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Rare Vintage original hardcover Women of Peasenhall R J White Murder
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The Women of Peasenhall
by R J White
Based on a famous real life murder as outlined below:
The Peasenhall Murder is a notorious unsolved murder committed in Peasenhall, Suffolk, England, on the night of 31 May 1902.
The house where the murder occurred can be found in the centre of the village, on the opposite corner to Emmett's Store. It is a classic 'unsolved' country house murder, committed near midnight, during a thunderstorm, and with many ingredients of mystery.
The victim was Rose Harsent, a servant girl, who was stabbed to death by an unknown assailant. She was unmarried but found to be six months pregnant. The police originally thought it was suicide, but, after investigation, local Primitive Methodist preacher William Gardiner was arrested, and tried twice in 1902 and 1903.
It was alleged that Gardiner was the father of the unborn child. It was well-known among the locals that he had conducted an affair with the victim in 1901. Gardiner also held a position of some prominence in his employment as a foreman at the local seed drill works (Smyth's of Peasenhall). He lived in the main street of Peasenhall with his wife and six children, in a small semi-detached cottage, within sight of Providence House where the murder was committed.
The police investigated the murder and Gardiner was quickly arrested. He was tried twice at Ipswich. The first trial was presided over by Sir William Grantham , the second by Sir John Compton Lawrance. At each trial Gardiner was prosecuted by Henry Fielding Dickens and defended by Ernest Wild. Both times the jury was unable to reach a verdict — it was said that at the first trial the jury was split eleven to one in favour of guilty, and the second eleven to one in favour of not guilty. The prosecution then issued a writ of nolle prosequi. This was distinct from the usual process of a formal acquittal. The consequence of this is that Gardiner is one of the few people in English history to have been tried for murder and to have no verdict ever returned.
Hardcover in vgc. Dust jacket has scuffing, tears and creases consistent with age & storage. Page edges have yellowed with age.
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Vintage first edition book
Hardcover
The Women of Peasenhall
by R J White
Based on a famous real life murder as outlined below:
The Peasenhall Murder is a notorious unsolved murder committed in Peasenhall, Suffolk, England, on the night of 31 May 1902.
The house where the murder occurred can be found in the centre of the village, on the opposite corner to Emmett's Store. It is a classic 'unsolved' country house murder, committed near midnight, during a thunderstorm, and with many ingredients of mystery.
The victim was Rose Harsent, a servant girl, who was stabbed to death by an unknown assailant. She was unmarried but found to be six months pregnant. The police originally thought it was suicide, but, after investigation, local Primitive Methodist preacher William Gardiner was arrested, and tried twice in 1902 and 1903.
It was alleged that Gardiner was the father of the unborn child. It was well-known among the locals that he had conducted an affair with the victim in 1901. Gardiner also held a position of some prominence in his employment as a foreman at the local seed drill works (Smyth's of Peasenhall). He lived in the main street of Peasenhall with his wife and six children, in a small semi-detached cottage, within sight of Providence House where the murder was committed.
The police investigated the murder and Gardiner was quickly arrested. He was tried twice at Ipswich. The first trial was presided over by Sir William Grantham , the second by Sir John Compton Lawrance. At each trial Gardiner was prosecuted by Henry Fielding Dickens and defended by Ernest Wild. Both times the jury was unable to reach a verdict — it was said that at the first trial the jury was split eleven to one in favour of guilty, and the second eleven to one in favour of not guilty. The prosecution then issued a writ of nolle prosequi. This was distinct from the usual process of a formal acquittal. The consequence of this is that Gardiner is one of the few people in English history to have been tried for murder and to have no verdict ever returned.
Hardcover in vgc. Dust jacket has scuffing, tears and creases consistent with age & storage. Page edges have yellowed with age.
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Can be posted at extra cost
9721
- Date Listed:22/04/2024
- Last Edited:22/04/2024
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