Shropshire Routes to Roots

3a. Murderous Mapp: Selection from the original trial evidence

The Night of the Murder
Sunday, 22nd December, 1867

Testimony of Ann Davies Transcription of this source

Where was Catherine Lewis staying on the night of the murder? What time did she leave? Why did she leave; where was she going? What did Ann Davis do to Catherine Lewis before she left?

Chapel finished at 7:30pm. When it finished, Catherine Lewis left with John Mapp. Jane Richards caught up with them...

Testimony of Jane Richards Transcription of this source

Down which road did Lewis, Mapp and Richards go? Down which road did Mrs. Hartshorn go? Where did Jane Richards stop? Where did Mapp and Lewis go after Jane Richards left?

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