Brighouse & Rastrick Gazette. — 1883-05-19 (Brighouse, West Yorkshire, England)

PHCENIX PARK MURDERS.  EXECUTION OF JOSEPH BRADY.  the  Joseph Brady, first of the men condemned to death for the murder of Lord Frederick Cavendish and Mr. Burke in the Phcenix•park, on May 6th of last year, was executed within the wails of Kilinsinham Prison, Dublin, on Monday morning. As early as mix o'clock people began to arnve outside the gaol, and at the morning advanced the crowd continued largely to Increase. This was especially the ease at the northern end of the building, where sated was erected on which the black flog would at eight o'clock be hoisted to announce that the last penalty of the law had been paid. Extensive precautions had been taken by the military and police authorities to prevent any hostile demonstration.  The condemned man rose about six o'clock, and after having draped he was taken into the presence of the Rev. Canon Kennedy, vicar of S. James's (Raman Catholic Church, and the Rev. Father O'Reilly. The Holy Corn nunion was administered to him in the chapel, and the prisoner and the rev. gentlemen remained in prayer during the whole of thetime that ensued between then and the entrance of the executioner. The scaffold was erected in a small yard in the youth-west corner of the gaol. The platform itself was about 121 t. or 14ft. long by about 12ft, wide, the drop being constructed on the plan usually adopted by Marwood. who carefully inspected all the arrangements early in the morning.  By a quarter to eight the gathering of people outside the gaol had become very large opposite the flagstaff. Rain commenced to fall heavily, but the crowd remained waiting for the black flag to be hoisted. Exactly at eight o'clock the black flag was hoisted and announced that the execution had taken plate. • At this time there must have been at leayt 10,000 people waiting and watching. As the black flag was hoisted there mole a cry of "RU. off," and the request was at once obeyed. The gnat throng then silently departed from the precincts of the gaol, and no attempt whatever was made to give the authorities any trouble. By nine o cloak nearly all the people in the vicinity of the gaol had disappeared, and the outside of the gaol at half-past ten presented its normal appearances, there tam no crowd. Brady walked firmly to the scaffold. He was quite resigned, and said nothing to the chaplain, the governor of the goal, or the warders who accompanied him. After receiving the ministrations of the Church the convict wrote a letter to his mother. Walking firmly to the scaffold he made no statement, and carried in his hand a prayer-book. This before being pinioned, he banded to one of the warders, saying, "Take the book." The operation of placing the rope round the neck of the culprit was submitted to without resistance. The drop fell exactly at eight o'clock, and the body disappeared from view. The drop was about 91t., and death was instantaneous.  Brady was hanged in the clothes be wore In the dock. He asked that these should be handed over to his mother as his only worldly possession. It jail years since an execution took place at Kilmalnham.  An inquest was held at half-past nine o'clock in a room in the prison, under the presidency of Dr. Hearty, the coroner of the district. Evidence was given showing that death wal iostsotasests, sod the usual verdict was returned.