The Power of Conscience, exemplified in the genuine and extraordinary confession of Thomas Bedworth / delivered to one of the principal officers of Newgate, the night before his execution on September 18, 1815, for the murder of Elizabeth Beesmore in Drury lane. Relating his horrible sufferings until compelled to surrender to public justice by the constant supernatural visitations of the murdered woman, and the frequent appearance of her apparition. From the original paper now in the possession of the publisher. Including interesting particulars of Bedworth's former life, his behaviour before execution, and an original and full report of the Common Serjeant's address on passing sentence.

by Thomas Bedworth

Transcribed from the 1815 Wm. Hone edition by David Price, email ccx074@pglaf.org

THE
POWER OF CONSCIENCE

EXEMPLIFIED IN THE GENUINE AND EXTRAORDINARY

CONFESSION
OF THOMAS BEDWORTH;

DELIVERED TO ONE OF THE PRINCIPAL OFFICERS OF NEWGATE, THE
NIGHT BEFORE HIS EXECUTION, ON SEPTEMBER 18, 1815, FOR THE

Murder
OF ELIZABETH BEESMORE,
IN DRURY LANE.

RELATING HIS HORRIBLE SUFFERINGS
UNTIL COMPELLED TO SURRENDER TO PUBLIC JUSTICE BY THE CONSTANT
SUPERNATURAL VISITATIONS
OF THE MURDERED WOMAN, AND THE FREQUENT APPEARANCE OF HER

APPARITION.

FROM THE ORIGINAL PAPER,
NOW IN THE POSSESSION OF THE PUBLISHER.