

There was some sympathy for Blake. For such a young woman to commit a crime, it was assumed that she must have been attacked, suffered from a mental disease or had the assistance of an accomplice. Some newspapers were certain that she wouldn't actually hang. If there were extenuating circumstances, Hilda maintained her silence.
For Morning Telegraph coverage of the hanging. To read an excerpt from Walk Towards the Gallows: The Tragedy of Hilda Blake.
December 27, 1895 - The former Masonic Temple on Donald Street at Ellice was dedicated by Grand Master Charles Napier Bell. The evening began with a number of ceremonies beginning in the "blue room" and ended with a supper in the banquet hall. For a history of the building.
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