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This is a book edited by William Otter Woodall and first published in 1873. It contains reports of seven notable and intriguing nineteenth-century civil and criminal trials, intended as case studies for the legal profession. The book includes cases such as the 'Quaker' poisoner John Tawell, the murder of Mary Ashford and the trial by battle of Abraham Thornton, and the forgery case of Reverend William Bailey. It was intended to be the first of a series, but no further volumes were published. This book will appeal to those interested in the law or true crime stories.
A solicitor with offices in Scarborough, William Otter Woodall (1837-1914) was a prominent member of the local community. This work, edited by Woodall and first published in 1873, brings together reports of seven notable and intriguing nineteenth-century civil and criminal trials as case studies for the benefit of the legal profession. (It was intended as the first of a series, but no further volumes were published.) The book includes the case of the so-called 'Quaker' poisoner John Tawell, executed in 1845, who was the first person to be arrested with the aid of the electric telegraph and about whose fate several popular ballads were written; that of Abraham Thornton in 1818 - for the murder of Mary Ashford - who claimed the right to the ancient Norman tradition of trial by battle; and that of Reverend William Bailey, transported for life in 1843 to Van Diemen's Land for forgery. This colourful, engaging work will appeal to anyone with an interest in the law or true crime stories.
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