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| [INTRODUCTION.]— |
| The Resurrectionist Movement—Its Contributing Causes and Results, | [13] |
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| [CHAPTER I.]— |
| Early Prohibition of Dissection—Shakespeare’s Tomb—The Progress of Anatomy—Curious Incident in Edinburgh—An Old BroadsideBallad on Body-Snatching—Tumults in Edinburgh and Glasgow—Female “Burkers”, | [16] |
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| [CHAPTER II.]— |
| Tales of the Resurrectionists—The Students at Work, | [25] |
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| [CHAPTER III.]— |
| Tales of the Resurrectionists—What the Doctors did, | [33] |
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| [CHAPTER IV.]— |
| Tales of the Resurrectionists—The Professional Body-Snatchers—A Dundee Resurrectionist Ballad—A Strange Experiment in Glasgow, | [38] |
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| [CHAPTER V.]— |
| The Early Life of Burke and M‘Dougal—Their Meeting with Hare and his Wife—Some Notes Concerning the Latter, | [47] |
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| [CHAPTER VI.]— |
| Death of Donald the Pensioner—Hare’s Debt—Negotiations with the Doctors—A Bargain Struck—Sale of Donald’s Body, | [54] |
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| [CHAPTER VII.]— |
| New Prospects—Description of Hare’s House—The Murder of Abigail Simpson, the Old Woman from Gilmerton—The Two Sick Men, | [57] |
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| [CHAPTER VIII.]— |
| Qualms of Conscience—The Murder of Mary Paterson, and Escape of Janet Brown—Preservation of the Fallen Beauty, | [63] |
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| [CHAPTER IX.]— |
| Unknown Victims—The Two Old Women—Effy the Cinder Raker—“A Good Character with the Police”—Burke andHare Separate—The Murder of Mrs. Hostler, | [69] |
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| [CHAPTER X.]— |
| Old Mary Haldane—The End of her Debauch—Peggy Haldane in Search of her Mother—Mother and Daughter United in Death, | [74] |
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| [CHAPTER XI.]— |
| A Narrow Escape—The Old Irishwoman and her Grandson—Their Murder—Hare’s Horse rising in Judgment, | [79] |
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| [CHAPTER XII.]— |
| Jealousy—An Undeveloped Plot—Hare Cheats Burke, and they Separate—The Foul Work Continued—Murder of Ann M‘Dougal, | [82] |
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| [CHAPTER XIII.]— |
| James Wilson, “Daft Jamie”—Some Anecdotes concerning him—Daft Jamie and Boby Awl, | [88] |
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| [CHAPTER XIV.]— |
| Daft Jamie Trapped into Hare’s House—The Murder—The Body Recognised on the Dissecting Table—Popular Feeling, | [94] |
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| [CHAPTER XV.]— |
| The End Approaches—Proposed Extension of Business—Mrs. Docherty claimed as Burke’s Relative—The LodgersDismissed—The Murder of Mrs. Docherty, | [99] |
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| [CHAPTER XVI.]— |
| An Ill Excuse—Strange Behaviour—Discovery—The Threat—Unavailing Arguments—The Last Bargain, | [103] |
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| [CHAPTER XVII.]— |
| The Arrest of Burke and M‘Dougal—Discovery of the Body—Hare and his Wife Apprehended—Public Intimation ofthe Tragedy—Burke and M‘Dougal give their Version of the Transaction, | [107] |
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| [CHAPTER XVIII.]— |
| Public Excitement at the West Port Murder—The Newspapers—Doubts as to the Disappearance of Daft Jamie and MaryPaterson—The Resurrectionists still at Work, | [113] |
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| [CHAPTER XIX.]— |
| Burke and M‘Dougal amend their Account of the Murder—The Prosecution in a Difficulty—Hare turns King’sEvidence—The Indictment against Burke and M‘Dougal, | [118] |
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| [CHAPTER XX.]— |
| Public Anticipation of the Trial—Appearance of Burke and M‘Dougal in the Dock—Opening of the Court—TheDebate on the Relevancy of the Indictment, | [124] |
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| [CHAPTER XXI.]— |
| The Trial of Burke and M‘Dougal—Circumstantial Evidence—Hare’s Account of the Murder of Docherty—Whathe Declined to Answer—Mrs. Hare and her Child, | [130] |
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| [CHAPTER XXII.]— |
| The Trial—Speeches of Counsel—Mr. Cockburn’s Opinion of Hare—The Verdict of the Jury, | [136] |
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| [CHAPTER XXIII.]— |
| The Last Stage of the Trial—Burke Sentenced to Death—The Scene in Court—M‘Dougal Discharged—Duration of the Trial, | [142] |
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| [CHAPTER XXIV.]— |
| The Interest in the Trial—Feeling as to the Result—Press Opinions—Attack on Dr. Knox’s House, | [146] |
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| [CHAPTER XXV.]— |
| Burke’s Behaviour in Prison—Liberation of M‘Dougal, and the Consequent Riot—Visitors at Burke’s House in the WestPort—Burke’s Idea of the Obligations of Dr. Knox—His Confessions, | [150] |
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| [CHAPTER XXVI.]— |
| “The Complicity of the Doctors”—Numerous Disappearances—Dr. Knox and David Paterson—Paterson DefendsHimself—“The Echo of Surgeon’s Square”—The Scapegoat, | [155] |
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| [CHAPTER XXVII.]— |
| The Legal Position of Hare and his Wife—Gossip about Burke—Mrs. Hare and her Child—Constantine Burke—AnatomicalInstruction—Mrs. Docherty’s Antecedents, | [163] |
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| [CHAPTER XXVIII.]— |
| Burke’s Spiritual Condition—The Erection of the Scaffold—The Criminal’s Last Hours—Scene at theExecution—Behaviour of the People, | [169] |
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| [CHAPTER XXIX.]— |
| Lecture on Burke’s Body—Riot among the Students—Excitement in Edinburgh—The Public Exhibition—Dissectionof the Body of the Murderer—Phrenological Developments of Burke and Hare, | [174] |
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| [CHAPTER XXX.]— |
| Hare’s Position after the Trial—Warrant for his Commitment Withdrawn—Daft Jamie’s Relatives seek to Prosecute—TheCase before the Sheriff and the Lords of Justiciary—Burke’s Confession and the “Courant”—The Lord Advocate’s Reasons forDeclining to Proceed against Hare—Pleadings for the Parties, | [182] |
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| [CHAPTER XXXI.]— |
| Hare’s Case before the High Court of Justiciary—Speech by Mr. Francis Jeffrey—Opinion of the Judges—A DividedBench—The Decision of the Court,, | [191] |
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| [CHAPTER XXXII.]— |
| Popular Feeling against Hare—His Behaviour in Prison—Withdrawal of the Warrant—His Liberation andFlight—Recognition—Riot in Dumfries, and Narrow Escape of Hare—Over the Border—Ballad Version of the Flight,, | [198] |
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| [CHAPTER XXXIII.]— |
| The Confessions of Burke—The Interdicts against the “Edinburgh Evening Courant”—Burke’s Note on the “Courant” Confession—Issueof the Official Document—Publication of both Confessions,, | [206] |
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| [CHAPTER XXXIV.]— |
| Burke’s Confession before the Sheriff—A Record of the Murders—The Method—Complicity of the Women and theDoctors—Murderers, but not Body-Snatchers,, | [211] |
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| [CHAPTER XXXV.]— |
| The “Courant” Confession of Burke—Details of the Crimes—Burke’s Account of his Life—The Criminals and Dr. Knox,, | [219] |
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| [CHAPTER XXXVI.]— |
| The Fate of Hare—Mrs. Hare in Glasgow—Rescue from the Mob—Her Escape to Ireland, and Subsequent Career—HelenM‘Dougal—Burke’s Wife in Ireland,, | [229] |
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| [CHAPTER XXXVII.]— |
| Dr. Knox’s Connection with Burke and Hare—His Egotism—Knox’s Criticism of Liston and his Assistants—HangingKnox’s Effigy—Popular Tumults—Demand that he should be put on Trial,, | [234] |
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| [CHAPTER XXXVIII.]— |
| Inquiry into Dr. Knox’s Relations with Burke and Hare—Report of Committee,, | [240] |
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| [CHAPTER XXXIX.]— |
| English Newspapers on the West Port Tragedies—The “Sun,” and its Idea of the Popular Feeling—Gray and his Wife,, | [244] |
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| [CHAPTER XL.]— |
| The Relations of the Doctors and the Body-Snatchers—Need for a Change in the Law—A Curious Case in London—Introductionand Withdrawal of the Anatomy Bill,, | [249] |
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| [CHAPTER XLI.]— |
| “Burking” in London—Apprehension of Bishop, Williams, and May—Their Trial, Confession, and Execution—Re-introductionand Passing of the Anatomy Act,, | [254] |
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| [CHAPTER XLII.]— |
| The Passing of the Anatomy Act—Its Terms and Provisions,, | [260] |
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| [CHAPTER XLIII.]— |
| Conclusion—Review of the Effects Produced by the Resurrectionist Movement—The Houses in Portsburgh—The Popular Idea ofthe Method of Burke and Hare—Origin of the Words “Burker” and “Burking”,, | [267] |
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| [APPENDIX.]— |
| The Case Against Torrence and Waldie,, | [275] |
| Interview with Burke in Prison,, | [278] |
| Confession of Bishop and Williams, the London “Burkers”,, | [281] |
| Songs and Ballads,, | [288] |