["Three Men Hanged", The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA), Friday 15 December 1905, page 7]
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The confusion which occurred when the two Manilamen stood on the scaffold evidenced the undesirableness of a double hanging. Had the two men been executed separately the officials would have been able to cope more easily with Espada's efforts to save himself. The altercation between the two men started the confusion. Apparently Pablo took strong objection to something his companion said, and interrupted him angrily. The dialogue was spoken in the Manila language, and was incomprehensible to the audience of pressmen and officials. Espada increased the confusion by his attempt to grip the rope with his bound hands. The hangman was visibly affected by the confusion, and broke down and cried like a child. It was then that Chief Warder Webster stepped forward to set matters right.
