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Index
A
Archibald, Thomas Dickson, 123–124, 129, 133–134
B
Barr, John, 62
Beer, Jessie Jane, 103–104, 107, 108, 160–161
Beer, John William, 104–105, 107, 161
Beeton, Isabella, 31–33
Bendixen, Julius, 62
Besley, Edward, 94
Billington, Louisa, 62
Billington, Priscilla, 62
Billington, William, 59, 62
Bingham, George, 196, 197
Blackburn, Colin, 95, 97
blood evidence, 47–48, 56, 65–67, 81–82, 144, 184, 212–218. See also evidence
Boate, Sydney, 176, 188
Book of Household Management, 31
Boord, Thomas, 198
Boulton, Thomas, 77–78
Bovill, William, 118–120, 123, 126–127, 129–136, 138–146, 149–150, 152–156, 161, 168–169, 171–174, 190, 204, 206, 208, 210, 213, 216
Braddon, Mary Elizabeth, 101, 118
Breanski, Leopold de, 168, 173
Brown, Thomas, 11–12, 56
Bruce, Henry, 55, 171, 173–174
C
Caladine, Mary, 16–19
Carden, Robert, 172–173
Carroll, Michael, 197
Carttar, Charles, 180
Castro, Thomas, 114
Cavell, Olivia, 88–89, 91, 136–138
Chambers, Sergeant, 160–161
Channell, William, 160–161
Chaplin, Harriet, 30, 33, 42, 47, 146–147, 199–200
Clark, William, 36, 50, 59
Clouson, James, 29, 30, 38, 55, 164–165
Clouson, Jane Elizabeth, 29, 30
Clouson, Jane Maria
attack on, x–xii, 1–4
death of, ix, 24–25, 51–52, 200
discovery of, 1–4
employer of, 30–33
examination of, 5–7, 28, 36, 64–65
family of, 26–30
funeral of, xii, 59, 71–73 , 164, 170
grave of, xii, 72, 201
identification of, 26–29, 38, 56
inquest into death of, 51–52, 56–61, 73–76, 82–83, 132, 139, 205–206, 212–213
investigation of attack on, xi, 7–11
last words of, x, 3
monument for, x, xii, 188, 200–203, 220
murder of, x–xi, 1–4, 101–102, 104
murder scene, ix, 1–10, 22–23, 74–75, 127, 149
murder trial, 49–52, 55–98, 121–158, 162–186, 192–193, 204–211, 218–219
murder weapon, 11–13, 20–21, 56, 63–64, 67–69, 77–83, 87–91, 96–97, 123, 135–139, 154, 196, 207, 218
possessions of, 6–7, 203
pregnancy of, 24, 35, 39–40, 44, 49–50, 56, 60, 124, 129, 183, 191, 207, 211, 218
relationship with Edmund Pook, 33–36, 40–41, 43–46, 56, 218
as servant, 27, 30–33
wounds of, 3–6
Clouson, Maria Cecilia, 29, 30
Clouson, Sarah Ann, 29, 30
Cockburn, Alexander, 77–78
Coleridge, John Duke, 116–129, 134–141, 146–148, 151–153, 204–207, 210, 214
Collins, George, 147
Collins, Wilkie, 101, 118
Conway, James, 64, 75, 79–80, 83–84, 89, 153–154, 169, 173–174
coroner’s jury, 15, 36, 57, 59, 81, 88–91, 112, 191
Crawford, Matthew, 151
crime scene, ix, 1–10, 22–23, 74–75, 127, 149
Cronk, William, 74, 79–80, 88–89, 135, 139–140, 145, 154
Crosland, Newton, 121–123, 129–134, 176–193, 197, 200–201, 205, 212–214
D
Daily News, 14, 23, 113, 166, 200
Darwin, Charles, 8, 122
Davy, Daniel Bishop, 110–112
Davy, Flora, 109–113, 123, 158–160
Descent of Man, 122
Dickens, Charles, 48
Disraeli, Benjamin, 116
Doughty, Katherine, 117
Douglas, William, 148, 204–206
Downton Abbey, 31
Durham, Frederic, 5, 6
Durnford, Alice, 85–86, 99, 126, 140–141, 148, 205, 218
E
Eagles, Joseph, 148, 204–206
Eagles, Mary Anne, 148, 204–206
Eicke, Charles, 76, 142
Elliott, William, 79
Ellison, Cuthbert, 105, 107–108
Eltham Tragedy Reviewed, The, 177, 179–181, 185, 190, 193
Entick v. Carrington, 42
Evans, George, 16–17
Evening Standard, 169, 170
evidence
blood evidence, 47–48, 56, 65–67, 81–82, 144, 184, 212–218
hearsay evidence, 49–50, 56–60, 69–70, 124–125, 128–130, 135, 191, 207–210
of murder, 7–11, 212–218
F
Farrah, Frederick, 177–182, 185–188
Farrah Defence Fund, 181
Fletcher, James Harley, 34
forensics, xi, 7–11, 64–66, 81, 95, 182, 212–218
Futerall, Charles, 109
G
Gardner, Euphemia, 106
Gardner, James Alexander, 106, 108
Giffard, Hardinge, 159
Gladstone, William, 116, 198
Griffin, James, 7, 12, 21, 27–30, 35–55, 63, 68–71, 75–80, 85–86, 96–98, 126, 130–132, 137, 143–146, 149–157, 165–173, 181, 186, 190–191, 195, 203, 213, 217–219
Guilfoyle, Michael, x
Gull, William, 111
Gunn, Donald, 1–4, 6, 14, 56, 60, 126–127, 143, 154
Gurney, Russell, 108
H
Hamilton, Fanny, 39–40, 50, 56, 60, 88, 124–125, 128–130, 141, 191, 207–211
Harrington, Joseph Miller, 94
Harris, Michael, 5–6, 14, 23–24, 38, 56, 60, 81, 126–128, 216
Hartnoll, Christina, 188
Haynes, Frederick, 3–8, 35, 56, 60, 69–70, 126–127, 133
hearsay evidence, 49–50, 56–60, 69–70, 124–125, 128–130, 135, 191, 207–210. See also evidence
Henderson, Edmund, 12, 55, 166, 173, 190
Hobbs, Samuel, 201
Hodge, Thomas, 12
Horton, Caroline, 177, 179–181
Horton Defence Fund, 181
Huddleston, John Walter, 94–98, 123–132, 135–146, 149–152, 192, 197, 204–206, 212–213, 216, 218
Humphreys, Henry, 69–70, 127, 133, 146
I
Illustrated Police News, 72, 87, 135, 185
K
Kay, Jeanie, 17
Kelly, Fitzroy, 190, 192
Kentish Mercury, 163, 174, 176–177, 180, 188–190, 193
King, Dr. David, 4
King, George, 195
L
Langley, Alice, 98, 126, 143
Law Times, 118
Lazell, Thomas, 9–10, 60–61, 75–76, 79, 88, 135, 140–142, 145, 169, 173–174, 204
Letheby, Henry, 64–67, 80–91, 143–144, 149, 204, 212–217
Lewis, George, 109–110, 182–187, 191–192
libel concerns, 175–182, 185–193, 197, 202, 214, 220
Lloyd-Jones, Frederick, 94
Lloyd’s, 102
Lord, John, 201
Love, Mary Ann, 98, 126, 143
Lucas, Sergeant, 73
M
Mansfield, John, 110, 112
Manual of Medical Jurisprudence, 81
Maude, Daniel, 51, 54, 58, 69, 84–86, 90–92
/> Merrett, Eliza Ann, 149, 204, 206
Merritt, Ann, 84–85, 91
Milner, Arthur, 105–108
Milner, Elizabeth, 105–106, 108
Milner, Minnie, 105–106, 108
Milner, Ralph, 105
Milner, Tommy, 105, 108
Moon, Frederick Graves, 109–112, 159–160
Mordaunt v. Mordaunt, 182
Morning Post, 194
Mortimer, Thomas, 127, 143, 149
Mullard, Henry, 104
Mulvany, John, 12–13, 21, 28–29, 35–53, 56–58, 64–68, 75–87, 97–98, 126, 130–133, 140–141, 146, 150–158, 169–173, 186, 195–196, 203, 210, 213, 217–219
murder confessions, 195–197
murder scene, ix, 1–10, 22–23, 74–75, 127, 149, 154
murder trial, x–xi, 48–52, 55–65, 68–99, 101, 103, 108, 113, 121–158, 160–186, 188, 191–193, 204–212, 214, 218–219
murder weapon, 5, 7–8, 11–13, 20–21, 40, 49, 52, 56–57, 63–64, 67–69, 77–83, 87–91, 96–97, 103, 123, 130, 135–139, 144, 147, 151, 165, 189, 196, 207, 214, 216, 218
N
Napoleon III, 14, 100, 102
Neame, Percy, 203
New York Times, 201
Newington, Hannah, 110
Newington, William, 110
Norman, Agnes, 103–113, 123, 160–162
Norton, William, 74–75, 79, 80, 82, 88–89, 139
O
Orchard, William, 39, 151
Orton, Arthur, 115
Ovens, Edwin, 8–10, 86, 140
P
Page, John, 185–188
Pall Mall Gazette, 23
Parfitt, Charles, 106–108, 162
Park, Frederick, 77–78
Parry, John Humffreys, 159, 191–193, 197
Partridge, William, 170
Patteson, James, 180, 188
Payne, John William, 52, 59–61, 73–76, 79, 84, 89–91
“penny dreadfuls,” 102, 201–202
Perren, Walter Richard, 96–98, 135–139, 145, 153–154, 169, 173–174, 204
Pickwick Papers, 48, 85, 218
Plane, Elizabeth, 61–64, 217
Poland, Harry, 68–69, 74, 80–86, 89–91, 95–98, 105, 120, 123, 139, 159–162, 204, 212–214
Police News, 87
Pook, Alice, 199–200
Pook, Ebenezer, 30, 31, 33, 39–46, 51–54, 58, 69, 73, 95, 98, 146–147, 151, 167–175, 192, 199, 217
Pook, Edmund Thomas, 200
Pook, Edmund Walter
acquittal of, 158, 163–164, 174, 188, 192–193, 195–198, 204, 218–220
arrest of, 41–54, 57, 61, 78, 85, 164, 172, 187, 205
child of, 200
death of, 200
epilepsy of, 43, 50, 82, 94, 144–148, 175, 183–184, 212–217
imprisonment of, 48–58, 69, 85, 90–99, 108, 112, 116, 125, 154, 156–158, 218
indictment of, 50–55, 90–91, 98, 103
interrogation of, 44–47, 77
letters about, 164–169, 174–180, 192–193
marriage of, 199–200
not guilty verdict for, 156–157
relationship with Jane Clouson, 33–36, 40, 43–46, 56, 218
release of, 156–157
self-incrimination caution for, 48, 57
suspicion of, xi, 36–48
trial of, 49–52, 55–65, 68–99, 101, 103, 113, 121–158, 162–186, 191–193, 204–210, 218–219
Pook, Emma, 198, 200
Pook, Henry, 53–61, 68–100, 123–124, 146–148, 163–179, 182–192, 196–198, 202–208, 212, 216–218
Pook, Mary, 30, 33, 36, 42, 147, 199, 200, 211
Pook, Thomas, 30, 36, 43, 45–46, 83, 87, 141, 147–148, 187, 198–200, 207, 214
Pook Defence Fund, 98, 173, 181, 195
Pook v. Crosland, 193
Pook v. Griffin, 190
Pook v. Stiff, 197
Pretty Jane: or, the Viper of Kidbrook Lane, 102, 201–202
Price, Mr., 151
Prince, Walter Thomas, 196–197
Prince of Wales, 109, 119, 182
Princess of Wales, 119
Prosser, Jane, 56–57, 60, 124, 191, 207
Pulling, John Lenton, 55–60, 68
Putman, Louisa, 74–75, 79–80, 82, 88–89, 139, 218
R
R v. Boulton and Others, 77
R v. Pook, 113, 120, 188, 204, 207, 219
Radcliffe, Lady, 117, 119
Reade, Charles, 101
Renneson, Rowland, 136
Reynolds’s Weekly, 25–26, 102
S
Salomons, David, 198
Sayer, Edward, 12, 21, 38
scene of crime, ix, 1–10, 22–23, 74–75, 127, 149
self-incrimination caution, 48, 57
Sessions, Robert, 195
Shooting Victoria, x, xi
Smith, Mary, 14, 36–38, 43, 58–59
Sparshott, Alfred, 136
Sparshott, Elizabeth, 136
Sparshott, Thomas, 87
Sparshott, William, 63–64, 87–89, 96–98, 135–137, 145, 151–152, 186, 204
Spectator, 203
Spiller, Emma, 200
Spiller, Thomas Linforth, 200
Standard, 19
Stephenson, Augustus Keppel, 150
Stiff, George, 188–189, 197
Straight, Douglas, 94, 170, 178–180, 186
Surridge, Ann, 15
Swabey, Alice, 199–200
T
Taylor, Alfred Swain, 81
Taylor, Archibald, 57
Taylor, John Stuart, 106, 108
Thomas, Arthur, 189
Thomas, David Morgan, 160
Thomas, Jane, 19–21, 52–53, 64, 77–78, 83–84, 88–89, 96–97, 127, 138–139, 196
Thomas, Samuel, 19–21, 49, 53, 63–64, 78–82, 96, 189–190
Thompson, E. P., 167
Thomson, James, 77
Tichborne, Henriette, 114–115
Tichborne, Henry, 114
Tichborne, Roger Charles, 113–118
Tichborne v. Lushington, 113–119
Times, 14, 33, 91, 95–96, 100, 102, 109, 111, 114, 158, 182, 193
Toulmin, Camilla, 122
Toynbee, Ann Marsden, 111–112, 159
trial, 49–52, 55–65, 68–99, 101, 103, 113, 121–158, 162–186, 191–193, 204–210, 218–219
Trott, Charlotte, 26–28, 34–36, 50, 56, 60, 70, 127–128, 191, 207–211
Trott, Elizabeth, 26–28, 50, 56, 60, 128, 207, 210
Trott, William, 25–28, 30, 37, 55
Turner, Mr., 151
U
Upstairs, Downstairs, 31
V
Victoria, Queen, ix–xii, 40
W
Weekly Dispatch, 188–189, 197
Whalley, George, 171, 173
Whicher, Jonathan, 115
Whistler v. Ruskin, 193
Williamson, Adolphus “Dolly,” 12–13, 141
Willis, William, 10, 60–61, 68, 74, 142
witnesses, 21, 49–52, 54–65, 68–98, 123–154, 167–175, 183–187, 204–211
Wittard, Thomas, 78–79
Wolledge, Emily, 28, 35, 39, 50, 207–210
Wolledge, Matilda, 39
Wren, Christopher, 11
Y
Yearsley, Ormond, 69, 77–79
Z
Zuckerman, Adrian, 208
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During her long reign, Queen Victoria was the target of no fewer than eight assassination attempts. In seven of these cases her life was saved by poor marksmanship or misfiring weaponry, but one assailant managed to strike her with a finely wrought cane. Remarkably, all eight of her attackers lived to tell their tales, and were variously incarcerated in asylums, deported to Australia, or in a few cases eventually released into society again.
Paul Thomas Murphy shows how these obscure would-be assassins effected a change in history. Their attacks on Victori
a galvanised her to face them down by presenting a more public face than her forebears, thereby laying the groundwork for the monarchy as we know it today.
Shooting Victoria opens up a new window onto Victorian England. In exploring contemporary attitudes to madness and criminality, it reveals a wealth of little-known, often surprising aspects of 19th-century British society and monarchy.
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Preface
Shooting Victoria is the narrative history of the seven boys and men who, driven by a variety of inner demons, attacked Queen Victoria on eight separate occasions between 1840 and 1882. And as all but one of her seven would-be assassins attacked her publicly with pistols, Shooting Victoria—in the most obvious sense of that action—befits the title of this book.
Actually, however, I had a very different notion of “shooting” as I came up with this title, as well as the overall range and shape of this book. I was, rather, inspired by the title and contents of a frantic and fiery mid-Victorian essay written by the great sage and prophet of the era, Thomas Carlyle. In 1867 Carlyle was alone, his wife Jane having died the year before. He was in the twilight of his career, his greatest works behind him. And he was steeped in despair, certain that his society had erred greatly from the true path. He had become a voice—a strident and powerful one—in the Victorian wilderness. In August 1867, Carlyle responded with horror and loathing to the great national event of that year, if not of the entire era: the passage of the Second Reform Act, which in a stroke doubled the British electorate and greatly increased the voting power of the urban working class—the great “leap in the dark,” as Prime Minister Lord Derby put it. Carlyle, who despised democracy as an ideology that rendered any man equal to another—“Judas Iscariot to Jesus Christ … and Bedlam and Gehenna equal to the New Jerusalem”—could only see out-and-out disaster as the immediate consequence of the Act’s passage, a national smash-up that he likened to being carried in a boat through the rapids and over a mighty waterfall. The title of his essay is “Shooting Niagara: And After?”—a title that balances nicely Carlyle’s dual concern with the disaster itself, and with the consequences of that disaster.
And after? Carlyle could see light after the coming darkness, restoration after the imminent collapse. His faith in his fellow human beings to do right may have diminished over the years. But his belief in an order-loving, chaos-abhorring divinity remained unshaken, and Carlyle proclaimed with certainty that a new and greater social order lay ahead—a new order that would come that much more quickly because of his own society’s foolhardy and impetuous actions.
Shooting Victoria, as one would shoot rapids and plunge over the falls: taking on the Queen with a single, desperate, life-changing and world-changing action, leaping into the chaos with no way of knowing or telling what the consequences might be—shooting in this sense more precisely sums up the shape and movement of this narrative, with its dual focus on the disasters themselves, and the consequences of those disasters. For the consequences of the eight attempts unite seven separate stories into one grand epic. As each epic has a hero, so does Shooting Victoria: the Queen herself. For it was the Queen who repeatedly wrestled out of the chaos forced upon her by her would-be assassins a new and a greater order. Victoria, with unerring instinct and sheer gutsiness, converted each episode of near-tragedy into one of triumphant renewal for her monarchy, each time managing to strengthen the bond between herself and her subjects. Shooting Victoria thus documents the important if unwitting parts the Queen’s seven assailants played in the great love story between Victoria and the Victorians. Their seven stories have, until now, never been brought together in one book. Victoria’s story, on the other hand, has been told innumerable times; no woman of modern times has been more written about. And yet I believe that Shooting Victoria, in presenting Victoria’s life for the first time in the context of the attempts upon her life, does contribute something new to our understanding of this truly great queen: Victoria, it becomes clear, was a canny politician who inherited a tainted monarchy and made it her life’s work to create anew the stable, modern monarchy that endures to this day. Shooting Victoria traces that course to its triumphant conclusion: a turbulent ride down the rapids—and, I hope, an exhilarating one.