hangman
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Throughout Maledon’s career as a hangman, Arkansas newspapers regularly reported his identity and his role in executions.
From Slate ● Oct. 9, 2026
Even the widely despised Chun escaped the hangman.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 10, 2023
Seems that “Wheel” is just hangman, but pricier.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 3, 2020
A notebook and other items belonging to Britain's most famous hangman has sold at auction for £20,000.
From BBC ● Jun. 5, 2019
The men in the pub are talking about the terrible state of the world and how in God’s name Hermann Goering escaped the hangman an hour before the hanging.
From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt
“We groan beneath the yoke of hangmen / While drunken justice sodden sleeps,” he writes.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 24, 2022
Even though they are rarely called on to carry out an execution, hangmen are paid a monthly stipend by local state governments of about 3,000 rupees or £30.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 18, 2014
Although there have been no hangings since 1976 two hangmen were recently recruited but were later reported to have been sacked after absconding.
From BBC ● Apr. 25, 2013
The pay is not very good for hangmen, partly because of the paucity of hangings but also because the job is considered contract work.
From New York Times ● Jun. 13, 2011
He also said Radcliffe claimed to have adopted the profession out of purely charitable motives, there having been so many bunglings by amateur hangmen.
From Seeds of Pine by Janey Canuck
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