An account of the lives of the most notorious murderers and robbers, Edward Burnworth alias Frazier, William Blewet, Emanuel Dickenson, Thomas Berry alias Teague, John Higgs, and John Legee. Containing, A full Relation of their several Births, Parentage and Education, and their most remarkable Burglaries and Street Robberies, viz. The Lord Chief Justice Eyre's and Counsellor Fazakerly's Houses in Lincoln's-Inn-Fields; Mrs Spinkes's in Southampton-Row; the Assault and Riot at the George Ale-House in Stocks-Market; the Attempt to rob the Earl of Harborough in his Chair; the robbing of Mr. Charlwood an Apothecary in Covent-Garden. Of Burnworth's Letter to the Attorney-General, and Legee's Wedding the Day after Ball's Murder. With many other of their notable Pranks and Exploits, not published in any other Pamphlet, or Dying-Speech Paper whatever. To which is added, their Tryal and Conviction at Kingston Assizes, for the barbarous Murder of Thomas Ball; with their Behaviour both before and after Sentence, and at the Place of Execution, &c.

Format:

Book

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gale, John, 1680-1721.

Gale, John.

Sacheverell, Henry, 1674?-1724.

Sacheverell, Henry.

Physical Description:

1 online resource ([2],68p. )

Edition:

The second edition.

Other Title:

Account of the lives of the most notorious murderers and robbers,

Place of Publication:

London : printed for J. Roberts, near the Oxford-Arms in Warwick-Lane, 1726.

Notes:

Price from imprint: price 1s.

Reproduction of original from British Library.

Cited in:

English Short Title Catalog, T65008.

OCLC:

642657402