".eeDorothy had been suffering from ‘melancholy or
spiritual delusions! and had previously attempted the
lives of her hunsband and herself,"
CRIME AND PUNISHMENT IN EARLY MASSACHUSETTS, 1620-1692
A DOCUMENTARY HISTORY by Edwin Powers, Beacon Press,
Boston, Copyright, 1966 by Powers,
nt, ,.1638, Dorothy Talbe, a poor insane woman, ‘who killed
her child to save it from being miserable hereafter, was
hanged, It was believed that the devil prompted her to
do it, and hanging her would punish him. It was siad that
Mr, Peters and Mr. Wilson, the ministers, went with her to
the place of execution, but they could do her no good"
POLICE RECORDS AND RECOLLECTIONS by E, H, Savage. Reprint
ed, 1971 by Patterson Smith, Mont@lair, N. J., Page lh.
",.-Dorothy had been suffering from 'melancholy or
spiritual delusiions' and had previously attempted the
lives of her hunsband and herself,"
CRIME AND PUNISHMENT IN EARLY MASSACHUSETTS, 1620-1692
A DOCUMENTARY HISTORY by Edwin Powers. Beacon Press ?
Boston, Copyright, 1966 by Powers.
",.,1638, Dorothy Talbe, a poor insane woman, who killed
her child to save it from being miserable hereafter, was
hanged, It was believed that the devil prompted her to
do it, and hanging her would punish him. It was siad that
Mr, Peters and Mr. Wilson, the ministers, went with her to
the place of execution, but they could do her no good"
POLICE RECORDS AND RECOLLECTIONS by E., H, Savage. Reprint
ed, 1971 by Patterson Smith, Mont@lair, N, J., Page 1h,
<Dorothy had been suffering ‘melancholy or
spiritual delus:
"ror
and had previously attempted the
CRIME ACD PUNISHMENT IN ACHUSETTS, 1620-1692
A DOCUMENTARY HISTORY acon Press,
Boston, Copyright, 1966
"™,.,1638, Dorothy Talbe, a poor insane woman, ‘who killed
her child to save it from being miserable hereafter, was
hanged, It was believed that the devil prompted her to
do it, and hanging her would punish him. It was siad that
Mr, Peters and Mr. Wilson, the ministers, went with her to|
the place of execution, but they could do her no good)"
POLICE RECORDS AND RECOLLECTIONS by E, H, Savage. Reprint]
ed, 1971 by Fatterson Smith, Montélair, N, J,, Page lh.
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TALBY, Dorothy iss
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"Records indicate that the first. female to be hanged in-
this country was Dorothy Talby, probably of Boston peehels |
~ the Massachusetts Bay Colony. She was convicted of
killing her three-year-old daughter, _Curiously,the——
child was named Difficulty. It was also alleged that
earlier she had tried to kill her husband, as well as
herself, Her execution took. place _some—time—in-1638,4t—
"'eesHANG BY THENECK..." py Teeters and Hedblom. ‘Page 6
__taken from HISTORY OF NEW ENGLAND, by- John Winthrop,——
Savage Edition, 1, 333 6 Court of Assistants II 73
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"Records indicate that the first. female to -be_hanged-in-
this country was Dorothy Talby, probably of Boston pinks |
the Massachusetts Bay Colony. She was convicted of
killing her three-year-old daughter. __CuriouslLy,—the——
child was named Difficulty. It was also alleged that _
earlier she had tried to kill her Misband, as well as
herself. Her execution took place_some-time—in-1638,1-
"y.-HANG BY THENECK..."py Testers and Hedblom. Pee S|
taken from HISTORY OF NEW ENCLAND, by. John Winthrop, ——
Favage Edition, 1, 333 6 Court of Assistants II 78, _
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the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
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"HANG BY THENECK.
taken from HISTORY OF Naw aN CLAND, by- ies Wintl
eae Edition, 1, 333 6 Court of Assistants IT 7B,
163
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