Murder and Scandal in Oxfordshire

Murder and Scandal in Oxfordshire - Frightful Fridays
News of the Times Episode 222 | 1829 & 1851
In today’s episode we are in Oxfordshire looking at a case of scandal and a case of murder.
Our scandal case from 1851 we came across accidentally whilst researching a different case.  The Reverend Mr Charles James is slapped with a court summons regarding a fraud case he is alleged to be involved in.  Mr James abandons his wife and family – an additional charge by the courts - and absconds to Preston.  Here, he seduces the gravedigger’s daughter and, with promises of marriage, runs off with her where she is seduced and ruined.  Much effort is put forward to chase him down and find him which is eventually successfully but results in yet another scandalous surprise.
Our second case from 1829, on the heels of the famous Red Barn murder which we covered earlier in Spectral Sleuths - Ghost Quest for Justice, involves a robbery and murder of a gardener and his cart in the dead of night - a type of car jacking at the time. 

What made the case stand out is the supposed ethereal information experienced by the wife who was many miles away at the time of his death.  Her vision, at the time of his murder, includes the nature of his wounds and, most importantly, who did it.  The case was a real sensation in its day.
Scandal and murder in Oxfordshire is today’s episode of Frightful Fridays.
Hosted by Robin Coles.

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