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London, England, 1818-08-04 00:00:00

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sit hiiii FOloiiiiiii ifici oi:chid, bis iiiiiikih Pi:li§trate.l •
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his person neglected, and he Appeared altogether like e t
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amiss just recovering from or falling Ines a fainting ht:
Frdrn the state of feebleness and detection Ines 4/hitli
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he had sunk, it was likely that a few days more in 1 •
prison would have terminated his sufferings, without P
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the assistance of the• executioner. His arms were
pinioned, the cord with which he was to be suspended
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was slung round him, and his neck was open, without
a handkerchief. He ascended the seamen with con- 'i I. 11l
siderable difficulty, but with no symptom of reluc;
tance. The executioner sat close by his side, and the i
two turnkeys of the debtors and Cl iminels' gaols took
their places opposite to him, with loaded blunder:. 11
busses. His arms, thoegh pinioned, admitted of his
holding a small tract in h;s hand, which we learned .
was entitled " The Vi!itelion foe the Prisoner:' At
this book he gazed with a kind of vacant stare,
occasion:ll:y shutting his eyes, as if to refie.•t on the 1
passage he had read ; but as he appeared cele to icSIE
at one place, it may be supposed that it was rather 1 i
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intended to prevent his eyes from wandering on the , ,
immense crowd by which he was surrounded, thari , r i
to supply topics of religions meditation. He never
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looked to. the right or the left, aad seemed to pay no
attentioa to any visible object. Scarcely was he ,
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placed in the waegon telten the solemn procession s
be: ass, and his counte-ance and frame became more
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• -;lsatnd ghastly than before. His confidence and
,rite 4-is while in pi ;son tOr.r.ook him, and he appeared I li 0
to fall into a lethargic stupor, in which we were caly
reminded that he v.ac alive by the quivering of his .., 1 1
lips, the raising of his eyelashes, or the muttering cf
a suppressed to iscrlation. Tee distance between the ' I •
gaol and the place of execution is upwards of a mile; •
end during all the time he seemed so far as he had
ao sense of feeling, to be labouring under the most . • ,
abject and indescribable anguish. When he had ar•
rived near the place cf execution, a friend of his in
the crowd, anxious to bid him farewell, called outhis
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dame `a Charles" once or twice distinctly, Hussey • .
lid not rake his bead, Ilk month appeared quite dry,
:and his lip.: Firclied. An apple seas offered him, but I
he refused it. file crow., was immence on the Hca:h
mod round the gallows, but the most perfect order
prevailed. The procession arrived about a quarter
before 12 o'clock. When turning towards the fatal
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=pot, the unhappy man, as if by an involuntary in,
stinct, cast one look on the apparatus of execution,
Ind again closed his eyes. His appearance !hewed 1
I peilect decay and d-solzion of nature. The two .
lergymen, Messrs..lrles and lacke, who had pre- t
vionsly arrived in rite carriage of iCIr. Delmer, the
Under Sheriff, now tkcended the waggon, and pro-
ceeded to read the appropriate prayers. o each of T
them Husser, on his knees, with a sign of oppression
and agony, pronounced distinctly " Amen." Mrs
Argles, after these devotional ererci,es were ton- •
eluded, for the last time, asked him " as you know '
' who did the deed," to which he replied with eager.
tress " I do, I do." Mr. lodge thin prayed with
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him, and he again asset-fed his innocence of the mur-
der. He then rose from his knees, and the fatal
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parations being made, he teal: farewell i
of the clergy- •
men, exclaiming, " GOD bless yogi—the Loan bless
you." lie now ascended the scaffold. When the ' 1 ,
fatal rope war adjusted, and, the drop was ready to
fall; he sent for Mr. Itudze, vile:, was then sitting in i ' '
Aelinder•Sheriff's'catriage. After taking leave of
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.him, and on attending the scaffold. he addressed hint
'in these words---" Let me be censidered as the only 4i 1
guilty person, and as alone deserving of what I am
going to suffer." Mr. ltudge then said, I hope you
fuel comforteble in your last moments. He replied,
Ido feel hat py, I assure yon, Sir; and having steam
hands with the Rev. Gentleman, who at his request •
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diew the cap over his face, was launched into eternity •
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without a struggle, exactly at lst o'clock. l
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The unfortunate man wis only twenty-five years
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of age. Le Lad been in the navy, and was a Greene
with pensioner. His body, after hanging one hour, e , ,
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was cut JOwn, and cenveyed to the surgery of Me,sset. s
DAY and Wise:Jest, Maidstone.—The following ate ~i
eopies of the letters which he wrote to his relations i \t. ..
the night previous to his exectes:on: I,t 1
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" My dearest an loving Sisters and 13r,:her—I ztennt httitles
writing to you, to U:g of you all ns,t to lament cr ere-S.:Nene.. re.-
ing me, for I ant going to a hater place. I trust to lie ,6.;...
Iltourr. I cannot but tell you how composed and bapH I feel it , I
myself in my last moments. My time is very short now. I
have had a very eminent Gentleman with me, Mr. Hodge: I.e 1
has afforded me every comfort order my circumstances. I shall
receive the holy sacrament with hint to-morrow morning. Ito
ivs my most just thanks, and hope the Loan will bless hint for
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his kind service he has done for me. I shall trouble him wiry a
few small books, wlaich are for my sister Godwin, if she will Ie- il
cept of them in remembrance of me, which is the only thing I i
have, with toy hope and Messing to her. My dear brother, ?ho-1 , ,s•l .
mas, lam perfectly satisfied and thankful to you in your efforts l 1
towards me. I hope the LORD will reward you tenfold for (1
them. I ant quite resigned trout the world. The Loan's will
be done! I shall be happy, a':d be at rest.—Brother, I macs 1 .
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help saving, the there were things that were not brought on in I, i j
my trial that Would be of service to me; but it is all done, so I
stall say no more on the subject. You may get the papers &ant i
Mr. Price: there may be sou tethirg that von may wish to know 1
if any one should be brourht in liuer ion: this disquiets my pace
of mind. I must conclude, wishing you all the grace of Gen,
111 and comfort 'to your soul. —Farewell!
••I remain your unfortunate but happy brother,
(Signed) •• Otani= Hour." 1
.9 Sunday Evening, Eleven o'clock, . ,
August 2."
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"My dear and unhappy Jane—l write my last farewell; but
I hope you will put ritir trust in the ALMIGHTY, and he will be
your comforter. Do not grieve for me—for I shall soon be 1 1
hippy. I hope, my dear Jane, you will bring up the dear little
boy in the fear and love of Coo, and he will be a father to him. I I ;.
This is a painful task to be writing, therefore I can say but . f • '
littte.—Adieu, my dear Jane!—Got, bless you both, now and
for evermore !—I forgive every one."
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William Hazleton, the supposed accomplice of '
Hussey in the murder of Mr. Man and his housekeeper,
and who still remained in custody, was on Saturday
put to the bar and formally arraigned. No witnesses 1
appearing against him he was discharged by procla-
mation. It appears, that soon after the apprehension
of Hussey, the Rev. Mr. ANGLES, the Ordinary of the 1
prison, apprized him of the fact ; Hazleton appeared
struck with surprise, and immediately broke forth into I
the following extraordinary declaration :—" Hussey
taken ! well, lam sorry, very sorry, that he should t., T
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be brought into trouble, but now that he is once '.
taken, why it clears me." Hazleton did not see Hus. '
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sey on Saturday, nor since his condemnation.--The •
Maidstone Assizes closed on Saturday evening : Four
prisoners received sentence of transportation for seven f
years ; eleven others were sentenced to death, but all • ;
reprieved before Serjeant LENS left the town. •
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