Editing Taylor Square (section)

==History==
Taylor Square was the site of the public execution of [[John Knatchbull (Royal Navy captain)|John Knatchbull]] for murder in 1844, with a crowd of 10,000 people reportedly in attendance.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://ses.library.usyd.edu.au/bitstream/2123/1862/6/02whole.pdf|format = pdf of 187 pages| title = An Analysis of the Causes of Death in Darlinghurst Gaol 1867-1914 and the Fate of the Homeless in Nineteenth Century Sydney |last = Norrie | first = Philip Anthony | year = 2007 | work = Thesis for Master of Arts (Research) | publisher = University of Sydney| quote = page 103: The most famous public hanging at the goal was that of aristocrat John Knatchbull at 7 a.m. on Tuesday 13 February 1844.  He was executed for murdering Ellen Jamieson and a crowd of over 10,000 witnessed his death.  The last public hanging occurred on 21 September 1852, when murderer, Thomas Green, was dispatched. |access-date = 2008-03-14}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first= John |last= Pelly |title= History in the dock | url = http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2005/01/30/1107020262199.html |publisher=[[Sydney Morning Herald]]|date= 31 January 2005 |access-date= 2008-03-07 | quote = These public events continued until John Knatchbull - found guilty of murder after the court rejected the colony's first recorded insanity plea - met his fate in Taylor Square in February 1844. The newspapers offered disapproving words about the number of women and children in the crowd of 10,000.}}</ref>