Weidmann was due to be executed at the crack of dawn, as was customary at the time, but his executioner was new to the job, and he'd underestimated how long it would take him to prepare.
Вейдман должен был быть казнён  при первых лучах солнца, как обычно полагалось в те времена, но его палач был неопытен и не рассчитал время сбора гильотины.