ABRAHAM THORNTON
Mary Ashford (20) is brutally violated and murdered near Birmingham. The accused, Abraham Thornton, offers trial by battle, but this is refused and anyway he is acquitted
Picture No
10191974
Media ID
47427560
Size
4162px x 4760px
(2.8MB)
Credit
Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Engraving by George Cruikshank in The life and Times of James Catnach' page 360
Date
1817
