Greenacre, or the Edgeware-Road murder. Presenting an authentic and circumstantial account of this most sanguinary outrage of the laws of humanity; and showing, upon the confession of the culprit, the means he resorted to, in order to effect his bloody purpose; also his artful and fiendlike method of mutilating his murdered victim, the inhuman manner in which he afterwards disposed of the mangled body and limbs, and his cold-blooded disposal of the head of the unfortunate female, on the eve of thier intended marriage; with a full account of the facts which led to the discovery of the atrocious deed, his apprehension, trial, behaviour at the condemned sermon, and execution / Written by C.J. Williams.

James Greenacre

Date:: [1837?]

Credit: Greenacre, or the Edgeware-Road murder. Presenting an authentic and circumstantial account of this most sanguinary outrage of the laws of humanity; and showing, upon the confession of the culprit, the means he resorted to, in order to effect his bloody purpose; also his artful and fiendlike method of mutilating his murdered victim, the inhuman manner in which he afterwards disposed of the mangled body and limbs, and his cold-blooded disposal of the head of the unfortunate female, on the eve of thier intended marriage; with a full account of the facts which led to the discovery of the atrocious deed, his apprehension, trial, behaviour at the condemned sermon, and execution / Written by C.J. Williams. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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sistence for herself and child. Her lodging1 was in a small house in Portman Street, Walworth, into which she remo¬ ved on the 22nd of December. Greenacre assisted in the removal of her furniture, and on the 23rd he called in the morning, bringing with him a bundle apparently contain¬ ing a loaf, &c. On the following day, being the 24th, he again visited her in the evening. Her landlady described her as a quiet orderly woman, but disapproved of her con¬ duct in sleeping out on the 26th, in consequence of which she gave her warning. She lived here but eleven days, Greenacre having slept with her two nights towards the end of that period, and, finally, she went back with her child to Carpenter’s Place, Greenacre again assisting in the removal of her goods. Mrs. Brown had appointed to sleep with a female friend the night previous to her marriage. This person, Mrs. Glass, living in Windmill Street, Tottenham-court Road, naturally expected her, but she came not, nor did she ever see her.more. Rather late that night, near eleven o’clock, Greenacre called on Mrs. Davis, and asked if Mrs. Brown had called on her; on her replying in the negative, he stated that she had deceived him ; that he had discovered that she was without property, which she had led him to believe she possessed, and that they, in consequence, had had some slight words; that she had abruptly left his house, and that the match was broken off. This was a matter of surprise to Mrs. Davis, as the next day her hus¬ band and daughter were to have met the parties at the Angel, near St. Giles’s Church, where the marriage was to have been solemnized. Days passed away, and still Mrs. Brown did not call. This absence, strange as it appeared. Miss Davis attempted to account for by observing, the af¬ fair had turned out so foolishly, that she might feel asha¬ med to show herself. This excuse was adopted for some time by the family ; and they concluded, that when her chagrin had worn off, she would resume her confidence, and renew her visits. It may not be here out of its place to observe, that at the time that Greenacre called, he was observed to be very much agitated, which Mrs. Davis at¬ tributed to his vexation and disappointment, which as it might be the natural result of his late quarrel on the eve of marriage, it appeared so far from being unusual in his situation, that it excited no particular observation ; neither did his having a bundle under his arm appear singular, as he might have been providing for his Christmas dinner. But little did Mrs. Davis think what was the real cause of

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