Henry Wainwright's History and Confession, written in Prison. An Epic Poem.

Ballad or poem recounting the life, crime and trial of Henry Wainwright convicted of the murder of his mistress Harriet Lane. Printed over fifteen pages the epic poem, that includes the dying confession of Wainwright written from his condemned cell primarily refers to redemption and forgiveness. Wainwright, a brush-manufacturer with a shop at 215 Whitechapel Road shot Lane, the mother of two of his children in 1874 as he was unable to financially support two families. The following year he chopped her body into 16 pieces and placed it in packages for reburial. Asking a former employee to hold the packages containing Lane's decomposing body parts whilst he hailed a hansom cab the employee became suspicious and, on opening one package, found a head and arm of Lane. A constable was alerted and Wainwright apprehended. After a trial at the Old Bailey Wainwright was executed at Newgate on 21st December 1875.