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A Parisian Dog Arrested for Theft
In 1888, the Gloucester Citizen reported on the arrest of a dog who regularly absconded with goods from the fashionable shops of Paris....
Read MoreThe Curious Case of Miss Schwich: A Victorian Girl in Boy’s Clothing
In October of 1886, at the Marlborough Street Police Court in London, a young woman dressed in boy’s clothing was charged with stealing from her employer....
Read MoreThe Victorian Case of the Turnip-Wielding Trick-Or-Treater
Disgruntled Victorian era trick-or-treaters retaliate with violence--and turnips....
Read MoreThe Scent of Violets: Perfume, Cosmetics, and Crime in the Late Victorian Era
Violet was the reigning fragrance of the 1890s. It was used to scent everything from perfumes to tooth powder....
Read MoreA Victorian Era Criminal Leads Police on a High Speed Bicycle Chase
The remarkable use of a bicycle in an 1896 New Jersey murder case....
Read MoreOverzealous Research Lands Cross-Dressing Victorian Writer in the Dock
In 1891, an elderly man in a dress, discovered strolling down Regent Street, was arrested and charged with “being in a public thoroughfare dressed as a woman."...
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