Another member of the gang , who was trailing behind in a taxi , would then dash off with the coins and the pilferer 另一名同党则驾驶的士尾随,接应偷钱同党和运走贼赃。
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In the midst of them , the hangman , ever busy and ever worse than useless , was in constant requisition ; now , stringing up long rows of miscellaneous criminals ; now , hanging a house - breaker on saturday who had been taken on tuesday ; now , burning people in the hand at newgate by the dozen , and now burning pamphlets at the door of westminster hall ; to - day , taking the life of an atrocious murderer , and to - morrow of a wretched pilferer who had robbed a farmer s boy of sixpence 他们有时把各色各样的罪犯一大排一大排地挂起来。有时星期二抓住的强盗,星期六就绞死有时就在新门监狱把囚犯成打成打地用火刑烧死有时又在西敏寺大厅门前焚烧小册子。今天处决一个穷凶极恶的杀人犯,明天杀死一个只抢了农家孩子六便士的可怜的小偷。