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Newspaper

London Evening Post

Location

London, Middlesex, United Kingdom

Date

Jul 15, 1780

Page

2

Riot prisoners face execution after Surrey court session

The Lord Chief Justice addressed a group of prisoners including Joseph Lovell Robert Lovell William Harter Charles King Thomas Murray Edward Dornan Henry Wadham Mary Cook Susanna Howard Samuel Lyman Acts Hyde William a z it Samuel Jordan George Fletcher James Pallmer Benjamin Rowland Oliver Theson Elizabeth Collins Theodore Atkinson George Barton and Richard Miller. He warned that most face death for riot and arson and urged mercy for a few, then ordered the death sentence to proceed. Henry Penny fainted earlier and did not face judgment.

Oyer Deilvery Henry Wadham Mary Cook Susanna Howard Samuel Lyman Acts Hyde William A'Zit Samuel Jordan George Fletcher James “‘Pallmer Benjamin Rowland Oliver ‘Jheson Elizabeth Collins Theodore Atkinson George _ Barton Richard Miller Loughborough Ames Henry Penny Con- VR Joseph Haynes Thomas Connolly George Howdell James Bliss Howdell Che Inno Thomes Benson Priner Thagon Heath Haines End Pitings Susanna Ann Haines Mingay Hallilo Baron Eyre Justice Gould Baron Justice Buller Lawrence Scofield Timothy Lacey Kent-street John Bridport Lacey’s Lewis Daniel Brooks Thomas Connolly William Newman William Ivey Court of Requests Newman Conolly John. French Farmer Shillingford Benjamin Thomas, Jr Janes Ewer William Saunders Farmer Shillingford James Ewer Old Loughborough Howarth Ewer

Trial records reveal jury verdicts on rioting and arson

In crowded courtroom a series of trials followed riots in Kent Street. Verdicts varied from guilty to not guilty, with juries considering demolitions and arson at Lacey and Connolly dwellings. Witness credibility and mercy recommendations shaped outcomes.

Court hears riot case and arson spark confusion

In a session at the court, the case against Patrick Crawley for rioting and starting a dwelling attack on James Browne's home was dismissed after evidence from a woman of questionable character was deemed insufficient. Caleb Humphreys faced arson charges at the King's Bench prison but was found Not Guilty. George Onslow presented a petition from borough residents.

Ewer Patrick Crawley James Browne Howarth Caleb Humphreys Benjamin Thomas King’s Bench Prison George Onslow, Esq George Fletcher

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