Trial and execution of Thomas Barrett [electronic resource] : who first committed a rape on the person of Mrs. Houghton, of Lunenburg, an aged lady of 70 years and then foully murdered her to conceal his crime, on Sunday evening, Feb. 18, 1844 and who was hung at Worcester, Jan. 3, 1845 : together with the particulars of the execution and some confessions of the murderer : with an appendix of additional paticulars [sic].