The Express. — 1866-03-29 (London, England)

EXECUTION AT RXETEL.—The extreme penalty The committee retired to consider the point. On their of the law was carried out upon the wretched woman Mary return, I Ashford, at Exeter, yesterday morning. She as fosse The Chairman aid—The committee desire me to state guilty at the recent Lent Asettes, before Mr. enlace Dews, that they are in posse aion of evidence regarding the pro- of the wilful murder of her husband, William Ashford, by ceedinp at Nottingham on the 26th of June, and of the administering to him doses of poison and stryohnia. The proceedings that occurred. on the hustings, and that they particulars of the case have already appeared to our eodo not wish to receive (coleus as to insidious represents- lumps. Since her trial the murderess has suffered the lions made by Sir R. Clifton, which resulted in certain &cutest mensal torture. When in the Jock she writhed pension oomiog into the town on the 26th. . and moaned horribly. She ham contemplated her approachAfter another discussion, ing end with the greatest terror, sad the prospect of meetThe Chairman said—The committee desire me to state isg the gaze from the scaffold of thousands of unpitying that, with regard to the interests of both parties to this ellshas frequently made her howl with anguish. She inquiry, they wish to bare a full and perfect inquire, but ball frequently let fall exPreseledlo amounting to en they do not wish the eue to be -unneoemarily overlaid with admimioe of her guilt, and words of repentance for mania, but that any evidence which connected Sic B. the dark deed she has committed, Is ooe of Cliftee or his sputa, by acts or speeches, with undneinfin. her paroxysms she upbraided herself for her cruel treatace or intimidation at the election may be given. I mat of her husband, and said, " Bow could I have Mr. Muedell intimated that be would not examine the done what I did to so good a man I" She hes been watched witness further, but would, before to-meirrow, make a selec- day and night by female warders, but a few days since tiro of "videos. bearing on the poiat whilst the attendant had dropped sleep, Ashford attempted Henry Smith, examined by Mr. Mundell—l was autbo- suicide by strangling herself with her pocket handkerchief, nixed by Paget and Morley to engage cabs, but many of the and had not her stertorous breathing aroused the ettradant proprietors declined to let them. I went to some of the she would most probably ban. succeeded. She took leave out-districts and engaged cabs, but in consequence of mere. of her relations on Tifbaday eveniog and the new was septettes' which were made to us they wine kept at home, sad in the extrema. The Rey. J. Hollings, the chaplain, ad we paid something for them. I was in a col oa the ' was mutant in etteedaau upon her dose her °oedemaspolling-day and had a bludgeon thrust in my fare. The Mao lion, but her toed appeared to be me filled with the terror beside me was struck and the blood ran down his neck. The • of the ignominious death she was about to die that little man wrested the bludgeon from hie assailant The cabman Impression seemed to he mad. upon her- Nearly milled out we were for °Hite° and galloped away. L the whole of Timone night she kept wildly beCrime-examined by Mr. Rodwell —I am not • voter. moaning her fate. At eight o'clock yesterday morning By the committa_oeverai asb..pswanatan declined to all the preparations were reedy, and at that time let oat their cabs on any terms during the election. the condemned woman left her cell, supported, or rather Thomas Newton, monied by Mr. Cave—l wee ,em. earned, by the attendants. She was removed to the pinkieployed ie St. Ann's ward to beitig up voters. Nolliaan iog room in en almost seamless Mato, when she was securely half-past 7 sad 30 we had several attacks on the deinnettee Pinioned by the executioner. The usual n was rooms. There were so polio' near, and ire had to patent then form• theseth chaplain reeding the b • servios. The ourselves maiiead a mach eye, and was °thereto) ea, I culprit was placed under tbe drop by Oaleraft and the fared. We had DO arms et arst, but afterwards 'applied; warders, the rope adjusted, and the bolt drawn. She ourselves with a few *ticks. Mr. Hedington name up situated onceor twit*. ad life appeared to be extinct. about 10 o'clock, ad desired me to barn our Mimes end, 'The body bug for an boar, and wee afterwards interred seeks. We gee, them up, and „id he mat then pratast *nein the penmen of the gaol. Several ihitheand pacer es. Be weal away. Tee ash ame oath" and made a assembled to witness the awful ceremony, and their be. general attack, sad the =wee sacked. Mn, Senses bolas' throughout We decorous. did set same spin. Sir mine up in a Hansom ea .