Bridport, Beaminster, and Lyme Regis Telegram and Dorset, Somerset, and Devon Advertiser. — 1883-06-01 (Bridport, Dorset, England)

THE PHCENIX PARK MURDERB. ..., EXECUTION OF MICEIAEL FAGAN.  _ Michael F min, the third of the men condemned for the Phosuix-park mnrders, was executed on Monday morning id Kilmainh•ns prism. On Sunday Fagan attended Holy Onnmunton, and he retired to his bed before eleven o'clock, and slept well till a quart Jr to eix on Iffenday morning. After arranging his tenet, the condemned MAD remeieed in hie call until the arrival of the chaplain. the Rev. Canon K trine ly, at twenty minutes to seven, when he woe 0 nadiected L a the little chapel which almmt adjoins hie cell. At seven o'clock mass was colt brat id in the in agate e of the prig mer, the dem tygovernor, the sub-sheriff, aid the officials of the gaol, and the celebration lett el until helf-past seven. The governor of the gaol, Mr. Glides, and the aub-sheriff, Mr. Ormsby, went to the call of the doomed man a few minutes before eight o'clock, and informed lama that his iirn t had now come. Fagan at once rose quietly, though hia face betrayed fearful pallor, and without w ivering left the cull with the two ffic era. The party, j tined by the two clergymen, several warders, end Dr. Carte, walked sl .wly in the direction of the scaffold, a few yar.l4 from which they were net by Mar wood. Here Fagan's arms were pinione I, and the j was renewed. The steps of the scaffold were ascended without any display of weakness. Here the priests repeated for the last time the prayers for tho dying, and exactly as the clock struck eight the lever was withdrawn, and almost instantly Fagan was dead. The body hung from the beam for the usual hour, and wee then cut d 'en an I placed on a rough table underneath the ecaffeld. The deoessed was executed in the clothes which he wore during his trial. Outside the gaol a strong holy of police were present to preserve order. As eight o'clock approached the crowd amounted to about a hundred. Thera wee no demonstration whatever either before or after the flag was hoisted, which was run up exatrly at eight o'cl tot amidst • heavy shower of rain. A few persons in the crowd uecoyered their heads, and one men went down on his knees Aud p-eyed audibly. A woman who has attends, 1 all the executions fopened her Prayer-book, and was joined by several others in reAting the prayers for the dead. Fegan's brother James, a mate about t wenty-two yam.e of age, and who hoe been in Dahlia tiering the last week, was arecieg the crowd. On being addressJd by one of the crowd be wee overcome with en i -f, and sobbed bitterly. His m that' did not go out to Kilmainham, but art md.el mare in a chapel, in which most of the relatives of tie murder conspiracy ivisoners took pert. Sires sensat on Wlll3 ciatetd by a woman, said t 3 be no relative of the prisoner, falling ocher knees when the flag was hoisted, and then in the most vi dent manner curain t the informer. A number of the people around her joined in her condemnation. Tae condemned man volunteered no statement. At half-past nine o'clock the inquest was opened in one of Ilse rooms of the Informing Department before Dr. Harty, county coroner, and the usual formal verdict was returned. Toe c nevict was only 21 years of age, and was a native of Kapatrick. a village near Mellinger. He foll towed the trade of a smith, and came to Dablin three yeara ago. He was a Fenian of the advanced type.