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Murder in the First-Class Carriage: The First Victorian Railway Killing
Murder in the FirstClass Carriage The First Victorian Railway Killing Author:Kate Colquhoun The amazing account of a Victorian-era railway murder, and the ensuing manhunt reaching from England to New York City — In July 1864, Thomas Briggs was traveling home after visiting his niece and her husband for dinner. He boarded a first-class carriage on the 9:45 pm Hackney service of the North London railway. At Hackney, two bank clerks discov... more »ered blood in the seat cushions as well as on the floor, windows, and sides of the carriage. A bloodstained hat was found on the seat along with a broken link from a watch chain. The race to identify the killer and catch him as he fled on a boat to America was eagerly followed by the public on both sides of the Atlantic. Kate Colquhoun tells a gripping tale of a crime that shocked the era.« less