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Title

Beware of garotters

Description

Despite a general decline in street crime during this period, there were two major moral panics over "garroting" in 1856 and 1862. Garroting is a method of strangulation used in robberies, where the thief uses a length of rope or wire to grab the victim from behind. However, in this context, it can mean mugging in general. Because of a few high-profile robbery cases and a large amount of press coverage, anxieties about the safety of London streets were on the rise. This ballad encourages the London police and the general public to beware of thieves and to "stick 'em, lick 'em, pinch 'em."
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Sindall, R. (1987). "The London Garotting Panics of 1856 and 1862". Social History 12, no. 3 (1987) : 351–359.

Call Number (click link to view in library catalog)

IUB00690

See Also

Full Text Available at HathiTrust

Authors

Disley, Henry

Full Title

Beware of garotters.

Date

between 1860 and 1883

From the Exhibit

Crymes and Rhymes: More Bloody Versicles

Publisher

Henry Disley (printer)

Location

London

Language

English

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Type

Text

Medium

Ephemera

Bibliographic Citation

Beware of Garotters. London: Henry Disley, printer, 57, High Street, St. Giles, 1860.