Life trial and execution, of Bishop, May and Williams
Subtitle: who suffered this morning at Newgate
Publisher: Carpue, Printer, 23; Rose Lane, Spitalfields
Published: 1831
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Subjects: Body snatching; Executions and executioners; Murder; Trials (Murder)
Notes: Account of the crime and the sentencing of John Bishop, James May, and Thomas Williams, convicted of murdering a 14-year old boy, Carlo Ferrari, for the purpose of selling the body for dissection. Includes subsequent confession by Williams and copy of a farewell letter to his wife.

Wood engraving (6 x 15.8 cm.) : Hanging scene before prison walls, with spectators.

With one row of type ornament.

Date of imprint from manuscript annotation on Harvard Law School Library copy.

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Dying Speeches II, 83.