Star.
London, England, 1802-03-17 00:00:00

DUBLIN, MARCH 14.

CRAWLEY'S EXECUTION.— Yellerday Thomas
Radcliffe Crawley underwent the fentence of the
law. The unfortunate culprit,"fince the period of
his condemnation, condueted himielf in a matii;er
befitting the awful circumftances in which he was
placed. At an eatly hour yefterday, and fubfe-
quent to the adminiftration of the Sacrament by
Mr. Gamble, Sheriff King visited his cell; to that
Gentleman he reiterated a conrcflion of his guilt,
and appeared to feel very fenfibly the atrocions
nature of his offence. He joined in prayer with a
wrongly apparent contrition and convincement of
his unnatural intentions, and fcemed prepared for
the inevitable confequences of his crime with m•tc!l
firmacfs. About one o'clock he afcended the bal.
cony, and a very Mort interval patted then
was launched from the fatal grating. Having been
tied up by the executioner with a ltfs meafure of
rope than ufual, and having but a short way io
his corporal fufferings feemed to have been con-
fiderably augmented, and the throes and convul-
lions of departing exikence were much protracted.
When dead, his body was conveyed, under military
efcort, to Mercer's Hofpital for diiredion.
Crawley was. dreffed in a blue hunting frock.,
(biped cafilmere veft, blue pantaloons, and &rhino-
ab!e H:.ffian boots. He was confidered to be about
25 years of age ; his figure was light, but he was
fomewbat tr.-alcular. He was about five feet feven
inches high.
The 6rmnefs difplayed by this wretched victim
of finful delufion was moft extraordinary. When
receiving fentence of death, the only concern that
was perceivable, was putting his hand upon his
face. He returned to prifon with aftonifhing for-
titude, and expreffed a defire for food, which he
eat and drank with feemingly good appetite. He
wifhed that evening to have his irons taken off,
which the gaoler deeming it unfafe to do, refuf.
ed—bat told him it fhould be done on Friday at
twelve o'clock! Crawley took great offence at
the refufal, and told Mr. Gregg he would be re-
venged of him—a rafh expreflion, that the unfor-
tunate young man afterwards apologifed for.
Crawley exculpated the woman who was appre.
hended with him at Newry, (and whom he acl-miv.
!edged as a wife,) from having any concern in the
crime for which he fuffered. This unfortunate man
having been accufed of lhocking treatment to a
former wife, Dr. Gamble took occafion at the moft
ferious moment to queftion himlipon that c;rcum.
Rance. He utterly denied having been guilty of
fuch ads as- were imputed to him refpeding her,
and that in fo folemn a manner, as convinced Dr.
G. that he had been falfely accufed on her account.
The day before he (offered, his brother, vifited
him in prifon ; but what is extraordinary, the lad
was afraid to go near, or to be alone with him ; in
confequence another perfon was prefent at the in-
terview. It is fuppofed that the boy feared ill-
treatment from his brother, for not having Cooney
vifited him, or perhaps entertained an opinion that
he was infane. His apprehenfions, however, were
groundlefs, for the unfortunate man affeetionately
(hook him by the hand when he faw him.
Crawley wrote feveral letters while under con-
demnation, fome of which be delivered to the High
Sheriffs, requeiting them to be fent to his father,
and other connexions. He lamented much the

odium he had brought upon his family: He was
attended from his cell to the fcaffold by Dr. Gam-
ble, and Mr. Coghtan (one of the religious fociety
of Methodifb, who had known the unfortunkte
young than for fome time) and after a fhort prayer,
and fpeaking a few words to the latter, as to the
difpofal of fame trifling effeEts he had, he com-
mitted himfelf to the executioner, and was lanoch-
ed into eternity in view of innumerable fpeaators.
Thus has "ended' the career of a young afar,
whore abilities, hadhe turned them to honetty and
honour, would have rendered him an ornament to
that fociety, from which his crimes rendered it
neceffary heiliseld be feparated.
The siroman4Aci was apprehended with Craw.
ley at Newry, wh&calls herfelfMary Henry, has
not been difcharged
.from cuftidy, as we were
heretofore informed. She is detained in conle-
quence of examinations being again(' her for aid-
ing and affitting witliCrawl:ey, the night after the
murder 'was committed, in carrying away goods
belonging to them, that were under ftizure for
rent, where they lived, in Black Hone Lane, and
wounding the keeper who had them in charge.
An extraordinary circumflance relating to the
murder of Mrs. Dasidfon and her maid-fervant.
remains- to be tedoihited for, viz. The morning
after that melancholy trancaetion, the Superin.
tendant Magiltrate Tearched the haute of the de-
'coaled, but, we hear, not a tingle article of wn.
mens' wearing apparel could be found, though
i•the late Mrs. Davitiftwwas a woman %Ito had been
remarked for variety and goodnefs of attire: 'it
alfo' appeared that a blanket had been, culled
away from the bed trllere Crawley had slept, as it
may be recolletcted he lodged there a few night.
Who the plunderer has been is not yet afcertai• .
ed ; bnt on all fides is is believed not to have bc‘a
'the taw-tome perTrit who was executed.

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