Curley's Execution.

Manawatu Standard, Volume 4, Issue 194, 24 July 1883, Page 3

Curley's Execution.

jSC&p; AT THE GALLOWS.

Gurley -was m Kilinaiiihani^Gaol^ at-8 o'clobk, on May: 18. XCguardi of ; Grenadiers^ was on duty, and a strong .body of police and marines^patrpllejdi m front and kept the crowcTback. After his relatives had. left him, CuTley was again closeted witbvhw;^spir|t;ualMadvisers; twnbVre* mained with, him until late <m the evening. He retired co rest shortly after 1 0 y'^gock, but slept badly faring; the night, T^reSt feeing basing ; broken more tbajrv; once; / He r6se at a ; quarter tosix, and was intheclfajpel at ' his ' deyohons before the hour struck, ; Mass was celebratedi and the condemned man received the 1 : Holy ;Th» service lasted until after 7.30. Simultaneously agroup of yromen. outside the gaorwere^engajjed m saying the litany ior the dying. Among the crowd were the father and father-in-law of Curl* 5 / iKe'first-ikthcr intended to have ma- c gome remarks to the assembled throng, but he did not do so:. At. a quarter to eight the prison' officials entered the condemned man's cell, and a few minutes later the r riismal pf6se.ssion set-out for tbe,Bcaffold^~''Gurley walked steadily and maintained a : firm aspect, but he was. evidently labouring under strong emotion. He made no statement, and when Marwood pulled the^levor death was almost instantaneous*^ Exactly at eight o'clock the black flag was run up, and nearly every man iti the crowd.outside immediately, unbared, . while a murmur of sympathy, rose from the assemblage. . Ourlpy's father, on seeing the^flag, fan to the nearest point of the prison, and, throwing himself on his knees, raised a wild .(Irish wail of grief, wringing his bands m agony. Old Hanlon joined him, and they recited the v litany, . mingled , with ■ distressing cries.! , ; The scene ,w,as exceedingly painful .to" witness. Hearing the cries^ of the old man m his transports of grief, the crowd rushed to -where he was, and fearing an attack,, the .guard .stood to anna. Shortly afterwards the crowd quietly separated.' • v :i r . ' ■