EXECUTION AT HULL.
PENALTY FOR MURDER PAID LONDON.;Dec.- 9. The execution of William HiiijUi, UK boilermaker, for the murder of ‘ q woman with wlmm he had been living because he suspected her of infidelity was carried oni at Hull without incident. Contrary . id expectation's, the crowd outside. i|)e prison was most orderly. The hangman slept at the gaol overnight as a precaution. . When the prison hell lolled the hour of execution the crowd sang, “Nearer My God to Thee.” There were' ' poignant scenes when Smith's mother collapsed, hut site recovered, and remained for aif hour amidst the croud.—A. and N.Z. cable...
EXECUTION IN AUSTRALIA
Received December 11. 8.5 a.m. •SYDNEY. Dec. 10., William Silnpson. convicted of murdering a constable at Appin, was bunged af Long Bay gaol ibis morning. _ Death was instantaneous. —Press Association.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIV, Issue 1189, 11 December 1924, Page 5
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