In the vinyl release of Fairport convention's LP "Babbacombe Lee' there was a reprint of the Lloyd's Weekly article he wrote for them. For those who don't know the story, he was sentenced to be hung and then, because that failed, his sentence was changed to life imprisonment. If you can find a copy, the last few paragraphs are about his thoughts on the matter of death sentence versus life.
Only one voice, but rather better placed on the matter than most of us.