Sir Humphry Rolleston: Evidence in the Case of The Queen v. Mrs. Nicholls

Transcript of Evidence given in the Case of The Queen v. Mrs. Nicholls, at the Central Criminal Court, 30th April, 1898. From the Notes of Messrs. Barnett & Buckles' Shorthand Writers to the Court. Written by several hands. An official transcript, with Home Office stamp dated 15/7/1898. Dr. Rolleston was present as a Medical expert in this case, which concerned the death from starvation and ill-treatment of Emily Jane Popejoy, a young servant girl. Mrs. Nicholls, her employer, was later sentenced to seven years penal servitude. Produced in London.

1898

1 volume 91 ff. folio. 321/2 × 201/2 cm. Original paper covers.

Purchased 1951.

Database description transcribed from S.A.J. Moorat, Catalogue of Western Manuscripts on Medicine and Science in the Wellcome Historical Medical Library (London: Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine, 1962-1973).