The Weekly Gazette for Middlesbrough, Stockton, Hartlepool and Cleveland District. — 1880-11-20 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

SOME.thing or somebody unusual is approaching. It is only Marwood.carryinga parcel wrapped in black American cloth. His destination is the gaol; his object, the execution of a man; and the parcel contains the "implements of his profession." Marwockt nods familiarly, looks as hale and hearty as ever, and it is worthy of remark iii better dressed than when he unit came to Durham to do business. As time wore on other officials arrived, iticludinv., the prison surgeon, (Dr. Boyd), the Depntv - Governor (Mr Jae. Young), the Under Sheriff (hr M. B. Dodds, of Stockton), the Acting Under-Sheriff (Mr A. 0. Smith ,ex-Mayor of Dtirham),and Sheriff Officer (Mr Shadford). The Governor of the gaol (Lieut.-Col. Armstrong) entered by a private way from his residence, which abuts on one of the wings of the prison; and the chaplain (Rev. J. C. Lowe) entered the prison at an early hour, and was in readiness to offer the culprit Christian consolation during the fast-ebbing moments of his life. The representatives of the Press were admitted shortly after seven o'clock. By a quarter to eight o'clock all whose duty called them to be present had entered the prison, and Jive minutes later the first toll of the passing bell fell with an ominous sound upon the ears of everyone within and immediately without the prison. Simultaneous with the first note of the passing bell, and before an ordinary person has had time t 3 recover from the qualmy feeling it causes to rise up, the Under-Sheriff (Mr Dodds),ln accordance with law,has demanded the body of the culprit for I execution. Chief Warder Allison at once ! despatched two warders to the condemned I cell, and in a few miuutee they returned with the culprit between them. The culprit was ! met in the Governor's office by filszwood, who quickly adjusted the body and leg strap. Brownless submitted to the ordeal bravely. ' A procession was then formed to the scaffold in the following order :—The fibenff's Officer (Mr Shadford), the Under - Sheriff (Mr M. Dodde), the Sheriff's surgeon (Mr R. D. Fors, M.D.), then the culprit, walking firmly, with the gaol chaplain lon his right reading the Church of England I service, and warden Hodgson and Alexander, ready to support the prisoner should he hesitate or fail in approaching the scaffold. At a short distance came the Deputy. Governor (Mr Young), then the Givernor (Lieut.-Col. Armstrong), and the eight representatives of the Press brought up the rear. On being placed upon the scaffold the culprit never flinched or spoke. He simply shook his head mournfully, and groaned a little in response to the clergyrnan,who was repeating I "Lord have mercy upon him, Christ have mercy upon him." A slight delay occurred on the scaffold through Mar wood having forgot the white cap. This having been fetched, was drawn over the culprit's head, and the noose fixed behind the j culprit's left ear. Eight o'clock had just l finished striking as Marwood touched the lever, and the false drop gave way, precipitating the unfortunate man out o! sight. —Death was instantaneous, Marwood giving almost a seven feet drop. The rope wars I buried in the self-inflicted wound on the I neck of Brownless, and blood was trickling down his bared breast, The whole business occupied little more than a few minutes. A signal was given, and the black flag was at once run up on the flag staff on the turret of the gaol, indicating to the public that the murderer had paid the penalty of his crime by the forfeiture of his life.