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The Ship of Seven Murders: A True Story of Madness and Murder

The Ship of Seven Murders: A True Story of Madness and Murder

          
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In 1828, the Mary Russell sailed into Cork Harbour from the West Indies. Seven crewmen lay in the main salon, brutally murdered by the captain. Daniel O'Connell, engaged for the prosecution, did not attend Captain Stewart's trial. The trial was a sensation as survivors revealed a tale of danger and delusion. But what really happened? One of the most celebrated cases of its time, the story of the Mary Russell was largely forgotten until Kathy Bunney located the carefully-tended grave of a murdered crewman. Now the facts of the case are reconstructed against the background of trade between Cork and Cobh and the West Indies. How would today's psychiatrists and courts view Captain Stewart's behaviour? Was his later decline into homicidal mania prompted by guilt, or was mental illness following its natural course? And why has such a strange, intriguing story remained buried for so many years? This bizarre tragedy, the dramatic court case and its place in history and folklore are unravelled in this gripping account.

Table of Contents:
Acknowledgements vi Prologue 1 Part One - The Voyage 7 1. The Cove of Cork 9 2. The Ship, Her Crew and Cargo 15 3. The Passage Out 24 4. A Prophetic Dream 35 5. The Tying up of the First Mate 44 6. The Tying up of the Crew 50 7. Howes' Escape 61 8. The Work of Death 70 9. A Meeting in the Forepeak 77 10. Rescue 83 Part Two - The Inquest 95 11. William Scoresby on the Mary Russell 97 12. The Inquest Concluded 109 13. After the Inquest 117 14. The Mary Russell in Cork 124 15. Meetings with a Murderer 130 16. News Travels 138 17. The Bigger Picture 142 Part Three - The Trial 149 18. The Arraignment 151 19. The Case for the Prosecution 159 20. The Case for the Defence 168 21. Reflections on the Trial 180 22. Cork City Gaol 1828-1830 189 23. Asylum 1830-1873 198 24. Mutiny and Piracy 210 Postscript 223 Further Reading 228 Index 231


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  • ISBN-13: 9781848890367
  • Publisher: Gill
  • Publisher Imprint: The Collins Press
  • Depth: 19
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Spine Width: 12 mm
  • Weight: 235 gr
  • ISBN-10: 1848890362
  • Publisher Date: 10 Aug 2010
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Height: 198 mm
  • No of Pages: 234
  • Series Title: English
  • Sub Title: A True Story of Madness and Murder
  • Width: 128 mm


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