text:  But his full confession with regard to himself and the man who had fallen with honourable silence as to their more fortunate companion his youth (he was but a year older than myself ) and his whole bearing since his imprisonment had impressed myself and others deeply in his favour; a memorial of the case was drawn up representing that justice might well be satisfied with the violent death of one criminal already and after being signed by all parties of any influence in the neighbourhood was forwarded for presentation to the crown