CAMBRIDGESHIRE CRIMES. Historical Cases from Around the County

Softcover. SIGNED. As recently as the 19th century there were something like 250 offences that carried the death penalty. Standards of justice have not only varied over time, but also from place to place. The character and outlook of the Judge was often a deciding factor. The cases documented in this book are all connected with the county of Cambridgeshire. They cover a period of around 400yrs. Some incurred the death penalty. It is left to the reader to decide if justice was done in every instance. Chapter headings include : The Witches of Warboys, Burnt at Ely, The Alconbury Drummer Boy, The Hanging Judge of Wisbech, Thomas Weems of Godmanchester, Savage the Somersham Arsonist, Miser Minister Murdered, Horrific Deaths in Fenland, Wicken's Missing Bobby, Starving in Stilton, The St. Neots Poisoner, Who Was the St. Ives Murderer?, Murder at Kings, Crime of Passion at Broughton etc., etc. Illus. 60pp. 4to. softcover. From the library of true crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. F.