The Last Execution Mystery Cache
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The co-ordinates at the top of the page are for parking and have nothing to do with the cache. The Last Execution The case of John Tawell John Tawell was the last man to be publicly hung out side the County Hall (now Crown Court) over looking the Market Square in Aylesbury. Whipping This was frequently ordered for smaller offences like theft. Increasingly it was regarded as cruel and barbaric but there are frequent references in the Buckinghamshire records to prisoners being whipped, even children. Private whipping took place within the gaol but public whipping took the form of a public spectacle in the Market Square. Adults could expect the harsh cat’o’nine tails, but on children the birch rod was probably used. Description of Public Whipping by John Gibbs from History of Aylesbury by Robert Gibbs, 1885, p.550 Another manner of punishing criminals guilty of minor offences, and which had a hardening and demoralising effect, was that of public whipping. I well remember that the first week after the Quarter Sessions, feelings of indignation were frequently aroused by the cries, oaths, screams, and groans of a fellow creature, passing up the public street, with arms stretched out, and partially naked, tied to the tail of a cart. In this posture he was whipped with a cat-o'-nine tails through the market until the blood trickled into his shoes. It was repeated on separate culprits several times in the same day; business frequently had to be suspended during the time these chastisements were taking place. Subsequently I have seen three or four prisoners at a time marched across from the prison to the cage (1), half naked; their hands were tied up to rings on each side of the door posts, and then they received their whippings. (1). The cage was a little building which stood in the Market Square where the clock tower now stands. We digress- Back to Mr Tawell John had evaded the death penalty many years before. Due to the religious beliefs of his victims. He was transported to the colonies for 14 years. He used this time to make a name for himself, as a respected member of the Quaker community. It was not until his return to England that his life took a turn for the worse. His misfortunes lead to his decision to commit THE MURDER OF SARAH HART. On a cold new years day 1845. In a letter to his wife he made his full confession. "My dear Wife, "I pray thee to forgive the injury I have done thee. If thou dost not, to whom shall I look? Oh? Pray for me, my dear, dear wife. When they soul shall be inspired by the Holy Spirit, let they wretched husband's misery cause thee to pray for him. That I did commit the horrid crime I now confess, and I also made the attempt last September. I am, dear wife, your wretched husband, "JOHN TAWELL." To find this cache you simply have to find answer these few questions • In which year did John Tawell commit his first known crime 1Ajk j+k = B • How many years later did he get his pardon C • In what year did Johns wife pass away 18D8 • on which date did the trial open EF march 1845 • how many days later did Tawell swing from the gallows G • How many years between being sent to the colonies and being condemned to death was it. H NOW FIND THE CACHE N (A-D) E ° (A/F)(G/4) . B(C-6)F W 000 ° ((G*F)+(D*B+E)) . ((H*D)+A+D+E)
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