.
eeived than described. The least pitiable object died image.
diately, but the other wretched being was compelled to await
his fate for 20 minutes, whilst a temporary scaffold was
erected, and then was launched into eternity. There is no
doubt that the rope. which held the drop up. was rut nearly
through, with what motive it is difficult to conceive. It had
been previously ascertained that the platform would bear the
weight of eight men.
After their bodies were est down they were pet lets cot
fins, and delivered to their friends fur interim/I,
Philips, we understand, gave a det•iled armrest to a Ma-
gistrate of the cutruty, of his whole conduct since he bat de.
visited from the paths of eobeiety and hens sty ; which devi.
aliOn commenced only three yews ago, just after the loos of
his site, whoa, as lie said, he was unfortunately induced by
two other persons to attend Methodist lectures ors Sunday
',anises, at a private house in the village of Wleastield, sod
from thence to adjourn to the huuse of a man is the same
village, who sold beer without a lactase, where he drank
touch, and met the dissolute and notorious characters with
whom he afterwards associated, and who led him into the
mimes he since committed ; at this house all the robberies in
which he was ever concerned were pleased, and he believed
many more. In addition to the unreserved statement he
made of the parties with whom he had acted in his depreda.
lions, be solemnly repeated the following decharetiou, the
evening previously to his execution :—" 1 date my ruin to the
Methodist meeting, and the usliceneed beer house kept by
--, and although 1 did not hear any thing bad at the
meeting, I met persons there who look me to bad company."
Vade would only acknowledge the commission of one tri-
fling offence before the burglary for which he was to suffer,
•nd was stern and resolute in his behaviour ; he however
confessed another burglary to Mr. Orridge the night before
be was executed. James Philips was 41 years of age, • Na-
tive of Elmset, and has left five children • John Wade, aged
49, a native of Stoke by Nailand, has left seven children,
five of whom are able and do maintain themselves. Both
Philips and Wade admitted the offence for which they Buf-
fered, and the justice of their sentence. Philips gave a paper
to the Magistrate, In Ike hand.writiog of Wade, aid they
both requested it might be made public. The following is
a v. rhatim and literatirn copy of it :—.
" Gentilemen of the pirrish of Elmeett this is to inform
you that whe are as innosent of robes any of you as the child
that is still to be born, although you may think that it is
she as things have turned nie Mr Rubt Vince whe are in-
'tomtit of yours—Mr Manwiter she are of yours—Mr. B
Mears wire are innoseet of yours—Mr John Vince of W Deal-
field whe are innosent of yours-31r Kislrirk of Whatfit Id
whe are innosent of yours.—Mr. Js. Niche of Wheatfield she
are immoral of yours. Gratilenieu RS whe are known dy.ne
men whe declare to god that wl.e are as inmate' as the
Almighty in heaven of any of sheave
(Signed) "JOHN WA DE
JAMES PHILIPS Aug. 12, ICI."

Robert Bennet, who was convicted at Bury last Aseises,
of wilfully setting fire to the premises of Mr. Downing, of
Metro, in Suffolk, was executed, pursuant to his sentence,
u• Saturday last. at Ipswich. The somber of spectators
was riot 1141 great as on former °mirrors. &mart was •
strong potierfol man, six fret high; he took leave of his
family the Thursday berme. A mistaken outios scents
to have possessed him that the world would begird his
dying words as evidence of his innocence. Hr spout
some time in prayer with the clergyman ; sod mare he
ascended the sraffold celitiaueti is, prayer so himself ;
after stitch he addressed the people--" Gt sidemen, I win as
iiittueeht of this as God in heaves-1 was 110 nearer to the
fire when it happened than my owe yard." Ile then mid to
the persons on the scaffold—" God bless you all, sad pray
for me." Ile was Olen launched into eseruity. This
dying assertion, when compared with his owe declare..
lion after his examination before the Magistrates, when
he ob-erved to Gayfur, " You know we did is, and I
shall be hanged for it, and you ought to be hanged
as well as 1:" sod the strong circumenetial evidence on the
hial, must confirm any one that this wretched man died
without a proper sense of his aitastios, and that Its the lasi
he sins obstinately wicked. Attie heogiog the usual time
she hotly was cut door and delivered to his friruds. The
prosecutor, Downing, was recognised amongst the crowd,
and was so violently wailed by the populace, that but for
the Inierfereoce of tbo Sheeting officers, he might ►ave oaf-
fered serious injury.

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