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houaegth2re by a policeman, and that in attempting to escape ha came across Cock standing outside. Ha told Cock to stand aside or he would shoot him. This the constable would not do, but made towards him as if he would apprehend him. Peace, according to his own statement, then fired off one of the barrels of hisofficer,^»e°w^wn^peUwi to shwrtat W^.n°He°furthBr says he did not desire to kill the constable, and that if he had only allowed him to escape he would not haremost ^tofWthe time th^di^^d ^rs^eJtin^to^r^hffig^hltebe^ng^to would^eeRaAnUg«S ^ra^tVu1«rC0^Sunday afteraool Daniel iw“'the convict',Tho^SM”;ssnsaasr---siiiiiisiiiSiHiliiiipmsmPolice-constable Robinson, who captured Peace at B^lagkheath, has been presented with £50 by the peopleINTERVIEW WITH A CLERGYMAN.The convict Peace was visited by the Rev. J. H.me at once, for I have a great message for you to bear to the people of Darnall, and I think you yourself will notThe interview lasted for nearly two hours, and in the ALLEGED PENITENCE OF THE CONDEMNED MAN.mmmwmLETTER FROM THE CONVICT.Peace in patenting an invention for raising sunken ships, having been accused in certain papers of being an accomplice of his, wrote to him :-You know that I knew nothing of your pursuits except in working withof 1hiro%peiri ^gwddkaT ofhU a^iWitfng^rie^'»irsrarassi'sspassed upon me. You must understand that I should haveEsrs »Lrr‘eSupon the merits of the cr.se, so that I think I should nevertreating for the'raising of sunke/ships on your behalf. I now leave it with you to say the truth on the matter.eternalhfeTto^cknowfedge a°ll anTevSy wringJrtfichyou for your soul’s welfare and eternity to confess your sins. The Lord is faithful, and says if we confess our sins He is willing to forgive us. When our souls leavebehind to remain deceived as to what we had done wrong. Because if we do it is making a lie. The Lord Jesus Christ forgave the thief his sins at the eleventh hour, and so will the Lord God of heaven and earth truly forgive you if you confess your sins andSS SSHJsSrcSssthat you would have left your evil ways and possibly,have gamed my freedom, but should have died a miserableyou and your family, that I am neither a fool nor idiot to say or think that there is no God ; but, on the contrary, I know there is a merciful God, whom I have sinned against, and broken all His commandments all the days of my life. I hope and trust that I shall find that my great load of sins wiU be forgiven^me by^Ls granting me free repentance,ffito th? kilT#dIm of0heavenrwhered[ mlet^on IndPREPARATIONS FOR THE EXECUTION. Marwood arrived in Leeds, on Monday afternoon, and proceeded to the gaol at Armley. The scaffold had been erected, and all arrangements made for carrying out the last penalty of the law. Marwood carriedmakllcl^n'bre^t^ryour^ife0, notlfor tbe”slkTof satisfying idle curiosity, but for the sake of repairingFlowery Land* pi rates were han^ at NewgatetoTrteeah^d heUbecome? ^ 1 e 8ca ° ’ 80 wea PEACE’S CONFESSION.believe that there is hope for you. Even these hymns may have been heard in heaven, and be rememberedattended at Armly Gaol, Leeds, last Wednesday, tohe resided at Darnallfand the convict has always had great confidence in him. On presenting himself at thecontrite and humble heart will procunf for you that happiness in the next world that you never could have had in this. After all, if you are repentant, you are only leaving a life of misery for a life of happiness. My wife and I pray for you. That is all we can do forSS yoV^ taktto state what his object was in sending for ifr. Littte-my mind to you. I know I am about to die, and Iweigh heavily upon it. Before I begin, do you believe that I am anxious to speak the truth, and nothing but the truth ? ”you were my partner in my invention that you was bound to know the course of life that I was leading. Now, Mr. Brion, it will give me great pleasure to speak the truth inPeace replied, “I know I shall be hanged next Tuesday. I desire to be hanged. I do not want tohafe nothing to gahi^nd Sing to losT il my'lost position, but I do want to atone in some measure for the past by telling MI know to^some one in whom Ithis matter. In the first place I wish you to understand that, whatever I have been in the course of my life in theTr.r°' to tMok tha/tho poop!, .rouol Pockham Ry.^LairI^«rrnycor.rdoT^orhd„^\ir«™'t,?ha;tthey will not think that I would tell anything whatever for§§»Sgs£L==MRS. THOMPSON AND PEACE.A Last Letter.m“in louid only undo all that I have done, or make amends for it in any way, I would even submit to my body, as I now stand, being cut in pieces, inch by inch. ”to^fe Mme^ponse1.*1'M^LitSewoS bdnglilent thesssaftjfSAsas.;---*he felt himself so wicked that he could scarcely expect any one to believe him, and that was why he desired to be assured over and over again. He called God to witness that all he was able to say would 1 e the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.After clearing himself of a theft which had been made in Mr. Littlewood’s house, and stating that it was done by colliers, Peace went on to say, “Now, Mr.first to say solemnly to you, in the^sight lt;ff these men£T?„ 52Mrs.' Dyson. Mrs., Dyson and I'were mi suchTntimatehope for that mercy which is given to all those who truly repent,jlo,you’ought to see me, your own, own Sue. homouth I should°now have been ilprisorhke^ou-two of us instead of one, and that could have done you nog°Darling Jack, do write me asking me to come and see you. Never mind what the people in this world say. lean say many things, darling. Don’t judge me wrongly as you now do. \our trouble has made me an altered and different woman. Oh ! do take that to heart.I 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 upon this earth. Do write me to my solicitor, for if I give my address it will get through the papers, and I am talked about enough. I will tell you where I stay when I see you.God in Heaven bless you and give you strength is,£SSince writing yon eneW. . iette, from Mr. Brion has leen sent to me, that you want to see me. Oh, John, I am so happy to think this is true. This will be taken to the gaol by the person who metme'thlmesaage*; dof^t, writeS once, the bearer will wait for your letter, asking me to conm toymi, andwhere I am staying when I see you. Your own Sue. FAREWELL INTERVIEW.Peace said, in conversation with Mr. Brion, on Thursday, “ Hannah Peace, or Ward, is not my wife, and it is only on account of the children I have said 1 that she was.”1 ^Mrs. Hannah I’eace^or Ward, hereon, Williamfamiliarities ^th1Mi^aDyso^—lan^Mg?which^iua’tchanged the subject to the Whalley“I was in‘Manchester, in 1876. I was there to ‘ work ’ some houses. I went to a place called Wlialley Range. I had ‘ spotted ’ a house there that I could do.dressing ^respectably, as the police never think of suspecting anyone who appears in good clothes. In this way I have thrown the police off theirguard many I a time.“ On my way to the house, at night, I passed two policemen on the road. There were some groundsgrounds in the dusk, and wait.a chance of getting into the house.“ I walked into the grounds through the gate ; and, before I was able to begin ‘ work” I heard a step behind me. Looking back I saw it was one of the policemen I had passed on the road. I doubled toIllsaii:tiJG! iillSnilE
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