J.F. Daniel & Co. (London) n.d. Miss Contstance Emily Kent Private collection of Brad Feuerhelm Miss Contstance Emily Kent was accused by a local Reverend Wagner of Brighton as having slit the throat of her brother with the aid of another nurse. There was no evidence as to Kent's guilt other than a sworn statement by Wagner in London saying he had conducted three days worth of fire and brimstone interrogation at which point Miss Kent apparently confessed tot the murder. Though she never made a public statement on the matter, the court found her guilty and she was sentenced to death which was soon rescinded to life Imprisonment upon public outcry and intense scrutiny over the case. She was later let out under the care of Rev. Wagner before fleeing England altogether. Nothing is heard from her in later life.
