On Thu, 11 Nov 2010 16:13:08 -0000, Roy Stockdill <roy.stockdill@btinternet.com> wrote: > I have not looked at the original trial reports but it seems very likely > that the order for the body to be given to a hospital for dissection was > part of the sentence under the law as it stood AT THE TIME. Perhaps more information might be in be in the book, which surgeon, Richard Smith, compiled containing papers about the murder, trial and execution of John Horwood. The book was bound with the preserved and tanned skin of John Horwood. The contents of the book have been digitised and can be found in five PDF files. For anyone interested, information on these files is at the bottom of this Bristol City Council web page: Gruesome Tale of John Horwood http://www.bristol.gov.uk/ccm/content/Leisure-Culture/records-and-archives/desert-island-docs.en?#internalSection1 More sites, which may be of interest to people following this story: Public execution of John Horwood from Hanham Mills http://www.gertlushonline.co.uk/1821-john-horwood-execution.html Execution of John Horwood from Hanham http://www.flickr.com/photos/brizzlebornandbred/3240914647/ Bristol Royal Infirmary - Richard Smith http://www.flickr.com/photos/brizzlebornandbred/3356711492/ -- Josephine Jeremiah www.ianandjo.dsl.pipex.com