A LIFE FOR A LIFE.
MURDERER EXECUTED. BY CABLE—PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT •LONDON, Dec. 9. The execution of William Smith was carried out at Hull without incident. Contrary to expectations, the crowd outside the prison was most orderly. The hangman slept at the gaol overnight as a precaution. When the prison bell tolled the hour of execution the crowd sang “Nearer, My God, to Thee.?’ / . There were poignant scenes when Smith’s mother collapsed, but she recovered and remained an hour amidst the crowd.
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Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 11 December 1924, Page 5
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81A LIFE FOR A LIFE. Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 11 December 1924, Page 5
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