The Bloody tragedy; or, A dreadful warning to disobedient children [electronic resource] : Giving a sad and dreadful account of one John Gill, in the town of Obron in Bedfordshire, who lived a wicked life; how, coming home drunk one night, he asked his fathea for money to carry on his debaucheries, who putting him off till next morning, he grew so impatient, and desperately wicked, that he arose in the dead of the night, and cut his father's and mother's throat in their beds. How afterwards, binding and ravishing the maid servant, he murdered her also, and then robbed the house of money and plate, and set it on fire, burning the dead bodies to ashes. With the manner of the discovery, and, being apprehended, what consession he made before the magistrates. How the ghosts of the dead bodies appeared to him in goal. Together with his dying speech at the place of execution. With several other things worthy the observation of young people:.

Format:

Book

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Children--Conduct of life--Early works to 1800.

Children.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (8p. )

Other Title:

Bloody tragedy; or, A dreadful warning to disobedient children

Place of Publication:

[London] : Printed and sold in Bow-Church-Yard, [1775?]

Notes:

Reproduction of original from National Library of Scotland.

Cited in:

English Short Title Catalog, T163864.

OCLC:

509049766