![]() It was fascinating, but once the ‘thrill of the chase’ was over the story settled, it became engaging when it should have compelling. I learned much about the development of the electric telegraph, early Australian history, Quakerism, chemistry and forensic medicine. The level of detail is extraordinary, and the long, long list of sources confirm that this book was built the most detailed, most thorough research. John Tawell had been found guilty of fraud, he was transported to a penal colony in Australia when his fourteen year sentence was done he made his fortune, sent hope for his family, and, some years later, they returned to England.Ĭarol Baxter tells his story, the story of the crime and the investigation, and the story of the trial and conviction. (The early two-needle telegraph had no letter ‘q’.)Ī man was apprehended a man with an extraordinary story. ![]() “A murder has just been committed at Salt Hill and the suspected murderer was seen to take a first-class ticket for London by the train which left Slough at 7:42 p.m. On New Year’s Day 1845 a message was sent along the telegraph wires laid beside the railway tracks between Slough and Paddington stations: ![]()
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