THE TRIAL OF JOHN THURTELL AND JOSEPH HUNT, FOR THE MURDER OF MR. WILLIAM WEARE, In Gill's Hill Lane, Herts, Before Mr. Justice Park on Tuesday, the 6th, and Wednesday, the 7th January, 1824;...

Softcover. ...With The Prayer and the Condemned Sermon that was Preached Before the Unhappy Culprits; Also, Full Particulars of The Execution. Thurtell, a gambler, lured Weare, a crooked bookmaker, to Gill’s Hill Lane, Hertfordshire, over a £300 debt dispute. On October 24, 1823, Thurtell shot Weare, slit his throat, and smashed his skull, with Hunt aiding in disposing the body in a pond. Their accomplice, William Probert, turned King’s evidence, securing their conviction. Thurtell was hanged; Hunt’s death sentence was commuted to life in Australia - a case that gripped the nation. 59pp. rebound in protected card covers. Lacks original covers and Frontis. Browned and foxed pp. Scarce. Vg.