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Derby Gaol :- DERBY, DERBYSHIREDerby Gaol :- DERBY, DERBYSHIRE
In 1588 John Baxter of Kirk Langley was appointed gaoler of Derby's first County Gaol, which was located over a brook and would occasionally overflow and drown prisoners. In 1588, Nicholas Garlick, Robert Ludlam and Richard Simpson, all Catholic priests, were hanged, drawn and quartered. Their remains were hung from St. Mary's Bridge. The apalling conditions and lack of food led to horror stories including that of a prisoner who cut his own throat in the gaol. Scandal about the conditions and corruption surrounded the gaol until a new one was built in 1756 in Friargate, and was used as a prison until 1828. Derby's third and final County Gaol was opened in 1827. The gaol was famous for its public executions until 1862, attracting as many as 50,000 people for the execution of Samuel Bonsall, William Bland and John Hulme in 1843, for murdering Miss Martha Goddard. The last public execution in Derby was in 1862 on April 11th. The victim was 26 year-old man called Richard Thorley.
He had been accused of murdering Eliza Morrow. After 1862 twelve more executions took place inside Derby. The very last execution was that of William Edward Slack on July 16th, 1907 who was hanged for the murder of his mistress, Mrs Wilson. The prison closed as a civilian institution in 1916 and was used by the army authorities until 1928.
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