HARMER, James

MURDER OF MR. STEELE. Documents and Observations Tending to Shew a Probability of the Innocence of John Holloway and Owen Haggerty, Who Were Executed on Monday, 23rd of February 1807, as the Murderers of the Above Gentleman

      James Harmer, 1807. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 89pp. REBOUND in half maroon calf with marbled boards. Title page dusty, little scattered foxing. Mr Steele was found murdered on Hounslow Heath in November 1802 and John Holloway and Owen Haggerty were found guilty and executed for the crime. The author presents evidence that appears to prove that they were not the perpetrators of the murder. He says that in collecting the documents he had been criticised and even threatened, but he felt it was his duty to speak out.