The Tamworth Examiner and Working Men's Journal. — 1875-01-02 (Tamworth, Staffordshire, England)

THE MURDERER.  Leming, within the precincts of raylor, now well known as the uffered cApital punishment. The had to stiffer upon the gallows as one of the most coldMary _Kidd, the unfortunate  ,rsge'dy, it ill be remeints.red, before her death at Yoxall, a •oux Burton-on-Trent. On the pr,s,at ye, Mrs. Kidd, in  ).1, saw the prisoner ,itting on I expressed it) his head on bis ra, and advied him to go home, he had no home to go to. The walkcd on, and were directly r, who aQl.ed the wotnnu to give ,aid she  ad hot the money, but ars to have been no quarrel t'ivheu offered the 2d., the pris mama and deliberately cut. her times, death ensuing almost inn iL was the prisoner's intention Lan after the murder has not ap,r killing the woman cart wheels lance, and the prisoner at once is cireumst.nee, there is a grabId have ,hared the fate of Mrs. is apprehended shortly after the al out from a number of other i the person who committed the i,te-sed his guilt subsequent to naiculars of which have already s. The condemned man stood inches in height, was heavily most careless appearance. ,g any one fairly in the face, to ..at I somewhat forced smile upon  lance being otherwise very hag. p•eat ineasum, account for a of the witnes,es at the trial, a the prisoner of the Mimi, affair on the very morning of nuns to bii being taken into lor, after being told that the  The condelaol man main.  Lt .r indifference he exhibited at mit to execution, however, on ,med to have aged considerably. . state that he had a tremendous is food regularly. Whilq in of them on Monday, the ted to he remembered to dice' especially mentioning P.C. ad been very kind to him. lie Lag, to have slept unusually well cooed upon him. On Monday very restless up to ten o'clock, ep and did not awoke until four ning. The Gaol Chaplain, the spent considerable time, in fact, from the time he awoke to the about ten minutes past five the mied by Chief Warder Chidley, ,nt to the chapel, where he was übsequently, he partook of the ing through these solemn rites, . At hall-past six lie partook of consisting of about 11b. of beef, tart of cocoa. Precisely on the ,d bell was rung announcing the and almost the same instant Lied cell was opened, and a prorisoner was the most pitiful °bluing up the walk leading to the Lid had been erected. It was a  the voice of the chaplain inn as he read to a living man a rvice of the Church of England. d of Mr. Nevitt, deputy-sheriff, ty-g,overnor ; Messrs. Chidley, !, the three chief warders; Mr, followed by several olicers side of the prisoner walked the h, the assistant chaplain (lies. rxecutioner—William Marwood, Liked among the officers in the s. made when within a sew yards e prisoner shook hands with the .-chaplain, and then proceeded •ps. He had n,t, however, gone :en, apparently iu response to a he turmil half round, and nod, maliner that ha, inarked him  . lie looked fearfully haggard, 'Old steps with a thin step, and While preparations were being r, the prisoner said, in a voice ;Lap me off quick." The pre). f,vr seconds, during which the much outward signs of fear. wn Taylor fell with terrific force, it a stritg,le. The drop was .five  forward' the body was examined Dr. C. H. Greases, who delarecl ms taken down after hanging for formal inquest was opened at ten coroner. This is the second prtaken place at Staffora, the _ _  topher Edwardg, who was huug 2, for the murder of his wife at of people were collected outside e prided themselves upon having " The black flag was hoisted ,:mention.  eade by several leading memthe french Assembly, includ1, to reconstitute the majority :Wed up to the 24th May. it acre will he no ehinges in the Lill after the diseusaion of the  Le Best and Cheapest in the World :NT.