The Shropshire Examiner and all round the Wrekin advertiser. — 1874-09-05 (Wenlock, Shropshire, England)

DOUBLE EXECUTION AT LIVERPOOL. ' dreßa pocket, written as follows :—" liake my body the 13th August, aud the next train, rot being On Monday morning, Henry Flanagan and Mary ,to No. 10, Pagoda vines, nee, Kent." Inquiries warned, plunged isito the stream. Fire persons Williams. who were sentenced to death for murder were made at tee above address, and it was found were killed, and others were seriously hurt. at the recent Lieerpool assizes, were executed at to be the residence of Mr. R. Shortreed, senior The Armorial Dip!ontattre thinks that the cress ad Kirkdale gaol. In the case of Williams strong ' clerk in the audit department of the India Office. ti on of the recognition of Spain Isy Rnsese is not efforts h been made to obtain a reprieve, it being 'He at once proceeded to Erith, and identified the eet settled. August influences are being brousht alleged on her behalf that she was not aware that body as that of his mother. Mrs Clara Ann dhort- to bear on the Czar es show him that the reopen-the pistol which she fired at Nicholas Manning was reed, a widow, 58 years af age, who h-d been living tion ie ~ce,,,y to prevent the European oomphloaded, and that she merely intended to frighten with him. She had been in a desponding state of cations that might follow the triumph of Carlisle. him, a quarrel having taken place between Manning mind for some time. and her sister. A reprieve, however, was refused. WOMEN AND THE PUGILISTIC RiN I The high rate or wages and the leisure enjoyed —Two by the work ne le •sea are the two causes assigned The case of Flanagan was much more stows? in women, residing in the neighbourhood of Man- se- Manchester 'e '` • i y the Superintendent of l'olice for character. He was a shoemaker, living with his cheater, Mule to Oldham with the avowed int,ention increased dru ks ' that '' I ' 4-0 th a . nbess in -let my. n.s i e aunt.. After a fit of drinking he first attempted to of fighting a pitched battle, tse matter M dispute , number of convictions for that offence was 952; in ravish, and afterwards brutally murdered her, at being ean affair a love," the object of the affec- llie 4the number had lease to 1160. the same Bale robbing her of all her available tion of the two being present during tee " mill." I money. Shortly before eight o'elock the priseners The womanly mode of tearing ha:r and dresses : were brought out of the reception room and as- was strictly forbidden by the seconds and umpire scended the drop, where the mamma were adjusted : —for those official. were present—and a real n fair , by a man named sfarwood. Dur na this operetion ' stand-up fight" was for a length of time witneesed. Flanagan remained perfectly still, and after cast- ! each of the women being subjected to most brutal ing one glance around, looked steadily before pummelling from each other. In the midst 4 the him in a state of stepor. He did not ! fight, information was given to Mr. Phillips, sta. utter a single word. The woman, howevez, tion-master at Mumps, and he hastened to the repea.tedly protested t7net it was her huew spot, separated the belligerents, and had them band who fired the shot As ehe bad done all along. movel away in different directions. lt is someShe recited several pr 'emus in a rapid vo:ce, and ' what singular that a scene like this should have before the cap was fixed sheolt hands with a female occurred in a populons part of Oldham without warder who was present. and said e Good bye, God ' the interference of the police.—Lissepoof Mee. ! *V • , bless you all. 'the belt was then drawn, and the prisoners fell about five feet, the top of the caps only I THE LTTEMPT TO MURDER A SWEETHEART NEAR appearing above the black drapery of the scaffold.