Stockton Herald, South Durham and Cleveland Advertiser. — 1890-08-23 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

EXECUTION OF SPICER. Mann: But that bill was given a month before) The you were married. Yes; my fiancee, I might final preparations for the execution of Felix say, joined in it. (A laugh.)—Debtor who in his Spicer t6O), a rigger by trade, for the murder of his answer to the Board of Trade, staled he had two children at New Brighton, were effected on : evidence of his soh ency at the time he executed . Thursday night. Spicer, since he received sentence , the marriage settlement, was now asked to pro_ of death, has been confined in Knutsford Prison, the ' duce such evidence, and said that when he was' county gaol of Cheshire. Berry, the executioner, I married lie was not overdrawn at his bankers, arrived at Knutsford from Bradford shortly after ; He was able to pay, and there was a bahuice four o'clock on Thursday afternoon, and im- I from his executors.—Mr Mann referred to mediately proceeded to the prison for 1 the bank book, and found that on the the purpose of inspecting the necessary apparatus. : day of the marriage there was in reality ; The scaffold, which is the one used on the two pre-1 an overdraft at the bank of Is 6cl---a I violas occasions, was erected in a small building ! discovery which caused no little amusement.— , especially set apart for executions. Mr J. Culienore, 1 By Mr Bell: Do you remember meeting Mr Bailey ' IJuder•Sliend, arrived at the prison on Thursday I in Mr Harrison's office in January last? Yes.— I night in order to see that perfect gerangementsliad I Did you request him to lend you some money ? ,I been carried out, and the executioner, in accord- j Yes, privately.—how much did you receive? i 250, lance with his instructions, took up his quarters for ! —What security did you give him? It was money I the night within the precincts of the prison, where I lent upon bills.—Whose bills'? They were joint Ihe was supplied with sleeping accommodation. A' acceptances 7—By whom '1 By Mr Carver, 'a : last enort bad been made to restrain the 1 brother-in-law of mine.—And yours? Yes.—For last dread sentence of the law from being 1 what object did you tell him yen wanted this , carried into esect, but with no result. A belie.money'? I sold him I wanted to meet some mils grain was received on Thursday by the authori- I due at the bank—Did you not tell Mr Bailey that I ties of the gaol from the Home Office, stating that I you were a shipowner; that you were having a ship ; the Home Secretary, after carefully perusing the j built at Messrs Blurnees yard at Sunderland, and : evidence, and consulting with the learned Judge I that you required ihe money to meet certain instal- I who heard the case, saw no mason for interfering I remits then due upon the ship? No.—Did you lin Spicer's case with the due execution of I tell him at Nortliallerton that you were having a I the sentence of the law. Spicer hiniseif has ship built at Messrs Blumer's No? but that I . / : not denied committing the ermine, but asserted at I was negotiating for one with Messrs Blamer's.— 1 the same time that if he did go he was mad at the I In answer to further questions, debtor said that he : time. Up to the Mat he was exceedingly penitent, I gave Mr Bailey all particulars as to the probable .. and paid marked attention to the ministrations of I dimensions and cost of the ship, and that he might, the prison chaplain, the Rev. W. N. Truss, who I have also told him that the vessel would be ready : paid him *visit late on Thursday night. Spicer has 1 in June or July. The money he received from air : hardly varied in weight during his incarceration. Bailey was paid into the bank to meet acceptances. ' ON