Execution of Mrs Dean.

Ellesmere Guardian, Volume XVI, Issue 1673, 14 August 1895, Page 3

Execution of Mrs Dean.

In veroarcull, August 12. Minnie, : -P^n^wa'?. «c§cated . %is morning. Sac" slept from Ti 30 list -.« night tjH.3 P: o'clopk. s Shat- took , no ' bwaif *ftt, and. onljjft a sig"- from . » glass* of spirit* given her *by the gapl^ surgeon. ' At three minutes to eight tfie Sheriff demanded the body, and— at two minntes past eight Minnie Dean wae dead. • Don't let them keep me :m. ■ - agony, doctor," weie her parting words ' to the surgeon. She marched from the. ; cell wittf her arms pinioned behind, and tip the steps of the scaffold on to the tiap-door, apparently, the most selfpossessed of the diamai prooession.

§he stood batleea and erect, facing the west, a black board marking the grave of Walsh, the Waikawa murderer, being directly m ftont bffarr, while the hang* man adjqated the rope and placed the white cpp oh her, Tben her t?gs were pinioned, end c for .the first time the. wUI "power of the woman to "•,. oerfcvn . extent gave way. 6he swayed to and fro,* holding firiuly the wardens hand. In repl^ tottre qoeation of thfl tiheriff,. .'• Do you wish" to aif *ujtbj£s b(s}fqre_y.oa leare thh world ? "

She gift], "No," except i tbat I am m- "V Tiooenli?' After her tegs were .pinioned she BJ||,"Oh, God, let me not suffer." Thejlangmatt drew the \mt : , »nd all was erer, death bein.* instantaneous. Th«t 'drop. ; allowed w»s 7 it > 9i0,; tod the scaffold used was. the qne7',baifif for th« iexecation of Captain JarVfiy, of j Daaedin, who potsTobed bis' wife about rqqartcr of a century ago. ' ; 1 ?To the Rey. Mr tiiudsfty Minnie Dean jstated thit as Tar as the eridence was^cbncernedl cne sentence vras justified, bnt jhe protested her innocence as re- 1 - garde J,mtention and forethought. The only persons present', beside -the gaol . ©file tSi>ere the sheriff, the doctor, the magistrate, and the Preas "reporters; . The .body of Mrs I)ea^ has been" ctairhed 'by her hasband, and will be bnried m J , tae Wintoh' Cemetery. ■■- - ' Ii is understood that Minnie Bean 4 left a - written ftatoraent. which will

Sher saTd, "No, exeepH that am inliooenli?' After her tegs were .pinioned she "Oh, God, let me not suffer." Thejlangman diriew th&: \fjts ;>hd «ll ■ was OFer, death bein^ instaaranebae. The; 'drop. ; allowed was 7it> 9in,; and the scaffold used was. the qae^Daife for th« execution of Captain Jarvey, : of - Danedin, yrho poisoned bis" wife about rqqartcr of a century ago. ' ; ' r ,' '? To the Rey. Mr tTiadsay Minnie Dean jstated that as far as the eridence " was^ebneerned the sentence was justified, ;! but jshe protested her innocence as re- - garde and foretbooght. The i piily persons presenf, beside -the gaol .'.;'. ©fßfl rs^>ere the sheriff, the adotor, the magistrate, and the Press "reporters; . The body of Mrs Dean' has been r Qrainied 'by her husband, and will be buried m VJ tae Wintoh' Cemetery. ■■- - ' Ii is understood that Minnie Bean 4 : left a - written j.taioment, which will be forwarded to the Governraeht, plao- : ing a different aspect On the case from that referred from th) ttial.