The Sun.
London, England, 1807-02-23 00:00:00

THE MURDERERS OF MR. STEEL.

Yester44y-m rnoing a prodigious number of per-
sons attended at the house of the Keeper of Nee -
gate, in order-to see Holloway and Haggerty (who
have beenconvidecl of the murder of 'Mr. STEEL),
in the' Chapel. But as convi&s for murder are not
permitted to leave their cells till they are brought
out for execution, these unhappy men, and Eliza-
beth Godfrey, conviaed of the murder of It. Prince,'
did not attend Divine. Service. Mr. FORD, the
Ordinary, delivered 'a very impressive Sermon to
pineteen other convi&s, who were' placed in the
condemned pew. The wretched
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Elizabeth. auditorsFo seemedß D
Godfrey
.ih to
be much affitted by this pathetic exhortation. Mr.
Fa:lw tiegueiltly iutreated,the prayers of the oongre-
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ro re> rtc comas to. irc.ci allflitt
afternoon 000nn t hvei visited followingH ol Holloway morning.
in their respedive cells, praying with them, and ex-.
horting ' them 'to repentance. Mr. DEVEREUX, a
Roman Catholic Priest, attended Haggerty, who was,
a Papist. The two Magistrates, who had examined
Holloway and Haggerty previous to their trial, by
consent of the prisoners attended them in their cells.
These Magistrates earnestly endeavoured to induce
theth id acknowledge theirguilt, but notwithstanding
all that the Magistrates could say, both of the
miserable culprits persisted in avowing their inno-
cence, and declared that they shoUld make the same
affirmation on the scaffold. In answer to a question
respe&ing his residence in November, me, and
with whom be worked, Holloway said he had been
told by his father that " he lodged with bimattiot
period, and that he must have been employed
foundation work for new 'houses, of which no ac-
count is kept of mens' time.". The Prisoners seem-
ed more composed:ntraniticOopubldefibtetinegxeeded in their
dreadful situation.
The-unhappy woman, Elizabeth Godfrey, digo
Ipylacyaned3iat'idoeng.ree of her melancho-
..
This morning these wretched victims of justice
were executed at the Old Bailey. Holloway per.,
sisted to 'the last,, and while the cap was drawn ever
his face,- in saying "I am innocent." Haggerty
made no confession, but was not equally strenuous
in asserting his innocence. Elizabeth Godfrey con-
dutled herself with the utmost fortitude, but without
any appearance of hardened' impenitence :oct the
contrary, she testified a proper sense of sorrow for
the heinous offence she had committed, and acknow-
ledged the justice of her' sentence.
The crowd that attended the melancholy speaacle
was as great as perhaps was ever seen on any
occasion. It is with deep regret we add, that many
fell viatimi to their curiosity, for the pressure was ,
so great, that the crowd in front giving way, about
twenty persons were trampled to death on the spot,
and a much greater number were carried to St. Dar-
tholomew's Hospital, in so lamentable a state, that
few of them are expeEted to recover. The piercing
' cries of the persoes who were thus unfortunately de-
strayed, of those who were cart ied away with re!
twining life, and of those who were apprehensive, of
a similar fate, produced a more dreadful impression •
'on.the crowd than even the lamentable spedacle
which Wei the occasion of this shocking disaster..
Since the above article was written, we have
heard with the deepest concern, that the vidims on
this deplorable occasion were, twenty-four men,
five women, and three boys.—Those who were
taken to the Hospital, several of -whoin were iv a
helpless state, and others severely injured, amount•
ed to a much greater number.
The feelings of those who escaped, but were the
instruments of destrudion to the others, gave birth
to the, MOsi exquisite cries o( distress, as they knew
they Weref,trlimpling their fellow creatures to death,
yet were wholly unable to move, except by the ims
pulse of the immense host by whom they were lure •
rounded, ,s,. , •

The KWG has been pleasel, fQ appoint Sir GEo,
Yc.-:;o Gvernor of 'ivrtula.*"

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