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Picture No 12699276
Date 16 April 1864
Description Execution of James Clitheroe of St Helen's for murder
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The execution of James Clitheroe of St Helen's, Lancashire, at Kirkdale Gaol on 16 April 1864 for the murder of Mary Woods, a poor paralytic woman. An example of popular street literature (broadsheet) of the period, complete with sensational prose, gory details and illustration.
Source Popular broadsheet, printed by J Harkness, Preston
Credit Mary Evans Picture Library
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