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Prosecution Brief for Murder (1881)

 

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Prosecution Brief for Murder - Click for bigger imageThis is the first page of the brief produced for the prosecution of John Tait and William Blyth for murder at the Winter Assizes in 1881. The case against the two men is outlined giving a description of the event and the circumstances leading up to the incident.