Winston72 Posted December 15, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2014 can you not pick the third book up and see who wrote it Winston you did say " cant remember the third " if you got three books just pick it up and let us all know,,i would be interested to find out who it was written by cheers Evo ( the unemployed hangman ) :lol: it may mean getting off my backside but here goes........................ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted December 15, 2014 Report Share Posted December 15, 2014 I hear what your saying but im not over convinced, all the sources ans statements seem to be German, why were Germans present at an execution? it should have been witnessed by the appropriate British Military staff, I know Pierrpoint was never going to paint himself in a bad light,but theres a limit to how much of a fight you can put up, with pinions on wrists and legs and been held in place by 2 officers an assistant and then pierrpoint himself to place the noose and cap?? not impossible but unlikeley in my opinion. But then again there are 3 sides to every story your side my side and somewhere in-between the truth will be there. Ah well. If you're simply going to dismiss other accounts as they don't tally with your opinion, then there's not much point in prolonging the debate really. Like you say, there are 3 sides to every story, and us humans tend to be complex beings. He was doing a necessary job at the time; he probably took pride in his work, but whether he relished it or not we'll probably never know. The answer is subjective to ones opinion regarding which of the stories 3 sides one chooses to believe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blunderbuss Posted December 15, 2014 Report Share Posted December 15, 2014 it may mean getting off my backside but here goes........................ Will it take a while to rummage through a collection of other tomes on execution, torture, mutilation etc? What do you read for light relief? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winston72 Posted December 15, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2014 Will it take a while to rummage through a collection of other tomes on execution, torture, mutilation etc? What do you read for light relief? Marquis de Sade Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winston72 Posted December 15, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2014 i have 100s of book some on the shelves some in the loft i cant appear to find the third but it chronicles the lives of executioners such as the Billingtons & Pieerpoints through there lives, Why does it make you curious? do you want to buy one? seems some on pigeon watch would do better with the Beano Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blunderbuss Posted December 15, 2014 Report Share Posted December 15, 2014 I love a nice Christmassy thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winston72 Posted December 15, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2014 I love a nice Christmassy thread You could always start one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blunderbuss Posted December 15, 2014 Report Share Posted December 15, 2014 I'm enjoying yours Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harnser Posted December 15, 2014 Report Share Posted December 15, 2014 I seem to remember reading somewhere that by law executioners had to be tried for murder after each death but were always aquitted. May be wrong but its at the back of my mind No not true . Directly after an execution all witnesses had to go into the governors office and sign the execution book . On the day of the execution the coroner would go to the prison and read the book and would open and close an inquest into the death of the hanged person and his verdict would be death by lawful execution . Harnser Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evo Posted December 15, 2014 Report Share Posted December 15, 2014 so am I ,,I,m fascinated by Christmas and capital punishment,,,just look what happened to Jesus,,,,,,,ooooopppppsssss sorry mods atb Evo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winston72 Posted December 15, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2014 I think the question "saint or sinner" is a little bizarre. I can't imagine many thinking people would believe he was either of those things. He was of his time, which is now history and by the laws and values of that time, he was doing a job which our legal system required. Despite the fantasies of some, those days will never come back. "Every man thinks meanly of himself for not having been a soldier" Samuel Johnson does this mean we suffer from the same affliction? so am I ,,I,m fascinated by Christmas and capital punishment,,,just look what happened to Jesus,,,,,,,ooooopppppsssss sorry mods atb Evo a little toss pot ish but its true, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blunderbuss Posted December 15, 2014 Report Share Posted December 15, 2014 (edited) No handbags here, I was indulging in some mild jesting to lighten a fairly grim subject. Apologies if it wasn't taken that way. I wont hang around any more Edited December 15, 2014 by Blunderbuss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winston72 Posted December 15, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2014 No handbags here, I was indulging in some mild jesting to lighten a fairly grim subject. Apologies if it wasn't taken that way. I wont hang around any more:) Ooh that was terrible.......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisherman Mike Posted December 15, 2014 Report Share Posted December 15, 2014 No handbags here, I was indulging in some mild jesting to lighten a fairly grim subject. Apologies if it wasn't taken that way. I wont hang around any more:) Ho Ho Ho...you will be suspended for puns like that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winston72 Posted December 15, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2014 Ho Ho Ho...you will be suspended for puns like that at the risk of adult humour............any jokes about been well hung floating around? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon R Posted December 15, 2014 Report Share Posted December 15, 2014 fur·bish (fur′bĭsh) tr.v. fur·bished, fur·bish·ing, fur·bish·es 1. To brighten by cleaning or rubbing; polish. 2. To restore to attractive or serviceable condition; renovate. i can if others can,sad fact of pigeon watch life is its liberally furbished with antagonists These would be the renovated branch of antagonists, then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
overandunder2012 Posted December 15, 2014 Report Share Posted December 15, 2014 (edited) a secret serial killer i suspect most executioners are, you cant be right up top and do that job Edited December 15, 2014 by overandunder2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricko Posted December 15, 2014 Report Share Posted December 15, 2014 Syd Dernley was his assistant for a while before he fell from grace and lost his job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winston72 Posted December 15, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2014 Syd Dernley was his assistant for a while before he fell from grace and lost his job. Syd was also an executioner in his own right for a few occasions, a couple of "interviews" with him on you tube also a video called hanging with Frank is worth a watch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zapp Posted December 15, 2014 Report Share Posted December 15, 2014 This thread has been tidied up. Just a gentle reminder to please stay on topic, that way an interesting thread can remain on the forum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winston72 Posted December 15, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2014 Austrians, I believe. just checked Austrians it was,my mistake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
overandunder2012 Posted December 17, 2014 Report Share Posted December 17, 2014 you should check out singapores old hangman now theres a nutter done over 800 and his personal best is 18 in a day. makes Hannibal Lector look like a saint Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winston72 Posted December 17, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2014 you should check out singapores old hangman now theres a nutter done over 800 and his personal best is 18 in a day. makes Hannibal Lector look like a saint Have you got a name i can research? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
photon Posted December 17, 2014 Report Share Posted December 17, 2014 Have you got a name i can research? Darshan singh ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
overandunder2012 Posted December 17, 2014 Report Share Posted December 17, 2014 Darshan Singh heres a piece about him a real charmer lol http://www.smh.com.au/news/world/hangmans-sickening-outburst/2005/11/29/1133026469650.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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