Talk:John Amery
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[edit] Amery's wit on the scaffold
I am not convinced at all by the denial of the authorities for the following reasons.
1. When Pierrepoint enters the condemned cell, before he pinions the prisoner, only three or four people are in the cell. Pierrepoint, the prisoner and one or two guards. There is time for a brief exchange before the witnesses enter.
2. The authorites would of course wish to quash any idea that a Nazi "traitor" could be brave enough to crack a joke.
3. In his 1974 autobiography, Pierrepoint confirms the incident and the exact words(without naming Amery). RodCrosby
The Pierrepoint story comes from the suppressed 'Empire News and Sunday Chronicle' series which Pierrepoint attempted to publish after his resignation, in which he confirms that Amery was 'the bravest man I ever hanged'. Proofs of several of the unpublished articles are in the 'PCOM 9' series of documents in the UK National Archives/PRO at Kew.Griz999 08:52, 15 June 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Plea of "guilty" to charge of Treason
Quote from article: "he pleaded guilty at his trial to eight charges of treason. ... This is believed to be the only case of a man pleading guilty to a charge of treason in the UK." Comment: The twenty-five men charged with High Treason as a result of the West-Riding Rebellion of 1820 (Rex v. COMSTIVE & others) all pleaded "guilty" at York Castle in September 1820. They were sentenced to drawn, hanged until dead, beheaded, etc, as required by the law of 1814. However, this sentence was respited, pursuant to an agreement reached before the pleas were entered. The sentencing Judge was aware of this, and commented upon it when passing sentence. Ultimately, twelve rebels were transported to Van Diemen's Land, and the remainder were pardoned after serving short periods in custody in England. [end]
Hi, I have removwed the reference to the Jewish origins of the Amery family. This is inaccurate and has been pasted from ther article on Leo Amery. It may be that John Amery's maternal grandmother was a Jew but this surely does not mean that he is from Jewish family. All the best, Pekka —Preceding unsigned comment added by 213.139.161.102 (talk) 19:19, 15 February 2008 (UTC)
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