The confession of Miss Constance Kent : for the murder of her infant brother.
London : Printed at the "Catnach Press," by W. S. Fortey, Monmouth Court, Seven Dials,
[1865]
Dated from internal evidence - Constance Kent, in April 1865, confessed to the murder of her younger half-brother, Savill Kent. At trial she pled guilty to the murder though it is likely she was entirely innocent of the crime. She was sentenced to death but this was commuted to life imprisonment of which she served twenty years, once released she emigrated to Australia and lived to over 100 years of age.
Air, - "Waggon train".
First line reads: In Salisbury jail there lies a lady.
In two columns.
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Kent, Constance Emilie, 1844-
Ballads, English
Murder
Trials (Murder)
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