Papers [manuscript]. 1823-1921.

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Papers [manuscript]. 1823-1921.

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Papers relating to the trial of John Thurtell. The papers consist of an album of newspaper clippings; a copy of the Sunday Times, No. 56, November 9, 1823, with a major article dealing with the murder; manuscript quotations from newspapers; and a letter dated May 19, 1906 from the Eastern Daily Press, Norwich to M. Hooper regarding this material.

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Thurtell, John, 1794-1824

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John Thurtell was hanged in 1824 for murdering William Weare at Elstree, Hertfordshire, 1823. His trial created much interest and was one of the last trials to be held under the Tudor procedure of examining the witnesses and prisoners separately before the trial. From the description of Papers [manuscript]. 1823-1921. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225826587 ...