LAW TAKES ITS COURSE
CONVICTED MEN HANGED FAREWELL WORDS (Sydney Sun Cable.) (United Press Association.—Copyright.) (Received 28th January, 8 a.m. LONDON, 27th January. Edward Rowlands and Daniell Driseoll, found guilty of the murder of the Cardiffl Rugby footballer, David Lewis, and sentenced to'-death, were hanged this morning. Two hundr'c extra police formed a cordon round the gaol, in addition to a barricade, in order to prevent any popular demonstration or attempt at recue following on the extensive agitation to secure the reprieve of the condemned men. As a last effort to save Rowlands and Driseoll a telegram was sent to the Prince of Wales as President of the British Legion appealing to him to save the lives of two members of the Legion. Rowland's wife, after a farewell visit to the prison, stated that her husband said he would rather die than endure twenty years of hell in prison.
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Evening Post, Volume CV, Issue 23, 28 January 1928, Page 9
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149LAW TAKES ITS COURSE Evening Post, Volume CV, Issue 23, 28 January 1928, Page 9
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