Trials for Murder by Two Sisters in Taunton
The Taunton spring assizes opened with the trial of Mary and Faith Sealey for the murder of their father W. Sealey. Evidence showed arsenic poisoning with extensive expert testimony on toxic analysis, while witnesses described purchases of poison and suspicious behavior. The case hinged on the sisters' actions and motives as prosecutors pressed to establish guilt.
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Wightd
Mary Sealey
Faith Sealey
Prigonera
Carey
Mereweather
Kinglake
Edwards
W. Sealey
Herapath
Bristol
Welch
Scheele
Sarah Sealey
Faith
Mary
Mortimer
Bishops’ Lydeard
H. Norman
Half Moon
Taunton
Beadon
Joyce
Ann
Sealeys
Mr. Joyce
Mr. Green
Ann Richards
Mrs. Woolcott
Mr. Beadon
Trial of Mary Ann Sealey for Murdering Her Father and Aunt
A lengthy Taunton trial recounts Mary Ann Sealey facing charges of killing her father William Sealey and later her aunt Betty Sealey. The proceedings include testimony about arsenic purchases, poisoned food, throat strangulation, a hidden pantry, a trapdoor, and multiple witnesses. The jury returns Not Guilty after a dramatic day in court.
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Betty Sealey
Mr. Carey
Merewether
Kingleke
Edwards
John Sealey
Tom
Betsy Sealey
Charlotte Hayes
Kingston Union
Francis Welch
Gabriel Porter
Charlotte Leahy
Mary Sealey’s
John Burfout
Richard Hitchcock
Police
Etheridge
Jane Bond
William Samuels
Betsey Sealey
Charles Gibbs
Kingston
Old Faith Sealey
Rebecca Dimmy
Wilton
Union
Rebecca Woodland
Mary Sealey
Mr. Mortimer
Martha Jane Woodland
Mary Ann Baker
Mr. Kinglake
Justice Wightman
Drawing rooms at St James's celebrate the sovereign birthday
Notices from the London Gazettes announce two drawing room days at St James's Palace on April 18 and 25 to mark the Queen's birthday. Knights of several orders will appear in their collars on the 25th. Also listed are new appointments, insolvencies, bankruptcies, dividends, dissolutions, and Scottish sequestrations with multiple names and places.
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Royal Gazette items list promotions and appointments in 1844
The issue records numerous royal appointments including Master George Grant Gordon as page to the Queen, John James Robinson and Matthew Clement Walker joining the Gentlemen at Arms, Alfred Miller Mundy as colonial secretary for South Australia, and James Morris Collier as Tobago treasurer. It also notes regimental promotions across the British Army, a memorial re color inscription for the 40th regiment, and a Deregistration notice for Dissenters' Marriage Act. Additionally, it lists sugar price averages, bankruptcies, dividends, dissolved partnerships, and Scottish sequestrations.
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Marriages and births noted in London the 8th and 9th inst
Notices record multiple marriages and births from early September in London and nearby areas. Details include the Earl of Aboyne marrying Mary Antoinetta Pegus. Alexander Cadotte to Sarah Haines of Euston Square. Francis Alfred Hawker to Mary Anne Vigne. William Hay to Katharine Harrington. Sir John Dean Paul to Elizabeth Harris. and two births to Mrs W Stoton and the lady of W T Hooper at East India House and Wimbledon respectively.
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George Street
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Paddington
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Henry Vigne
Church Hill
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St. Marylebone
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Clifford Street
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William Taylor
10Th
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