Execution Tales Chapter 85 Part VIII
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VIII: Canada Australia & Africa
The next evening Maddy moved onto the British Empire & it’s former colonies
Canada: Cordelia Viau: 36 year old Cordelia & her lover were condemned to death for the murder of her husband. On the 10th of March 1899 they were hanged back to back on the gallows in the prison yard in Quebec City in front of an invited audience.
Canada: Emily Hilda Blake: 21 year old Hilda was a serving girl who murdered her employer apparently because he had reneged on a promise to marry her. At Brandon Province jail in Manitoba on the 27th of December 1899 she plunged through the gallows trapdoor to her death.
Canada: Florence Lassandro: 22 year old Florence & a male accomplice were convicted of the murder of a policeman. On the 2nd of May 1923 Florence was led to the scaffold in Fort Saskatchewan immediately after the hanging of her co-accused. She reportedly sobbed & pleaded for mercy all the way to the noose. The photos of Florence showed her to have been very attractive.
Australia: Frances Knorr: Frances was a 26 year old baby farmer who was convicted of the murder of several very young children. On the 1st of May 1894 she had to be half carried up the gallows steps in Melbourne prison. The feel of rope being placed round her neck roused her from her trance like state & she let out a blood curdling scream of terror as she was hooded. The terrible noises coming from her could still be clearly heard by all the witnesses even though they were now muffled by the hood. Silence only returned once Frances had plunged through the trap to her death.
Australia: Jean Lee: The pretty red headed murderess made history when she became the last woman executed in Australia on the 19th of February 1951. The prison record listed her as weighing 7 stone 6 lbs & being 5 foot 7 inches tall & she was given a drop of exactly 8 feet. Jean fainted when the executioner & his assistant came for her & she had to be carried to the gallows in a chair. As she dropped through the trap as intended the chair fell away from her. Death was reported as having been instantaneous.
South Africa: Sandra Smith: On the 22nd of June 1986 22 year old Sandra Smith was sentenced to hang for murder & robbery along with her lover. As sentence was passed she became hysterical & wailed pleading for mercy. She had to be carried to the cells. On the 2nd of July 1989 the attractive now 24 year old Sandra wearing a knee length white prison uniform & slippers, all appeals having been exhausted, was led to the gallows in Pretoria prison along with seven men including her lover.
She seemed calm up until she saw the noose & then her nerve broke & she started to scream for mercy struggling desperately with the escorting prison guards. It served her nothing & a minute later she dropped through the trap. The guards above looked down into the pit & saw the reflexive spastic kicking of her legs as her body responded to the trauma of her neck being broken.
Mariette Bosch: Botswana: 50 year old Mariette became the first white woman executed in Botswana since independence when she was hanged in a brown prison uniform on the 31st of March 2001 for the murder of her lover’s wife.
The next evening Maddy moved onto the British Empire & it’s former colonies
Canada: Cordelia Viau: 36 year old Cordelia & her lover were condemned to death for the murder of her husband. On the 10th of March 1899 they were hanged back to back on the gallows in the prison yard in Quebec City in front of an invited audience.
Canada: Emily Hilda Blake: 21 year old Hilda was a serving girl who murdered her employer apparently because he had reneged on a promise to marry her. At Brandon Province jail in Manitoba on the 27th of December 1899 she plunged through the gallows trapdoor to her death.
Canada: Florence Lassandro: 22 year old Florence & a male accomplice were convicted of the murder of a policeman. On the 2nd of May 1923 Florence was led to the scaffold in Fort Saskatchewan immediately after the hanging of her co-accused. She reportedly sobbed & pleaded for mercy all the way to the noose. The photos of Florence showed her to have been very attractive.
Australia: Frances Knorr: Frances was a 26 year old baby farmer who was convicted of the murder of several very young children. On the 1st of May 1894 she had to be half carried up the gallows steps in Melbourne prison. The feel of rope being placed round her neck roused her from her trance like state & she let out a blood curdling scream of terror as she was hooded. The terrible noises coming from her could still be clearly heard by all the witnesses even though they were now muffled by the hood. Silence only returned once Frances had plunged through the trap to her death.
Australia: Jean Lee: The pretty red headed murderess made history when she became the last woman executed in Australia on the 19th of February 1951. The prison record listed her as weighing 7 stone 6 lbs & being 5 foot 7 inches tall & she was given a drop of exactly 8 feet. Jean fainted when the executioner & his assistant came for her & she had to be carried to the gallows in a chair. As she dropped through the trap as intended the chair fell away from her. Death was reported as having been instantaneous.
South Africa: Sandra Smith: On the 22nd of June 1986 22 year old Sandra Smith was sentenced to hang for murder & robbery along with her lover. As sentence was passed she became hysterical & wailed pleading for mercy. She had to be carried to the cells. On the 2nd of July 1989 the attractive now 24 year old Sandra wearing a knee length white prison uniform & slippers, all appeals having been exhausted, was led to the gallows in Pretoria prison along with seven men including her lover.
She seemed calm up until she saw the noose & then her nerve broke & she started to scream for mercy struggling desperately with the escorting prison guards. It served her nothing & a minute later she dropped through the trap. The guards above looked down into the pit & saw the reflexive spastic kicking of her legs as her body responded to the trauma of her neck being broken.
Mariette Bosch: Botswana: 50 year old Mariette became the first white woman executed in Botswana since independence when she was hanged in a brown prison uniform on the 31st of March 2001 for the murder of her lover’s wife.
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