Hello, I've seen your cover page of Dr King's confession (1859) to poisoning his wife (includes her engraved portrait), and I'm wondering where I would find the rest of that document?
Posted by Heather Viscount, 23 November 2015 at 13:02
You may wish to read the recently published book "Murder in the Family: the Dr. King Story" by Dan Buchanan. The full seven-thousand word confession is included from page 215 to 234.
The Cobourg Public Library has the following in an Archival Folder in our Local History Room:
King, William (Dr.)
Presentation/Speech
07-01 Excerpts from the book A Century of Crime, The Development of Crime Detection Methods in Canada, By: Marjorie Freeman Campbell
Source: Unknown Acquired: January 22, 1990
Newspaper clippings
07-02 Dr. King’s Last Words Source: The Saturday Morning Post, November 18, 1989 Acquired: January 15, 1990
07-03 The Trial of Dr. King Source: The Cobourg Daily Star, June 22, 1978 Acquired: October 2007
07-04 The Trial of Dr. King continued Source: The Cobourg Daily Star, Monday, June 19, 1978 Acquired: October 2007
07-05 The Trial of Dr. King continued Source: The Cobourg Daily Star, 1978 Acquired: October 2007
07-06 The mournful church bells toll Source: The Cobourg Daily Star, Friday, June 23, 1978 Acquired: October 2007
07-07 A poem on The Execution Of Doctor King Source: The Cobourg Sentinel-Star, June 14, 1967 Acquired: October 2007
07-08 The Trial of Dr. King Source: The Cobourg Daily Star, Friday, June 16, 1978 Acquired: October 2007
Excerpt
07-09 Dissonant Voices in a Victorian Court Room: The Murder Trial of Dr. William King, Cobourg 1858-59 By: Bernadine Dodge Source: Ontario History/Volume XCV, Number 2, Autumn 2003 Acquired: October 2007
Heather Viscount, Manager of Access Services, Cobourg Public Library
Hello, I've seen your cover page of Dr King's confession (1859) to poisoning his wife (includes her engraved portrait), and I'm wondering where I would find the rest of that document?
The Cobourg Public Library has the following in an Archival Folder in our Local History Room:
King, William (Dr.)
Presentation/Speech
07-01 Excerpts from the book A Century of Crime, The Development of Crime Detection Methods in Canada, By: Marjorie Freeman Campbell
Source: Unknown Acquired: January 22, 1990
Newspaper clippings
07-02 Dr. King’s Last Words Source: The Saturday Morning Post, November 18, 1989 Acquired: January 15, 1990
07-03 The Trial of Dr. King Source: The Cobourg Daily Star, June 22, 1978 Acquired: October 2007
07-04 The Trial of Dr. King continued Source: The Cobourg Daily Star, Monday, June 19, 1978 Acquired: October 2007
07-05 The Trial of Dr. King continued Source: The Cobourg Daily Star, 1978 Acquired: October 2007
07-06 The mournful church bells toll Source: The Cobourg Daily Star, Friday, June 23, 1978 Acquired: October 2007
07-07 A poem on The Execution Of Doctor King Source: The Cobourg Sentinel-Star, June 14, 1967 Acquired: October 2007
07-08 The Trial of Dr. King Source: The Cobourg Daily Star, Friday, June 16, 1978 Acquired: October 2007
Excerpt
07-09 Dissonant Voices in a Victorian Court Room: The Murder Trial of Dr. William King, Cobourg 1858-59 By: Bernadine Dodge Source: Ontario History/Volume XCV, Number 2, Autumn 2003 Acquired: October 2007
Heather Viscount, Manager of Access Services, Cobourg Public Library