Bridport, Beaminster, and Lyme Regis Telegram and Dorset, Somerset, and Devon Advertiser. — 1884-03-14 (Bridport, Dorset, England)

EXECUTION AT LIVERPOOL.  SCE N E ON THE SCAFFOLD. Till EXSOLITIONER CilttillilililtD. Michael Nl'Lean, a labourer, 18 years of age, was executed at Kirkitale gaol, Liverpool, on hlonday morning, at eight o'clock, for the murder of a Spanish seamier), named NallEZ, in Blackstone-street, Liverpool. M.'Lean was the leader of a gang of young ruffiaus who were the terror of the neighbourhood, and ouly a short time before the murder of Nunez he had seriously stabbed a policeman. ,He was also wanted for other acts of violence, but m waged to elude the police moil after the murder of Nuoez, when the whole gang (I five were captured. The jury returned a verdict of not guilty in the case of three of the prisoners, and of guilty against hilisan and Dempsey, recommendiug them to mercy on account of their youth. The Home Secritary remitted the capital puoLhment in the Wed of Dempsey, but said he could not see any mitigating ohouoistances to M'lrean's case. I\llean appeared resigned to his fate, and mounted the scaffold with a firm sts.p. Turning then to the rrporters, he said in a clear voice, " Gentlemen, I consider it a disgrace to the police force of Liverpool and the laws of the country th et I am going to suffer death, and another by is going to suffer imprisonment for life, for a crime of whioh we are both innocent, Be (loci is my judge." The drop was 10 feet 8i inohes, and death was instantaneous. BMus was the executioner. The inquest was held soon after nine o'clock by Mr. Brighouse, the coroner. Evidence was given that Binns, the executioner, came to the gaol drunk on Saturday, and that he gave a drop of 10 feet 8} inches, whereas he had said it would be 9 feet 6 inches. Blum volunteered to give evidence, and denied that he had more thou one glass of beer and a bottle of horehound on the Saturday. He was drowsy, and fell asleep, because he had beet), up during the week with his wife who was ill. The jury censured Binns for the inefficient manner in which he had conducted the execution. The Press Assooiation states that although the execution was successfully aceJraplished, Bums was in a very nervous state while on the scaffold. On his arrival at the gaol on Saturday Duns was conducted to his old quarters, aud at (moo fell asleep. When the warders went to wake him he became noisy and abusive, and threatened to use personal violence to those about him. Indeed, ea violent did he become that the governor sent for the police, upon which Thane became quiet. Samuel Heath, Bions assistant, Was after this scene asked to undertake the execution, but he could not do so, as Blithe refused to surrender his straps and other appliances, and there Was no time to obtain others. Heath informed the reporters that he had not received his travelling expenses in connection with the previous executions, and that though Mans had received £l5 for the execution of Flanagsn and Higgins, together with £3 for h s assistant, this money had not been paid to death. It has been ascertained that when Sinus reached Liverpool on Saturday he went to a publichouse near the gaol, whore he had dinner, and, it is alleged, only two glasses of ale. After leaving the gaol on Monday, Mons drove in a cab to a publicholye, accompanied by two men engaged on the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway. He afterwards visited another publichouse, where he is said to have imbibed pretty freely, and where he exhibited his ropes and straps to a number of persons. He then proceeded to the Lime-street Station and booked to Dewebury, being apparently very far advanced in liquor.