Mystery of a Infant Found Dead and Accusations Abroad
An inquest describes Gale delivering a male infant at Greenacre's house in Carpenter's Place. The child was revived after attempted resuscitation, then vanished. A body of a female infant was later found near Halfpenny Hatch, declared to have been born alive and hidden for about a day. Accusations against Gale and Greenacre circulated as both denied involvement, giving conflicting accounts of the infant's fate.
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Phuost
Greenacre
Carpenter’s Place
Gale
Mr. Hareby
Bermondsey
Old
Kent Road
Put
Edgware Road
Divine Service at Newgate for Condemned Criminals
Sunday morning service at Newgate drew aldermen and officials as convicts faced death. Richard Edwards and John Woodcock, captain and mate, were convicted of manslaughter on a high seas voyage, under circumstances likened to wilful murder. Greenacre, another condemned man, showed deep emotion as prayers echoed through the chapel. The scene featured fainting and hysterics among female prisoners, while the sermon moved many to tears.
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Newgate
Richard Edwards
John Woodcock
J. Davis
J. Waters
E. Thornett
Greenacre
Gale
Scott
Tickle
Middleton
F. Brown
Bristol
Stapleton
Brown
J. R. Cooper
Gael
Kempthorne
Cooper
Leing
Gloucester
Trial of Greenacre and Gale Corrected Evidence
Public notice of corrected medical testimony from the Greenacre and Gale trial. Dr Girdwood and other physicians recount living bruise signs, eye injuries, and neck wounds, arguing the conditions reflect injuries sustained during life, with detailed postmortem observations and implications for cause of death.
Examination of stomach contents in a December case
The expert concludes the stomach contents were not whiskey or rum. Exposure to air would remove the odor if it were common gin, while spirits dissipate differently in the stomach. The stomach showed partial digestion and no clear intoxication risk. The stomach had been examined about ten days after December 24, with odour likely diminished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Bodkin
Justice Tindal
Witners
Price
Tam
Medical Gazette
Christison
Hunter Lane
Bodkin
Henry Guy
Clarkson
Lane
Curious Particulars of Bartletts Conviction and Execution
The Gloucester trial of Charles Samuel Bartlett for the murder of his mother in law Mary Lewis concluded with a guilty verdict and a death sentence. Bartlett professed innocence with a defiant, religious farewell to the court, while observers noted his calm, unshaken demeanor during sentencing and his final address before the drop.
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Charles Samuel Bartlett
Mary Lewis
Gloucester
Tam
Mysterious robbery at Admiral Hargood’s Bath residence
Daring theft lifts Lady Hargood’s jewels valued around £150 from Admiral Sir Wm. Hargood’s home in Royal Crescent. Thieves entered via garret window, locked the door, and departed with the key as alarm was raised. Police failed to trace suspects amid the bold, private-house jewel thefts.
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Bath
Wm. Hargood
Royal Crescent
Lady Hargood
W. Margood
London
Order of the Bath
Canterbbury
Mesers
Flint
Kingsford
St. Dunstan’s
Cama Bowrklaead
Borrowdale
Europe
Dixon
Cronmel
Flannery
Sweeny
Jeremiah Keogh
Cornelius Murphy
Messrs. Power and
Mullins
Wdwerby
William Gaunt
Edinburgh
Lochrin Distillery
Adam Garvie
John Balmain
Marcus Meiklejuhn
John Cooper
Caledonian Mercury
Wereford
Crickhowell
Batwil
Hornsea
King
Withernwick
Hornsea Barton
Trinity
Mr. King
Kingsbridge
Salcombe
Vivian
Mureh
Luckham
Harris
Busnarn
Veswetubls
Shane Detit
Stephen Monckton
Pobles
John Monckton
Brune F
Lamveraret
Ivogue
Suspicious Death and Other Disturbances in Hyde Park Area
A man aged about fifty was found with his throat cut near the Serpentine in Hyde Park and awaits coroner’s inquest at St George’s Workhouse. Also reported are a near-80 woman’s suicide attempt at George the Fourth wine vaults and a serious cart collision injuring two Miss Plumptres near High Holborn, plus a gruesome infant found in Glasshouse-yard with unclear recovery prospects. In all, multiple distressing incidents mark a day of unrest and calamity.
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Hyde-park
Everett
Kensington Gardens
Broadbank
George the Fourth
Copenhagens-street
Russell
High Holborn
Paddington
Plumptre
St. John’s Wood Road
Lanses
Iit
Sabman
Plague Increases At Constantinople And Smyrna
The report notes a rise in plague cases in Constantinople during the past week, possibly linked to Greek holy days. Observers hope the prevailing north wind will aid in clearing the disorder, as several outbreaks have also occurred in Smyrna.
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Constantinople
Smyrna
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DE Greenacre
Girdwood
Weekly Chronicle
Times
Morning Chronicle
Dheer
Neas
G. F. Girdwood
Tinnee
Mile-end
Paddington Workhouse
Beokin
Tindal
Glen Hyo
Ettith
Dias
Hivine
Hacal
Bartlett
Country News
Norwich
City of
Nottingham
Bastorp
Greensmith
John
Barkergate
Shemielda
CoLynLoopep Murper
Sheffield
Froggatt
Thomas Williams
William Buggins
Frozeatt
Mr. Meor
Williams
J. Waterfall
York Castle
Tonbridge
Iucep Murver
Sands
Kipping
Hadlow
Taylor
Lewes House of Correction
Allingham
Glasshouse-yard
Alforsgate-street
Lobh
Otelian
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