Old Thomas Pierrepoint was a good craftsman. He had a keen eye for sizing up the strength of his subjects' neck muscles; he always tied the noose so that it would break the vertebrae at the first snap and spare the poor blighter a lot of agony. He was discreet about his job, never talked to newsmen, never sold souvenirs. He well earned his 15 guineas ($63) for each hanging job; but, as Mrs. Pierrepoint said: "Chief trouble is, the job's not a regular one."
That was something for Albert ("Yungg Alber") Pierrepoint to ponder, when he joined his...
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