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If it was through these or just bad luck isn't clear, but soon rumours about Overbury's timely demise started to circulate. Sir Gerwase Helwys who had been the Lieutenant of the Tower during Overbury's imprisonment confessed to Sir Ralph Winwood, Secretary of State, that he had been aware that Richard Weston, one of the keepers, had been given a potion to use on Overbury, which Helwys had stopped. He also stated that after Overbury's death, Weston had confessed that an apothecary's boy had been bribed to give Overbury a poisoned enema. [24]
From there on, the whole house of cards came down. Weston told on Anne, who was imprisoned, and both Helwys, Weston and Anne were tried for the murder. Anne's trial took place on the 7th of November 1615, and she was charged with "comforting, aiding and assisting" Weston in poisoning Overbury. Anne denied everything, but she was found guilty and sentenced to death. Chief Justice Coke called her "a whore, a bawd, a sorcerer, a witch, a papist, a felon and a murderer, the daughter of that devil Forman." [25] It wasn't until after the trial, when given spiritual comfort by a minister, that she confessed and implicated Frances. [26]
She was brought to Tyburn on 14 November 1615, between ten and eleven in the morning, wearing her own yellow ruff. Entreated by the minister to speak to the crowd, she made a very remorseful speech in which she cried out against the corruption of the fashinable world, making special mention of powdered hair and yellow ruffs. [27] After this she asked if she may pray for Frances, and when answered that this was a charitable deed, she said: "I must pray for her, and whilst pray for her whilst I have breath."
Then kneeling upon her knees in the cart, a prayer was read unto her by the ordinary, which she repeated after him, and likewise the Lord's Prayer; which being ended, the rope was put about her neck, being before upon her shoulders, her hands were bound with a black silk ribbon, as she desired, and a black veil, which she wore upon her head, being pulled over her face by the executioner, the cart was driven away, and she was left hanging, in whom there was no motion at all perceived.
Amos, p. 224, quoting in turn State Paper Office; Domestic papers, 1615, Nov. 14, No. 290
Engraving of Mrs. Anne Turner on her way to the gallows . 1615.
From there on, the whole house of cards came down. Weston told on Anne, who was imprisoned, and both Helwys, Weston and Anne were tried for the murder. Anne's trial took place on the 7th of November 1615, and she was charged with "comforting, aiding and assisting" Weston in poisoning Overbury. Anne denied everything, but she was found guilty and sentenced to death. Chief Justice Coke called her "a whore, a bawd, a sorcerer, a witch, a papist, a felon and a murderer, the daughter of that devil Forman." [25] It wasn't until after the trial, when given spiritual comfort by a minister, that she confessed and implicated Frances. [26]
She was brought to Tyburn on 14 November 1615, between ten and eleven in the morning, wearing her own yellow ruff. Entreated by the minister to speak to the crowd, she made a very remorseful speech in which she cried out against the corruption of the fashinable world, making special mention of powdered hair and yellow ruffs. [27] After this she asked if she may pray for Frances, and when answered that this was a charitable deed, she said: "I must pray for her, and whilst pray for her whilst I have breath."
Then kneeling upon her knees in the cart, a prayer was read unto her by the ordinary, which she repeated after him, and likewise the Lord's Prayer; which being ended, the rope was put about her neck, being before upon her shoulders, her hands were bound with a black silk ribbon, as she desired, and a black veil, which she wore upon her head, being pulled over her face by the executioner, the cart was driven away, and she was left hanging, in whom there was no motion at all perceived.
Amos, p. 224, quoting in turn State Paper Office; Domestic papers, 1615, Nov. 14, No. 290
Engraving of Mrs. Anne Turner on her way to the gallows . 1615.
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Roxalana "Roxana" Druse (c. 1847 – February 28, 1887), was the last woman hanged in the state of New York, and the first woman hanged in 40 years in Central New York. Her botched execution didn't kill her instantly, further motivating New York officials to replace the gallows with the electric chair in New York in 1890.
Druse murdered her husband, William Druse, in their home in Warren, New York, by shooting him and decapitating him with an axe. Her son and daughter, George and Mary Druse, and nephew, Frank Gates, assisted her in the murder. Druse later said that she murdered him because of domestic violence. She was sentenced to be hanged on October 6, 1885, and was hanged on February 28, 1887.
Druse murdered her husband, William Druse, in their home in Warren, New York, by shooting him and decapitating him with an axe. Her son and daughter, George and Mary Druse, and nephew, Frank Gates, assisted her in the murder. Druse later said that she murdered him because of domestic violence. She was sentenced to be hanged on October 6, 1885, and was hanged on February 28, 1887.
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