The last moments of John A. Simpson : for murdering his sweetheart.
[Liverpool] : Printed by John White, Printer, Rose Place, Scotland Road, Liverpool,
[1881]
Dated from the 'Times Digital Archive' from an article dated Tuesday, Nov 29, 1881.
First line of ballad reads: By John Aspinall Simpson's sad terrible death.
First line of text reads: At eight o'clock, this/ Monday) morning, the/ youth John Aspinall/ Simpson, was executed/ at Strangeways prison.
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