THE LATE EXECUTION.-An er...
The Times, 1824-03-29T00:00:00

THE LATE EXECUTrO.S--An erroneouis statement re- specting the two unfortunate men, Wren and Raines, who were ex_ cuted last Tuesday, having been published, has led to the roUeedn of the following details, which show the ra?id progress of crime, and its inevitable and fatal consequences. 'I hey were chiefly gathered from confessions while in prison. Samuel Raites was the seti of a poor but industrious, though formerly affluent, truss-maker, whb also occasionally cleaned gins and pistols, to support himself' his wife, and five children, of whom the unfortunate man was the els;t and the otbers under 13 years ofage. Raines, previous to h:r 'ar quaintance with Wren and Elliott (the latter of whom was convicted for the sanme otffence, but respited), bore the character of an honest, industrious, and steady young man; but subsequently he becane addicted to bad company. and neglected his business. Mis first step towards dishonesty was hisyawning a pair of pistols which his fai ther had to clean for a -Mr. Hallett: this was in November, at wbich time he was acquainted with Elliott and WVren. A few daya after Elliott took themn out of pawn, as he stated, to go smuggling with; but on his return he said he had robbed a gentleman on she Ux- bridge road of a gold watch worth sixty guineas. After that, Elliott broke open a gentleman's house at BayswatCr (haviug previously- poisoned the dogs), and stole a Rreat quantity of prope-ty. This be recently confessed. Wren was formerly in the serviec of the Hon. Major Cust, of Great George-street, who used great exertions tov procure a mitigation of the sentence, but failed; be has, however, paid the espenses of the funeral. The last act which they com- initted was at Vauxhall, where they stopped a young mn nared Collins, and fired at him ; Raines and Wr ien were on tlatt occaen. armed with .Mr. Hallett's pistols. There is every reason to belierw that this was the only act in which Raines was deeply implieaced, the news of which so greatly afl'ected his parents, that hiL mother. sunk under the shock, and hus father is now confined ravingtmad,t Dean.street workhouse. Raines's four brothers and'sisters a ebrw dependingfor support on bis widow,who har two infantchildren *they are in themcsteoru-lete state of destitutiun,and deseire the eCormis, ration of the public. In consequence of a previous staW nent td4A WPreti had left a destitute family,several benevolent in bw,,duavl sent donations to them ; but it appears he was not i'.arried. A sb scrIption has been set on foot for Raines's widrw and faxni3y, tr which Sir. lWhlite and Mr. Greggorie, the .-agistratesa Quaeen. square, who committed the three wretched, men, have liberally coa tributed, besides ordering a sum of money from the pevorbox ofitht oflice. 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