REQUEST TO ATTEND A HANGING: 19th August 1889 letter from J.Drayton, Editor of The Sunday Times (Sydney) to C.C. Cowper, Sherrif, Darlinghurst

Lot #401 - REQUEST TO ATTEND A HANGING: 19th August 1889 letter from J.Drayton, Editor of The Sunday Times (Sydney) to C.C. Cowper, Sherrif, Darlinghurst

Auction House:

Leski Auctions
Sale Name:

Australian & Colonial
Sale Date:

15 Jul 2018 ~ 12noon (AEST)
Lot #:

401
Lot Description:

REQUEST TO ATTEND A HANGING: 19th August 1889 letter from J.Drayton, Editor of The Sunday Times (Sydney) to C.C. Cowper, Sherrif, Darlinghurst
requesting a card to allow a representative of his paper to be present at the execution of "the condemned man" (Morrison). The letter is annotated in another hand "Refused. orders only issued to the duty Press." James Morrison - 19 August 1889 - Hanged at Darlinghurst for the murder of Constable David Sutherland in Macleay St, Potts Point.
Estimate:

A$400 - 600
Realised Price:

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Category:

Collectables

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