JOURNAL ARTICLE

The Management of the Public Execution of Joseph Bell in Mid-Victorian Scotland.

  • Published In: Northern Scotland, 2023, v. 14, n. 1. P. 39 1 of 3

  • Database: Academic Search Ultimate 2 of 3

  • Authored By: Shiels, Robert S. 3 of 3

Abstract

Statutory change in 1868 moved the places of execution on judicial warrant of a convicted person from an open venue to a closed prison room. The execution of Joseph Bell, one of the last such spectacles before a crowd, illustrates the demands made of local authority administration. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Additional Information

  • Source:Northern Scotland. 2023/05, Vol. 14, Issue 1, p39
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:Law
  • Publication Date:2023
  • ISSN:0306-5278
  • DOI:10.3366/nor.2023.0282
  • Accession Number:164047733
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