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Infamous Precedent

Author: Satish Sekar January 12, 2015 0 Comments

by Satish Sekar © Satish Sekar (October 23rd 2014) Pioneering Executioner The pioneer of the long drop1 William Marwood hanged almost 180 people – some well known in their day, such as the notorious burglar and murderer Charles Peace. A…
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Capital Idea

assassinated, Balina, Bartholomew Binns, capital punishment, Charles Peace, Chief Secretary for Ireland, Daniel Curley, Dublin, Fenians, Frederick Cavendish, hangman, James Carey, Joseph Brady, Kilmainham Gaol, Lincoln Castle, massacre, Michael Fagan, Newgate Prison, Omagh Prison, Patrick OʼDonnell, Phoenix Park, police officer, Royal Irish Constabulary, Sub-Inspector, the Irish National Invincibles, the Irish Republican Brotherhood, the long drop, Thomas Burke, Thomas Caffery, Thomas Hartley Montgomery, Timothy Kelly, Under-Secretary, William Glass, William Horry, William Marwood