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Graham, Peter.

Vile crimes : the Timaru poisonings / Peter Graham. - Christchurch, N.Z. : Canterbury University Press, 2007. - 162 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p.156-157) and index.

On a drizzly Monday morning, 16 August 1886, the inhabitants of Timaru woke to astounding news. Tom Hall junior, a well-known local businessman and man about town, nephew of former New Zealand Premier Sir John Hall, had been arrested for attempting to murder his wife, Kitty, by poisoning. Also charged was Margaret Houston, Kitty Hall's lady-help. It was without doubt the most extraordinary thing that had ever happened in Timaru, if not the whole colony...So begins Vile Crimes, a riveting and fast-paced examination of one of New Zealand's most sensational court cases.

ISBN: 9781877257599 (pbk.) : $29.50 9781877257599 1877257591

Subjects--Personal Names:
Hall, Thomas, b. 1847 or 8 --Trials, litigation, etc.
Houston, Margaret Graham--Trials, litigation, etc.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Trials (Attempted murder)--New Zealand--Timaru.
Trials (Poisoning)--New Zealand--Timaru.
Trials (Murder)--New Zealand--Timaru.
Poisoning--New Zealand--Timaru.
Murderers--New Zealand--Timaru.

Dewey Class. No.: 364.1523099387