4 4 , ▁he ▁was ▁tried ▁for ▁the ▁murder ▁of ▁his ▁employ er ' s ▁son , ▁ 1 8 - year - old ▁George ▁Pol l ard . ▁He ▁conf essed ▁to ▁killing ▁the ▁sleep ing ▁victim ▁with ▁an ▁ad ze , ▁but ▁he ▁seemed ▁una ware ▁of ▁a ▁rational ▁mot ive . ▁Three ▁days ▁later ▁he ▁was ▁public ly ▁h anged ▁outside ▁the ▁Round ▁House ▁in ▁F rem ant le . ▁After ▁a ▁death ▁mask ▁had ▁been ▁taken ▁and ▁his ▁brain ▁studied ▁for ▁" s cient ific ▁purposes " ▁he ▁was ▁buried ▁in ▁the ▁sand ▁hills ▁to ▁the ▁south ▁without ▁a ▁ceremony . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 8 2 9 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 8 4 4 ▁death s ▁Category : Con v ict s ▁transport ed ▁to ▁Western ▁Australia ▁Category : Exec uted ▁Australian ▁people ▁Category : Pe ople ▁executed ▁for ▁murder ▁Category : Pe ople ▁executed ▁by ▁Western ▁Australia ▁Category : Austral ian ▁people ▁conv icted ▁of ▁murder ▁Category : Austral ian ▁murder ers ▁of ▁children ▁Category : Pe ople ▁conv icted ▁of ▁murder ▁by ▁Western ▁Australia ▁Category : Pe ople ▁executed ▁by ▁Australian ▁Col on ies ▁by ▁h anging <0x0A> </s> ▁Zag ór zy ce ▁D wor skie ▁ ▁is ▁a ▁village ▁in ▁the ▁administrative ▁district ▁of ▁G mina ▁Mich ał ow ice , ▁within ▁Krak ów ▁County , ▁L esser ▁Poland ▁Vo iv odes hip , ▁in ▁southern ▁Poland . ▁It ▁lies ▁approximately ▁ ▁north - east ▁of ▁the ▁regional ▁capital ▁Krak ów .