The Ballroom Murder [electronic resource]
Leigh Straw2022
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In August 1925, Audrey Jacob shot dead her former fiancé, Cyril Gidley, in full
view of hundreds of guests at a charity ball in Perth's Government House. When
she was arrested, she still held the gun in her hand. It was a open and shut
case of wilful murder; that is until Jacob assigned prosecutor Arthur Haynes to
her defence. His ability to play the press and the jury for sympathy would lead
to a sensational result. Not only did Jacob escape the gallows, she was found
not guilty of Gidley's murder. Straw, the author of a number of books about
notable Australian female criminals, tells a story that is rich with first-hand
newspaper accounts from the day.
Main title:
The Ballroom Murder [electronic resource] / Leigh Straw
Author:
Leigh Straw, Author
Imprint:
[Place of publication not identified] : Fremantle Press, 2022
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file) (192.0 pages, 1441552.0 Bytes)
Audience:
General
System details:
Platform: epubMode of access: Internet
ISBN:
9781760990589
Language:
English
BRN:
437568
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