The Barrow Herald and Furness Advertiser. — 1866-10-13 (Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England)

THE ST. GILES'S MURDER.-EXECUTION OF THE MURDERER.  John Richard Jeffery, aged 32, who was convicted at the last session of the Central Criminal Court of the. Wilful murder of his son, Arthur Richard Jeffery, a boy seven years of age,-underwent the penalty of the law for that offence on Tuesday morning at eight o'clock at the usual place of execution at the Old Bailey. The circumstance of the crime for which the prisoner suffer.ed will be fresh in the recollection of the reader. The culprit seems to have conducted himself tolerably well since his conviction. Upon one occasion he expressed a wish to see his wife, in order, as he said, that he might forgive her, but although inquiries were made after her, it appears that she 'could not be found, and the only persons who have visited the prisoner are a brother and sister, who took their last farewell one day last Week. Mr. Sheriff.Waterlow and Mr. Sheriff Lycett, accompanied by one of the under-sheriffs, Mr. De Jersey, arrived at the prison a few minutes before eight o'clock, and accompanied by Mr. Jonas, the governor of Newgate, and Mr. Humphreys, the chief warder,. they at once proceeded to the cell appropriated to the operation of pinioning. The Re*: Mr.,Jones, the ordinary, and the Rev. Mr. M.`Cree, a clergyman who had known the culprit formerly, were with him, and the culprit was praying mos`, fervently, and apparently with great sincerity. After a short interval he exclaimed, " Although I am a murderer, I hope I shall obtain forgiveness from God." He then said, "I admit the justice of my sentence, and I look for nothing more in this world." The culprit then turned towards Mr. Jonas, the governor of Newgate, and the sheriffs, and said he thanked them for all the kindness he had received from them, and he was particularly thankful to Mr. Jonas for the great kindness he had received from him since he had been, confined in Newgate. Calfraft, the executioner, then proceeded to pinion the wretched man, who, while the operation was being performed, exhibited extraordinary calmness and self-possession. The prisoner then, in a most earnest manner, said that he hoped God would forgive his wife and her, mother for the way in which they had ,_behaved towards him, and said that he hirnsele freely forgave them, and died in peace with aIL After a short Pause, the prisoner, in a most solemn tone, exclaimed, " 0, God, the last moment is fast approaching; I.pray that I may have strenath to endure it, and that I may not fail at the last." The usual procession was then formed, and the prisoner walked Armly to the scaffold, saying, Good bye,'', as he passed the warders, who were ranged along the line. He walked up the steps leading to the scaffold without any assistance, and continued praying in a loud clear voice until the drop fell. After a few convulsive struggles, life was extinct. The culprit was a short spare man, rather good-looking. with not the slightest appearance of ferocity or bad temper in his countenance. The crowd that assembled was very large, it being computed by persons versed ink such matters that there were at least 20,000 persoas present. At nine o'clock the, body was ca't down, and was buried in the coarse of the day. wijiin the precincts of the -gaol. Two years have elap33d since the last execution to )k place at Negate, the criminal on that occasion being the notorious Muller. Fancy Soaps, in Tablets, Bars, and Boxes, at E. SA.Nsom's, Chemist, Ifindpool-road.