Cruel murder committed by robert johnstone, on the body of miss jane henderson, Near Rosevale Village on the banks of the Humber, a few miles from Hull, On Saturday, 27th June, 1863.
[Glasgow?].
Printed for the booksellers, 1863.
16mo.
8pp. Disbound. Title page shaved at foot with slight loss to imprint.
A prose and verse chapbook recounting the brutal murder of Jane Henderson by her lover Robert Johnstone in 1863 on the outskirts of Hull.
On 27th June, Johnstone stabbed Henderson multiple times before disposing of her body in a nearby river. The pair had been conducting an illicit affair for a considerable time. Henderson had become pregnant and Johnstone, desirous to be rid of her in favour of another woman, conspired to murder. Henderson's corpse was soon discovered, and upon a person a letter written by Johnstone to lure her to the place of her murder. Johnstone was swiftly arrested and imprisoned. His fate is unrecorded.
'Her throat then I cut, while the blood flowed profusely, Then she fell like a corpse, most dreadful to view;
My crime to conceal, I drew her near the water,
And into the Humber her body I threw'.
£ 250.00
Antiquates Ref: 33168
On 27th June, Johnstone stabbed Henderson multiple times before disposing of her body in a nearby river. The pair had been conducting an illicit affair for a considerable time. Henderson had become pregnant and Johnstone, desirous to be rid of her in favour of another woman, conspired to murder. Henderson's corpse was soon discovered, and upon a person a letter written by Johnstone to lure her to the place of her murder. Johnstone was swiftly arrested and imprisoned. His fate is unrecorded.
'Her throat then I cut, while the blood flowed profusely, Then she fell like a corpse, most dreadful to view;
My crime to conceal, I drew her near the water,
And into the Humber her body I threw'.
