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Andysmum and safc, thank you.

https://murderpedia.org/male.G/g/gurd-john.htm

Use the Snipping Tool, then you can download just the bit you want and make it a decent size to read.

My Husband has just Googled John Gurd/Louis Hamilton, it is very well documented, also we have ordered the book.

Two victims

Characteristics: Revenge
Characteristics: Revenge - To avoid capture
Number of victims: 2
Date of murders: April 19 / June 2, 1892
Date of arrest: June 2, 1892
Date of birth: 1863
Victims profile: Harry Richards (his former fiancée's uncle) / Police Sergeant Enos Molden, 49
Method of murder: Shooting
Location: Melksham/Warminster, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
Status: Executed by hanging in Devizes Prison on July 26, 1892

Thats interesting, thank you.

I have found the marriage banns, its in the name of Louis Hamilton and Florence Adams

May be worth getting the book


John
Last name Gurd
Year 1861-92
Year as transcribed 1861-1892
Record type Newspaper / Book Reference
Place Donhead St Mary
County Wiltshire
Country England
Notes
John GURD of Donhead St Mary, child: John, Hannah. Sisters Eleanor, Mary. Aunt Ann HAYTER. He used false name Louis HAMILTON.
Source
Wiltshire Tales of Mystery & Murder, by Roger Evans
Record set Wiltshire Social & Institutional Records 1123-1968
Category Directories & social history
Subcategory Social History
Collections from England, Great Britain
Transcriptions © Nimrod Research

Thats the one Shirley, you know what its like when you do Ancestry, I was asked a simple question and have gone and got my teeth into it.

It seems that he was also known as Louis Hamilton, I would like to try and find out why that was, also in one of the articles he states that he announced marriage banns to a Florence Adams, but so far I cant find it.

It is actually quite a sad story if he can be believed, but as I said, I was just asked for the newspaper article and now I cant put it down.

The only options which I can see are print page or download page, will try to save it but think it will save the whole page.

This one ?


England & Wales, Crime, Prisons & Punishment, 1770-1935
First name(s) Louis Or John
Last name Hamilton Or Gurd
Age 29
Birth year 1863
Occupation Lunactic Asylum Attendant
Year 1892
Date 04 Jul 1892
Court Salisbury
Place Wiltshire
Victim's first name(s) Henry
Victim's last name Richards
Victim 2 first name(s) Emos
Victim 2 last name Molden
Source A Calendar Of Prisoners Tried At The Assizes
Series HO140
Piece number 141
Record set England & Wales, Crime, Prisons & Punishment, 1770-1935
Category Institutions & organisations
Subcategory Prison Registers
Collections from Great Britain, UK None
© Findmypast

Sentenced to death for the wilful murder of Henry Richards Of melksham on 9th april
1892


Deaths Sep 1892
Gurd John 29 Devizes 5a 48

Have you tried saving them first

Maybe then they can be printed off in a readable print

I have found several newspaper articles (FMP) regarding the trial and excecution of my Husbands 3x Great Grandfather John Gurd April/July 1892. The Melksham murders/The Wiltshire tragedies.

When I look at the articles I can read them, but when trying to download or print them off the writing is so tiny we can hardly read it because I only seem to be able to get the whole page of the newspaper.

Is there a way of isolating just the newspaper articles I need from the whole sheet, and just download the part of the page I want, I have seen you do it on here but I cant work out how to do it, and am getting a bit frustrated with it.

Hope you are all keeping safe and well in these difficult times.