The John Lee story
In the 1880’s John Lee was hanged for the murder of Emma Keyse but he did not die. What they did then they put a rope round his neck and then he would go through the trap door. They tried three times but the trap door didn’t open. After three times they decided he would go to prison.
Written by A Pupil
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Technical Information (Metadata)
| Title | Value |
|---|---|
| Description: | |
| Written by | A Pupil |
| Organisation | Ellacombe School |
| Website | |
| Item | |
| Identifier | ref 127 |
| Date | 1895 |
| Format | photocopy; 262 mm x 124 mm |
| Coverage | Devon. Torquay |
| Source | Torbay Library Services |
| Subject | Lee. Torquay. Babbacombe. Exeter |
| Type | Image |
| Publisher | Torbay Library Services |
| Rights | Torquay Directory |
| Keywords | chaplin pitkin prison exeter criminals gaol keyse dream execution |
