Stockton Herald, South Durham and Cleveland Advertiser. — 1880-11-20 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

IRONMONGER'S" CABLEGRAM.) jug the prison surgeon, (Dr. Boyd), the , SYDNEY, October 10. Deputy - Governor (Mr Jas. Young), indications of improvement in trade are the Under Sheriff (Mr M. B. Dodds, increasing, and good grounds exist for of Stockton), the Acting Under-Sheriff (Mr believing that the iron and hardware indus. A. 0. Smith,ex-Mayor of D urham ),and Sheriff tnes of the Anstralian colonies are becoming Officer (Mr Shadford). The Governor of more prosperous. the gaol (Lieut.-Col. Armstrong) entered by Geevsiersze la.—This article is increas. a private way from his residence, whiee ine in demand and a fair business is now abuts on one of the wings of the prison' and being done at the prices last quoted—vie, the chaplain (Rev. J. C. Lowe) entered the £22 lies for No. 26 gauge of bestknown prison at an early hour, and was in readi. brands. ex duty. ness to offer the culprit Christian consols- SCOTCH Pre Tame—Scotch pig iron is tion during the fast-ebbing moments of his moving off steadily, and the figure mentioned life. The representatives of the Press were a fortnight ago has been firmly maintained, admitted shortly after seven o'clock. By a [The last advice queted 2,4 10e for quality quarter to eight o'clock all whose duty called equal to Clyde No. I.] them to be present had entered the prison, Fsecnse Write. —Greater briskness charge, end five minutes later the first tenses the market for fencing wire, resulting toll of the passing bell fell with from the much better enquiry of the past an ominous sound upon the ears few weeks; consequently prices are firm at of everyone within and immediately my last quotation of £l4 for drawn No. 8 without the prison. Simultaneous with the gauge (duty not included). first note of the passing bell, and before an TINPLABRs.—There is still a lack of animaordinary person has had time V> recover from tion in t an his branch of business, but the de. the qualmy feeling it causes to rise up, the mend appears to be increasing, prices are • d • Under-Sheriff (Mr Dodds)en accordance with firm. [The quotation on October 16 for LC. law,has demanded the body of the culprit for ;cokes was 27s 6d.] execution. Chief Warder Allison at once I deepatched two warders to the condemned cell, and in a few minutes they returned with the culprit between them. The culprit was met in the Governor's office by Marwood, who quickly adjusted the body and leg straps. Brownless submitted to the ordeal bravely. A procession was then formed to the scaffold in the following order :—The Sheriff's Officer (Mr Shadford), the Under - Sheriff (Mr M. B. Dodds), the Sheriff's surgeon (Mr It. D. Fors, M.D.), then the culprit, walking firmly. with the gaol chaplain on his right reading the Church of England service, and warders Hodgson and Alexan' der, ready to support the prisoner should he hesitate or fail in approaching the scaffold. At a short distance came the DeputyGovernor (eir Young), then the Governor (Lieut.-Col. Armstrong), and tho eight representativea of the Press brought up the rear. ' On being placed upon the scaffold the culprit I never flinched or spoke. He simply shook his , head mournfully, and groaned a little in ' response to the clergymarewho was repeating I "Lord have mercy upon him, Christ have I mercy upon him." A slight delay occrirn d on the scaffold through Marwood having forgot the whi:e cap. This having been fetched, was drawn over the culprit's head, and the noose fixed behind the culprit's left ear. Eight o'clock had just finished striking as Marwood touched the lever, and the false drop gave way, preoipitating the unfortunate man out oe sight. —Death was instantaneous, Marwood giving almost a seven feet drop. The rope was buried in the self-inflicted wound on the neck of Brownless, and blood was trickling I down his bared breast, The whole lewdness I occupied little more than a few minutes. A I signal was given, and the black flag was at , once run up on the flag staff on the turret of the gaol, indicating to the pnblic that the , murderer had paid the penalty of his crime by , the forfeiture of his life.