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Watch the Rope

by (author) William E. Morriss

Publisher
J. Gordon Shillingford Publishing
Initial publish date
Jan 1998
Category
General, General
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780920486252
    Publish Date
    Jan 1998
    List Price
    $16.95

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Description

"Watch the rope": Words of advice given to a young reporter become the title for this gripping and sometimes grisly account of the trials and execution of the last seven men to be hanged in Manitoba. In 1948 Lawrence Deacon was tried and convicted in the death of a taxi driver. The author, who covered the trial for the Winnipeg Free Press brings forward new evidence which clearly indicates that an innocent man was hanged.

About the author

William E. Morriss was born in Winnipeg and began his career with the Winnipeg Free Press in 1946. From 1967–84, Morriss was the editor of The Manitoba Co–operator, a weekly farm newspaper published by Manitoba Pool Elevators. He is a former president of the Winnipeg Press Club and of the Manitoba Legislative Press Gallery, and is an honourary life member of the Manitoba Farm Writers and Broadcasters Association.

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