This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1813 Excerpt: ...Castle was examined in the sine manner as Lancaster Castle, and With the same result. The heaviest charge gainst the gaoler is that from Mary Iviaon, a woman who had been condemned to death, but was reprieved, ordered for transportation, and at length pardoned. Her evidence contains impontibilitics. The committee ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1813 Excerpt: ...Castle was examined in the sine manner as Lancaster Castle, and With the same result. The heaviest charge gainst the gaoler is that from Mary Iviaon, a woman who had been condemned to death, but was reprieved, ordered for transportation, and at length pardoned. Her evidence contains impontibilitics. The committee report on it: --"ins obvious, that the turn of phrase and terms frequently adopted in Mary Evison's affidavit, are such as could not have occurred to a person altogether illiterate; and from the fets disclosed Upon her cross-examination by the gaoler, that in the month of July last she oosuntly attended for eight days and a piece, sometimes from half-past seven in the morning till tea o'clock at night, at Manis's rooms ki the Castle, where Messieurs Finnerty, Minis, Drakard the proprietor, and Scott the SOtttr of the Stamford newspaper, were assembled, where she generally received her; food, except on one day, when Mr. Marris: having company, he and Drakard gave her two shillings a-piece to go out and get what he pleased, it is evident that the gaoler has reasonable grounds for asserting, " that the i "charges are a fabrication, to which she has B " 4hut swelled tSe charges, to induce a belief that such regular and well-told tale must 1'b trie, at lean in toast of its substantial V rtt-v The Mr. Marris here mentioned, had suffered some years ago an accidental concussion of the brain j and was occasionally subject to a suspension of recollection, and to violent irritations. He behaved so rudely to the commissioners, that they were obliged to expel him from their apartment. Some pity is due to him. Mr. Finnerty complains of being debarred air and exercise.--It is proved that his phy9ician9 and himself solicited for two hours d...
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Add this copy of The Literary Panorama, Volume 13 to cart. $72.09, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2011 by Nabu Press.
