Showing posts with label Pentonville prison. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Pentonville prison. Show all posts
Thursday, 22 February 2018
Summons to attend Dr Crippen's autopsy.
Summons to Dr Alexander MacBeth, Surgeon General, dated 23rd November 1910. The summons is to appear as a juryman at the inquest into Crippen's death at Pentonville Prison at 2pm, to 'enquire on the King's behalf touching the death of Hawley Harvey Crippen'.
Monday, 5 February 2018
Dr Crippen approaches the 'topping shed'.
'Topping shed', prisoner's nickname for Pentonville's execution room.
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