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Newspaper
Weekly Chronicle
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Apr 11, 1846
Page
4
A Spanish liberal trial ends with stern sentences for multiple prisoners amid dramatic scenes. Sim on demands death as punishment, Camps and Sagals attack the new laws while the court delivers a mix of executions, long terms, and imprisonments. The jury verdicts include several as death and long labor, with sentences carried out at Ceret and Perpignan.
A Cornwall county inquest reveals the alleged murder of Somerset Ann, a 19 year old watch seller near Tregullion, with evidence of a struggle and possible drowning. A reward of £100 is offered for the killers. Captain H Tucker of the East India Company service is also reported dead after his Goinear residence burned, with conflicting theories about murder or suicide.
A correspondent reports on Woolmer Toby and other railway allottee disputes prompting threatened legal action. A fatal explosion at Samuel Rodgett’s Engle Foundry in Salford killed two and injured many, with deluged debris and extensive property damage across Starkie Street.
Caleb Emery and Thomas Bull convicted of malicious wounding in a Wells area case. Seven men, including James Bull, transported for life after a gang assault on Sarah Corner and companions at a village pub. Sarah Hughes found guilty of attempted infant murder by poison. Benjamin Leslie sentenced to life transportation for barn arson. Henry Yerbury and others convicted for shooting at a gamekeeper. most sentenced to seven years transportation, one youth imprisoned. Northern Circuit reports include an assault case at a chapel and a shipboard false imprisonment dispute with conflicting testimony.
A jury weighed a lengthy Oxford Circuit case about a sailor flogged and kept in irons after a captain and officers claimed the man attacked a mate with a hammer. The court heard of severe injuries, foul odors, and harsh confinement, with witnesses detailing the incident and subsequent punishments. The matter also covered a railway speculation action involving solicitors Dennett and others, culminating in a verdict for £2,100.
The article details a series of crimes including violent assaults at a drawing room, a burglary with a chase and mud, and a highway robbery. It reports trials, verdicts, and sentences across multiple courts, naming defendants such as Tapson Beard Over and Cox, with outcomes including guilty verdicts, six months to fifteen years terms, and fines for theatre rioters Maule and Veasey.
In a London bankruptcy case the court refused to adjourn the choice of assignees to move the case to the Leeds District Court. A country fiat was considered, with a short delay for notices. The examiner noted little tangible property beyond some London houses, and the aim was to minimize expense while proceeding with the assignee selection.
Reports from the Central Criminal Court detail the illness of Mr. Justice Maule leaving the common sergeant to sit in the Old Court. Martin Jennings faced murder charges for the death of Mary Murray in Golden Lane. He claimed manslaughter as the jury found him guilty and he received six months hard labour. Saturday proceedings included John Oakham’s guilty plea to obtaining money under false pretences and the court warning against extortion by sham attorneys. Jesse Bridger was tried for aggravated assault on his wife, later found guilty of manslaughter with mercy recommended, leading to a twelve month sentence. The report also notes Richard Thorpe’s case for cutting Jane Thorpe with intent to do harm.
A four year old boy on the south bank of the water died after swallowing hot water from a kettle, surviving only hours. The event was reported by the Glassow Constitution via a correspondent, noting the tragedy and its swift, fatal outcome.
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