A manuscript letter sent by L. Westwood residing in Stoke Newington to George Bernard Shaw asking him to appeal to the Home Secretary on behalf of William Joyce, "Lord Haw-Haw", against the latters' death sentence
dated 25 December 1945
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| Language: | English |
| Citation: | National Library of Ireland. Department of Manuscripts. |
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| Notes: | Shaw using the same notepaper, replied on the verso to Westwood: "I have been for years urging Irish "traitors" to claim the right to choose their sides and be treated as prisoners of war; but they prefer hiring lawyers to put up false defences, and are hanged accordingly. The truth would at least make the jury disagree if there were one or two good men on it, which is always possible". He signs it, "G.B.S. 8/1/1946". William Joyce was tried on three counts of treason in the Old Bailey and sentenced to death on 19 September 1945. His conviction was upheld by the Court of Appeal on 1 November and by the House of Lords(on a 4–1 vote)on 13 December 1945. Physical description: 1 letter more |
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