Ruth Ellis execution : Crowd Scenes. ?EXECUTION OF MRS RUTH ELLIS AT HOLLOWAY PRISON. 13/7/55. PIX BY SYDNEY MARTIN As the last moment to nine o?clock ticked away the crowd, almost a thousand, became quiet. Only the roar of traffic passing slowly was heard. There were 30 police officers standing shoulder to shoulder in front of the double gates of the prison.

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