The Dublin Railway Murder: The Sensational True Story of a Victorian Murder Mystery

by Thomas Morris

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Dublin, November 1856: George Little, the chief cashier of the Broadstone railway terminus, is found dead, lying in a pool of blood beneath his desk. He has been savagely beaten, his head almost severed; there is no sign of a murder weapon, and the office door is locked, apparently from the inside. Thousands of pounds in gold and silver are left untouched at the scene of the crime. Augustus Guy, Ireland's most experienced detective, teams up with Dublin's leading lawyer to investigate the murder. But the mystery defies all explanation, and two celebrated sleuths sent by Scotland Yard soon return to London, baffled. Five suspects are arrested then released, with every step of the salacious case followed by the press, clamouring for answers. But then a local woman comes forward, claiming to know the murderer...… (more)

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Dublin 1856 and at the Broadstone terminus money is flooding in from the fairs along the line. Clerk George Little is meticulous and honest, even with over a thousand pounds in gold and silver in his keeping. However someone is less honest and William is found in a pool of blood, bludgeoned and his throat cut, with stacks of money missing. Unfortunately the combined minds of Irish and English detectives fail to apprehend the killer until a woman claims it is her husband.
The is a great true story about a sensation in Ireland. It is interesting to think of Dublin as being a city with little violent crime but that then throws these events into sharp focus. As much about the way the public respond to the scandal as it it is about the solving, this is a solid and superior tale. (

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Dublin, November 1856: George Little, the chief cashier of the Broadstone railway terminus, is found dead, lying in a pool of blood beneath his desk. He has been savagely beaten, his head almost severed; there is no sign of a murder weapon, and the office door is locked, apparently from the inside. Thousands of pounds in gold and silver are left untouched at the scene of the crime. Augustus Guy, Ireland's most experienced detective, teams up with Dublin's leading lawyer to investigate the murder. But the mystery defies all explanation, and two celebrated sleuths sent by Scotland Yard soon return to London, baffled. Five suspects are arrested then released, with every step of the salacious case followed by the press, clamouring for answers. But then a local woman comes forward, claiming to know the murderer...

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