Show Gal gallows lovs trap refused to do expected work three times they tried to hang him and three times they failed the story of john lee the man they hang Is told by david fredi erick mccord in the illustrated detec tive magazine it happened at exeter england in february iss le lee stood on the gallows writes mccord the sheriff signaled the lever was pulled seconds ticked I 1 away As if gripped by some canny i paralysis tl ie i trap refused to drop lee bound and snuffled upon the brink of death still muttering his prayer for mercy remained unbar armed med they seized him and lifted him from the trap the lever was mas tested and worked perfectly again he was brought out and again it refused to work A third time and the crowd was hysterical ile he Is innocent cried a voice from the crowd god knows he Is innocent and will not let him die ills sentence was commuted to 22 years and he died in his own bed |