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Front cover of a pamphlet. In the center of the cover is a head and shoulders, left pose of Jennie E. Cramer.
Titlepage of The beautiful victim of the Elm City: Being a full, fair, and impartial narrative of all that is known of the terrible fate of the trusting and unfortunate Jennie E. Cramer: Giving all the evidence that led the jury to hold James Malley, Jr. as her murderer, and to denounce Walter E. Malley and Blanche Douglass as aiders and abettors in this terrible social tragedy.
Head and shoulders, left pose engraved portrait of a woman.
Head and shoulders, left pose engraved portrait of a man.
An engraving of the discovery of the body. In the background are the docks at West Haven.
An engraving of Malley’s store building, a large four storey building on a city street corner.
An engraving of the front of the Malley mansion. In the forefront are three people. A man and a woman are sitting while another woman stands to their left.
Frontispiece featuring an illustration of Lucretia P. Cannon and her gang firing at the slave dealers and pamphlet cover with an illustration of Cannon throwing an infant into a fire, a summary of the trial, and print and publishing information.
Pamphlet cover with a summary of the trial, print and publishing information, and a library stamp from the Surgeon General’s Office Library.
Printed cover giving the title, information about the court, the printer’s information and the price (two shillings).
The cover of a pamphlet with a summary of the contents and statement: “…the whole published for the satisfaction of the public.”
Pamphlet cover with a summary of the contents, a decorative figure, and a library stamp from the Surgeon General’s Office Library.
The cover of a pamphlet containing reprinted correspondence and the statement “The original copy of this letter…for the satisfaction of the public, is left with the Publisher.”.
Pamphlet cover with a summary of the contents and a library stamp from the Surgeon General’s Office Library.

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Pamphlet cover with a summary of the trial, print and publishing information, and a library stamp from the Surgeon General’s Office Library.

...The Mysterious Case of Elizabeth Fenning..., 1815

The important repsults of an elaborate investigation into the mysterious case of Elizabeth Fenning; being a detail of extraordinary facts discovered since her execution, including the official report of her singular trial, now first published, and copious notes thereon... 46 pp. (London, 1815.)

About the Case
In London in 1815, Elizabeth Fenning, a 20-year-old maid, was arrested for intent to commit murder. Charlotte Turner, her mistress, had discovered Fenning in a state of partial undress in the apprentices’ room and reprimanded her; Fenning resented the reprimand. Sometime after that, Fenning made strange-looking dumplings for the Turner family and apprentices. All who ate them became ill, including Fenning. Upon examination, it was found that the dumplings contained arsenic. At trial, Fenning was found guilty and sentenced to die, despite her assertions of innocence. Many Londoners considered the verdict to be unjust. After the execution, some 10,000 people escorted the body to the church grounds.

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