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Domestic News
February 10, 1849
New England Religious Herald
Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut
What is this article about?
George Sherburn, who informed on Edward Mahan for the murder of Mr. Parker in Manchester, N.H., has been arrested in Boston as possibly involved. Mahan was discharged after proving he was out of state at the time.
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The New Bedford Mercury now says, that George Sherburn, the man who gave information some time since which led to the arrest of Edward Mahan, as probably being the murderer of Mr. Parker, of Manchester, N. H., has been himself arrested and committed to jail in Boston, circumstances having occurred during the examination of Mahan, which render it probable that Sherburn was concerned in the bloody transaction. Mahan has been discharged, it being satisfactorily proved that he was out of the State at the time of the murder.
What sub-type of article is it?
Crime
Legal Or Court
What keywords are associated?
Murder
Arrest
Sherburn
Mahan
Parker
Manchester
Boston
What entities or persons were involved?
George Sherburn
Edward Mahan
Mr. Parker
Where did it happen?
Boston
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Boston
Key Persons
George Sherburn
Edward Mahan
Mr. Parker
Outcome
sherburn arrested and committed to jail in boston; mahan discharged after proving he was out of the state at the time of the murder.
Event Details
George Sherburn, who provided information leading to Edward Mahan's arrest for the murder of Mr. Parker of Manchester, N. H., has been arrested himself due to circumstances during Mahan's examination suggesting Sherburn's involvement in the murder.