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sSSnSSSSa:**4. “H. M. Prison, Armley, 17thdSSKiS^SSSSjKsaaarisib“»SSi4£#S»t*u5:had he become.‘ ■ :t was in sending for Mr. Littie-toSat?whathl/o^ecTw^in sending foAFr.TfttSmy mind to you. I know I am about to die, and I want to take from my conscience some things whichA’fLtsiri * «jtilinger out my life in penal servitude. You see, sir, I“VBl could only undo all that I have done, or make amends tor it in any way, I would even submit toto make some response. Mr. Littlewood beingsilent the yoa reaUyMr. Littlewood again re-assured him, and Peace saidMRS. THOMPSON AND PEACE.SSS3tei acould do you no^d. Had I not have opened myTSxizzitsZ'sszzerne asking me to clt;say. lean say many things darling. Don’t judge;re rnilLa iz a* t Izj?*Sl fraI am living here in private lodgings so as to be near. You know Darling I must be near you. Oh ! for all the love you bear me do let me see you once more uponthis earth. Do write me to my __________,______0as’stfM thrs 'gratisGod in Heaven bless you and give yon strength iscvTKt; ££.F^ay Darling, since writing you enclosed, a lettersee“,e!r' Oh, Toli'm iTm mtmto ttoAhrf’iatra^ This will be taken to tho gaol by the person who motatasaasksirssa s▼ here I am staying when I see you. Your own Sue.Peace suddenly changed the subject to the Whalley “T wm in ’Manchester, in 1876. I was there toisi“ On my way to the 1him. For the moment I succeeded and, taking a favourable chance, I jumped on the wall and, as 1 was dropping down, I all but fell into the arms ofbelieve me when I say, that I always made it a rule, during the whole of my career, never to take life if In“fei^vee ^eSnlly JET-hurt a Uvmg creature. That is why I tell you I31was all 1rushhig'at and abc’mt to strike me. I sawYhad no time to lose if I wanted to get away .at all. I then fired the second time, but all I wanted to domyself'-' and; Steflh^d idde™tWm (™ml It was all the work of a few moments, sir) I observed■■USSlllSllffl, if he slept at awas in one of the four wings which radiate from the son^The^room^is^ntereiLby^a1 door’andthe vfeRwisThe bed was placed in the middle of the room. A table stood against the wall, and two stools were fixedallowed to see any thing beyond its bare walls.On Wednesday last he confessed to the vicar ofSSSSfSiSS HEHrHiin devotional exercises with the chaplain of the gaol,sSSSSSStSHSSreri^TadCmaSdeah\snwill; he had parted with his wife, or the woman he owned as such, with his son, hisB£»ErsaSEatwenty minutes to one this morning, fie assured Mr.Shortly after the chaplain left the criminal he fell into a sound sleep and slept calmly on till a quarter togaol,—that he fired the first shot at Mr.Ed, J2L%!Danudl. He Lmed perfectly rested* to hrffate, .jd^d very great attention to the numerations of theFleeting Minutes.At a quarter to seven breakfast was taken into his ceH, consisting^ toast, aslice of bacon, eggs, and tea,The prisoners are under the silent system, and it is» is left to theuvJszell: arts SiWilzof boys and women, evidently on their way totirrctoritflave gSmml S oariy L half-past v. „. 'ill. ir only curion*. v i •• to ku ov m u ii.it ;lt;Peace is to be hanged ; and, on being told that it is on
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Thu, Feb 27, 1879
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