Identifier: b20443237 (find matches)
Title: An authentic and faithful history of the mysterious murder of Maria Marten, with a full development of all the extraordinary circumstances which led to the discovery of her body in the Red barn; to which is added the trial of William Corder. Taken at large in short hand specially for this work, with an account of his execution, dissection, &c., and many interestng particulars relative to the village of Polstead and its vicinity; the prison correspondence of Corder, and fifty-three letters, in answer to his advertisement for a wife (electronic resource)
Year: 1828 (1820s)
Authors: Corder, William, 1803-1828 Curtis, J Great Britain. Courts of Oyer and Terminer and General Gaol Delivery
Subjects: Marten, Maria, 1801-1827
Publisher: London : T. Kelly
Contributing Library: Wellcome Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Wellcome Library

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OF MARIA MARTEN. 265 oclock,—arrangements had been made, through theunremitting kindness of Mr. Orridge, the governor,for the admission and convenience of the gen-tlemen connected with the public press. After thedebtors, confined in the county prison, had takentheir seats, the felons were conducted to theirs, thelatter being attired in the costume of the prison,which consists of a jacket and trowsers of coarsegray frieze, striped, at intervals, with a yellow bar,bordered by two narrower bars of black. After the Reverend Mr. Stocking, the Chaplainof the prison, had taken his station at the reading-desk, Corder was conducted by the Governor tothat part of the chapel which, on such occasions, isoccupied by those only who are appointed to die.1Immediately on entering the pew, he took his seat,and placed his elbow on his knee, holding to hisface a white handkerchief, in his right hand, whichhe seldom removed during the service, nor did hemore than once or twice alter the position in whic

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