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Peculiar Career of Master Catch at Workhouses
The article recounts the career of Mr. Catch from police constable to workhouse master at Strand and later Newington. It alleges harsh governance, false neglect charges, a trip with the clerk, and a public inquiry led by Mr. Farnall. A charge of criminal intimacy was unsupported. suspensions followed and a Poor Law Board resignation ensued. The piece notes retrospective leniency at headquarters and calls for reform of the Poor Law Board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newington
Markham
Poor Law Board
Catch
Strand
St. Mary’s
Farnall
Villiers
Lambeth
Bullen