Philip Cross [SEP] convicted of
Philip Cross
Philip Cross (1826–1888) from Shandy Hall, Dripsey, County Cork, Ireland, was a physician convicted and hanged for the murder of his wife after an affair with his children's governess. The case was known in the late 19th century as "the Coachford Poisoning Case" as the house was on the road between the adjacent villages of Dripsey and Coachford.
Background.
Cross was a retired British Army surgeon with the rank of major. He resided at Shandy Hall, with his wife Laura and
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