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| Due to the heinous nature of their dastardly crimes it was decided one of the smugglers should be hanged by the neck until dead. The hanging party marched back up the steps to the gallows on the hill. |
| A large crowd gathered on the hill to watch as the noose was set and the death sentence proclaimed. |
| The condemned man was defiant to the last - cursing his colleague who had turned King's evidence to escape the gibbet. He didn't shout so much once the rope took his weight. |
| As he did not die the first time, cheered on by the crowd, the smuggler was hoisted back up and left to swing until he croaked. |
| When the people were satisfied that justice had been done and they had all been thoroughly entertained the corpse was cut down. As grieving loved ones knelt by the body a warning was made to anyone else foolish enough not to pay their taxes. |
