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The Ballroom Murder
About this book
In August 1925, Audrey Jacob shot dead her former fiancĆ©, Cyril Gidley, in full view of hundreds of guests at a charity ball in Perth's Government House. When she was arrested, she still held the gun in her hand. It was a open and shut case of wilful murderāthat is until Jacob assigned prosecutor Arthur Haynes to her defence. His ability to play the press and the jury for sympathy would lead to a sensational result. Not only did Jacob escape the gallows, she was found not guilty of Gidley's murder. Straw, the author of a number of books about notable Australian female criminals, tells a story that is rich with first-hand newspaper accounts from the day.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- About the Author
- Title Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Prologue: āFlash of fireā
- 1. Fremantle Flapper
- 2. āI see blood between you!ā
- 3. ā ā¦ to keep her own counselā
- 4. āThe Remarkable Eyes of Audrey Campbell Jacobā
- 5. āShe appeared to be in a dazed conditionā
- 6. āā¦ to blacken the character of the deceasedā
- 7. āIt is a deliberate case of wilful murderā: The trial begins
- 8. āā¦ things are not always what they may seemā: The trial continues
- 9. āIn The Shadow of the Gallowsā: The verdict
- 10. āI told him everythingā
- 11. āā¦ probable heart attackā
- Appendix A: āMy Six Weeks in the Shadow of the Gallows!ā
- Acknowledgements
- Notes
- References
- Copyright