Slowly the hands of the clock crept around to the hour, and at the first chime the slow procession commenced to wend its way to the scaffold. John Brown had just eaten a hearty meal and his face showed no trace of fear. Upon arrival at. the scaffold everything was placed in position and the rope was adjusted. With a last look at his watch to see that the time had really arrived, the man in authority gave the signal, and John Brown and his fellow- bricklayers recommenced work after the dinner hour.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 16 January 1939, Page 9
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