| Description Of Item | Notes relating to homicidal orexia particularly in eunuchs, including press cuttings. First press cutting from the Leeds Mercury describes an attempted murder by Joseph Broadhead at Calder Vale Reformatory. Second press cutting, attributed to the Pall Mall Gazette, describes previous cases of homicide by children. Third press cutting from an unknown source describes the murder of a woman in Gloucestershire. Fourth press cutting from an unknown source describes the murder of a child by his father, who blamed his actions on the devil. Fifth press cutting, which is incomplete and from an unknown source, includes a quote from George Bentley retelling his experience of killing after drinking. From the collection of Thomas Laycock. |