An authentic and faithful history of the mysterious murder of Maria Marten, with a full development of all the extraordinary circumstances which led to the discovery of her body in the Red barn; to which is added the trial of William Corder. Taken at large in short hand specially for this work, with an account of his execution, dissection, &c., and many interestng particulars relative to the village of Polstead and its vicinity; the prison correspondence of Corder, and fifty-three letters, in answer to his advertisement for a wife / The whole compiled and arranged with upwards of three hundred explanatory notes, by J. Curtis.

  • Corder, William, 1803-1828.
Date:
1828
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Credit: An authentic and faithful history of the mysterious murder of Maria Marten, with a full development of all the extraordinary circumstances which led to the discovery of her body in the Red barn; to which is added the trial of William Corder. Taken at large in short hand specially for this work, with an account of his execution, dissection, &c., and many interestng particulars relative to the village of Polstead and its vicinity; the prison correspondence of Corder, and fifty-three letters, in answer to his advertisement for a wife / The whole compiled and arranged with upwards of three hundred explanatory notes, by J. Curtis. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    \ INDEX. Andrews, Mr., his address for the prosecution, 120. Alexander, Lord Chief Baron, his Charge to the Jury, 228 —remarks thereon, 231. Barn, the Red, a description of, 54—remarks upon sermons preached near it, 54, 394. A melo-drama so entitled,—copious extracts from, 364. or the Gipsy's Curse!! performed at the Theatre Royal, Weymouth, 442. Bury St. Edmunds, arrival of the Judges at, 98—description of, 369—influx of the visitors to, on the morning* of execution, 288. ■ gaol, description of, 372. Bloornfield, Robert, the Suffolk pastoral poet,—his birth- place, 457. Boldero, John, Esq., loyalty of, 370. Corder, William, apprehension of, 13. ■ charged with forgery when at Colchester, on his way to Polstead, 18—arrival at Polstead, 21—removal to Bury Gaol, 34—partial biography of, 71—his trial (1st day), 108—his arraignment, 110. Bill of indictment against him, 111—evidence for the prosecution, 132, (vide witnesses)— his defence, and observations thereon, 198—his demeanour at the close of the trial, 242—verdict of guilty returned against him, 245—sentence of death passed upon him, 247— his return to the gaol, 250—his frivolous conduct in the evening, 255—his last night, 281—induced to a partial con- fession, 283—copy of confession, 285—his conduct on the morning of execution, 288—devotions at the chapel, 291— sacrament administered to him, 295—Execution, 297-—public view of his body, 304—dissection thereof, 306—debates thereon by the surgeons, 307—his advertisement for a wife, 399—finai disposal of the skeleton—his transgression, a pro- lific source of evil, 460. Corder, Mrs., her visit to her husband after sentence, 258—her final visit, 277. ■ sketch of her life, &c\, 452.