The Express. — 1864-09-10 (London, England)

DOUBLR EXECUTION AT LEEDS.-(THIS DAY.)  This morning the executions of Myers and Barglom—the former charged with wife murder, and the latter with murdering John Cooper—took place at Armley poi, neer Leeds. Yesterday, the workmen commenced the erection of the scaffold, sad in the field adjoining the Armley-read some enterprising speculator had built a large platform, commanding • " good view" of the scene of execution. The toll-hones keeper in front of the gaol had erected • similar stage or gallery. Yesterday morning, the governor (Mr. Keene) visited OarOmen, and the lad almost immediately bunt into tears. Upon being requested not to leave the world without throwing any further light on the murder of Cooper, which he might be able to do, he, in substance, reiterated his former statements. He acknowledges being on the scene of the murder, but decline that Cantos (the bill against whom was thrown out by the grand jury) had previously persuaded him to accompany him, and that the latter struck the fatal blows. The plunder was then divided between them. " I cannot," said Sargisson, "give any more information. I saw Denton take • hedge stake out of the hedge, and knock Cooper dove. Denton then lost hie cap, and in looking about for it I got the blood on my trousers. He told me I was sot to my anything about it, and that I wee to burn my clothes." This statement Ssrgimon most steadfastly declared to be the truth. Mr. Tuckwell, the chaplain, placed his awful position before the convict in the most solemn way imaginable, but Sergi's= still adhered to the above statement. He says, in addition, "If 1 could my anything that would free him (Denim) I would, bet it was he who struck the blow." Of the spiritual Dosdition of Myers, the chaplain also reports favourably ; stating that since Sunday last, when the "condemned sermon" was preached, he has been greatly softened. On Monday, he was visited by hie eider, his son, hie son-in-law, his daughterin-law, and his other children. It could not be expected that the meeting would be otherwise than • painful one, or that the attitude of children towards one who bad deprived of life • tender and faithful mother could fail to be embarrassing. Mr. Tuckwell told them of the interviews he had had with their father, of his contrition, of his having prayed that they might be enabled by God's grace to withstand the temptations through which be him. self had fallen, and of his having expressed the hope that as he wu so soon to appear before his Maker, he would be merited by them that they forgave him the grievous injury his crime had inflicted on them. All of them were deeply affected by the narrative, and showed their pity and revived affection by kilning their unhappy father. All of them, at the request of Mr. Tuck well, knelt down sod prayed. Myers was moved to tears. and said, " I swore I would never kneel, but I will do so now." Since that time he has been visited by Mr. Thomas Gxlsoe, • missionary in coonexion with the Society of Friends, who had administered spiritual instruction to him when he was lying in hospital after the unsuccessful attempt on his own life ; by the Rev. Mr. Alderson, of Wakefield, who had also an interview with Sergiason ; and yesterday by three cousins, two of them females from Skelmanthorpe, near Huddersfield, and by his brother.  (By mimic