Tuesday, November 04, 2008

UK: The Hangman's Diary For Sale

The diaries of two different hangmen, actually: Henry Pierrepoint and Harry Allen.

What does the hangman put in his diary? Professional notes about how long to make the noose, and the state of the condemned person's neck: "muscular neck," "strong neck" are a couple of the notes in Pierrepoint's diary.

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The tape measure is for measuring height of the condemned person, an aid to calculating the length of the noose.

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