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victed of the murder of Betsy Frances Tirrell and sentenced.-to-die
he was hanged at Dadham on August 8, 1862, Shortly before. his.exe~
cution, he =x wrote .and signed a statement in which he Ee q
the murder of Betsy Frances Tirrell but.denied having killed either
his wife or Mary Tirrell, :
DETECTIVE F- LBS, September , 1976. "You'll Die Laughing if You Sleep
ae ey
With George." By Curt Norris, Page 28
Ler MPG EC SEEL (8-1
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Dedham Historical Society, Dedham, Mass., 02026, Hersey was 29%
See excerpt from MYSTERIES OF CRIME AS SHOWN IN REMARKABLE CAPITAL
TRIALS, by a Member of the Massachusetts Bars; Boston: Samuel Walker &
Coa 1870; pp 268-282, Bound in dark blue binder with clear front.
cl
victed of the murder of Betsy Franc
he was hanged at Dadham on August 8, 1862. Shortly bef
cution, he mx wrote .and signed a statement in which he «
the murder of Betsy Frances Tirrell but.denied having killed
his wife or Mary Tirrell.
either
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DETECTIVE FILES, September, 1976. "You'll Die Laughing &f You Sleep
With George." By Curt Norris. Page 28
he MPé Fb 18f1 (3-1)
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Dedham Historical Society, Dedham, Mass., 02026, Hersey was 294
See excerpt from MYSTERIES OF CRIME AS SHOWN IN REMARKABLE CAPITAL
TRIALS, by a Member of the Massachusetts Bar; Boston: Samuel Walker &
Co. 1870; pp 268-282, Bound in dark blue binder with clear front,
on finger 6;
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"You'll Die Laughing Af You Bleep
28
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Dedham Historical Society, Dedham, Mass., 02026, Hersey was 29s
See excerpt from MYSTERIES OF CRIME AS SHOWN IN REMARKABLE CAPITAL
TRIALS, by a Member of the Massachusetts Bars Boston: Samuel Walker &
Go,, 18703 pp 268-282, Bound in dark blue binder with clear front,
to)
HERSEY, George ey ts
Hersey, a young white eee of Hingham, Mass,, was emploved-by a
shoe manufacturing company, After his wife, Emeline, died in 18: 8
he began courting Mary Tirrell, the dau ee of ‘a manulacturer whe.
lived in Weymouth. Miss Tirrell died on Jan. 2, 1860, and Hersey,
who had become a favorite of the family moved into the Tirrell House
as a boarder. For a time, he courted 25-year-old Betsy l’rances
Tirrell whose affections for him were evident Aven after his ardor
had evidently cooled. On the evehing of May 3, 1860, after the
Tirrell family had retired for the night, they were awakened by
cries of agony from Be&sy Frances! room, Shortly afterwards she
died in convulsions and an autopsy was performed, This rev¥ealed
that ‘she had been poisoned by strychnine and Hersey became an immed-
late suspect when it was discovered that she was three-months preg-=
nante He moved back to his father's home in Hingham and when a
pharmacist in Boston identified a photograph of him as being that
of a man to whom he had sold strych Miss rolLts
death he was taken into cus tody cae Y charged ae St oe aaa
was also § suspec bed of having kidlle d his wif e and Mary Tirrell, Con-
we
HERSEY, George Canning
14 Year 08d Hs
Hersey, young white native of Hingham, Mass., was emploved-by a
shoe manufacturing company. After his wife, Emeline, died in-1858,
he began courfing Mary Tirrell, the daughter of’a manifacturer who
lived in Weymouth. Miss Tirrell died on Jan. 2, 1860, and Hersey,
who had become a favorite of the family .moved into the Tirrell house
as a boarder. For a time, he courted 25-year-old Betsy Frances
Tirrell whose affections for him were evident Aven after his ardor
had evidently cooled. On the evehing of May 3, 1860, after the
Tirrell family had retired for the night, they were awakened by
cries of agony from Betsy Frances! room. Shortly afterwards she
o
died in convulsions and an autopsy was performed, This refealed
that ‘she had been poisoned by stry chniine and Hersey became an immed-
iate suspect when it was discovered that she was three-months preg-
nant. He moved back to his father's home in Hingham and when a
pharmacist ‘in Boston identified a photograph of him as being that
of aman to whom he had sold stry rchnine shortly before Miss Tirrell's
de BO) was taken into custody’ and | charged with the murder, He
30 suspected of having killed his wife and Mary Tirrell. Con-
cturing company. After his wife, Emeline, died i
n i count Mary Tirrel. 2 the ae of'a actu
. a
the night, they
agony a Betsy Frances' roqn, Shortly afters
onvulsions and an autopsy was performed,
been poisoned b; i y
t when it was di three-months
t. moved back fath ome in ing m and when
pharmacist in Boston identified a photograph of him as being
Wehning shortly before Miss Tirzol1's|
ody" and charged with the murder,
having Kidled hia ate. a d Mary Tirrell,
