Borowitz True Crime Digital Collection

Broadside: Stanfield Hall Tragedy

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Broadside: Stanfield Hall Tragedy

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Item Information

Title Broadside: Stanfield Hall Tragedy
Publisher R. E. Leary, Printer, Lincoln
Date 1849
Time Period 19th century
Description Full title: Stanfield Hall Tragedy. A full, true, and particular account of the trial, conviction, condemnation, and execution, of J. B. Rush, who was executed on Norwich Castle Bridge on Saturday, April 21st, 1849, for the murder of Mr. Isaac Jermy, of Stanfield Hall, near Wymondham, in the County of Norfolk, on the 28th day of November 1848.

Contains an account of the life, trial, and execution of James Bloomfield Rush for the murder of Isaac Jermy. Includes ballad verses and woodcut illustrations of Rush and the disguise he wore.
General Subject Area Crime
Extent 1 broadside (20 x 15 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 Assaults
Capital Punishment
Murder, General
Trials
Provenance British Criminal Broadsides collection
Genre/Format broadsides
poetry
street ballads
Geographical Location United Kingdom. England

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