Category:John Gale (Dumb Jack)

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Character of London, described here and here: Born deaf and dumb. One of his chief enjoyments was to be present at public executions; hence he was a constant attendant on occasions of that kind at Tyburn, and uniformly accompanied the unfortunate culprit for the gaol to the gallows <> "on the copse of the cart".