▁conv icted . ▁ ▁Th urt ell ▁and ▁his ▁associ ates ’ ▁actions ▁purs u ant ▁to ▁the ▁murder ▁were ▁as ▁widely ▁reported ▁and ▁commented ▁upon ▁as ▁the ▁crime ▁itself . ▁Having ▁tempor arily ▁dis posed ▁of ▁We are ’ s ▁cor pse , ▁" the ▁tri o ▁entered ▁the ▁house , ▁H unt ▁was ▁introduced ▁to ▁Mrs ▁Pro bert , ▁directions ▁were ▁given ▁to ▁cook ▁some ▁p ork ▁ch ops ▁for ▁supp er , ▁and ▁then ▁Th urt ell ▁took ▁the ▁two ▁men ▁to ▁the ▁field , ▁where ▁they ▁rif led ▁the ▁body , ▁and ▁left ▁it ▁lying ▁en velop ed ▁in ▁the ▁s ack . ▁After ▁supp er ▁a ▁j ov ial ▁evening ▁was ▁spent , ▁H unt ▁sang ▁several ▁songs ▁over ▁the ▁gro g , ▁and ▁Th urt ell ▁gall antly ▁presented ▁Mrs . ▁Pro bert ▁with ▁the ▁gold ▁chain ▁he ▁had ▁taken ▁from ▁the ▁body ." ▁A ▁contemporary ▁street ▁ball ad , ▁The ▁H ert ford shire ▁T rag edy , ▁did ▁not ▁fail ▁to ▁emphas ize ▁the ▁particular s : ▁Although ▁his ▁hands ▁were ▁warm ▁with ▁blood , ▁He ▁down ▁to ▁supp er ▁sat , ▁And ▁passed ▁the ▁time ▁in ▁mer ry ▁m ood , ▁With ▁drink ▁and ▁songs ▁and ▁chat . ▁The ▁singing ▁in ▁particular ▁commanded ▁attention . ▁In ▁discuss ing ▁post - hom ic ide ▁cold - blo oded ▁tran qu ility , ▁H . B . ▁Ir ving ▁( a ▁Victor ian ▁bar r ister , ▁and ▁oldest ▁son ▁of ▁the ▁Victor ian ▁stage ▁star