Borowitz True Crime Digital Collection

Broadside: Life, trial, sentence, and execution of Lamson who was executed this morning at Wandsworh Goal [sic], at 9 o’clock for the murder of Percy Malcom [sic] John

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Broadside: Life, trial, sentence, and execution of Lamson who was executed this morning at Wandsworh Goal [sic], at 9 o’clock for the murder of Percy Malcom [sic] John

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Title Broadside: Life, trial, sentence, and execution of Lamson who was executed this morning at Wandsworh Goal [sic], at 9 o’clock for the murder of Percy Malcom [sic] John
Date 1882-04-28
Time Period 19th century
Description Broadside regarding the trial, sentence, and execution of George Henry Lamson for the murder of his brother-in-law, Percy Malcolm John. Includes woodcut illustrations of the execution and Lamson, and ballad verses to the tune of "Hair Turns Grey."
General Subject Area Crime
Extent 1 broadside (19.5 x 14.75 inches)
Institution Kent State University
Repository Special Collections and Archives
Finding aid title Finding Aid for the British Criminal Broadsides collection
Access Rights This digital object is owned by Kent State University and may be protected by U.S. Copyright law (Title 17, USC). Please include proper citation and credit for use of this item. Use in publications or productions is prohibited without written permission from Kent State University. Please contact the Department of Special Collections and Archives for more information.
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Format of Original document
Subject Capital Punishment
Murder, General
Provenance British Criminal Broadsides collection
Genre/Format broadsides
poetry
street ballads
Geographical Location United Kingdom. England

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