The awful sentance [sic] and lamentations of Keene :
who now lies in Horsmonger-lane Goal [sic]; under sentance [sic] of execution, without the least hopes of mercy, for the murder of a child, at Albury, near Guilford.

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Related Names

Hodges, E. (Elizabeth Mary Ann), fl. 1855-1861, printer.

Language(s)

English

Published

[London] : E. Hodges, (from Pitt's), Wholesale Toy and Marble Warehouse, 31 Dudley Street 7 Dials, [1852?]

Subjects

Keene, John, > Keene, John, / 1831 or 2-1852 > Keene, John, / 1831 or 2-1852 / Poetry.
Executions and executioners > Executions and executioners / England > Executions and executioners / England / Poetry.
Murder > Murder / England > Murder / England / Poetry.

Note

Acquisition made accessible thanks to the generous support of the Frederick J. and Margret L. Worden Endowment.
Printed in two columns, with ornamental border between columns.
Illustration has a full-figure man, a house, and a well.
Title words "Horsmonger", "under", and "sentance" each have a turned "n".
Verse begins: "I am a sad and wretched man,".
Date of publication from date of Keen's execution: April 13, 1852. Cf. Capital Punishment U.K. site via WWW, viewed September 10, 2008.
Caption title.
In verse.

Physical Description

1 sheet ([1] p.) : 1 ill. ; 26 x 18 cm.

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