Particulars of the trial and execution of Esther Hibner, the elder
Subtitle: for the wilful murder of Frances Colpitt, a parish apprentice who was executed this morning at the Old Bailey
Publisher: Printed at Birt's Wholesale or Retail Song and Ballad Warehouse, No. 10, Great St. Andrew Street, Seven Dials, London.
Published: 1828
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Subjects: Child abuse; Child labor; Murder; Trials (Murder)
Notes: Date of imprint from date of execution, April 13, 1828 -- Capital Punishment UK site via WWW, viewed December 14, 2007.

Primarily an account of the trial of Hibner, her daughter, and Ann Robinson, an employee. Hibner was convicted of murder by neglect and mistreatment. The other two defendants were acquitted of murder; both were to be tried later for assault on other children. With four columns of verse.

Verses begin : Give ear ye tender mothers dear.

Wood engraving (7 x 14 cm.) in octagonal frame : Hanging scene before prison walls, with spectators.

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Dying Speeches II, 108.