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The Case of Eliza Fenning

Stuff You Missed in History Class

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Eliza Fenning's Last Words - I Am Innocent

Thomas Wandsboro appealed directly to the Turner's showing them the experiments he had done that called John Marshall's scientific evidence into question. But once again, there was no shift in their position on this matter. The judge reported the pending cases to the Prince Regent on July 20th with recommendations for the carrying out of the sentences. On July 26, 1815, just three short months after the whole ordeal began. Eliza Fenning stood on the hangman scaffold. Despite the fact that it was a rainy day, a large crowd had turned out to watch this horrific spectacle. She had chosen a white muslin dress as a symbol of her innocence and according to witness accounts her last

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