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Contributors: Cobourg Public Library- Item types: Photographs
- Year: 1859
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- Hangman's rope
Dr. William King of Brighton was convicted of murdering his wife, Sarah Anne by poisoning her with arsenic. He was hanged on June 9, 1859 at the courhouse where the Golden Plough now stands. Dr. William King of Brighton was convicted of murdering his wife, Sarah Anne by poisoning her with arsenic. He was hanged on June 9, 1859 at the courhouse where the …Cobourg Public Library - Rope from the hanging of Dr. William King
Dr. William King was the only criminal to be executed in Northumberland and was a well-known doctor of Brighton. He became infatuated with Melinda Vandervoort and began to feed his wife small doses of arsenic. After a hard-fought trial he was convicted of murder and on June 9, 1959 he … Dr. William King was the only criminal to be executed in Northumberland and was a well-known doctor of Brighton. He became infatuated with Melinda Vandervoort and began to feed his …Cobourg Public Library - An excerpt on tenders
An excerpt on tenders Source: Unknown Acquired: March 13, 1991 An excerpt on tenders Source: Unknown Acquired: March 13, 1991Cobourg Public Library
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