and it was evidently the result ofa 
wish to avoid all further entreaty. 
r. Ives, observing Patch throw 
imself back, ran to him, and ex- 
claimed, ‘‘ My good friend, what 
are you about:” Mr. Patch took 
im by the hand, and conversed with 
him for about a minute and a half; 
nd, when he was loosing him, he 
arted his hand apparently with 
uch reluctance. A great anxiety 
was, at this moment, expressed by 
he bye-standers, to know whether 
Mr. Patch had confessed his guilt to 
Mr. Ives, in this conversation, Mr. 
Ives answered, with great polite- 
ness, to all inquirers, that he could 
not at present divulge what Mr. 
Patch had communicated to him, 
and he persevered in this determina- 
tion, notwithstanding the pressing 
Solicitation of one of the magistrates. 
He said, however, ‘* I believe him to 
be the mn? meaning the man who 
murdered Mr. Blight. 
At fiye minutes past nine o’clock 
the sentence of thejaw was enforced 
by the falling of the drop. ‘The 
sufferers were suspended in the 
following order—At the east end 
of the drop hung Patch—on his left 
hand the woman, and on her right 
her husband. 
Patch was about 38 or 39 years 
of age— Herring about 60, and 
his wife, a very lusty woman, al- 
though she appeared beyond 40, 
was only 35. 
Patch was an athletic broad shoul- 
dered man, about 5 feet 7 inches 
igh, and strong made in propor- 
tion ; his florid looks never forsook 
him, but these arose from his con- 
stitutional formation ; his lips, how- 
ever, were pale enough to indicate 
suificiently the state 144 his mind. 
Thus perished, by me haads of the 
CH Hoey 1 OC LE. 
397 
common executioner, Richard Patch, 
the perpetrator of a crime at which 
humanity shudders.—If the least 
shadow of a doubt could remain as 
to his guilt, we might perhaps temper 
our observations on the subject ; 
but we do not hesitate to say, that 
never did a criminal more deserved- 
ly suffer the last punishment of the 
law, and never were less emotions 
of pity excited in the surrounding 
multitude, 
IIad a full confession of his guilt 
been wrung from him by the extra- 
ordinary and praiseworthy exertions 
made for that purpose, his appa- 
rent contrition would have entitled 
him te some commiseration ; but 
meeting his fate as he did, he 
was guilty of an act of injustice to 
the innocent persons whom he him. 
self had slandered. 
In the surrounding multitude, 
only one sentiment, that of abhor- 
rence at his guilt, seemed to prevail; 
and we hope that the awful fate of 
this wretched man will operate as 
an incitement to all classes of society 
to persevere in a course of virtuous 
and honest industry. 
After the bodies had hung an 
hour, they were taken down, and 
the body of Patch conveyed to the 
hospital for dissection, pursuant to’ 
his sentence. The bodies of the 
other two sufferers were delivered 
to their friends. 
The concougse of people present 
was incalculable. 
Monuments.—A legacy left for 
adorning St. James’s-square. The 
following is an extract from the will 
and testament of the donor, dated 
the 6th of July, 1724: 
‘¢ [ will and bequeath a sufficient 
sum of money to purchase and erect, 
in St, James’s-square, an equestrian 
status 
