GATELY THE HANGMAN.

Manawatu Standard, Volume 4, Issue 305, 27 November 1883, Page 2

GATELY THE HANGMAN.

One ofrtb* Sy^yJp^en, re3ent , reported the death of the man Gaul/ who for a long time _ vaß Jhanffm.iL «ud strange criminal history. According to hi. pnson recorJ, the greater portion of his life was spent m a career of cr.m- He was transported fr m Ir«---land to Van Diemen's Land when a mere boy, and af rer Betv ' lng h{g period fn that island, he carte to Vieleft* this coony Wiiine *a/sufit mo^i^MeFb^in^nK gaols. Althougtrpossesse-i of a s^vaJe '. disposifiort;. »t,d ; delated; bj life fcllafr prsoners, h* lfifo.andhetrecoids of Pent* *! iP ™^ ntion <*-s-veral meritorious <«a ■toap.aftiWJWfiiyfiMW'ti** pected from *crndidal trfhitf clasF Oa two occasions he *«* instrnmental m -savinz tl» hvea^tjf f evffi£eki* &tnofre • Gbief >Wai4etnteigi*mi i'iattftfc «ft. w^A* 7 * des fW«te convict, 1 u ;med Nw<bbt.P|.yn n ,r«ti «bbar4 ItheoEulk Ljsander, Ga* ly'.rnifcea to* tK* officer's •ssistorice; and, overpowered the 'pKon?rJbefore he ha* lime^to 'e*ffyJ*ift his murderous .d&ignivn.Foir! y^ flee hd •rtcewsd a roitig&iijospolf hfr*&tfto<>. besides a sobstan^ajs fefto^jifion from Mr Beeg for fcis' 'aerTteeal , ! <*bdther occasiob "., was-: «AeaP^ prisoner Framed Conneliynttebptfa tdrau^Ritbelate Overgegr rKilmariin mtb« yew ; 1861. The iMMtfChiiatefft naving both legs-broken, besides receitjng se-fUrtil? B^re^rotind^bo ijeher parts ©1 liis bddy>i whdvw* -trtntio MthzUgß?mxti "ovflrseera named^ Malhi^r mid wbatd | hare -iinrd^red>'Jhiii|!bdt fbftiiS timrfty OaWlyy'nwba iefeuredi'-ttle I risoner and -prevented 'jfkxxji fmtuer mischief being do^e;- Gately was again ;^omlnetfd*d;i iot WmtiisM6n »oT his eeatenof tffia^waS^ftb Tefwrde* bf Mr Mathie. Gately was-s-Wttrti?powerfel niatf, with'a- ke'ry 'tapfcepeWating eodntenanceV': As he had become a eatise/of constant disinrbance^ fttid^s^lte polifce -cQnW'not aflferds bitß^prottetioortbtt^ll occasions^fr&m-.ilHi 6 f»d^d mobs, he was advised to hwver the colony. He did J BO, aind'haa bee>sqUvirfgnfor sfama tim»q hdar r -the J ' bofttawf s Q^ea^la^ where he died. — » '■ '}>'■■ <\ ••■.:i!t vi/'T rtrt „ „, .. "..