Public Execution Broadsheets
The Trial and Execution of Henry Hughes, who Suffered Death this Morning, at the County Goal [sic], Horsemonger Lane, Southwark, for Violating Emma Cock, a Girl only 8 Years Old, printed G. Smeeton, Tooley Street, [1834]. The single page newspaper sold at the execution of Henry Hughes in 1834. See SWNS story SWTABLOID; Some of the earliest examples of tabloid journalism are set to go up for auction Ò in the form of EXECUTION BROADSIDES. The six pristine examples cover several executions that happened between the 18th and 19th Centuries. The clippings, which all vary in size, cover in detail not only the crimes and confessions of the criminals, but also the executions. Set to be sold next week, the tabloid journalism could fetch around £200 a piece, with some even expected to reach up to £300.
Public Execution Broadsheets
The Trial and Execution of Henry Hughes, who Suffered Death this Morning, at the County Goal [sic], Horsemonger Lane, Southwark, for Violating Emma Cock, a Girl only 8 Years Old, printed G. Smeeton, Tooley Street, [1834]. The single page newspaper sold at the execution of Henry Hughes in 1834. See SWNS story SWTABLOID; Some of the earliest examples of tabloid journalism are set to go up for auction Ò in the form of EXECUTION BROADSIDES. The six pristine examples cover several executions that happened between the 18th and 19th Centuries. The clippings, which all vary in size, cover in detail not only the crimes and confessions of the criminals, but also the executions. Set to be sold next week, the tabloid journalism could fetch around £200 a piece, with some even expected to reach up to £300.