The Blackpool Herald. — 1875-08-20 (Blackpool, Lancashire, England)

THE BARROW AND ' PRESTON MURDERERS.  On Monday morning the two men, Williamt M'Cullogh 'aild Mark Fiddler,- sentenced to death for murder at the recent assizes at tall.caq,r, were banged within 'the Castle in that town. Sinee,tbeir condemnation the wretched men had• been brought to a sense of the terrible position in which. they'were *placed, .knd had in a measure bedome .resigned t their fate. - :; • The scaffol.l was erected in the chapel-yard, in ,the ;interior, of. the, Castle, ,and the eireeur4onerrMarwood, arrived at Lancaster oniSaturday: :On Sunday evening the,.men were informed that The sentence 'passed upon them would be -carried. into effect on the following morning. Fiddler expressed -no-surprise at the -announcement, and -M'Cullogh merely asked for a sleeping draught, which request was complied with. Having slept tolerably well, they rose at half-past six, and up‘to the time they Ipromeeled pq the scaffold were attended by.they.ol -chafdain. • Fiddler .p.rtook of no' refreshment, and M'Cullogh, made but arslight repast Shortly before eight- o'clock a procession, connoting of the governoy, the gaol surgeon, the 'Under sheriff, two of the visiting justices, the warders, and' the condemned men, wai formed; Add proceeded to tl-4 yard where the scaffold was erected. Both men walked .firiflY and prayed. earnestly, Fiddler fre7 qUently.'•6jaeufating ." Lord ,Jesus receive my B,)irit." • reaching the scaffold' Fiddler fell on hiS" knagin prayer; And, his OX ample , was followed by his wrefehekciimpapion and they remained so for about a' minute., . 11VCiillo,,h then stood erect and, placed' himgelf ;under the beam, as did also Fiddler and both havink been pinioned., the noose was a(Kjusted; and the Veit 'drawn. appeared to die.instantly, but a oonyulsive movement passed.onee or twice through the body of Fiddler era he ceased.-zo live._ ... .... Immediately after the exeention a black flag vas hoisted over the principal entrance to 'the gateway, in the vicinity of which• a considerable crowd had assembled, and the bodies having hung for an hour were cut down. The formal inquest was then held, and the ':bodie.s :buried' alongsido ;of other murden  .^- . ..a.16.. ~ r..IL ' Meitsrs.' DUN VILLE' & CoAre ,thI e- rai•kest hlowes VI/Willy in the,worid. Their Old Irish Whisky,,isjei,oni• mended by the Medical prOfessirmirin'plefereLic:e to' Fren4 Brandy. It...is •sapplied in cisksarid, cakes for borne use and exportation, and quotations may be had on application to Aces Sis. ansynLii & Co., BoYeldrish Distilleries, Belbst. VALIJABLE,PISOrtRT I,9ll.]Ting'..a.Allt.--qf Ycjur hair is turnng grey or white, or falling off, use "The Mexican flair. Renewer," for it will ,p.nsitivsly restore in every case Grey or White Hair to its o4gkaal. colour, wi!",o4tt leaving the dis-4 agr,eable smell 4 mes.t:. l' ite,torers. - makes the hair eharminAhLicattrifttl,as.weiLskyr*:4s growth of the hair on lo•Zd-spbt4.asheve.thends a.te a decayed. Ask your Chemist flip— The Nigxm-IN• lima ftstisw.,a," prewired by HENRY 0, GALLyr, 393, Oxford-street, Londo.i, and sOld by_cheutists xml Perfarsteri.ieverywhere, at 35..6d, per ls,t'e  loartti BltteArit,r.qa few dronsef the iiquid"- produces a p!ei•ie. , • . • 1. eteariseti toe teeth from all • V.i;N:iti: ire/ imis.,rintnitois etaz..itopi ,;• • • • • e I eetik a peetti...., pearly clllt oe,, aud a dehtlui icagranes to tlre.'hreath. It removes all unpleasant aruiing trmu deeayes!.. teeth or tobacco; smoke. "The Flagrant, being. vornposed in 'OlO. of honey and sweet herbs, is .delietuns to ttie taste, and:the greatest toilet discovery of the age. M.-, of *ll Chrentipti; and •per. fumers. Prepared by IiENUT C. her, 49-,:4 kmantidlatreet, London. •  121-1 E