A Full and complete history of the Hill homicide : containing a faithful and thrilling description of the murder of Mrs. Mary E. Hill in Philadelphia : with an accurate and truthful description of the house and its interior, the position of the body when found, a description of the wounds on her person, the antecedents of the parties, the probable cause of the murder, with many new facts not heretofore published : illustrated with a number of well-executed wood engravings, desriptive of the various acts in this fearful tragedy : to which is subjoined graphic accounts of other murders, and reflections on the present state of morals in the city of Philadelphia.

Format:

Book

Series:

Crime, Punishment, and Popular Culture, 1790-1920.

Crime, Punishment, and Popular Culture, 1790-1920

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hill, Mary E., 1805?-1868.

Hill, Mary E.

Twitchell, George S., -1869--Trials, litigation, etc.

Twitchell, George S.

Twitchell, George S., -1869.

Murder--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.

Murder.

Trials (Murder)--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.

Trials (Murder).

Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.

Genre:

Trials, litigation, etc.

Trial and arbitral proceedings.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (pages 9-12, 23-28, 37-44, 53-60, 4 unnumbered leaves of plates) : illustrations (some folded), portraits.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : Philadelphia Publishing Company, 1868.

System Details:

text file

Notes:

Includes summary of initial proceedings against George S. Twitchell.

Text appears to be continuous despite irregular pagination.

Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1868, by A.M. Hopkins and Company, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court in and for the eastern district of Pennsylvania.

Reproduction of the original from the American Antiquarian Society.

OCLC:

937009336

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.