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The Brentford Rioters Trial and a Plea for Mercy
The council argued no proof linked the Brentford rioters to Glynn or Beauchamp, while the prosecution showed Balfe and Quirk were part of the rioters who killed Clarke. The verdict found the prisoners guilty, and the piece laments the convicts’ pitiable state, warning against following orders blindly and the fate of servitude versus skilled labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brentford
Serjeant Glynn
William Beauchamp
Serjeant Leigh
Impey
Adair
Balfe
Quirk
Clarke
Tartem
Broughton