London, Dec. 21. — Henry Wainwright, convicted of tbe murder of Harriet Lane, Whiteohapel-road, was hung at Newgate to-day. Just before he was pinioned he handed (he governor of the prison a written statement, which be desired to be made public. In this paper he acknowledges the j ustice of the sentence, though he does not explicitly admit that he murdered the young woman*
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XI, Issue 47, 18 February 1876, Page 4
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