The Kenilworth Advertiser. — 1890-03-15 (Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England)

DOUBLE EXECUTION AT WORCESTER.  Joseph Boswell (29) and Samuel Boswell (39), brothers, gardeners, were executed at Worcester gaol at eight o'clock on Tuesday morning, for the murder of Frank Stephens, a gamekeeper employed by the Duc d'Aumale, at Evesham. Berry was the hangman. Death appeared to be instantaneous in both oases. A third man, named Hill, had been sentenced to death for being concerned in the murder, but he was reprieved on Monday, because of his age (23) and his previous record not being so bad as that of the Boswells. The culprits died peni.ent. Neither was informed before the formation of the procession to the gallows that Hill had been  reprieved. On On Saturday the relatives of the men visited them for the last time. The wife of Samuel Boswell took her five children, the oldest of whom is nine years and the youngest six months; Joseph Boswell's wife took her youngest child, a baby of eight months, and a sister and two other relatives of the Boswells were of the party. Hill's visitors included his father and mother, his brother, and four sisters, his wife and her baby, a child of eight months. It was the first time since sentence was passed on him that Samuel Boswell had seen his wife, and he was much affected by the interview. He kissed her and his children, wept bitterly, said his chief distress was at having to leave them, and he hoped they would never want. Joseph Boswell, the younger of the brothers, took an affectionate leave of his wife, and said he trusted he should meet her in heaven. He seemed resigned to his fate, though he was painfully affected during the interview. Hill's father and wife were more overcome by the terrible circumstances under which they visited the son and husband than any of the rest of the unhappy party. Hill is the youngest of ten children, and seems to have been his father's favourite. The condemned man endeavoured to maintain his composure in the presence of his family, and said he was going to see his Saviour. Great sympathy has been shown in Worcester towards the familes of the culprits, and numerous sums of money have been collected and forwarded to them.  The inquest respecting the death of Amelia. Jeffs, the girl who was found outraged and dead ha an empty house in West Ham, was concluded on Monday. Joseph Roberts, son of the builder, said he entered the house in question the day before the discovery. The body was not there then. A sergeant of police doubted whether the lad cool have seen into the cupboard properly, as the light was bad. The jury returned a verdict of "Wilful murder against some person or persons unknown." Mr. Forwood, M.P., Secretary to the Admiralty, speaking at a dinner at the Liverpool Conservative Club on Saturday night, said the Admiralty were busily engaged in carrying into effect the programme of shipbuilding agreed to by Parliament five years ego. In the forthcoming year no less than six and a hall millions were tribe expended on new vessels, including about £8,600,000 on sec:lomat of contract vessels within the last twelve months. The contracts embraced propelling machinery for 39 vessels, representing horse-power of 400,000, and costing in the aggregate over three millions of money.