Scenes from the Wainwright trial at the Central Criminal Court in December 1875. Wood engraving, 1875.

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1875
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43262i
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Scenes from the Wainwright trial at the Central Criminal Court in December 1875. Wood engraving, 1875. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Henry Wainwright was tried for the murder of Harriet Lane, and his brother Thomas as accessory. Chief justice Cockburn sentenced Henry Wainwright to death and Thomas as accessory served seven years' penal servitude

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[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1875.

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1 print : wood engraving ; image 15 x 22.4 cm

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The Wainwright trial at the Central Criminal Court: Pen and ink sketches in court. December 4th, 1875.

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Wellcome Collection 43262i

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