execution by hanging
111gallows — n.pl. (usu. treated as sing.) 1 a structure, usu. of two uprights and a crosspiece, for the hanging of criminals. 2 (prec. by the) execution by hanging. Phrases and idioms: gallows humour grim and ironical humour. Etymology: ME f. ON gaacutelgi …
112rope — n. & v. n. 1 a stout cord made by twisting together strands of hemp, sisal, flax, cotton, nylon, wire, or similar material. b a piece of this. c US a lasso. 2 (foll. by of) a quantity of onions, ova, or pearls strung together. 3 (in pl., prec. by …
113Carthusian Martyrs — The Carthusian Martyrs were a group of monks of the London Charterhouse, the monastery of the Carthusian Order in central London, who were put to death by the English state from June 19, 1535 to September 20, 1537. The method of execution was… …
114Huntsville Unit — is a prison located on 815 12th Street in Huntsville, Texas, United States.The facility is operated by the Correctional Institutions Division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, administered as within… …
115David Lumsdaine — (born 31 October 1931) is an Australian composer. He studied at the New South Wales Conservatorium of Music (as it was then known). He moved to England in 1952 and for a while shared a flat with fellow expatriate, the poet Peter Porter, with whom …
116Leeds (HM Prison) — Infobox HM Prison name = HMP Leeds size = 200px opened = 1847 type = Adult Male/Local figures = 1,000 (2007) location = Armley, Leeds, West Yorkshire governor = Rob Kellet prisonid = 499 HMP Leeds is a large prison located in Armley approximately …
117Pied-du-Courant Prison — The prison, Monument aux Patriotes and a part of wall Location Montreal Coordinates …
118Jason Butler Harner — Infobox actor imagesize = 150px name = Jason Butler Harner birthname = birthdate = October 91970 birthplace = Elmira, New York deathdate = deathplace = restingplace = restingplacecoordinates = othername = occupation = yearsactive = spouse =… …
119Alois Grimm — (* October 24, 1886 in Külsheim, Germany, † hanged September 11, 1944 in Berlin) was a Martyr, Jesuit priest, Patristic scholar, educator, Grimm SJ, denunciated by SS soldiers for anti German sentiments and sermons, was sentenced to death by the… …
120Toni Jo Henry — (January 3, 1916 November 28, 1942), Annie Beatrice McQuiston, was the only woman executed in Louisiana s electric chair (for the murder of Joseph P. Calloway).Early lifeBorn near Shreveport, Louisiana, she was the third of five children. Her… …
