Deadly swindle: an 1890 murder in backwoods Ontario that gripped the world
"In February 1890, in a remote swamp in rural southwestern Ontario, two woodsmen discovered the frozen body of a well-dressed young stranger killed by two bullets to the back of the head. Before long, police laid a murder charge on Reginald Birchall, a handsome, young gentleman from London just...
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Toronto ; Buffalo ; London
Published for the Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History by University of Toronto Press
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| Zusammenfassung: | "In February 1890, in a remote swamp in rural southwestern Ontario, two woodsmen discovered the frozen body of a well-dressed young stranger killed by two bullets to the back of the head. Before long, police laid a murder charge on Reginald Birchall, a handsome, young gentleman from London just arrived in Canada to conduct an emigration scam. Although accused of the cold-blooded murder, Birchall charmed everyone he met and delighted in the attention lavished by the press of Canada, the United States, and Britain. In Deadly Swindle, Ian Radforth tells the fascinating story of one of Canada's most sensational murder cases and shows how the regional and international press ran with it. The book draws an intriguing picture of social life in late nineteenth-century Canada, as well as a vivid and learned portrait of the workings of the criminal justice system at this time in the country's history. A lively narrative, Deadly Swindle is based on extensive research notably in Victorian newspapers and is strengthened by a thorough knowledge of press history and the legal processes of the day."-- |
| Beschreibung: | xiv, 294 pages illustrations, maps, portraits 24 cm |
| ISBN: | 9781487560232 1487560230 |
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| spelling | Radforth, Ian Walter 1952- Verfasser (DE-588)1296381307 aut Deadly swindle an 1890 murder in backwoods Ontario that gripped the world Ian Radforth Toronto ; Buffalo ; London Published for the Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History by University of Toronto Press [2024] xiv, 294 pages illustrations, maps, portraits 24 cm txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier monochrome rdacc illustration rdaill map rdaill portrait rdaill Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History series List of principal characters in the Benwell-Birchall case -- The murder mystery -- Arrests at Niagara -- The net tightens -- In Woodstock jail -- Pelly's story -- The Great Detective? -- The trial begins -- The defence and the conclusion -- Aftermath of the trial -- Birchall's own story -- Pleading for mercy -- The hanging -- A compelling story "In February 1890, in a remote swamp in rural southwestern Ontario, two woodsmen discovered the frozen body of a well-dressed young stranger killed by two bullets to the back of the head. Before long, police laid a murder charge on Reginald Birchall, a handsome, young gentleman from London just arrived in Canada to conduct an emigration scam. Although accused of the cold-blooded murder, Birchall charmed everyone he met and delighted in the attention lavished by the press of Canada, the United States, and Britain. In Deadly Swindle, Ian Radforth tells the fascinating story of one of Canada's most sensational murder cases and shows how the regional and international press ran with it. The book draws an intriguing picture of social life in late nineteenth-century Canada, as well as a vivid and learned portrait of the workings of the criminal justice system at this time in the country's history. A lively narrative, Deadly Swindle is based on extensive research notably in Victorian newspapers and is strengthened by a thorough knowledge of press history and the legal processes of the day."-- Birchall, Reginald / 1866-1890 / Trials, litigation, etc Benwell, Frederick Cornwallis / 1865-1890 Swindlers and swindling / Ontario / Case studies Murder / Ontario / Case studies Trials (Murder) / Ontario / Woodstock / Case studies Meurtre / Ontario / Études de cas Procès (Meurtre) / Ontario / Woodstock / Études de cas Case studies Études de cas Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History issuing body Sonstige oth Online version Radforth, Ian Walter, 1952- Deadly swindle Toronto ; Buffalo : Published for the Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History by University of Toronto Press, [2024] 9781487560249 |
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