Cheshire's Execution Files

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Crimes & Criminals, Murder, True Crime
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Author: Derek Yarwood ISBN: 9781908234834
Publisher: DB Publishing Publication: May 10, 2011
Imprint: Language: English
Author: Derek Yarwood
ISBN: 9781908234834
Publisher: DB Publishing
Publication: May 10, 2011
Imprint:
Language: English
By dusty decree, the county judges sent em down . . . and the city sheriffs strung em up.

From Norman times to the late 19th century, Cheshire had its own unique way of disposing of the criminals condemned at its assizes. For more than 500 years the countys rulers simply handed the miscreants over to the Chester city fathers who, due to an obscure medieval tradition, were duty bound to execute them.

Ever since the Emperor Vespasians Second Legion encamped beside the River Dee, Chester has always been a magnet for visitors. Its once-thriving port and, in more recent years, its importance as a tourist, commercial and administrative centre have maintained its popular attraction. Today, people come from all over the world to discover its Roman origins, to admire its half-timbered buildings and to stroll along the city walls and the famous Rows shopping arcades.

Up until 1866, however, there was a less savourythough, it seems, equally compellingreason why people in their thousands flocked to Chester. They came to gawp at public hangings.

In this new true-crime anthology, former journalist Derek Yarwood tells the story of Cheshires unique place in the history of capital punishment through a fascinating collection of 18th and 19th century cases. Authenticated by original court documents wherever possible, the crimes, trials and executions detailed here, while all sensational events in their own right, also bear witness to the publics unfading enthusiasm for watching a fellow creature being strangled to death on the gallows.
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By dusty decree, the county judges sent em down . . . and the city sheriffs strung em up.

From Norman times to the late 19th century, Cheshire had its own unique way of disposing of the criminals condemned at its assizes. For more than 500 years the countys rulers simply handed the miscreants over to the Chester city fathers who, due to an obscure medieval tradition, were duty bound to execute them.

Ever since the Emperor Vespasians Second Legion encamped beside the River Dee, Chester has always been a magnet for visitors. Its once-thriving port and, in more recent years, its importance as a tourist, commercial and administrative centre have maintained its popular attraction. Today, people come from all over the world to discover its Roman origins, to admire its half-timbered buildings and to stroll along the city walls and the famous Rows shopping arcades.

Up until 1866, however, there was a less savourythough, it seems, equally compellingreason why people in their thousands flocked to Chester. They came to gawp at public hangings.

In this new true-crime anthology, former journalist Derek Yarwood tells the story of Cheshires unique place in the history of capital punishment through a fascinating collection of 18th and 19th century cases. Authenticated by original court documents wherever possible, the crimes, trials and executions detailed here, while all sensational events in their own right, also bear witness to the publics unfading enthusiasm for watching a fellow creature being strangled to death on the gallows.

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