Trial of J. Rae, chimney-sweep
Subtitle: charged with the horrid and barbarous murder of J. Thompson, his apprentice boy
Publisher: Catnach, printer, 2 Monmouth-Court.
Published: 1817
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Subjects: Child abuse; Poetry; Murder; Orphans; Trials (Murder)
Notes: Date of imprint from The Times of London, Tuesday, Nov 04, 1817; pg. 3; Issue 10294; col F, "Robert Reid, chimmey-sweeper, who was convicted of being concerned with Joseph Rae in maltreating Rae's apprentice..."

Catnach was active at this address between 1813 and 1835 -- William B. Todd. A Directory of printers and others in allied trades, London and vicinity 1800-1840.

Account of trial testimony, with one column of verse.

Verses begin : Good people all I pray draw near.

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