Emery County Progress | 1905-12-30 | Page 2 | Derrick Named for Hangman

derrick named for hangman A derrick Is an innocent bechani cal apparatus tor lifting heavy weights but it gets its name from an english hangman called derrick who flourished many years ago the people of that time thought that the de vice used only in the hangman s trade resembled the more common median ism which now bears his surname somewhat similarly the term ruffian Is believed by many to have come from morocco where the inhabitants of the hiff country were and are pirates and altogether persons of evil character