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two unfortunate criminals, in the following terms:—“ That you, John Thurtell, betaken to the place from whence you came and from thence that yon taken on Friday, the 9th instant, to a place of execution, and that you be hanged by the neck till you be dead, and that your body be taken down and given to the surgeons, for dissection. As for you, Joseph Hunt, the sentence of the law is, that you be taken from hence to the place from whence you came, and from thence to a place of execution, and that you be hanged by the neck till you be dead; and may God of his infinite mercy have compassion. on both your souls.’
When the sentence was being pronounced, Hunt’s dejection increased but Thurtell’s confidence never left him for an instant; and after the sentence he went out of the dock with a firm step.
Respite received for Joseph Hunt
Joseph Hunt received a respite for a week, which was afterwards followed by
