▁El st ree . ▁The ▁crime ▁gained ▁a ▁great ▁deal ▁of ▁attention ▁and ▁was ▁the ▁subject ▁of ▁numerous ▁books ▁and ▁stage ▁plays . ▁It ▁is ▁comm emor ated ▁by ▁the ▁rh yme : ▁They ▁cut ▁his ▁thro at ▁from ▁ear ▁to ▁ear , ▁His ▁head ▁they ▁batter ed ▁in . ▁His ▁name ▁was ▁Mr ▁William ▁We are , ▁He ▁lived ▁in ▁Ly ons ▁Inn . ▁ ▁The ▁killing ▁William ▁We are ▁was ▁a ▁solic itor ▁of ▁Lyon ' s ▁Inn ▁and ▁a ▁g amb ler . ▁His ▁k iller ▁was ▁John ▁Th urt ell ▁( 1 7 9 4 – 1 8 2 4 ), ▁a ▁sports ▁prom oter , ▁amateur ▁box er , ▁a ▁former ▁Royal ▁Marine ▁officer ▁and ▁a ▁son ▁of ▁the ▁Mayor ▁of ▁Nor wich . ▁Th urt ell ▁ow ed ▁We are ▁a ▁g amb ling ▁deb t ▁of ▁£ 3 0 0 , ▁an ▁immense ▁sum ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁( equ ivalent ▁to ▁£ ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 ), . ▁Th urt ell ▁believed ▁We are ▁had ▁che ated ▁him ▁of ▁the ▁money . ▁Wh atever ▁the ▁truth , ▁when ▁We are ▁demanded ▁payment ▁Th urt ell ▁murder ed ▁him ▁rather ▁than ▁pay ▁up . ▁He ▁invited ▁We are ▁to ▁join ▁him ▁and ▁his ▁friends ▁– ▁Joseph ▁H unt , ▁a ▁ta vern ▁land l ord , ▁and ▁William ▁Pro bert , ▁a ▁former ▁conv ict ▁and ▁alco hol ▁merchant ▁– ▁for ▁a ▁week end ▁of ▁g amb ling ▁at ▁Pro bert ' s ▁c ott