Project Gutenberg 2020-08-06 Public domain in the USA. 316 Brennan, T. C. (Thomas Cornelius) 1866 1944 Brennan, Thomas Cornelius Brennan, Tom The Gun Alley Tragedy: Record of the Trial of Colin Campbell Ross Wikipedia page on Colin Campbell Ross: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colin_Campbell_Ross Produced by Paul Marshall and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from scans of public domain works at The National Library of Australia.) "The Gun Alley Tragedy: Record of the Trial of Colin Campbell Ross" by T. C. Brennan is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book details the notorious trial of Colin Campbell Ross, who was charged with the murder of a young girl named Alma Tirtschke in Melbourne in 1921. It covers the complexities and contradictions of the evidence presented during the trial, and it questions the validity of the case against Ross, who maintained his innocence until his execution. At the start of the narrative, the grim discovery of Alma Tirtschke's body sets the stage for a highly publicized trial that captivated Australia. The text outlines the circumstances surrounding the murder, Ross's arrest, and the sensational nature of the trial, where his conviction was based largely on controversial confessions made to questionable witnesses. The opening portion emphasizes the societal turmoil surrounding the case and introduces key themes of justice, public opinion, and the potential for judicial miscarriage, leaving readers to ponder the integrity of the legal proceedings against Ross. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 75.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Ross, Colin Campbell, 1892-1922 -- Trials, litigation, etc. Trials (Murder) -- Australia -- Victoria -- Melbourne HV KU Text Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: Law & Criminology 282150 2025-09-25T05:13:36.706796 text/html 260288 2024-10-18T05:00:29 text/html 576155 2025-09-25T05:13:40.499786 application/epub+zip 575890 2025-09-25T05:13:37.418744 application/epub+zip 179323 2025-09-25T05:13:37.054745 application/epub+zip 651576 2025-09-25T05:13:43.147740 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 630368 2025-09-25T05:13:40.148763 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 234821 2022-09-28T10:35:54.301835 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 262316 2025-09-25T05:13:36.425740 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 242298 2024-10-18T05:00:29 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16949 2025-09-25T05:13:43.275732 application/rdf+xml 10758 2025-09-25T05:13:37.140751 image/jpeg 2309 2025-09-25T05:13:37.097752 image/jpeg 574661 2025-09-25T05:13:36.746780 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia