Murder & Crime: Birmingham

by Vanessa Morgan

Overview

This chilling collection brings together true-life historical murders that shocked not only the city but frequently made headline news throughout the country. Cases featured here include riots in 1791, a bank robbery in 1844, and an arson attack in 1912. Murder most foul also raises its ugly head, with John Thompson stabbing his common-law wife in a fit of drunken jealousy in 1861, and Mary Albion being murdered in her bed when a robbery went wrong in 1898. Vanessa Morgan’s well-illustrated and enthralling text will appeal to everyone interested in true crime and the shadier side of Birmingham’s past.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780752471532
Publisher:	The History Press
Publication date:	12/01/2012
Series:	Murder & Crime
Pages:	96
Product dimensions:	6.50(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.30(d)

About the Author

Vanessa Morgan has worked as a genealogist for 20 years and has written many articles for genealogical magazines. She regularly gives talks on Worcestershire, Warwickshire and Birmingham murders. She lives in Redditch, Worcestershire.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements 6

Introduction 7

Case 1 'Destruction to the present government', 1791 11

Case 2 The Walls, were Stained with Blood, 1828 15

Case 3 'That devil Davenport is my greatest enemy', 1838 19

Case 4 'Where you, go I will go', 1838 22

Case 5 'Where are the police?', 1839 26

Case 6 Tied up in a Sack, 1839 32

Case 7 'If I am to hang I shall die innocent', 1840 35

Case 8 'A young man of respectable appearance', 1844 39

Case 9 'Oh Frank, what have you done?', 1860 43

Case 10 'Oh my wench I wish I hadn't done it', 1861 46

Case 11 'Will you come back to Sutton now?', 1861 50

Case 12 'I shook hands and kissed her', 1863 54

Case 13 'I loved her intensely', 1864 57

Case 14 'He smelt very strongly of creosote', 1868 61

Case 15 'It's me who chived him, see feel the knife, it's wet', 1875 65

Case 16 'I've just thrown old Paget's daughter in the canal', 1879 69

Case 17 'Her head was battered in', 1888 72

Case 18 The Daring Street Robbery in Birmingham, 1891 76

Case 19 'I was there but I don't know what I did', 1893 80

Case 20 The Murder of Quaint Mary, 1898 84

Case 21 'I will kill him before the night is out!', 1912 88

Case 22 'I have given you the opportunity', 1912 92