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The genuine life, trial, and dying words of Eugene Aram, who was convicted the 3d of August, at York Assizes, and executed the 6th, for the murder of Daniel Clarke, of Knaresborough, which he committed in the year 1744-5. : Containing, I. Some remarkable circumstances which attended this unhappy man's life. II. The strange and wonderful manner by which this murder was first discover'd III. His ingenious defence on his trial, greatly admired by all present. IV. His behaviour while under confinement and after receiving sentence of death. V. His attempting to bleed to death, by cutting his arm with a razor the night before he suffer'd. VI. His behaviour and last dying words at the place, of execution. With the copy of a letter he deliver'd at the place of execution.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Aram, Eugene, 1704-1759.
Series:
Eighteenth century collections online. Part 2: New editions.
Standardized Title:
Genuine account of the trial of Eugene Aram
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Murder--England--Early works to 1800.
Murder.
Trials (Murder)--England--Early works to 1800.
Trials (Murder).
Executions and executioners--England--Early works to 1800.
Executions and executioners.
England.
Physical Description:
32 pages ; 8⁰
Place of Publication:
London : Printed by C. Sympson, in Stone-cutter-street, Fleet-Market, [1759?]
System Details:
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
text file
Notes:
Signatures: A-D⁴.
Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements. s2009 miunns
Reproduction of original from British Library.
Cited in:
English Short Title Catalog, T301515.
Access Restriction:
Restricted for use by site license.

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