 Fifteen of those (including all seven signatories of the Proclamation) had their sentences confirmed by Maxwell and fourteen were executed by firing squad at Kilmainham Gaol between 3 and 12 May.Among them was the seriously wounded Connolly, who was shot while tied to a chair because of his shattered ankle.Maxwell stated that only the "ringleaders" and those proven to have committed "coldblooded murder" would be executed.