Legal sentence of Maria Anna Mayrinn, of Catholic, single, from Oberhausen for the murder of a three year old girl, sentenced on February 8th, 1783 and executed the next day - published with official and gracious permission from Joachim Friedrich Hilgendorf.

Legal sentence of Maria Anna Mayrinn, of Catholic, single, from Oberhausen for the murder of a three year old girl, sentenced on February 8th, 1783 and executed the next day - published with official and gracious permission from Joachim Friedrich Hilgendorf.

"Peinliches Urtheil welches über Maria Anna Mayrinn, Catholischer Religion, ledigen Stands, von Oberhausen wegen einer an einem dreyjährigen Mädchen vorsätzlich verübten Mordthat den 8. Febr. 1783 ergangen, und an dem nämlichen Tag vollzogen worden ist /auf erhaltene hochobrigkeitliche gnädige Erlaubniß mitgetheilt, von Joachim Friedrich Hilgendorf." Title from cover; Author's name precedes "ältesten Stadt-Gerichtswaibel."; Printer's name precedes "hochfürstl. bischöfl. und Stadt-Buchdrucker, auf U.L. Frau Thore."

Hilgendorf, Joachim Friedrich

Michigan State University Library Special Collections XXHV8699.G3H55 1783

Gedruckt bey Joseph Simon Hueber

1783

Fraktur. 2 p.; 20 cm.

German

Augsburg

Capital punishment--Germany--18th century., Sentences (Criminal procedure)--Germany--18th century., Women murderers--Death--18th century., Trials (Murder)--Germany--18th century., Female offenders., , ,

Maria Anna Mayrinn was a 23 year-old, single, Catholic woman convicted of the pre-meditated murder of a 3 year-old girl by cutting her throat. For that crime Mayrinn was sentenced to death by the sword.

1783