Bridlington and Quay Gazette. — 1877-04-07 (Bridlington, Humberside, England)

EXECUTION OF THE BRADFORD MURDERER.  DUNA'DFUL SCENE. On Tuesday morning the execution of John Hen Johnson, for the Murder of Amos Waite, at Bra ford, by shooting him, took place within Arm' Gaol, Leeds. The execution was attended with a of these horrible scenes which have at times owl red since the introduction of the new practice of t "long drop." On Monday night the Rev. 0. Obc son, the 'Protestant chaplain of the gaol, had a lo interview with the prisoner, who was devoutly tentive to his religious ministrations. It was eleN o'clock at night* before the, chaplain left, and culprit retired to rest about one o'clock. From ti time until three o'clock he appeared to sleep son( He had seemed quiet and courageous in his deine our during thewhole of Monday, but at three o'cl on Tuesday morning when he awoke he begin manifest signs of uneasinesitand dread at his dos approaching doom. He asked for the chaplain, • arrived about three on Tuesday morning and three hours' conversation with the prisoner. ' rev. geittleman then left the gaol, returning at half-past six o'clock. The Chaplain administi Holy Communion, and the prisotter_prepared 1 floilf for the hour of execution. Be was pinionel Alarm, the hangsman, shortly before eight o'cl The latter had-previonsly examined the scaffold the rope, which he tested. The reporters wer¢ ducted to the place of execution at half-past sc and at one minnte to eight the procession apps from a door in the western wing. First caml dovernor of the gaol, who was followed by the and. Under Sheriff; the Chaplain came next, lug in an impressive tone the Church of En 4 burial service. The cielprit followed betwem warders. Re walked with great firmness, moulited the steps of the scaffold without at Distance. Ile spoke to the Chaplain, who hands with him, and the condemned man requ him to "Tell my mother that I died happily." bolt was withdrawn at one minute to eight, an imectators were horrified to see the rope snap noose and the condemned man fall through th on to the ground underneath the scaffold. a moment before anyone moved. A.skern q descended the scaffold steps and entered the enclosure beneath, where the culpr4 was foal injured; and though a chair ire* fetehea ferred standing, and did stand up iirmly until and stouter rope was q„btained. The drop hi got out of gear, and ten minutes were sp making ready for the second attempt at exe. The prisoner was brought out from underneat again ascended the scafford, appearing to be those who felt the horrible nature of the oect least. The Chaplain was much exeited, and earnestly to God to avail the culprit in his ad( "Wel. *The culprit himself exclaimed "Lot mercy on my soul," - and used other words of devoutly. At nine minutes past eight the d for the second time, .snd Johnson straggled sively for three minutes, causing his body I late. Be then was still for some momet afterwards he struggled with still greater v and then life seemed to pass away, five after the drop had fallen. His convulsioni he period he was struggling were fearful lon. The black flag was hoisted at eleven a eight o'clock. The usual inquest on afterwards held. • .• .  THE CHANNEL Boum:wit has retir England, the flagship, the Minotaur, arrived at Portsmouth, and the other Plymouth. There is a story going the rounds cm Mr. W. H. Smith, M.P., the Napoleon < sellers, as Artemns Ward would say. M offered to take the bookstalls of a certs tinental railway, but was refused. " A he, with a sign of resignation, "I knov, will come to in the end t I shall hay up the line itself, for I must have r pushed in that direction."  es's, Hatch amidst con Aon, the dr. Croom,  was °pawed, not r. Dale, 111. curate, c t, as his warden; and was elected with b  y.