Willful murder verdict in Kingswood inquest over Cook siblings
The inquest into the deaths of Samuel and Edith Cook adjourned with a verdict of willful murder against Samuel Cook. Witnesses described the siblings’ fraught relations, Edith’s illness, and threats. Coroner warned against burial, noting the case remains mysterious and not linked to the local Methodist society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aaron Batt
Sarah Lacy
Samuel Cook
Elizabeth Fry
Edith Cook
Witness
Mr. Biggs
Edith
William Wills
Witn
Arthur Stone
Francis Bryant
Sarah Fry
House of the Cooks
Samuel
Methodist Society
Kingswood
Assizes Report From Oxford Circuit and Norfolk
Oxford Circuit reports April 4 with debt action against a Cheltenham chemist for dispensing without medical advice, a Marshfield arson case leading to life transportation, and Jemmy Wood will compromise his will case. Norfolk assizes open April 2 with numerous serious charges including murder arson and rape, plus a notable Jemmy Wood will dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oxford
Gxovucrsres
Tas Aroraecanies’ Company
Reperts
Sergeant Taffourd
B. V. Richards
England and Wales
Justice Maule
Court of Queen’s Bench
William Jeanes
Marshfield
Wakely
Geaves
Bath
Sherer
Wells
Tas Buisto
Murphr
Justice Cresswell
Henry Macarthy
William Hopper
Bristol
Watson
Gloucester
Justice Patteson
Suboena
Jemmy Wood
James Wood
Thompson
Butt
Cripps
Keating
Jose An
Alexander God
Sergeant Talfourd
R. V. Richards
Whitmore
J. W. Smith
Norfolk Circuit
Norwics
Tindal
Nisi Prius
Feather Rises
Serjeant Atcherley
Crown Court
Kelly
Alderman Wood
Jemmy” Wood
Privy Council
Two 1860s Trials Report Fire Fraud and Murder in Courts
A man named Joseph Whalley, age 47, is found guilty of feloniously setting fire to a straw-stack owned by Mrs. Wright at Walton and is transported for life. In separate trials, Timothy Herrington is convicted of manslaughter over the death of Peter Jackson in Manchester workhouse and William Stennard is convicted of manslaughter in Bath after a knife wound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynn
Wisbech
Shade
Cooper
Sergeant Atcherley
Manchester
Peter Jackson
Green
Western Circuit
Taurton
Tae Coomse Down
William Stennard
William Bancroft
Coombe Down
Bath
Thomas Stennard
William Every
W. Every
Phinn
Stone
W. Stennard
Stennard
Bancroft
Ball
J. Coleridge
Arnrit
Bara
James Burrell
Prideaux
Saunders
The
Crown and Thistle
Justice Coleridge
Bere
Coleridge
Gurney
Flintshire Assizes Abandon Perjury Case Over Writ Issue
Trials of perjury charges tied to the Flintshire county election were halted after Judge Coltman ruled that producing the writ was necessary to prove an election occurred. The high sheriff and poll-clerks were ready to prove Hughes voted and claimed a false qualification, but the case stopped. The sheriff admitted losing poll-books and failing to file copies, and misidentified his under-sheriff as David Williams of Pwllheli.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flintshire Assizes
Kexrine
Flint
Justice Coltman
Hughes
Townsend
Justice Rekine
Cheshire
Flintshire
Wyatt
David Williams
Pwllheli
Carnarvonshire
Deputy Sheriff Dispute Stirs Conservatives in St Asaph
The dispute centers on deputy appointments with Mr Wyatt of St Asaph found to be the only legally appointed under-sheriff after sheriff's documents are examined. The Conservative party plans legal proceedings against the high sheriff over the issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyatt
St. Asaph
Williame
Bankruptcy proceedings and insolve debtors court reports
In the Insolvent Debtors Court at Tozspay the Williams and Mottram firms face examination of clerks amid a press exclusion to avoid prejudicing creditors. A Fleet prison case of Count Val Marino shows destitution and a grant of funds for clothes. further hearings adjourned. Middluses Sessions record peace-articles against Jane Cooper with a refused exhibit, while several defendants receive transport or jail terms for theft and related offenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williams
Mottram
Evane
Woodstreet
Cheapside
Williams and Mottram
Mottram and Moore
Lamb
Conduit Street
Maynard
Tozspay
Jean Alexandre Pariipre Val Marino
Dr Val Marino
Fleet
France
Nichols
Harrie
Nicholls
Fleet Prison
Harris
Duke of Cambridge
Torspar
Clarkson
Walesby
Jane Cooper
Isaac Sutton Cooper
Tulse Hill
Brixton
Crouch-end
Sergeant Adams
James Gigg
House of Correction
William Tuck
Thosd Metcalfe
Thomas Barber
John Barber
James Stubbs
John Bass
Patrick Towell
William Deacon
Arthur Willis
Rane
Prisoner convicted of larceny and extortion in 1842 trial
The report details multiple 1842 cases. Rien Meshtle and Caroline Walters are charged with attempted theft. both are tried as the prisoner is found guilty and sentenced to ten years. Other proceedings include Henry Turby accused of stealing a silk handkerchief at Greenwich fair and Richard Bates convicted of sending extortion letters, with transport for 21 years. Numerous cases added to the calendar bring total to 306.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rien Meshtle
Caroline Walters
Ballantine
Payne
Hill
Claridge
Pudding-lane
Hey
Mr. Hill
Alderman Farebrother
Henry Turby
Henry Stone
Greenwich Fair
John Cole
Mr. Stone
Coleridge
Erskine
Richard Bates
William Henry Carlin
Doane
W. H. Carlin
Ludgate-street
Roe
Richards
High-street
Borough
Greenland
John Greenland
Witness
Carlin
Annncliffe
Registry Office
Somerset-house
High Street
Justice Erskine
Police Reports From Guildhall And Greenwich Watermen Case
A melee of 19th century London court actions features James Dowson, a mason’s labourer, accused of attempting self-harm after a troubled relationship. Elizabeth Adams reports stolen apparel tied to a Cutler Street theft with a police witness tracing goods via a riband. Greenwich watermen clash over a caisson dispute with Sir James Jeremy and magistrates adjourned, bail set at ten pounds each to keep peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Dowson
J. Duke
Abraham Lewis
James Duke
Charles Lamb
London
Elizabeth Adams
Whitecross-street
Gerard Griffin
Griffin
Cutler-street
Jacob Hunt
Sir James Duke
Mishter Lewish
Mister Hunt
Houndsditch
Mary Anne Hutchinson
Lambert
Greenwich
George Dudley
Dobson and Sutton
Garden-stairs
Deptford
Dobson
Sutton
Gardenataira
Newbon
Carttar
Jeremy
Mr. Carttar
R. Dobson
Mr. Jeremy
Gravesend
Thomas Reed
Thomas Gillett
Dudley
Mr. Newbon
T. Gillett
J. Jeremy
Central Criminal Court Sessions Open With 247 Prisoners
The London Central Criminal Court opened before Recorder Alderman Farebrother with 247 prisoners listed for trial. Offenses range from highway robbery and burglary to larceny and forgery, with London and surrounding counties represented. Several cases progress, including a notable fraud tied to Cocke's Reading Sauce and a seven year transportation sentence for Martha Harrington on embezzlement and forgery counts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alderman Farebrother
London
Middlesex
Essex
Kent
Surrey
Srugzious
John Simmons
John Gillingham
George Harker
George Cuthbert
Cocke
Clarkson
Ballantyne
Harker
Arthur-street
London-bridge
Cuthbert
Fore-street
Ballantine
Robert Fairfax
John Osborne
Trapline
John Savill
Consequence for Acquaintances and Duty Interference
A speaker warns that forming such acquaintances will bring consequences and that the woman will be discharged. The caution adds that if she interferes with the person on duty, the offense cannot be ignored again.
Anxious surrender and odd parade at Lambeth Street
Mary Ann Newton faced a charge of attempting to cut her throat and harming Eliza Bellenger in a shared lodging. The case showed Newton’s despair over life, while a second boy, John Martin, aged seventeen, was accused of prowling a Wellclose Square parlour. Inspector Donnigan described Martin’s antics as he evaded custody, danced, sang, and begged for a cap, revealing long prison history and recent Greenwich fair misadventures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Ann Newton
Henry
Eliza Bellenger
John Martin
Munda
Hallett's-place
Wellclose.Square
Donnigan
Dibdin
Thames
Greenwich Fair
Cook
Mr. Henry
Exeter
Woman Sent To Newgate On Theft Charges At Bow Street
A young woman of respectable appearance was committed to Newgate for trial on two theft charges. One involved stealing a letter containing a silk purse from the office kept by her mother in East-place Lambeth. The officer found the purse concealed in a small box in the parlour. She also faced a charge of stealing a purse from a letter located during the search.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Posterrick Ropersy
Fsuatz
Bow-street
Newgate
East-place
Lambeth
How dull says Ancient Nick in a political satire
A column parody portrays Ancient Nick in a devilish Cabinet scene critiquing fiscal policy and income taxes. The verse mixes imps and satire to mock the Tory leadership and the imagined consequences of economic reform, hinting at the era’s political tensions and public discontent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albion
John Bull
Castlereagh
Rame
Earth
Styx-Steam
Nick
Sprite
Thorie
Dorig
Donation of ancient Greek skulls to University College museum
Lord Nugent donated two ancient Greek skulls to the University College anatomical museum. Found in 1834 on Cephalonia near Samé, each bears a Greek coin from 410 B.C. One skull shows ideal Greek Caucasian facial proportions, while the other includes a left humerus and lachrymal bottle, recovered in red loam near the bay shore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Nugent
Anatomical Museum
University College
Cephalonia
Samé
Pausanias
Thacdides Sameion
Bay of
Political Gunpowder and Decline of Country Towns
Reports on Lord Bath likening Pitt to a gunpowder plot and a parliament vault inspection noting barrels found and removed. Commentary on country towns losing character due to coaches and rails, railways, and London influence, with a contrast between capitals and provincial towns and a warning that superficial polish replaces lasting vigor. Also an Anecdote of 1638: King James, the Duke of Der rkshire, and a foot insult leading to a heavy fine, with the earl offering to “double or quits” instead of immediate payment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Bath
Pitt
Fox
Parliament House
Ani Neing
London
York
Chester
United Kingdom
France
Ars. Gore
James
Derkshire
Chatsworth
Gluttony and Sorcery and Odd Tales from History
A collection of curious anecdotes recounts medieval feasts and superstitions, from a boar challenge before Charles Gustavus at Prague to a dove carrier tale tied to crusader campaigns. It covers bottle ale origins linked to Alexander Newell and a London tale of hat swapping between Barry and Nollekens, ending with a wry remark on true bills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Gustavus
Christina of Swedal
Prague
Konigsmarc
Wakley Poem Plea Sparks Mockery in House of Commons
A satirical critique mocks Mr Wakley for claiming poetic talent and for a pastoral poem he says he wrote in the House of Commons. The piece ridicules his lines as dull and tedious while noting his promise to share more poetry, including verses depicting the countryside, workhouses, and rural scenes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. Wakley
Mr. Wakley
Wwen
Wordsworth
Middlesex
Wakley
Phobus
Apollo
Luna
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LAW
Central Criminal Court
Lambeth Street
Maimbourg
Mount Carmel
Ptolemais
Cusarea
Alexander Newell
St. Paul's
Westminatd
Fuller
Newell
Bish Bonner
England
Barry
Nollekens
Rome
Nollkens
Joe
Old Bailey
Jem
Jes
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