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Trial reveals motive and threats in deadly case
Witness testimony paints a complex picture as the prisoner faces cross examinations about a murder. Letters threatening the victim surface, while a coachman, landlady, and others place the defendant at key moments. The chapter ends with the condemned man awaiting Newgate’s grim verdict and facing prison life.
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Pels
Ness
Richard Vale
Marylebone
Tom
Finchley Road
Culliford
Finchley
Jonathan Butterfield
Kew
Erichsen
Creasey
St. Sepulcher’s
Carter
Ericksen
Newgate
Mr. Macmurdo
Cotton