Comments on: Anecdote of the week

By: steve at the pub

steve at the pub — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 03:32:15 +0000

It was the custom for the hangman and assistant to be accommodated overnight in the prison prior to a hanging. Preparations would require the hangman and assistant to be in the prison at least 24 hours prior to the time of hanging. Which in London was 8am.

By: FDB

FDB — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 00:14:32 +0000

Maybe a young Charlie made this story up to supress the memory of his protector committing suicide.

By: steve at the pub

steve at the pub — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 12:21:19 +0000

When Chaplin was a child the knotted rope noose was no longer in use in England, being surpassed by the sliding brass eyelet. Rope used for hanging was the property of the prison and remained within the prison. Rope was not supplied by the hangman.

By: david tiley

david tiley — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 10:31:23 +0000

I thought hangmen in the UK worked very infrequently. But with great precision.

By: steve at the pub

steve at the pub — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 09:10:10 +0000

I don’t believe it.