The Sun.
London, England, 1827-11-22 00:00:00

EXECUTION THIS MORNING•

This morning, at the usual hour, Keaton, to
Powell, and Smith, the four unhappy men corlen3„ ei
forfeit their lives to the offended laws of their count.% the
the dreadful penalty at the usual place of execution
Old Bailey. h 9°4
The whole of the unfortunate men, ever since t•-..ertica'
for their execution arrived at Newgate, have been Wed tbe
Jar!), attentive to their religious duties, and IL° befl
justice of their fate. At about twenty min ":;de en
eight o'clock the Sheriffs, Messrs. Spottiso;d ed la
Stable, arrived at the gaol, and shortly after PI ss sittief;
the convalescent room, where at a long table sc, iisiael'
the unfortunate Keaton, attended by his spiritual - tool'
The next that entered the room was the unhaPPY,Esble
geTllirto
whose crime was that of colouring base metal, t° re; Pr"
the current coin of the realm. He was led Ifirej ee'_i
Cotton, and as lie approached the table he stagge to OrL
much, and spoke something that we could not hear
immediately near him. poll'
The next that made his appearance was Job.
00;40
who robbed his employers, Messrs. Sewell ase..Clatice e'
mercers in Compton-street, Soho. His .ai tee ;i
cited great interest : he was dressed very
applied a white cambric handkerchief to his eye''as itil 1°
by the Rev. Mr. Baker, and walked up to theotiehe ourie
conceal his face from the persons present. }le wblete beed
pinioned, with a steady step, and as he fir°tjuul ,
euu On.,
to the Sheriffs and the other gentle ,
nruoved whilst biel
upon his countenance. He stood rite dat one period
re-, au
arms and hands were being sect's him as little as possible'
requested the executioner to
At this interval the Int!dh- who was convicted of theme
preach of the unhappy Sul: Ch 'd 0entering ' •
eapin e. a otle
pno'or mother ! and after he w, ;tee"
to be supported b the Rev. Gedble
and began
~to cry aloud.
_,.s tie'
room, he was obliged
bing Mr. Francis Jones:p '
on approaching t es.
men and two of the 00--rs; lie j
la:hings announced
bti
affecteould bheim
and
wrist, he was led to his seat, al'apssoar
by his elbows a t.
rs
tinned to sob bitterly.--Lowe, on reaching the loccutiooe
was seated in the sledge, and drawn by the e%atiet. u,
with ropes to the engine. The rest followed ill —e on the
the young man Smith making his appear the
gallows, there was a general buzz in the crowd, I
noire,
chleailmle
eldd,h,i,s
cohhea,dindyore
circumstance of his having been born immediately °P,rp 011#
r the but ut:ii.,
whichneek hisesesmoebdbintogs
drawn over his face, and the fatal noose adjust"g rtly des
terwards the drop fell, and the four unhapPY n'
till
launched into eternity. but
Keaton and Lowe seemed to die immediately,
other two struggled much for several moments.
distinctlydeeply heard. Aft e

THOMAS SACKETT.
te
Last night a respite was received at ilevig;s"oot
Thomas Sackett, who had been ordered for slyt
tion this day. It will be recollected, that 59., the
was convicted of robbing an old gentleman °I e4'
Ex
change of a pocket-book, containing billetsot
change to a large amount. The Secretary 0i dist;
has desired it to be distinctly understooo,t' ol
Sackett's life has been spared upon the gr(Sn
its having been ascertained, subsequently' f",,0 ts
being ordered for execution, that his character
a recent period had been unimpeached.
Shortly after two o'clock yesterday', resPeeived
(PROM A CORRESPONDENT OF THE rte
°
the keeper of Newgatet% #r..tcs
the execution of this unfortanate man 05 re /11/
yttiriaieesrds,a;ultillitdting
and' in Septet"; OP;
in Messrs. Hankey's banking-house, and take
his person a pocket-book, containing bills of e%c e lay
of the value of 1,2001. Sackett was one of :PSf'
Mr. James Sbarpel-frov-
bpfLi feloniously otrrn ilB‘ovtrai oss n 1
fortunate beings ordered for execution this 111-os',j`
at the last Connell. Sackett's friends are
spectably connected, and he has two sisters "74 's'A
to persons of property and good reputotwdplie
Colchester. In their great distress, they' ;Jteeer
for aid to Mr. Harvey, one of the' Re
itelerj'
tatives for that town, and he immediatelle
took to collect and arrange testimony from PevigtOit#
unimpeachable credit, which was forthwith tirr
ted to the Marquis of Lansdowne, from 10°1131 ye
ceived immediate and successful consideratio' d
understand that Sackett began a life undeZ Yde
p be
vourable circumstances.
Having married toss 2 t
ter of a substantial farmer at Rivenhall in P tli°,
hired a large tiuct of land near Billericay diel'
county, where he conducted himself with Pr4coft
but farming going ill with him, he left time 0001'
try in 1823, and came to town, and with the earn
of his property he commenced the trade of afar areas:
butcher in the Commercial-road. Shortly sito,"o(sl)'
he lost his wife, and the event proved his (I°_, bef°r:
for though it is to be apprehended that eve,ps
her decease he had formed irregular ennne'lic);el;lll
was deterred by her judicious conduct, ronl,).!tioalai,
to their influence. Her death was the disslot co e
his domestic comforts, and he vainly soughtdeope°
solation in the wild and wicked haunts of
characters. rileto.
We trust that the partial restoration 0!
pot ar De
perty which has already been made, or
1 rill 111( '
as a protection to the more hardened P $
the means of relaxing the efforts of MOO: •
for their detection.