Trial, conviction, and confession of Maria Black Thorn, :
who was tried, convicted, and sentenced to be hanged at Portsmouth, Va., December 14, 1855, for the murder of Thomas Braden and family. /
Written by her request and according to her dictation, and prepared by the publisher, William C. Murdock.

Description

Main Author

Thorn, Mary B. (Mary Black), -1854.

Related Names

Murdock, William C., publisher.

Language(s)

English

Published

Norfolk, Virginia : [William C. Murdock], 1856.

Subjects

Brady, Thomas, > Brady, Thomas, / -1853.
Thorn, Mary B. > Thorn, Mary B. / (Mary Black), > Thorn, Mary B. / (Mary Black), / -1854 > Thorn, Mary B. / (Mary Black), / -1854 / Trials, litigation, etc.
James V. Medler Crime Collection.
Trials (Murder) > Trials (Murder) / Virginia > Trials (Murder) / Virginia / Portsmouth > Trials (Murder) / Virginia / Portsmouth / Fiction.
Murder > Murder / Virginia > Murder / Virginia / Portsmouth > Murder / Virginia / Portsmouth / Fiction.
Trials (Murder) > Trials (Murder) / Virginia > Trials (Murder) / Virginia / Portsmouth.
Poisoning > Poisoning / Virginia > Poisoning / Virginia / Portsmouth.
Murder > Murder / Virginia > Murder / Virginia / Portsmouth.
Autographs (Provenance)
Unlettered bindings (Binding)
Wrappers (Binding)
Trial proceedings.
Fiction.
Confessions.

Note

"It appears to be a fictional case, although some of the reported evidence sounds real."--McDade, T.M. Annals of murder, 980.

Physical Description

31, [1] pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

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