The Trial of Ruth Blay

Ruth blay was sentenced to death for the murder of her infant. She pleaded innocent, but no one listened. The royal governor issued three consecutive reprieves postponing her execution. Just before noon on december thirtieth, over a thousand people gathered at gallows hill in south cemetery. Parents stood with their arms around their children, children who craned their necks to catch a glimpse of the woman who was about to die. Her body swung slowly at the end of the noose and she died moments later.