Star.
London, England, 1829-07-22 00:00:00

.EXECUTION •(TATS DAY.)

This morning the Old Bailey was thronged by an un-
usually great concourse of persons, to witness the awful
ceremonial of the execution of Charles Josses, aged 26
Thomas Crowther, aged 18—Edward Turner, aged 20,
for a highway robbery at Paddington, accompanied by
circumstances of cruelty—end Ann Ckaprian, 24, for at-
tempting to strangle her infant child.
The above nainstprisoners were all convicted at the
same Sessions, and their cases being marked by peculiar

enormity, it was determined by their execution their lives
should bs forfeited; consequently they were selected from
the other pri:oners included iu the Recorder's Report, on

that account.

The unhappy persons, with Conway, Martelly, anJ
Butler, who are ordered for execution on Monday nev ,

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received the awful tidings of their condemnation with firm -
ness, and have since then demeaned themselves with r.+-

oignation and piety. They were constantly assisted in
their devotional exercises by the Rev. D. Cotton, the Ur-
dinary, and the Chaplain of Whitecross-street prison.
Yesterday, those of them who had relatives took a final
leave, in presence of the Sheriff. Junes was visited
by his father, mother, and a brother. and he feel-
ingly exhorted his brother to avoid wicked associates, as
such wretched society had brought him to his mo-it
untimely fate. The brother promised to attend to his
dying brother's solemn injunction. The name of Jones
was only assumed by the convict, his real name being
Rumsey. Crowther was anxious to see a woman with
whom he cohabited, and who was tried with him for the
crime which•made his life the forfeit ; but such was this
wretched female's infamy of character, the Sheriffs would
not allow her to see the miserable man, and he conse-
quently became perturbed and restless. When his re-
latives were introduced he turned to the Sheriff and bit-
terly said, " What, Sir, is the use of this—you bring
people I don't want to sue, and keep her away
from me whom I wish to see before I die."—The Rev.
Dr. Cotton recommended him to turn his thoughts from
her and all sublunary affairs, and pointed out haw instru-
mental she had been is bringing him to his then awful
situation. He replied, " Well, if I can't see her to-day,
I'll see her in the crowd to-morrow."
Ann Chapman took an affecting leave of her mother
and sister, declaring herself resigned, and expressing a
hope of mercy through the REDEEMER of mankind.
She was anxious that her body should be interred in sonic
consecrated ground ; her friends promised to attend to
her last request.
Turner had no living soul to trouble themselves about
him, and in the utter desolation of his circumstances, he
said be saw the -full value of the friendship, if it can be
so called, of associates in crime, because they too had

neglected him while in prison.
About half-past seven o'clock, the Under-Sheriff of
London, Richardson, and Wilde, arrived at the prison,
and Mr. Wontner conducted them to the press-room, where
a few gentlemen assembled. Jones was introduced by
the Sheriff's usher : he looked pale and wan, and weep-
ing. His whole appearance indicated that he had pass&d
a miserable night. His shirt was flying open at the neck,
his clothes were unbuttoned and disordered ; and while
the ushers were pinioning his arms and hands, the tears
rapidly chased each other down his face. Turner was the
second brought from the cells : he was a stout desperate-
looking young man, and his dress was that worn by the
canal boatmen; he walked with asteady determined air, and
looked around upon the persons assembled with an air of
the most apathetic indifference. Crowther next appeared,
he looked somewhat more decent than his companion,
was wretchedly pale, and seemed in a kind of half stupor.
They all subinitted to the operation of pinioning without
uttering a word.
They were placed sitting on a bench, whilst the Usher.
_proceeded to another part of the gaol to pinion Ann Chap-
man. During that short interval, Jones thanked Dr.
•Cotton and Mr. Wontner for their humane attentions to
him; but the other two sat in dogged silence, looking
upon the ground, as if scarcely able to contemplate the
dreeadfid ordeal they in a 'few moments were doomed
to undergo.
As the clock • chimed the hour of eight, the three

culprits were conducted through the long avenues
of the gaol to.the debtors' door. In one of the lobbies the
procession halted, and the miserable womanA **Chapman,
borne in the arms of three men, her head-reclining upon
one of their shoulders, appeared. Her eyes were closed,
and the movement of her lips in prayer, was all remaining
to show that she breathed in this world.
The Rev. Dr. Cotton gave a signal, and as the prison
bell tolled, he commenced reading the Service for the
Dead. Jones staggered afew puma, as if the melancholy
sound of the funeral bell had shook him to the centre.—

.He raised his hands with the appearance of the most acute
mental anguish, arul it was not until the. Chaplain directed
his attention to the book of prayer, that he was able
slowly to proceed. He first ascended the scaffold with
a trembling unsteady step, but the freshness of the. morning
air appeared momentarily to revive him, and he looked
for an instant on the multitude, squeezed Dr. Cottonly
:the hand, and resigned himself into •the .bands of :the
executioner. Turner was next summoned ;.be quitted
the:prison vestibule hastily, and leaped up the light of
steps leading to the scaffold with the elastic activity Alf .a
boy. He was in the act of nodding to the. crowd in every
direction, when:the executioner .drew the .cap .over his

rie *maladjusted the rope. He then shook founds with
Jease,solo was praying aloud, and stood firm antherect.
ErtnetAer 'wended the steps with like activity. -Hie con-
duct %ea an imitation of his accomplice Tenser, and -he
was checked in a like way by the.bangonan. ne maim -
tomato woman, Chapman, was the last put upon .tbsdrup.
She was carrid out in a fainting smite ; and wheu..the
min waorendered tight abouther seek, • she fainted, sad
Ma hold up by twosomes to the mooment,the droptell anti
hmelsed.her, and the others, into eternity. neir..strug-
gilllttwere‘of short duration—they ceased isenist almost
iwitistima army-

.:irbe crowd behaved in a*Nedultest manlier thaw usual .

Rachel Georye was appreheadad at Newcastle-Eiklyk
Fair. charged with having .tolen a mates which she was then
riding. The pdasner, whewapprelitolded. who dressed in Sale at-
tire. She haebets C4lntalued to Cardigan jail.

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