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Lord Darling and his famous trials : an authentic biography, prepared (for publication) under the personal supervision of Lord Darling / by Evelyn Graham.
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Publication details:
London : Hutchinson & Co., 1930?
Record id:
2243
Author:
Subject:
Darling, Charles John, -- 1st Baron Darling of Langham.
Trials -- Great Britain.
Judges -- Biography.
Legal biography.
Judges -- Great Britain -- Biography.
Contents:
Part one: A great judge in the making
I. Lord Darling
II. A biography
III. Law and journalism
IV. Exeter and a digression
V. Marriage: the clives: and silk
VI. South Hackney: first contest
VII. South Hackney again: and Deptford
VIII. Parliament
IX. Parliament
X. Commissioner of assize
XI. The bench: I897-1923
Part two: Lord Darling's Famous Trials
XII. The Steinie Morrison case
XIII. The trial of Armstrong
XIV. The trial of "Chicago May"
XV. The murder of Miss Barrow. Trial of the Seddons. Mr. Justice Darling on circumstantial evidence
XVI. The case of Kitty Byron. The Lombard Street murder
XVII. The trial of Sir Roger Casement for high treason
XVIII. The Hilldrop crescent murder. Trial of Hawley Harvey Crippen
XIX. The Brixton taxi-cab murder. Strange story of alexander Campbell Mason
XX. The great Romney picture case. Mr. Justice Darling at his happiest
XXI. Lord darling tries four burglars
XXII. The brides-in-the-bath case. George Joseph Smith - arch-murderer
XXIII. Lord Darling and capital punishment
XXIV. Return to the bench: the Mr. 'A' case
XXV. Privy councillorship. Twenty-five years as judge and retirement
XXVI. A peerage and a reappearance
XXVII. Lord Darling in the Lords
XXVIII. A Canadian tour and conclusion
Part three: Directions to Juries
The trial of Steinie Morrison: the charge to the jury
The trial of Herbert Rowse Armstrong: Mr. Justice Darling's charge to the jury
Lord Darling's speech in the house of Lords: on the Criminal Responsibility (Trials) Bill
Lord Darling's maiden speech in the House of Lords
List of illustrations
The Rt. Hon. The Lord Darling, P.C. from the portrait by R, Grenville Eves, R.P., R.O.I.
Mr. Justice Darling. Sir Herbert Austin. Sir Richard Muir. " 'Sweet Charles of the Old Bailey", a caricature by "Quiz""
Mr. Justice Darling. A caricature by "Quiz'
A sketch of Mr. Justice Darling shortly before his retirement
Mr. Justice Darling in his 77th year
Steinie Morrison
Leon Beron for the murder of whom Steinie Morrison was convicted
Armstrong's business premises
Mrs. Armstrong. Major Armstrong
"Chicago May' Churchill described as "the worst woman in the world"
Seddon murder case. Miss Barrow, the victim
Seddon murder trial. General view of the court at the Old Bailey, showing Seddon in the dock
The trial of Sir Roger Casement. The prisoner leaving the Old Bailey after sentence of death
The Sir Roger Casement trial caused widespread interest, a crowd outside Bow Street police court awaiting admittance
Dr. Crippen
Ethel Le Neve, the woman who absconded with Crippen disguised as a boy
Jacob Dickey, the victim of the Brixton taxi-cab murder
Alexander Campbell Mason, who murdered Dickey in his taxi
Mr. Justice Darling enjoys a joke
The brides-in-the-bath case. George Smith, with one of his brides
Leaving the law courts
Mr. Justice Darling is raised to the peerage
The Rt. Hon. The Lord Darling, P.C. An autographed portrait presented to the author.
Phys. description:
287 pages, 24 pages of illustrations : 23 cm