Murder in Uniform: The Death of William Glass and the Hanging of Inspector Montgomery
News of the Times | Episode 580 | [1871 - 1873
🔍 A Victorian bank clerk found butchered. £1,600 in notes vanished. And standing at the centre of the storm? A decorated police inspector with debts, secrets... and a very damp coat.

In 1871, the quiet Irish town of Newtownstewart was shattered by a murder so brutal — and so unexpected — it dominated headlines across the Empire. But when the evidence began to point not to a stranger… but to the very man charged with protecting the town, the story turned from tragedy to national scandal.

👮‍♂️ Three trials. A buried cache of bloodstained notes. A murder weapon pulled from the undergrowth. And one of the most extraordinary prosecutions in British legal history.

In today’s News of the Times, we dive deep into the case of Inspector Thomas Hartley Montgomery, the only serving Irish police officer ever executed for murder.

And in today's end of episode further particulars story...
At the end of this harrowing tale of betrayal and bloody justice, we bring you a story of crime on a very different scale:

A Halloween prank. A Glasgow cinema display. And a gang of 13-year-old fashion bandits who left poor Harold Lloyd trouserless in a shop window.

Because nothing says “festive mischief” quite like grand theft flannel.

☕ Settle in with a strong brew and join us for this atmospheric journey into betrayal, justice, and the terrifying question: What happens when the murderer wears the uniform of trust?

👤 Narrated by Robin Coles 

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📚 Related cases from the archive: 
1874: Family Killings in Ripon |  Ep210
https://youtu.be/pl8viuZayD4
1872: The Bermondsey Tragedy |  Ep212
https://youtu.be/R5Xo4gsu4Ig
1872: The Murder at Great Coram Stree |  Ep224
https://youtu.be/lXJWjOTjNM8

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