John Austin (highwayman) of London by cart to the gallows. The 2½ mile journey along Tyburn Road would have taken up to three hours. Standing shackled in the cart, he would have been accompanied by two guards and a chaplain. They would traditionally stop on the way at St Sepulchre-without-Newgate and two public houses where drinks would be served. On arrival at Tyburn, Austin's cart would have been positioned under a beam and a noose attached around his head. He would then be permitted to address the crowd, his last words were: However, for Austin the noose slipped up the back of his
San Diego Highwayman San Diego Highwayman Thomas Weller (born December 25, 1947), a.k.a. the San Diego Highwayman, is an American mechanic and nationally recognized Good Samaritan. His Highwayman moniker originated from a 1996 segment by CBS reporter Charles Kuralt. Weller began helping stranded motorists in 1966, two years after his car plowed into a snowbank in Illinois. A man saved Weller's life by pulling him out and asked Weller to pass on the favor as payment. His modified 1955 Ford station wagon, Beulah, is notable for its significant resemblance to the Ghostbusters vehicle Ecto-1. In April 2002, Auto Trader arranged for Weller's fuel