Taw Queen v Crossley and others in Todmorden union trial
In Liverpool the March assizes hear the case against William Crossley and William Hobinson over seers of Todmorden and Walsden for defying Poor Law orders to form a union and appoint guardians and an auditor. The jury convicts the defendants with sentence deferred. Also details on Nathan Booth shooting at T Parkinson and other Lancashire and Warwickshire cases including Leach the dwarf and Monmouth stabbing case.
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Liverpool
Crossley
William Crossley
William Hobinson
Todmorden
Walsden
Oroosie Missionera
Starkie
Queen’s Councy
Tate
Todmorden Union
Stansfield
Board of Guardians
John Gledhall
Dundas
Corporation
Flockhart
Fred
Murphy
Maroh
J. R. Stevens
South Lancashire Assizes
Joseph Haymer Stephens
Stephens
Court of Queen’s Bench
Counterfeit crown piece case and other police notices
A Salisbury pork butcher reports John Marley charged with uttering a counterfeit crown piece to defraud. The piece passed between officers at a station, swallowed, and could not be recovered. The case notes similar incidents and expert opinions. In Marylebone a boy twelve years old is accused of purse theft and recounts a grim tale of being sold to a Dutch master abroad. Other items include a copper plate for forging Truro Bank notes and a separate theft by a Hackney brush-maker constable Footnotes describe alleged juvenile shipping and a separate petty robbery case involving a police constable.
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Warwick
Lrac
Stupson
Waddington
Daniel
Serjeant Goulburn
Clerke
Leach
Birmingham
Simpson
Rfarm
Mr. Simpson
Goulburn
Loach
Monmouth
Jeim Rich
John Coakley
Carrington
Lee
Newport
Lewis
Barrett
Prienner
Justice Erekine
John Marley
Salter
Salisbury Square
Black Horsecourt
Alderman Gibbs
Herdafield
Bow Street
Thomas Merritt
Redruth
Cornwall
F. Roe
Truro Bank
Benk
Fred. John Whiteman
John Henry Whiteman
Prince’s Street
Soho
Truro
John H. Whiteman
Fleet-street
Daniel Forester
Tweedy
Newgate
Mr. Rawlinson
Ape of Good Hope
Mr. Rawlingen
Cape
Captain Brenton
Smithfield
Edward Tredshaw
Children’s Friend Society
Lord Montford
Rawlinson
Brenton
York Street
D Division of Police
Benjamin Dewing
John Golding
St. Ann’s Place
Hackney
Faran Arrzay
Prince of Wales
Banner-street
St. Luke’s
John Childs
Philpott
Castle and Falcon Tavern
Aldersgate-street
St. E Bartholomew’s Hospital
Central Criminal Court
Mountstreet
John Edgerley
Geneva Arms
Hayescourt
John Boswell
Chancery-lane
Nassau-street
Morrison
Pomona
Alloa
Prince George
Leith
Quebec
Lindsay
Smith
Shore Dues Office
Edinburgh
Marwood
St. Sidwell’s
Exeter
Plymouth Journal
Price
Potter’s-green
Tueday
Cox’s-Square
Petricoat-lane
Jeffery-square
London
Mary Madden
Phillip’s Garden
St. Pancras
University College Hospital
Rouex
Henry Staines
Gatehouse Farm
Staines
Joseph Petts
Chignal Smealy
Valentine
London-bridge
Green
Crown-Street
Sho-square
London Bridge
James Hulm
Bankside
Davis's
Horselydown
Thames
Stepiey
John Long
Regent’s Canal
Ben Jonson
Susan Pincott
Hudien
Monda
Beker
Aury
Susanna Pincott
Sarah Pincott
Oldrow
Stepney
John Stevens
Stevens
Winese
Ann Thain
Limuelstreet
Limehouse Fields
Edward Deadney
Ben Jonson’s Lock
Ralph
Hislop
White Horse
Poplar
Edward Hughes
Lord W. Bentinck
Alis Hubbard
James Smith
Wells
Higgs
Pavilion Tavern
Vauxhall Road
Ellen Nix
Lacey
St. George’s Parish
Charles Nix
Martha Turner
Ellen Smith
West-End
New-street
Alfred Nix
Excise
Nix Wera
Pariah Maurhoeiles
Verdiste
Kingston Criminal Case Ends With Acquittal in Cobham Murder
Thomas Sakera and James White faced an indictment for the wilful murder of Thomas Chipps at Cobban on December 4. The jury returned a verdict of acquittal after no evidence was offered, with Mr Justice Littledale addressing Sakera on the outcome.
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Kingston
Tar Connam Murper
Thomas Sakers
James White
Thomas Chipps
Cobban
Chambers
Senteace Uron Saxers
Justice Littledale
Thomas Sakera
Burting and
Allen
Prisoner Robbed Master to Enter Police Service
A servant who stole money to finance a bid for the police, prompting pursuit and capture at Harcourt Street station house. The suspect, who had joined the division days after a robbery, was committed to Newgate for trial after protestations and promises to repay.
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Harcourt-Street
Thither
Marylebone-lane
Rawlinson
Tedman
Mr. Rawlinson
Newgate
Impostor beggar from Marlborough Street exposed at court
In Marlborough Street a man posing as deaf and dumb and using aliases Morley Parker and Page was captured by Mendicity Society constable Horsford after entering Lord Wharncliffe's Curzon Street residence to beg. He confessed to prior deceptions and was committed for trial. Separately Samuel Bowles, 24, was charged with robbing his ill mother, admitting the theft and leading police to the stolen purse and money hid under a Collingwood Street house, with the case fully committed for trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York
Lord John Russell
Home Department
Cit
Thomas Macgrave
York Castle
Ewart
House of Commons
Musgrave
Mungrave
Sussex
Roden
Brighton Herald
Marlborough Street
Morley
Parker
Page
Conant
Horsford
Mendicity Society
Lord Wharncliffe
Curzon-street
Sir Felix Booth
Felix
Lord Tenterden
Mary Rose
Bouverie
Earl of Aberdeen
Baron Blome
Wm Curtis
H. Hoare
Gosling
Spencer
Penfold
Samuel Bowles
Jeremy
Bond
Collingwood Street
Hatton Garden Trial Brings Frauds and Robbery to Court
In a Hatton Garden hearing Elizabeth Ann Clarke and others faced charges of robbing Clarke. The case featured the prosecutrix's testimony and cross-examination about a handkerchief and money, with Ellis to be tried and the female prisoner freed. A separate probe into a plate robbery at Torrington Square involved a cook and cabman, revealing servant misconduct. prisoners were discharged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hatton Garden
Elizabethh Ann Clarke
Francis John Absolon
John Franconi
Elizabeth Ellen Absolon
Thomas Ellis
Elizabeth Ann Clarke
Clerkenwell
Heath-cock
Turnmill-street
Ellis
Mr. Benett
Elis
Hackney-Coach
Smith
Campbell
E Division
Mr. Burrell
Frivolous Charm and Sudden Death Notes in London Oddities
A court report details Benjamin Smith accused of damaging Mr Harding's gloves after trying on a tight fit. The piece chronicles assorted inquests and deaths from London and ports, including manslaughter verdicts, sudden deaths, and suicides, with multiple names, places, and causes across a wide era.
Gloves and Custody Debate Ends in Discharge
In a courtroom scene, a complainant seeks payment for gloves claiming damage, while the defendant argues overzealous police measures and accidental damage. The magistrate dismisses the charge, noting no intent to cause harm.
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Telligance
Union Hall
Benjamin Smith
Harding
Chiswell Street
Mr. Broughton