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More Foul Deeds & Suspicious Deaths in Barnsley
Geoffrey Howse
出版Pen and Sword, 2007-08-16
主題True Crime / GeneralHistory / WomenHistory / United States / State & Local / GeneralHistory / United States / State & Local / New England (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT)
ISBN17833784769781783378470
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=FgbMDwAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋Barnsley and the surrounding area has a dark and sinister past. There were many foul deeds committed throughout the centuries of the most heinous kind -and many suspicious circumstances. Poverty was at the root of many of the early cases. During the Victorian period some seemingly uncaring magistrates appeared to take the view that to be poor was a crime to be dealt with severely and meted out extreme penalties. The unhappy state of some criminals resulted in ending their days in the workhouse. Throughout the 20th century the area was periodically rocked with murder cases which often made the national headlines.