The Sun.
London, England, 1863-09-12 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 12, 1863,

The Discovery of Bodies in Whitechapel

Church,

Quadruple Execution at Liverpool—This Day.

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

LIVERPOOL, Sept. 12.

The interest and excitement as to the ultimate fate of the
four condemned murderers lying at Kirkdale have been in-
tense during the last week. Yesterday afternoon, large
crowds of people, many of whom appeared to have made a
pilgrimage from the manufacturing towns, were upon the
ground in front of the scaffold, the preparations of the
workmen, and the ghastly ceremonial for which they were
preparing, appearing to afford abundant material for specu-
lation and gossip. In fact, so large was the crowd, that a
visitor inquired if there was about to be a " rehearsal"
of the 'spectacle of to-day. The weather being
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riers of great strength were erected, and an unusually large
police force was stationed at the gaol, and in its vicinity.
The spectators at the execution of Taylor, it is believed,
numbered 80,000; and, though there was not that intense
and peculiar interest which distinguished his can attaching
to any of the four murderers executed to-day, yet, from the
fact that a quadruple execution for separate crimes was un-
precedented in Liverpool, there was an equal, if not greater,
number of people. The criminals, from inquiries made
last evening, were as resigned as could be expected
from men in their dreadful situation, and Alvarez
and Thomas appeared to have changed their somewhat
callous and indifferent bearing which they at one time
manifested. Alvarez had been visited by the Spanish
Consul and Vice Consul at Liverpool, who communicated
to him the unsuccessful result of the efforts made to ob-
tain a reprieve in his case. Mr. Godwin, of St. Anthony's
Catholic Church, had also spent a good deal of
time with Alvarez. Thomas received the information
that the efforts made in his favour had been fruitless with
more composure than was anticipated. It may be remem-
bered that he had feigned madness during his trial, but his
conduct during the past week confirmed the opinion of the
surgeon of the gaol that his mind was never affected. Mr.
Hughes and Mr. Saunders, two Welsh Dissenting mini-
sters, have been in frequent attendance upon him, and
took the greatest interest in his case. He was seen
two or three days ago by a former schoolfellow, who called
again at the gaol yesterday afternoon, hut as Thomas ex-
pressed a disinclination to see him, Captain Gibbs, the
Governor, did not allow an interview. O'Brien had no
visits from friends or relatives, but had been most assi-
duously cared for by the Rev. Mr. Gibson, the Catholic
chaplain of the gaol. Hughes had received visits from two
of his brothers, and from a daughter by his first wife. Cal-
craft arrived yesterday afternoon. At no former execution
at Kirkdale have more than two criminals been hung, and
no foreigner has previously been executed there. The
usual preliminaries having been gone through, the proces-
sion slowly wended its way towards the scaffold; and Cal-
craft having adjusted the rope on each of the culprits, they
were in a few moments launched into eternity. The im-
mense crowd shortly afterwards dispersed. The bodies
having hung the usual time they were taken down, and
were be buried within the precincts of the gaol.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

UNPROVOKED AssAuLT.--Henry Wallace, of 18, Queen_
street, Grosvenor-square, a tin plate worker, was charged
before Mr. Tyrwhitt with the following unprovoked assault
on Mr. Thomas Taylor, of the Albion tavern, Duke-street, '
Grosvenor-square, and William Wyatt, porter, of James-
street, was charged with creating a disturbance.
Mr. Taylor said the defendants came into his house
yesterday evening and made use of very bad language.
They then caused such a disturbance that he was obliged
to put them out of his house, and as soon as he had done
so, Wallace gave him a severe blow in the face, deluging
him in blood. (Mr. Taylor exhibited his apron, and it was
completely saturated with blood.)
Phipps, 126 C, said he saw the two defendants in Duke-
street, Wyatt with his coat off, challenging every one to
fight, and as Wyatt refused to go away he took him into
custody, Woodger, 159 C, taking Wallace.
Mr. Wm. Hughes, of 99, Carnaby-street, proved seeing
Wallace both strike and kick Mr. Taylor, the only raason
for doing so being that Mr. Taylor put him (Wallace) out
of the house for using bad language.
Mr. Tyrwhitt said the assault on Mr. Taylor who, of
course, did not like to have a disturbance in his house, was
a n3cst unprovoked one. He should fine Wallace 40s. or a
month, and Wyatt, Sc. or 7 days.