Foul Deeds and Suspicious Deaths Around Pontefract & Castleford.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Henson, Keith.

Series:

Foul Deeds and Suspicious Deaths

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Castleford (England)--History.

Murder--England--Case studies.

Pontefract (England)--History.

Local Subjects:

Castleford (England)--History.

Murder--England--Case studies.

Pontefract (England)--History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (283 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

: Wharncliffe, 2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

What Made George Lumb Shoot his Mother? Why did Fanny Speed add arsenic to a current berry pie? How did Beefy ad whisk bring disgrace upon the town of Castleford? What made the headlines in the year of Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee and who were the 'Hung Two?' The answers are all within the pages of this fascinating book. Beginning with a mystery in 1854 and ending on a rope in 1918, Foul deeds and Suspicious Deaths Around Pontefract and Castelford takes a look at some of the dark and shocking tales from the district's history . You my never look at a can of creosote in the same way again. D

Contents:

""Cover""; ""Foul Deeds and Suspicious Deaths - Series""; ""Title""; ""Copyright""; ""Contents""; ""Introduction""; ""Chapter 1 In Mr Bailey�s Words""; ""Chapter 2 By Who�s Hand?""; ""Chapter 3 A Disgrace to the Town""; ""Chapter 4 The Dangers of Drink""; ""Chapter 5 The Nailbox Coffin""; ""Chapter 6 A Resounding Send Off""; ""Chapter 7 White Arsenic""; ""Chapter 8 Neither Love nor Money""; ""Chapter 9 How Not to Drown and the Skill of Natation""; ""Chapter 10 In the Line of Duty""; ""Chapter 11 What Price a Son?""; ""Chapter 12 Lemon Alley""; ""Chapter 13 Yield to None""

""Chapter 14 Four Whiskies""""Chapter 15 Concealment""; ""Chapter 16 A Cruel Blow""; ""Chapter 17 Matricide""; ""Chapter 18 The Mysterious Disappearance of Mr Braithwaite""; ""Chapter 19 One Silver Florin""; ""Chapter 20 The Hung Two""; ""Sources""; ""Index""

Notes:

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ISBN:

1-78303-777-6

OCLC:

854975035