On Wednesday 25 April 1888, a Mrs Ann Smith, aged 51, of Hemsworth Street, Hoxton, stood before the magistrate at Worship Street Police Court to make a desperate plea for help. Her 25 year-old daughter Elizabeth – known as Annie – had left the family home that Saturday to attend…
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