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ENGLAND — LONDON.

the unsuspecting patrick o’connor dines with the mannings at

miniver place.

maria manning shoots patrick o’connor with a pistol as he

washes his hands.

maria manning raids patrick o’connor’s lodgings, stealing his railway share

certificates.

the police discover patrick o’connor’s remains beneath the kitchen flagstones

at miniver place.

maria manning is arrested in edinburgh, having tried to sell the

share certificates.

maria manning furiously addresses the court during

her trial.

Above. a murder broadside depicting the public hanging of the mannings. broadsides such as this were sold as souvenirs by

pedlars at executions.—————Below. three views of maria manning’s death mask, reflecting the 19th-century interest

in physiognomy.

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