murder penzance

On Tuesday morning 8th July 1845, the greatest anxiety prevailed in Penzance, in consequence of the discovery of one of the most appalling murders that it had ever fallen to our lot to record. The supposed perpetrator of this tragical crime was a man named Benjamin Ellison, aged, about 55; and...

Born 1836 Mr. W. Hollow, St. Mary's-street talks about his memories of Penzance. He mentioned the fire that had occurred at Mr. John James' premises in the Market-place in 1852, The fire had occurred when he was scarcely fourteen years of age. "It was on a Saturday night," said Mr. Hollow. "No...

Warning! These are actual court scripts and sometimes contain graphic information. Please do not read if you are easily offended. The adjourned inquest on the body of the child of Justinian Carter, 23, St. Michaels Street, Penzance, was resumed before Mr. G. L. Bodilly on Friday morning 15th...

On Monday 8th December 1879, before W. C. Borlase, Esq., in the chair, and T. Bedford Bolitho, Esq., John Harvey, landlord of the "Fountain" inn, Causewayhead, who was remanded from the last West Penwith Petty Sessions, was charged "with, on Friday, 26th September 1879, in the township of...