The trial of Dr Edward William Pritchard for murder by poisoning. Wood engraving, 1865.

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[1865]
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47162i
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The trial of Dr Edward William Pritchard for murder by poisoning. Wood engraving, 1865. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Pritchard, a medical practitioner in Glasgow, was convicted in 1865 for the murder of his wife and her mother by poisoning with aconite and antimony, and was hanged in Glasgow on 28 July 1865

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[1865]

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1 print : wood engraving ; image 15.7 x 23 cm (arched top)

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Trial of Dr Pritchard: counsel addressing the jury for the defence (see page 23)

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Wellcome Collection 47162i

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