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disappeared from the public ken and
was never thereafter heard of.
On Wednesday, January %, 1929
pursuant to his sentence, Burke suf-
fered the extreme penalty Of the. law.
During the latter portion o. his con-,
finenient he declared that his confess
sion had tended materially to relieve
his mind. and he protested contrition
for his crimes. on the day OF the ex.
ecution he was taken from the jail TO
the lookup at the court house, where
the scaffoid had been erected, under
a strong escort of police, A tremen-
dous crowd had assembled to witness
Burke's final exit from life, and seats
commanding view Of the galiows
rented at enormous prices. Upon his
coming forth upon the platform he
was assailed with such hideous yells
Or execration that he fastened to as
sist the tangman in the performance
ofshls task, and the sentence was put
into effect in the mldst.of struggling
mob, anxious to anticipate the ven
geance of the law.
On February II the murderer Hare
and his wife were finally discharged
from custody, and appear to have part.
cd company, for Mrs, Hare was nearly
torn 10 pieces by mob at Glasgow,
to which city she proceeded, while
Hare nearly suffered similar fate at
Dumfrles. The mail landed him there
| ut about seven o'clock in the NOM
Ing and, although there had been no
intimation that he was expected, SO
keen was the excitement in all parts
Of tho kingdom that he was imme'
diately recognized by the populace
who assailed him with bricks, sticks
stones and whatever they could lay
their hands upon. He succeeded in
eFfecting his escape into the Kings
Arms inn where he obtained refuge
but the crowd surrounded the house
and demanded that he should be sur
rendered to them, and it was not un
til nightfall that he finally succeeded
in making his escape. or his subse
ouent history only legend remains
The excitement caused by these
events had spread all over the coun
try, The crimes Of Burke and flare
came as the elimination of LONG
period OF suspicion and suspense
These we're not the only persons who
had murdered to supply subjects" t.
The medical schools. About the SAME
date Bishop, the notorious body
snatcher. made a confession in New
gate before his execution, in which
he owned to having disposed OF be
tween 500 and 1000. bodies, of which
&C had been murdered. His conylc
tion was for the murder of an italian
boy, whom. in company with two con
federates, May and Williams, he de
coyel into his house in Shoreditcl
under pretense Of finding him work
There he was stupetled with a mix
ture Of rum and laudanum and, wheI
asleep a rope was attached to his fee
and he was dropped head first into
well in the garden After some thre'
quarters of an hour, which the muE
/ derers spent in strolllng about tn
streets to occupy the time" they re
! turned, stripped the body and hawF
ed their victim ali over London, hae
} Cling over the price, but finally dispos
t ing OF it to Kings College for MIN
gulneas. Suspicion was aroused
/, however, as to the cause of death. an
! the murderers were detained until tn
: police arrived. ~ 'atE
A yeritable reign Of tetfor now e
listed in Scotland and ENGLAND To
daily papers we're filed with account
] Of persons who had suddenly disaI