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DEADLY SWINDLE
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents v
- List of Illustrations vii
- Foreword ix
- Acknowledgments xi
- Principal Characters in the Benwell–Birchall Case xiii
- DEADLY SWINDLE 1
- 1 Introduction 3
- 2 The Murder Mystery 13
- 3 Arrests at Niagara 30
- 4 The Net Tightens 42
- 5 In Woodstock Jail 62
- 6 Pelly’s Story 80
- 7 The Great Detective? 96
- 8 The Trial Begins 110
- 9 The Defence and Conclusion 143
- 10 Aftermath of the Trial 165
- 11 Birchall’s Own Story 190
- 12 Pleading for Mercy 214
- 13 The Hanging 224
- 14 A Compelling Story 235
- 15 Epilogue 239
- Notes 245
- Newspapers Cited 273
- Index 275
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents v
- List of Illustrations vii
- Foreword ix
- Acknowledgments xi
- Principal Characters in the Benwell–Birchall Case xiii
- DEADLY SWINDLE 1
- 1 Introduction 3
- 2 The Murder Mystery 13
- 3 Arrests at Niagara 30
- 4 The Net Tightens 42
- 5 In Woodstock Jail 62
- 6 Pelly’s Story 80
- 7 The Great Detective? 96
- 8 The Trial Begins 110
- 9 The Defence and Conclusion 143
- 10 Aftermath of the Trial 165
- 11 Birchall’s Own Story 190
- 12 Pleading for Mercy 214
- 13 The Hanging 224
- 14 A Compelling Story 235
- 15 Epilogue 239
- Notes 245
- Newspapers Cited 273
- Index 275
