Star.
London, England, 1831-05-25 00:00:00

11, Charlotte-street, Bloom
11ay 24,1031.

EXECUTION (TIIIS DAY.)
This being tile day appointed for carrying into effect the last awful
mandate of the law on Georo nged 48, and John Ba
nged 39. at an early hour the fatal machine was drawn from the yard
in the Old Bailey, and affixed to what was once called (and still ret.tics
the name el) the Debtors' Door, Newgate. Widgets, our readers will
recollect, was cone ictal at the April Sessions of stealing fifty-one
sheep, the propel ty of Mr. Stone, of Chelsford, on the night of the
3rd, or morning of the 4th of March. He had formerly been In business
as a farmer at Tunbridge Wells, which be quitted nine years since,
and resided at Hackney, where he carried on business as a eowkeeper
and dairyman for tome time, but failed. lie then took a public-house
in Itoseniezy.lane, where he beanie acquainted with the worst of charac-
ters who resorted the house, and again tailing, he left London. On the
night in quesi ion, he was seen driving the sheep, which were traced
to his house in Long-alley, where he had immediately commenced killing
them, and took the carcasses in small lots to salesmen in Neweate and
Lead:mita markets, but which had been so hurriedly and badly dressed,
that they sold for very low prices. Thirteen of the skins were found at
the house in bon&alky, and identified as Mr. Stone's property ; and
Widgett, on being npprehcndcd by Attticid, the officer, mentioned a
salesman to whom he bad sold other twenty skins, which were :raced
and identified. It has since been ascertained that the remaining thir.
teen sheep were killed at a place near the Ilackney•road. The prisoner,
in' his trial, accounted for the sheep in his possession, by saying that
I.e had purchased 38 for 3(11. of a man whom lie did not know, in Old.
street.

tit the other convict, Broach, little mote need said than that he
had been married lint a short time, and sans in his 39th year. Ile had,
in the übsence of Capt. Patterson, to whom he had been known tar
many years, Acct entrusted with the care of his house, and availed him.
self of die opportunity of stealing the property in qurbtion. The shun
I facts of the ease, as proved on the ilia), were as follow :—" Upon
the mum of the family in Decentter, a false key, which bad
!seen left in the lock of the drawer, attracted the Captain's alien.
•i don ; and, upon examinaden, it was discovered that jesellery,
plate, and books of very considerable value, hued I een stolen.—
The charge of bterlirg diem was clearly catublished against
Brooch. who, it eppeared, had caviled them cff at eliffereut times,
unobserved say a female savant, who was in the house. In . ddition
to this chine thete were °them of a very serious nature, and of a
similar description against him, and fran the inewent or hiti convic-
don he appeared to feel for his ode and family fat smile 3cu.e), than
..sr hinabelf. On 861.1;3y. tic condemeed sermon was pteact.ed by Dr.
I olio,' to the tini.i.ppy culprits. alit; on Atenday then relatives and
immediate friends vuthed them. Yesterday. the same indulger.ce was
I allowed theta for toe last time. Tide interview was ant cting
in tile extreme, particularly with Broach awl his family. They
retired to res. ;eat night, as 'he ',sm.! hour. two officers sitting
tip in tile cell with them, to prevent self desuuction, but fur
there was ro other reason thus the scale course being pursued on
all occasions. In the course of tic night, Broach wrote five ktteis to
primps who had lag pn.perty auto itCAISOI in whir. lit heel been em-
ployed, one of r hicia he itlshui Ur. %Ver.:tor, the 0. venter, to 'envied
particulerly. At half pest six o'clrch Dr. Cotton arrived at the Fad,
and proceeded to the room in which ti.e prisoners titre. Having
exprebsoil their gratitude. the reverend (delivery and Alt. Baker joined
them in pra)er, in whir.' they enc.:into:el till the arrival cf the sheriffs. A
fi w minutes Lefore 8, Widget t entered the prets-roonnaccompanted by Dr.
Cotton. He wept bitterly ; Let when the yeomen had pinioned his
stands end arms, he said be diet! happv. Broach was then intreduad
oy Alf. 13sker. He appeared pale anti wan, but very tesigned. While
his who were beb.g festered, he prayed fervently, and having shook
.he Sheriff's, he toire toe lithe before alluded to, to Mr.
%Towner, fee whose kindness he e•spressted his gratitude. In a few
minutes the pen. etaioit moved forwards. ‘Vieliett hest ascended the
eeaffuld. While the rope was heir;;adjusted t. and the neck of broach,
he was extremely agitated; aid a few minutes hawing been nerd in
prayer, the drop fell, and life in this amid closed on them Mr ever.
Wtth respect to the above culprits, we have authority for stating,
that every inquiry that could in any way benefit them was mede, both
previously to .he report being remit, and subsequently to the warrant
being forwarded to the tilieriffe by the peeper authorities; but their
cases were found to he of so aggravateo a nature as to prechnle the ex-
tension of the royal mercy to them. %I' ith respect to Widgett, enqui-
ries bad even been meek ht his suave place, and at his residences sub-
sequently to his entering into life; and there is every steam to
believe, that the society he associated whit while in Kase-
mary-lane staled hie dowu. Meech, at one of the interviews with
his wife, reqtutted to have a lock of her's and their child's bait, which
having been given him, he placed it in a sheet of paper, and shortly
before he left the chapel to proceed to the ecaffeld, be placed it in his
bosom, with an earnest request that it might be buried with hits.