The important results of an elaborate investigation into the mysterious case of Elizabeth Fenning : being a detail of extraordinary facts discovered since her execution, including the official report of her singular trial, now first published, and copious notes thereon : also, numerous authentic documents, an argument on her case, a memorial to H.R.H. the Prince Regent, & strictures on a late pamphlet of the prosecutors' apothecary / by John Watkins.
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Publication details:
London : Printed for William Hone, 1815.
Record id:
73466
Subject:
Fenning, Elizabeth, -- 1793-1815 -- Trials, litigation, etc.
Trials (Murder) -- Great Britain.
Summary:
The case of Eliza Fenning who was convicted of attempting to poison the family of Mr. Turner by mixing arsenic in yeast dumplings; she was found guilty on Apr. 11, 1815, and was executed.
Note:
"With thirty original letters written by the unfortunate girl while in prison; an appendix, and an appropriate dedication."
The report of the trial (p. [1]-50) was taken from the shorthand notes of the reporter, Job Sibly.
Dedication p. [iii]: "... the ensuing report of the fatal proceedings before their recorder, in the case of Elizabeth Fenning, and other circumstances connected therewith, is most respectfully dedicated, by the editor."
Variant title:
HeinOnline world trials library collection.
Phys. description:
xiii, 194, 46 p.