The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-11-14
Death OF MarwOOd.

Marwood, the executioner, dieu W
Horncastle, England, from congestion
of the lungs and iaundice. lie was
eiyty-ihree years Of age and mad heiu
his post for Twelve years. He leaves
widow. but no son, as has been stated;
Some incidents of his life are narrated
by n local correspondent who was per;
sonally acquainted with Morwood, ana
who had long conversation win MN
shortly before his death. He says
"Thefc were many attempts to get
portrait of Marwood, but he always re-
tused An entcrprising photographer
offered him fifty pounds one day Tor a
sitting. but he declined. his explanation
being that one of the things he enjoyed
more than anything else was to go to
town by All earlier train than ne was OK.
pected, and mix in the crowd that was
waiting his arrival. II his correspond
cnce has been preserved it will he very
curious. Quite recently he showed me q
sword of japanese c&ecutioher wuicn
lad been sent to him by n gentleman
from Brighton, and it was certainty 9'
intrinsic value. He had contemplated
he said, putting another story on 10 ihF
shop and making n kind OF museum;
where he could show his friends ana
noighbors the peculiar things he han
collected during his experiences as an
executioncr. Once only had he m inter-
view with Calcraft, and that was whGl
n marty of Americans had asked to DC
allowed to visit Calcraft. Mnrwooto
went with some official to ask Calcral'
if he wonld receive the visitors. nc
uscd TO declare that previous to tn
execution in Ireland, when n prisoner
! arm caught in the rope, he had neye
had a single slip in his work. Witl
REGARD TO the Durham execution, con
2 corning which he was summoned to IN
D Home Office, Immediately after III
D question had been put Iii Parliament
{ he stated that the prisoner tainted q
a the last moment, and that that was tn
g cause of the rope catching in his arm
n and he was particularly careful to mel
g lion that at the inqucstand SATISFACTORY
/, cleared himself. His opinion WAS TIL
d IN MI future executions a wardcr shon
'e stand on each eide of the prisoners ON
Sc plauk extending over the drop, and Il
II loose portion OF the rope be tied up
thc beam by slight cord, which sholl
or give way by the weight OF the bod
10 and he declared that he should nev
ct undertake an execution again wltho
he these precautions being adopted. Maj
ct Of his Irish experiences were source
lst great amusement to him. An esc'
ne used to meet Kim ut Chester and acco
cir many him across the Channel. All
ias some of the early executions connect
, ! with the Phoenix Park assassination
be. Marwood bad to proceed to GlasGo
nd and he related how an escort VIII
lT- was TO accompany him were dlsnppoln
to when they found that he declined III
the company and intended TO move ah'
lox England without any protection vii
ted ever. 1t was At Glasgow, while he
MS preparing the prisoners on the scailt
AXE mat n letter was received by the q
ing crnor of the jail which might have b
ry, respite. The Governor signaIcC
TRY Mnrwood while he read the letter, wi
an proved TO he on other business. n
zine wood received very few threatening
uck ters. - LoniOn Standard.