Famous criminals and their trials : intimate revelations compiled from the papers of Sir Richard Muir, late senior counsel to the British Treasury
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Book
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Category
United Kingdom
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Publication Year
1926
Publisher
George H. Doran Company, United States
Pages
xi, 382 pages
Subject
United Kingdom Famous Trials
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Abstract
"Sir Richard Muir died, as he wanted to die, in harness. The busy life he led at the Bar for over thirty years left him little or no opportunity of writing what would have been one of the most interesting memoirs of modern times. With the help of Sir Richard innumerable friends I have done my best to remedy the deficiency. It has been a Herculean task, not so much in obtaining the necessary material as in deciding what should be omitted..." - Preface
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Contents:
1. Muir's career at the Bar...
2. Whitaker Wright...
3. Three famous murders...
4. How Muir smashed the forgers...
5. Notable poisoners...
6. the Hatton Garden pearl robbery of 1913...
7. Muir's apprenticeship...
8. Famous financiers...
9. Finger-prints...
10. Famous criminal libel cases...
11. the unwritten law...
12. Muir on lotteries...
13. The man who broke the bank at Monte Carlo...
14. Tragedies of passion...
15. Muir's relations with Scotland Yard...
16. The French butcher of Soho...
17. A double-dyed traitor...
18. Muir as a judge...
Index
1. Muir's career at the Bar...
2. Whitaker Wright...
3. Three famous murders...
4. How Muir smashed the forgers...
5. Notable poisoners...
6. the Hatton Garden pearl robbery of 1913...
7. Muir's apprenticeship...
8. Famous financiers...
9. Finger-prints...
10. Famous criminal libel cases...
11. the unwritten law...
12. Muir on lotteries...
13. The man who broke the bank at Monte Carlo...
14. Tragedies of passion...
15. Muir's relations with Scotland Yard...
16. The French butcher of Soho...
17. A double-dyed traitor...
18. Muir as a judge...
Index
Biblio Notes
"With 25 illustrations"
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