Hanged

Famous quotes containing the word hanged:

    George Shears ... was hanged in a barn near the store. The rope was thrown over a beam, and he was asked to walk up a ladder to save the trouble of preparing a drop for him. “Gentlemen,” he said, “I am not used to this business. Shall I jump off or slide off?” He was told to jump.
    —For the State of Montana, U.S. public relief program (1935-1943)

    Fancy that thou deservest to be hanged ... thou wilt feel it happiness to be only shot: fancy that thou deservest to be hanged in a hair halter, it will be a luxury to die in hemp.
    Thomas Carlyle (1795–1881)

    “Many men have been hanged on far slighter evidence,” I remarked.
    “So they have. And many men have been wrongfully hanged.”
    Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859–1930)