A Full Report of the Trial of James Blomfield Rush, For the Murder..

1849. London: W.M. Clark, [1849].. London: W.M. Clark, [1849]. The Murders at Stanfield Hall [Trial]. Rush, James Blomfield [d.1849], Defendant. A Full Report of the Trial of James Blomfield Rush for the Murder of Mr. Jermy and his Son, Of Stanfield Hall, In the County of Norfolk; Commencing on Wednesday, March 28, And Concluded April 4, 1849, At Norwich Assizes. London: Printed and Published by W.M. Clark, [1849]. [8], 102 pp. Woodcut title page vignette and 4 unnumbered leaves of woodcut portraits and illustrations. Octavo (8-1/4" x 5"). Contemporary three-quarter sheep over marbled boards, rebacked with lettering piece to spine, hinges mended. Light rubbing to boards, moderate rubbing to board edges, corners bumped and lightly worn. Moderate toning to interior, light soiling in a few places, a few (mostly partial) cracks in text block, all leaves secure, trimming affecting last line of text on p. 91 without loss to legibility. $125. * Thirtieth (stated) edition, one of several from the same year. Rush, a delinquent tenant of Isaac Jermy and his son, devised a plan to kill the two men, their servant, and the son's wife and blame the murders on rival claimants to the Jermy estate. He succeeded in killing the Jermys but failed to kill Mrs. Jermy and the servant, who survived to identify him. Popularly known as the "murders at Stanfield Hall," the killings became a national sensation, with a wax figure of Rush displayed prominently at Madame Tussauds.