Trial and execution of John Bishop and Thomas Williams
Subtitle: for the horrible crime of murdering Carlo Ferrari, a poor Italian boy, for the purpose of selling his body for dissection. With the frightful confessions of Bishop and Williams acknowledging the murder of five persons, for similar purposes
Publisher: Printed by Smeeton, 74 Tooley Street, where hawkers and country dealers are supplied on liberal terms.
Published: 1831
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Subjects: Body snatching; Executions and executioners; Murder; Trials (Murder)
Notes: Date of imprint from date of execution, December 5, 1831 -- Capital Punishment UK site via WWW, viewed December 12, 2007.

George Smeeton, the printer, was active at this address between 1832 and 1839 -- William B. Todd. A Directory of printers and others in allied trades, London and vicinity 1800-1840.

Primarily an account of the trial, with an account of the confessions of Williams and Bishop to this and five similar murders. A third suspect, James May, was exonerated.

Wood engraving (8.5 x 5 cm.) : Portrait of Carlo Ferrari.

Wood engraving (7 x 5.7 cm.) : Bishop's residence, the alleged scene of the crime.

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Dying Speeches II, 87. Copy 1 Library copy imperfect; imprint information cropped.