The Blandford and Wimbourne Telegram. — 1882-11-17 (Blandford, Dorset, England)

EXECUTION.  At eight o'clock on Monday morning William Meager B trtlett, aged 45, by ccupalion titreinau of granite gnarliest', w or hanged in the Cornwall County Gal, Bodmin, for the murder of his illegitimate female child. The facta o the crime must be still within the recullection of the public. The pri-oner, who had a wife aial eight children, WaS unduly familiar wit h a widow nom el Whet ry, while she was attending it his wife during illne a. A female child was born, and when it Was Ili days old pd-user managed to get it into his jao-seasion on the pretence that he was gal ig to tak • it to re, nd in and c,,nti le it to someone wh would look alter it. The child when ()ace delivered to him was never se 'la again until the body was found ii a wine ehat t close to the granite works w,th which the culprit was come etc& The body was thee so deceit:missed that identification would have been impossible but for the clothing which WM found upon it, and to which Mrs. Wherry smoee at the time of ti', trial. Mrs. Wherry was not Bartlett's twice, but her uncle had married a s,ster r.f Bartlett's wife. Fiat n the time that Bartlett was fleet brought to Bodmin most persistent efforts were made to get a reprieve for him. Magiste sites both of the county and of the towns petitioned the Home Secretary, tool, as no news was received until Sun lay, it wqm believed with success. Sir Wm. Harcourt, Ii wever, a tw no ground for iati,rfering with the capital sentence, which was carried out at eight o'clock, as efore stated. Marwood, the executioner, arrived at Boiltnin on Saturday evening from Exeter, where he had been engaged in private business %hit the governor of Exeter G.. 01. ill Sunday Marwood remained in Bodmin Gael. The condemned man had ben in total ignorance of the efforts made on his behalf, lull never from the time of his condemnal had any hopes itf a reprieve. He was vidte Iby some members of his family i n Saturday, and was thoroughly tesigued tit his fate, lie did not sleep well ita Sunday night, and rose en Monday a', five o'clock. He was at once vi ited by the chaplain of the prison, toe Rev. W. C. Everest, and the governor. Major Lane. Just het 're eight o'clock Isherwood visited the condemned man in his cell, and at once pr .e re led to pinion Lilo. The governor, chaplain, arid one or two minor officials were pres_nt at the time. Bartlett submitted to the actions of the hangman without the slightest resistance ; he freely referred tit his conviction, and said he was justly puni-hed for his crime. He abet said he hoped to meet them all in another world. The bell of the pr-on eh pel began to ring at about ten minutes t eight, an I the proceseio r was at once forma I, The reaff iid at Bochnin is the same as that us d when public execotions toak ploc,, and was situated in the south black of the building, facing to tie north- :est,. The convict had not to descend any stairs in pi tec a lit g t twards the place of execution, and he walked straight to the scaffold. The procession consisted of Marwearal, the chaplain, the governor, three warders, an I the Und..r.:cheriff. The members of the Piers who were in attendance were excluded by the order t.f ti e Under-Sheriff, although his clerk w s permitted to enter the prison. The executiou t tuk place precit ely at eight o'clock, and within a minute from that time the black flag was hoisted at the flagstaff in the main part of the gaol. Bartlett, it was privately stated, died without a struggle. The inquest on the body was held at nine o'clock before Mr. E. G. Hanley, tuuty coroner. The jury returned a verdict thnt decea ad died of strangulation after being .'ul executed in Her Majesty's prison at B dmin