Ordinary of Newgate Prison:
Ordinary's Accounts: Biographies of Executed Convicts

29th July 1751

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29th July 1751


taken, and being brought to Newgate , after staving off the fatal Blow as long as he could, was last Sessions tried at the Old Bailey , and convicted, and hath suffered accordingly.

Dixon< no role > and Catchpole< no role > had both laid a Scheme for making an Escape, but where prevented. About a Week before Execution, upon searching their Irons, they were found sawed all in two Parts, which occasioned them to be chained down to the Floor; upon which a Remose seized them, and they made Discovery of the whole Plot. From that Time they gave themselves over for lost Men as to this World, and Dixon shewed great Marks of Sorrow and Contribution for what was past.

At the Place of EXECUTION.

ON Monday the 29th of July , between Eight and Nine o'Clock in the Morning, Robert Glascow< no role > and Richard Holland< no role > in one, Daniel Thorowgood< no role > , Thomas Masterson< no role > This name instance is in set 4265. , and John Thompson< no role > , otherwise Garret Lawler< no role > This name instance is in set 1435. , in a second, William Brown< no role > , Thomas Catchpole< no role > , and Edward Dixon< no role > , in a third Cart, went to the Place of Execution from Newgate, thro' great Numbers of Spectators. When they were brought there, after they were all tied up, some Time was spent in Prayer, recommending their Souls to the Almighty's Favour and Protection, and they were turned off calling upon God to have Mercy on them, and receive their Souls. They all behaved as became their Circumstances.

Their Bodies were all delivered to their Friends in a particular Manner, occasioned by the Mob's crowding in upon the cutting down of one of the Bodies, which the Under Sheriff, who attended, insisted upon being dispersed and removed from about the pendent Bodies, e'er another should be cut down. It was accordingly so done, and then the Friends of such a one was called, and when they appeared the Body was cut down and taken away; and so on till they were all cut down and taken away; which prevented a good deal of Hurry and Disturbance.

This is all the Account given by me, JOHN TAYLOR< no role > , Ordinary of Newgate .




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