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Trial of William Aderguston and Luke West at Maidstone
Readable fragments recount a riot outside a ship’s house in Rochester on a Friday afternoon. Witnesses describe Turton and West beating a drunken sailor, Turton stabbing him in the breast, and the sailor dying shortly after. Court testimony covers who initiated the assault, with jurors weighing provocations, authority, and the legality of the officers’ actions.
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Francis Street Bond
Rochester
Navy
Tatton
Luke Weit
Welb
Turton
West
Furtoh
Tris
Howse
Torion
David Hunt
Furton
Treet
Bond
Drunik
Wren
Anthony Royston
Hunt
Thomas Newland
Wett
Aword
Garnith
Christopher Blackstone
Robison
Patrick Connel
Turron
Rebecca Gardner
Mary Bell
Coor
William Storey
Chatham
William John Mindding
Marines
Lorton
Bagwell
Thomas Wood
Patterman
Baron Hayre
Te Flup
Willock
Croan Inn
East Grinstead
Barnetis Place
West Heathley
Horstead Keynes
Sussx
Brighthelmstone
London
Mount Pleasant
George Farmer
Samsan
Croydon
Fale
Willack