Preston Murders and Misdemeanours
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Preston Murders and Misdemeanours

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Preston Murders and Misdemeanours

About this book

A Preston Chronicle newspaper headline in 1866 of 'Thievery, Knavery & Harlotry in Preston' described a town struggling with crime and its consequences. Justice had been swift from the days of horse thieves and highwaymen, when the gloom of the gallows or transportation brought fear to the less fortunate who lived among poverty and pestilence. Some would earn notoriety for their dreadful deeds, while others received pity for their plight. In Preston Murders and Misdemeanours, local author Keith Johnson brings together a collection of tales from the court archives to chronicle the events that occupied the courts and brought criminals to justice. Judges and justices, coroners and court clerks, barristers and briefs all played their part in a time when justice was swift and often delivered harshly with unflinching retribution. The poacher, the pickpocket, the prostitute and the pilfering thief were all punished for their crimes – whether petty or paramount. Keith Johnson tells of those who were murdered, poisoned, mistreated or cheated. He reveals the killers, thieves, swindlers and fraudsters who faced the glare of the courtroom and felt the long arm of the law. This journey through the justice system in this Lancashire city exposes the harsh realities of life and the curiosities of the past that are both compelling and thought-provoking.

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Information

Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Year
2020
eBook ISBN
9781445696638
Edition
0
Topic
History
Subtopic
World History
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Foreword by Mike Hill
  3. Introduction
  4. Rural Community Living in Fear
  5. To Lancaster and a Gallows Fate
  6. The Unfortunate Death of Joseph Robinson
  7. Attempted Murder of Samuel Horrocks MP
  8. Porridge Laced with Arsenic
  9. Apple Scrumpers Up Before the Mayor
  10. Preston Rioters and a Radical
  11. Mary Porter and Her Band of Juvenile Thieves
  12. Brutal Murder of a Gangsman
  13. Stagecoach Driver in the Dock
  14. Ellen Liked to Pick a Pocket or Two
  15. When the Garotte Robbers Came to Town
  16. A Parcel of Fish and the Missing Gems
  17. Left Barefooted at the Old Dog Inn
  18. Stealing Mr Anderton’s Trousers
  19. The Mystery of Father Cooper’s Cash Box
  20. A Child Was Born in Emmanuel Street
  21. Court Battle over the Hero Hound
  22. Blue Bell Inn Daughter Slain
  23. A Forlorn Search for Anthony Henry
  24. A Brutal Attack Leaves Constable Crippled
  25. A Celtic Cross for Annie and the Servant Girl
  26. Crime of Passion Thwarted by a Corset
  27. Edwardian Boys Are Birched
  28. From Russia Without Love
  29. A Suffragette’s Matter for Starvation
  30. Wife Killing at the Grapes Hotel
  31. Poison Tragedy of Jilted Sweetheart
  32. Pickpockets Mingle with the Preston Guild Crowds
  33. Crucial Fingerprint Evidence of Robbery
  34. Fulwood Barracks Haunting Tales and a Forgotten Killer
  35. A Brief Encounter on Preston Railway Station
  36. Mystery of the Missing Silk Stockings
  37. A Fleeing Fugitive Shoots at Police
  38. A Shocking Case of Insanity at Whittingham
  39. Death Sentence for St George’s Road Killer
  40. Landlady Slaughtered at the Kendal Castle
  41. Capital Punishment for Preston Pair
  42. Hunt for Killers of the Man in White
  43. Revenge Killing of Judge Openshaw
  44. Penrith House Killer Brought to Justice
  45. Mystery of Imraan Vohra Killer Solved
  46. Christ Church Street Triple Killing
  47. Hostages at the NatWest Bank
  48. Acknowledgements
  49. About the Author