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Saville’s Spinney Chapter 13 Investigations and Recriminations ( Part 2 ) First Draft

Posted on February 26, 2014 by bakersfieldlad

The Nottingham Journal carried a detailed account of the events of the week over three columns, with an initial editorial under the heading of Execution of Saville – Fearful Loss of Life Extraordinary and cold blooded atrocity in cutting the … Continue reading →

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Saville’s Spinney Chapter 12 Is it time? Part 2/2 ( First Draft)

Posted on January 12, 2014 by bakersfieldlad

The Police Watch-House on Long Row was utilised as a temporary morgue. By nightfall it contained eight dead bodies, which had been moved from a warehouse on High Pavement where they were first taken. All the victims were either young … Continue reading →

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Saville’s Spinney Chapter 12 Is it time? ( First Draft)

Posted on January 5, 2014 by bakersfieldlad

The street outside Shire Hall was completely full of people. Many had been waiting since dawn. A large group of women had taken a position in the nearby St Mary’s graveyard and had been there since the early hours; their … Continue reading →

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Saville’s Spinney Chapter 11 The Last Days ( First Draft)

Posted on December 30, 2013 by bakersfieldlad

Upon being removed from the dock and entering the room below, Saville placed his hand to his neck to intimate he was to be hanged and made a squeaking noise in bravado. He would not be returning to his old … Continue reading →

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Saville’s Spinney Chapter 10 Standing Trial Part 4 ( First Draft)

Posted on December 23, 2013 by bakersfieldlad

Two new witnesses appeared briefly in the box. John Fox, a constable and John Freeman, father of Henry Freeman were sworn in and then both asked questions concerning the testimony of Henry Freeman. John Fox agreed that Henry Freeman had … Continue reading →

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Death Hunters, Ballad Sellers and Execution Broadsides….

Posted on September 28, 2012 by bakersfieldlad

Hello again Readers. Still busily researching my historical crime novel. Its amazing how research can easily take you away into a wonderful journey back into very very different times. Just recently I stumbled upon some amazing information about people who were variously called … Continue reading →

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The Curious Case of the Criminal Hangmen!

Posted on September 8, 2012 by bakersfieldlad

The Curious Case of the Criminal Hangmen!. via The Curious Case of the Criminal Hangmen!.

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The Curious Case of the Criminal Hangmen!

Posted on September 8, 2012 by bakersfieldlad

Still researching some background detail for my story, I am on the trail of an executioner. There is an execution scene to write about and I have to do it justice ( oh dear another pun!). I always wondered why … Continue reading →

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