Weare, William, -1823
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A complete history and development of all the extraordinary circumstances and events connected with the murder of Mr. Weare : together with the trial at large, including speeches of counsel, examination of evidence, defence, &c. &c. : a faithful picture of all the fashionable "modern hells" and "black-legs" of the metropolis with sketches of the principal individuals who frequent them, whether in the character of "Greeks" or "pigeons" : an exposition of the frauds practised, the immense sums won and lost, and the calamitous events to which this system of nefarious villany has in many instances led : comprising most curious and highly interesting details, furnished from original and authentic sources, with a view to deter the young and unwary novice from this vortex of vice and misery : the whole forming a genuine series of gambling biography.
Date: 1824
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The trial of John Thurtell and Joseph Hunt, for the murder of Mr. William Weare : in Gill's Hill Lane, Herts, before Mr. Justice Park, on Tuesday, the 6th, and Wednesday, the 7th January, 1824; with the prayer, and the condemned sermon, that was preached before the unhappy culprits: also, full particulars of the execution.
Date: 1824
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The fatal effects of gambling exemplified in the murder of Wm. Weare, and the trial and fate of John Thurtell, the murderer, and his accomplices [Joseph Hunt and William Probert]; with biographical sketches of the parties concerned ... To which is added, The gambler's scourge; a complete exposé of the whole system of gambling in the metropolis. With memoirs and anecdotes of notorious blacklegs.
Date: 1824
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Pierce Egan's account of the trial of John Thurtell and Joseph Hunt. With an appendix, disclosing some extraordinary facts, exclusively in the possession of the editor. With portraits, and many other illustrative engravings / [Pierce Egan].
Pierce EganDate: 1824
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Recollections of John Thurtell, who was executed at Hertford on Friday, the 9th of January, 1824 for murdering Mr. W. Weare. Including various anecdotes, and an account of his demeanour after sentence was passed. Also, the condemned sermon, and a correct view of the execution, taken on the spot by an eminent artist / by Pierce Egan ; being an appendix to his account of the trial.
Pierce EganDate: 1824