Trial of Patrick J. Whelan for the Murder of the Hon. Thos. D'Arcy MaGee, with a Photograph of the Accused
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Trial of Patrick J. Whelan for the Murder of the Hon. Thos. D'Arcy MaGee, with a Photograph of the Accused
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| Abstract |
The Irish-born Patrick James Whelan (c.1840-1869) was accused of the assassination of Irish Montreal federal politician Thomas D'Arcy McGee (1825-1868) in Ottawa on April 7, 1868. Although he professed his innocence at his eight-day trial in September 1868, he was found guilty and publicly-hanged on February 11, 1869.
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Ottawa, ON
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G. E. Desbarets
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1868
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en
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"Reported for the Ottawa Times by George Spaight, and revised by a barrister in attendance." |
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Spaight, George. Trial of Patrick J. Whelan for the Murder of the Hon. Thos. D’Arcy MaGee, with a Photograph of the Accused. Ottawa, ON: G. E. Desbarets, 1868.
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