Birchall Trial at Woodstock Townhall
Description
- Media Type
- Image
- Item Type
- Photographs
- Description
- In February 1890, the body of Frederick Cornwallis Benwell was found in a forest a dozen miles west of Woodstock. He had traveled overseas with Douglas Raymond Pelly to meet John Reginald Birchall, who had proposed the idea of investing in a horse farm. Birchall was a swindler and was lying about the farm. Birchall killed Benwell, and during his trial, Pelly was the cheif witness for the prosecution. Birchall was convicted and executed in November of 1890.
- Date of Publication
- 1890
- Subject(s)
- Local identifier
- 1419ph
- Collection
- Oxford County Archives Photograph Collection
- Geographic Coverage
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Ontario, Canada
Latitude: 43.13339 Longitude: -80.83301 -
Ontario, Canada
Latitude: 43.1299488300582 Longitude: -80.7563733360291
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- Copyright Statement
- Copyright status unknown. Responsibility for determining the copyright status and any use rests exclusively with the user.
- Recommended Citation
- Birchall Trial at Woodstock Townhall, Woodstock, Ontario. Oxford County Archives. [COA 1419ph]
- Reproduction Notes
- Please contact the Oxford County Archives for a higher resolution copy.
- Contact
- Oxford County ArchivesEmail:archives@oxfordcounty.ca
Agency street/mail address:82 Light St. Bo 1614
Woodstock, ON N4S 6H1
