Foul Deeds and Suspicious Deaths in and around Halifax

180 Pages·2004·6.14 MB·English

by  Stephen Wade

FOUL DEEDS AND SUSPICIOUS DEATHS Series

Foul Deeds and Suspicious Deaths series explores in detail crimes of passion, brutal
murders, grisly deeds and foul misdemeanours. From Victorian street crime, to more
modern murder where passion, jealousy, or social depravation brought unexpected
violence to those involved. From mysterious death to murder and manslaughter, the
books are a fascinating insight into not only those whose lives are forever captured by
the suffering they endured, but also into the society that moulded and shaped their
lives. Each book takes you on a journey into the darker and unknown side of the area.
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Contents
Introduction
Chapter 1 The Elland Vendetta
Chapter 2 Sowerby Witchcraft
Chapter 3 The Wade Feud 1593
Chapter 4 Gibbet Law
Chapter 5 The Civil War: Death in Confinement
Chapter 6 The Cragg Vale Coiners Kill the Exciseman
Chapter 7 Murder Among the Fools c.1760
Chapter 8 The One-Pound Note Murder 1817
Chapter 9 The Gaol Problems 1820s
Chapter 10 Robbery and Strangling on the Road 1839
Chapter 11 Saddleworth Patricide 1840
Chapter 12 Cruelty to a Collier Boy 1843
Chapter 13 Murder at Mount Tabor 1843
Chapter 14 Slaughter in the Guardian Offices 1858
Chapter 15 Found Under a Carpet 1859
Chapter 16 A Pub Brawl Killing 1865
Chapter 17 Attacked for Name-Calling 1865
Chapter 18 A London Murder Resolved at Triangle 1866
Chapter 19 Todmorden Tragedy 1868
Chapter 20 Anonymous Witness to Horrors 1875
Chapter 21 Mysterious Death of a Woman 1876
Chapter 22 Manslaughter at Dean Clough 1876
Chapter 23 Puzzling Death at the Infirmary 1878
Chapter 24 Suicide at North Bridge 1878
Chapter 25 Murderer Trapped 1888
Chapter 26 Death of Two Lovers 1888
Chapter 27 Playing at Jack the Ripper 1889
Chapter 28 Shot for a Shilling 1890
Chapter 29 The Ackrigg Case 1894
Chapter 30 How ‘Fiery’ Leah Ackroyd Died 1898
Chapter 31 Riot in Brighouse 1900
Chapter 32 The Story of a Christmas Stabbing 1901
Chapter 33 Sweethearts Shot 1909
Chapter 34 Knives Out on Christmas Eve 1908
Chapter 35 Strange Death of a Widow 1909
Chapter 36 Found with Her Throat Cut 1909
Chapter 37 The Last Straw 1919
Chapter 38 The Crib Lane Murder 1926
Chapter 39 The Bowling Club Sensation 1927
Chapter 40 Abandoned Infants 1928
Chapter 41 A Suicide Pact 1930
Chapter 42 The Missionary Murder 1930
Chapter 43 The Notorious Christie 1943–1951
Chapter 44 Murdered in Bed 1944
Chapter 45 A Killer Camped in the Park 1944
Chapter 46 He Killed on his Wedding Day 1948
Chapter 47 Tragedy at Lister Lane 1953
Chapter 48 The Sweetshop Killing 1957
Chapter 49 Death in a Playground 1971