The Warwickshire Herald. — 1892-08-18 (Birmingham, West Midlands, England)

DOUBLE EXECUTION AT NEWGATE.  Wenzel,the murderer of Detective-sergeant Joy-ce, whom he shot in Charing Cross-road, and Taylor, who murdered his wife in Westminster, paid the penalty of their crimes in Newgate Gaol on Tuesday morning. They were hanged punctually at 9 o'clock, Billingtou being the executioner. During their incarceration in Newgate awaiting the carrying out of the death-sentence, the convicts II ore been in fairly good spirits, although at times they have both been much distressed and uneasy in mind, more especially during the past few days. when they seemed to apprdiend more keenly tli,•ir approaching doom and to realise the terrible situa. tion in which they were placed. Both men. 11,wever, from the first appeared to have resigned them. selves to the consequences of their acts. Both the convicts have given unremitting attention to the ministrations ot their spiritual advisers, with when: they had been in communion daily since their condemnation. Taylor has been extremely penitent for his crime, which he attributed to giving way to temper, and to the evil influence of alchool upon him,and has made affectionate inquiries on the occasions of the visits of his relative, touching the wel. fare of his children. The convict Wenzel seemed to have had no relatives in this country. The condemned men have been kept apart since theil sentence, and have occupied separate cells,rach having a guard of two warders over him day and night. The convicts retired to rest about the usual time on Monday evening. Taylor rose shortly after 5 o'clock, attiring himself In the clothes which he wore on his trial; Wenz •1 dressed himself about 6 o'clock, in the blue butcher's Nouse in which lie was arrested. The convicts passed a very restless night, and slept little. Breakfast, which consisted of bread and butter and est,:s, was supplied at 7. The spiritual advisers of the men remsined with them until the end in earnest devotions. Roth the convicts expressed their deep gratitude to the rev. gentlemen, and iilso to the gaol officials for their kindness to them, before being pinioned by Billington, who entered their cells. accompanied by Colonel kfilruan, the Governor of the Prison, Mr. Robert Metcalf (acting Under-Sheriff), who supervised the arrangements for the execution, the medical officer of the gaol and the chief warder, a few minutes before 9. Wenzel, although very pale, bore up with great fortitude whilst his arms were being strapped, an operation to which he quietly submitted. The same process was quickly and expeditiously performed a minute or so later on Taylor. In reply to the question as to whether they desired to make any statements, the convicts admitted the justness of their sentences. Beyoud this they intimated that they had nothing to say. Wenzel was first placed in position on the drop, he being supported by two warders, whilst Billington adjusted the rope round the neck of his companion. The last words Taylor uttered were, "Lord have mercy on me." The culprits weighed a little over lbst. each, and a drop of between five and six feet was given. Death was stated to have been instantaneous. After hanging an hour the bodies were cut down and placed in shells to await the inquest. As usual, a large number of persons assembled to witness the hoisting of the black flag over the prison.  A painful incident occurred in the Manchester City Police-court onTnesday. A woman named Amy Chatterton, who bail been locked up on a charge of drunkenness, was placed in the dock. She was in the act of stepping to the rail in front, when she suddenly gave a scream, and fell back on the floor of the dock dead. Mr. C. E. Spagnoletti, known as the "father of railway telegraphy," and the inventor of numerous electrical appliances for working the block system on many home and foreign railways, has just resigned the appointment which he Iris held for over 35 years as chief electrici in and telegraph engineer of the Great Western ft iliwav Company. The directors have, however, retained his services for ODD sultative purposes.  Michael Harkins, one of the Fenians of Manchester, who was imprisoned by the British (invertwent for complicity in Ilie dynamite plot, but was pardoned last year on the giound that he was very ill of consumption, is dead.  Miss Leland, daughter of Mr. F. W. Wind, J.P., of Little Grange, Drogin da, was drowned while bathing in the Boyne, near her residence at Drogheda. Two ladies who worn with her uusuccessf oily attempted rescue.