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Observations on the conspiracies of the non-jurors; and their spiriting-up assassines and murderers: particularly James Shepherd, lately executed at Tyburn. With remarks on his behaviour and last speech.
Date: 1718- Books
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A history of the lives and exploits of the most remarkable pirates, highwaymen, murderers, street-robbers, &c. Interspersed with several tales, and plesasant songs. Adorned with the essigies of the most notorious offenders, curiously engraven on copper. Published with the leave of the proprietor.
Defoe, Daniel, 1661?-1731.Date: M.DCC.XLII. [1742]- Books
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A full, complete, and correct account of the horrid murder of the poor Italian boy Carlo Ferriar, as detailed in the examinations at Bow-Street police office, the coroner's inquest, and at the trial of Bishop, May, and Williams, on Friday, Dec. 2, 1831 : Including, every circumstance connected with this horrible burking transaction, the conviction of the murderers, their behaviour during the trial and sentence; the conduct of the prisoners, and confession and execution of Bishop and Williams.
Bishop, John, -1831Date: [1831?]- Books
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The history of the lives and extraordinary adventures of the most famous pyrates, highwaymen, murderers, street-robbers, &c. Also a genuine account of the voyages, travels and plunders of each particular hero, with an exact description of every engagement, robbery, murder, &c.
Defoe, Daniel, 1661?-1731.Date: MDCCLXXII. [1772]- Ephemera
The spider and fly : the advertiser takes this opportunity of informing his friends and a discerning public, that he continues the trade of making drunkards, paupers, thieves, beggars, adulterers, and murderers, on the most reasonable terms, and without notice.
Date: [between 1820 and 1829?]- Books
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Murder of Mr. Steele. Documents and observations tending to shew a probability of the innocence of John Holloway and Owen Haggerty, who were executed on Monday the 23d of February, 1807, as the murderers of the above gentleman / by James Harmer, attorney at law.
Harmer, James, 1777-1853.Date: 1807- Books
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A general and true history of the lives and actions of the most famous highwaymen, murderers, pirates, &c. Interspers'd with several remarkable trials of the most notorious malefactors, at the Sessions-House in the Old Baily, London, &c. By Capt. James Macklecan.
Defoe, Daniel, 1661?-1731.Date: MDCCXLVII-MDCCXLVIII [1747-1748]- Books
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A letter from a gentleman at Edinburgh, to a minister in the country, containing an account of the substance of the late conferences of ministers at Edinburgh, concerning the act of Parliament, for bringing to justice the murderers of Captain John Porteous.
Elchies, Patrick Grant, Lord, 1690-1754.Date: 1737- Books
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The last dying speeches, &c. of those inhuman murderers, Mary Knott, for the murder of a French emigrant nobleman, ... Richard Ludman, for the murder of George Hebner, ... and Eleanor Hughes who were executed this morning. With a copy of a letter sent by Richard Ludman, to his parents, the night before his execution.
Knott, Mary.Date: 1796?]- Books
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Observations on the phrenological development of Burke, Hare, and other atrocious murderers : measurements of the heads of the most notorious thieves confined in the Edinburgh Jail and Bridewell ... presenting and extensive series of facts subversive of phrenology / read before the Royal Medical Society of Edinburgh by Thomas Stone.
Stone, Thomas, M.D.Date: 1829- Digital Images
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Daniel McNaughton, Insane Murderer, in Illus. Lond. News.
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Gods judgment against murderers. Or, an account of a cruel and barbarous murther, Committed on Thursday Night, the 14th of August, at Sadler's Musick-House near Islington, on the Body of Mr. Waite, a Lieutenant of a Man of War, by one Mr. French, a Lawyer of the Temple; shewing how they Quarrell'd about Women. With an Account of his Examination before the Worshipful Justice Ward, and his Commitment to Newgate. To which is added, the dreadful fate of a young gentleman who murder'd his own mother, and the Terrible End he came to.
Date: 1712- Books
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A letter from a gentleman in the North, to a minister, who has not intimated the act of Parliament, for the more effectual bringing to justice the murderers of Captain John Porteus. Occasioned by two pamphlets lately published; the one entituled, A letter from a layman, &c. The other, Queries offered to the publick, &c.
MacLagan, Alexander, 1695-1768.Date: 1737- Books
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God's dreadful judgments, on wicked and prophane swearers. Or, Fair warning to murderers, swearers, or jealous persons of either sex. A full and true account of one John Chambers of the town of Simer; in the county of York; who was hanged on the 6th of May 1725, having a very good woman to his wife, who bore him seven children, with whom he lived very contented for the space of thirteen years, but then growing jealous of her, he contrived to murder her and the seven children. I. How the Devil appeared to him, and put him in a way to murder his wife and children. [I]I. How he murdered his six youngest, and how he was prevented of murdering his eldest, by her prayers to God who set his angel to deliver her out of his hands. [III]. Likewise, how he was apprehended, and committed to the county goal, where he lay till the assizes. [IV.] His condemnation, and last dying speech at the place of execution. [L]icens'd and enter'd according to order.
Date: 1725?]- Pictures
The goddess Nemesis pursues a murderer. Wood engraving by H. Vizetelly, 1844, after A. Rethel, 1837.
Rethel, Alfred, 1816-1859.Date: 1844Reference: 2839960i- Books
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Observations on the phrenological development of Burke, Hare, and other atrocious murderers; measurements of the heads of the most notorious thieves confined in the Edinburgh Jail and Bridewell, and of various individuals, English, Scotch, and Irish, presenting an extensive series of facts subversive of phrenology / Read before the Royal Medical Society of Edinburgh. By Thomas Stone.
Stone, Thomas.Date: 1829- Audio
Horizon : the mind of a murderer.
Date: 1984- Books
A Lutheran plague : murdering to die in the eighteenth century / by Tyge Krogh.
Krogh, Tyge, 1954-Date: [2012], ©2012- Books
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The gentleman, merchant, tradesman, lawyer, and Debtor's Pocket Guide, in cases of arrest; containing instructions against the imposition and extortion of the bailiff, goaler, &c. Shewing, How a Person is to conduct himself on an Arrest: The Sheriff's Power in taking or refusing Bail: The Remedy a Person has against an Officer for Extortion on taking Bail, or for any Severity or Ill-Usage in a Lock-up House: The Charges such Houses have a Right to make, with the Remedy against them if they exceed their Bounds: The Method of putting in and perfecting Bail above on the Return of the Writ, to prevent the Bail being fixed, and the Plaintiff obtaining an Assignment of the Bail-Bond; with an Account of the Fees the Sheriff and his Officers are entitled to on different Process. Attornies Charges on Arrests in the several Courts. The best and most approved Method of bringing the Writ of Habeas Corpus, with plain and apt Instructions for conducting the same, and the real Expences thereof as settled by the Master and Prothonotaries of the respective Courts; with Directions for procuring the Rules of the King's-Bench and Fleet Prisons, and the Expences of same. With a particular Account of several County Gaols, the Fees due to Gaolers, Gifts to Prisoners, &c. and many other Particulars. To which is added, the method how a prosecutor may recover rewards on Conviction of Highwaymen, Horse or Sheep-Stealers, House-Breakers, and Murderers, together with the Allowance to Witnesses for the reasonable Expences and lost Time in attending Assizes on the different Prosecutions of Felons, &c. The whole corrected, revised, and collected, by an eminent barrister at law.
Eminent Barrister at Law.Date: [1785]- Books
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[Fair warning to murderers of infants : being an account of the tryal, condemnation and execution of Mary Goodenough at the assizes held in Oxon, in February, 1691/2. Together with the advice sent by her to her children, in a letter sign'd by her own hand the night before she was executed; with some reflections added upon the whole: printed for the publick good.].
Date: 1692- Books
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[Fair warning to murderers of infants : being an account of the tryal, condemnation and execution of Mary Goodenough at the assizes held in Oxon, in February, 1691/2. Together with the advice sent by her to her children, in a letter sign'd by her own hand the night before she was executed; with some reflections added upon the whole: printed for the publick good.].
Date: 1692- Books
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The murdered murderer; or, the Worcester tragedy : a full and correct history of the mysterious murder of the Rev. Mr. Parker, of Oddingley, near Droitwich, on midsummerday, 1806; and the subsequent discovery of the murdered body of his supposed murderer, in January, 1830; with the whole of the coroner's inquest, to the verdict of the jury, and the confession in full of Thomas Clewes.
Clewes, ThomasDate: [1830?]- Books
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A general history of the lives and adventures of the most famous highwaymen, murderers, street-robbers, &c. To which is added, a genuine account of the voyages and plunders of the most notorious pyrates. Interspersed with several diverting Tales, and pleasant Songs. And Adorned with the Heads of the most Remarkable Villains, Curiously Engraven on Copper. By Capt. Charles Johnson.
Johnson, Charles, active 1724-1736.Date: M.DCC.XXXIV. [1734]- Books
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Dreadful news from Cumberland. Being a true relation of a most horrid and barbarous murder committed the 18th of April, 1753; shewing how one William Johnson, a butcher, went to Mr Wilkinson's a grazier near Wigton in the county of Cumberland, to buy cattle, and found the said Mr. Wilkinson, his wise, three daughters marriageable, three small children, a nurse, and a ..., all inhumanly murdered in their [beds] and weltering in their gore. With an account of the wonderful discovery of the murderers; their apprehending and commitment to Carlisle Goal. With the substance of a sermon preached on this sad occasion by the Rev. Mr James Douglas, minister of Wigton. In a letter to a gentleman. Licenced and entered according to order.
Date: 1755?]- Books
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The second volume of The history of the lives of the most notorious high-way men, foot-pads, and other thieves, and murderers, of both sexes, for above fifty years last past; Continu'd from Du Vall, and the German Princess, which compleats the History to the present time. Wherein their Thefts, Cheats, and Murders, committed in Great-Britain, and Ireland, are farther are farther expos'd. By Capt. Alexander Smith.
Smith, Alexander, active 1714-1726.Date: 1714