On New Year’s Day 1845, John Tawell murdered
his mistress, Sarah Hart of Salt Hill. The witnesses saw him escape on the
train. That would have been the end of it, except the constables send a message
to London using the electric telegraph enabling the authorities in London to
arrest him. The 1840s were a time of technological innovation: railroads,
telegraph, and forensics. The Peculiar Case of the Electric Constable by Carol Baxter tells the story of John Tawell, someone who
stayed one step ahead of the law until this new technology caught up with him.“As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.”
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