Patrick Kenniff was hanged at H.M Brisbane Prison, Boggo Road, in 1903 for the murder of a station manager and a policeman. Kenniff had been charged with the crime alongside his brother James, who was also found guilty but had his death sentence commuted. The brutal murders (in the Mitchell district), the long hunt for the suspects, the trial, the appeal and the execution were all front-page news. The case became politically charged, with the Kenniffs having the sympathy of many working-class people. Huge pro-Kenniff rallies and benefit concerts were held in Brisbane, but the cause was lost.