Hangman.- Berry (James, hangman, 1852-1913) James Berry, Executioner, Bradford, Yorks, printed card on green celluloid, 42 x 75mm., [c. 1890]; and manuscript template for the card, v.s. (2 pieces). ⁂ "An eight-year career saw Berry hang upwards of 131 convicted murderers in British and Irish gaols, including Thomas Orrock, Israel Lipski, Dr Phillip Cross, William Henry Bury, and Mary Ann Wheeler (Pearcey). He increasingly incurred Home Office displeasure as a result of levees at pubs, sale of ropes as souvenirs, and a few bodged executions." - Oxford DNB.
Hangman.- Berry (James, hangman, 1852-1913) James Berry, Executioner, Bradford, Yorks, printed card on green celluloid, 42 x 75mm., [c. 1890]; and manuscript template for the card, v.s. (2 pieces). ⁂ "An eight-year career saw Berry hang upwards of 131 convicted murderers in British and Irish gaols, including Thomas Orrock, Israel Lipski, Dr Phillip Cross, William Henry Bury, and Mary Ann Wheeler (Pearcey). He increasingly incurred Home Office displeasure as a result of levees at pubs, sale of ropes as souvenirs, and a few bodged executions." - Oxford DNB.
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