hue and cry vs mayhem

hue and cry

noun
  • The public pursuit of a criminal, accompanied by shouts to warn others to give chase. 

  • A loud and persistent public clamour, especially one associated with protest or the making of some demand. 

mayhem

noun
  • The crime of damaging things or harming people on purpose. 

  • The maiming of a person by depriving him of the use of any of his limbs which are necessary for defense or protection. 

  • Infliction of violent injury on a person or thing. 

  • A state or situation of great confusion, disorder, trouble or destruction; chaos. 

How often have the words hue and cry and mayhem occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )