Prison keepers face case as Tucker avoids unlawful seizure
A West of England Crown Court trial recounts keepers Mosley and Tucker pursuing poachers. Tucker resists capture after a scuffle, a blow to his jaw, and a brutal assault by the other man. the jury returns a not guilty verdict for Tucker guiding the oath of the law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weatts
Manalangh Mt
Mr. Wightman
Crown Court
Justice Cress
Nisus Side
Joseph Joseph Gauge
Tucker
Moody
Edwards
Mosley
Siem
Quantock
Stroud'a
Pullman
Mr. Moody
Justice Wightman
The
Angel
Ashton
Couraceoous
John Right
William Simmoons
George Harris
Joseph Monkey
Stone
Simmons
Bridgewater
Harris
Conchatixe
Binti
Jessie Symes
Col
Raban
Hatch Beauchamp
Mr. Edwards
Law Lords Uphold Presbytery Duty To Trial Auchterarder
In the House of Lords the judgment affirmed the Court of Session ruling that the presbytery of Auchterarder must proceed to trial Mr. Young as presentee to the church. Lords Brougham Cottenham and Campbell concurred noting a public duty to act and that injury from neglect supports an action. The ruling binds the parties to perform the act or face remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House OF Lords
Lord Brougham
Lord Cottenham
Lord Campbell
J. Fergusson
Earl of
Mr. Young
Church of Auchterarder
Presbytery
Young
General Assembly
Sutton
Ritchie
Final examination passed for Dublin bill-broker bankrupt
The bankrupt, a bill-broker at 75 Old Broad Street, underwent final examination before Commissioner Fonblanque. The balance sheet covering 1840 to 1842 showed large liabilities and assets, with much of the debt expected to be reduced by payment on good bills. Creditors and assignees accepted the accounts. the commissioner declared the examination concluded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court OF Bankruptcy
Tursnay
Inne Geonce
Fonblanque
Old Broad-street
Victoria-road
Pimlico
E. James
Gouldshed
Moreton Dyer
Middlesex
Waum
Commissioner Fonblanque
James
Continent
Broad Street
Dublin
Boyle and Co
London
Disneys
Dyer
Messrs. Boyle and Co
Heston
College of Gal
Tuenspar— Birt Broxine Extraonpinany
Samura Fox Sreprneyos
City
Banks
Parker
Fiat
Belcher
Morals About Chimney Sweeps Spark Superb Court Scene
A Lord Mayor court hears a riotous dispute between Mrs. King and Mr. Gardiner over chimney sweep practices and alleged impropriety among workers. The case expands to involve accusations of theft, seduction, and moral depravity amid tradesmen and witnesses, ending with a peace-bound order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Angel-alley
West-end
Mr. King
Mrs. King
Frederick Shakesford
Peter Laurie
Goddard
Wood Street
Beaumont
Maidstone
City of London
Prragoner
Beaumont’s bankruptcy and a conspiracy remand
The report details Maidstone’s prospects, a bankrupt Beaumont, and a prospective marriage to a fortune. Notes by Mr Butherland praise Beaumont while Sir Peter Laurie remands a prisoner for a week, hinting at conspiracy charges. Separately, Herman Geiger faces multiple forgeries after a large fraud involving a £16,000 credit scheme and a forged bill from Dickenson and Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maidstone
Butherland
George-street
Manston-house-street
Cork Stuffng Company
Beaumont
Whitecross-street
Peter Laurie
Fonceny
Herman Geiger
Alderman Wilson
John Forrester
Forrester
Green
Manchester
Mesars
Hart
Fenchurch. Street
Geiger
London
David Hart
Hall
Travis-street
Dickenson and Co
Messrs. Cooper and Co
Messrs
Bankera
Samuel Dickenson
Dickenson
Benjamin Dickenson
Frisoner
Wilson
Outrage Alleged by Saddler Henry Gatehouse
Henry Gatehouse, a Saddler of Somers-mews, faced a charge of a rude assault on Jane Wisewold of 1 Highworth Street Lisson-grove on Cambridge terrace. Wisewold described pulling up her clothes and striking blows to her face. a cut on the nose and a blackened eye were noted. The court fined Gatehouse 40 shillings, payment immediate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rorrianty
Final examination in a multi robbery case at Marlborough Street
The trial of Richard Handley, Sarah Ann Hunt, and Richard Gifford for numerous robberies continued on Monday. Evidence showed Handley assumed disguises and used a porter’s dress to gain access to warehouses, with twelve of twenty one cases now fully taken against them. Nine fences have fled the country amid police difficulties, and Handley may offer Queen’s evidence to expose others.
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Bridewell
Wilking
Murdh
Francis Bradley
Alice Bradley
Manchester
Wilkins
Brown
John Lee
Goolding-street
Joseph Holland
Manchester Infirmary
Catherine Lee
Theresa Carson
America
Lord Denman
Marlborough Street
Richard Handley
Sarah Ann Hunt
Richard Gifford
Maltby
Ma. Jackson
Warwick Street
Handley
Underwood
Warwick-street
London
Porter
John Ellis Churchill
Two Men Seized in Hyde Park Bathing Scene
William Fitzgerald, a stationer’s porter, chased two men seen together in Hyde Park near Serpentine after nightfall. One man resisted arrest with a stick, but Fitzgerald secured the pair and brought them toward the station. Bail of £500 each was posted for the accused.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Fitzgerald
Shepherd and Sutton
Foster-lane
Heapside
Hyde-park
Italian Man Cleared After Witness Hesitation And Defense
In a neighborhood inquiry the crowd sided with the foreigner amid claims of mistreatment by the prosecutor and friends. Witnesses hesitated to testify while it was noted the prisoner questioned locals and used a log area daily, leading to a judge’s doubt and an eventual discharge in the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knoxers
Dubois
N Division
Bingham
William West
House of Correction
Mary Evans
Matthews
West
Horry
Nelson-street
Shoreditch
Tut
Tapres Turner
Joseph Franri
John Emerson
Godfrey
Emerson
Islington
Rosemary Branch
Italy
Spain
Neil Metcalfe
Matilda Willis
Neil
Metcalfe
Neigbourhood
Renoon
Sucking the Monkey At London Dock For Wine Theft
Two labourers Benjamin Tubby and Thomas Hall faced Mr Broderip in London for extracting wine from a cask known as sucking the monkey. A police witness testified seeing them use bung tools and a cane tube to take port, then handing back the instrument. They admitted guilt. the judge ordered three weeks imprisonment with hard labour to deter similar thefts in dock areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thames
London Dock
Benjamin Tubby
Thomas Hall
Broderip
Price
Tubby
Hall
Court frees man in Camberwell murder case amid inquest verdicts
At Union Hall a final examination discharges the accused after a Coroner's inquest found no link to the wife’s death. The surgeon noted a fatal fall near confinement, bruising, and no serious injuries. In a related matter, James Pratt and Mary Anne Nigh are committed for trial for absconding with Ann Tilman and stealing 46 sovereigns and plate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cottingham
Wiffin
James Pratt
Mr. Cottingham
Ann Tilman
Reigate
Surrey
Mary Anne Nigh
Clarkson
James Tilman
Pratt
Sitness
Spring Gardens
Elephant and Castle
Omnibus Cad George Bowles Charged With Brutal Assault
Kensington police report George Bowles an omnibus cad detained for three weeks charged with brutal unprovoked assault on Michael Hanley and two others near Hammersmith Broadway. Witnesses describe Bowles jumping from the omnibus and beating the trio, leaving Hanley insensible. Hanley a Covent Garden porter, testimony confirmed by surgeon and witnesses. Bowles committed for trial on bail with sureties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kensington
George Bowles
T. Paynter
Michael Hanley
Frederick Toplis
Burton-street
Pimlico
Broadway
Hammersmith
S. Jessop
King’s College Hospital
Paynter
Woolwich Highway Robbery Case Brought Before Court
James Whittle and George White private soldiers of the 73d regiment face final examination for a violent highway robbery on John Hoar a Plumstead gardener and woodman. Prosecution cites watch handkerchief tobacco box and coins stolen. clues include blood on uniforms and a pawned watch. The two men are committed for trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woolwich
Hieuway Rosseergey Sompiers
James Whittle
George White
73D Regiment of Foot
Jeremy
John Hoar
Plumstead
Boston Hill
Inspector Brown
James Crawley
Plumstead Road
Green Man
Patrick Colewan
13Th Regiment of Foot
Artillery Barracks
Whittle
Robert Hunter
Moore
Stone injury ends in hospital for Stepney youth
Charles Warner a 23 year old resident of No 19 Stepney Causeway was admitted to the London hospital with a fractured skull after a stone hurled over a garden wall struck him while he sat in his garden. Doctors hope for recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Warner
Stepney Causeway
London Hospital
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Imaxticipe
Elizabeth Russell
Paget
LAW
Tucranpay
Tuomas Palmer Paaker
Nicholls
Cook
Cooke
Surrey Yeomanry
Balls, &c
Scotland
West Indies
Jamaica
Sergeant Adams
Clerkenwell-green
John White
Thomas Cook
Iafehouse
Stilaney
Wright
Dr. Johnson
Tursday
Asraault
Thomas Martin
John M.culloch
St. Pancras
Tottenham
Court Road
Central Criminal Court
Wokly Chronicle
Ipm
Mansion House
DitemMan
Louis Chabrier
Bethlem Hospital
Alderman Luingen
Marseilles
Coleman-street
Tower-street
St. Stephen
Coleman Street
Corporation
Coteman-street
Alderman Lainson
Appli ‘Canta
Boulogne
England
France
Peter
Napoleon
Bow Street
Forcery
Sarah Patterson
Jardine
Admiralty
Thomas Morris
Whitehall
Rogers
George Rogers
Howe
Portsmouth
Henry Turner
Kennedy
Admiralty Office
Richard Duck
Somerset House
Healy
New_gate
Phoese
Mr. Combe
Scotchmer
St. Bartholomew's Hospital
William Edwards
Southampton-street
Pentonville
John Allen
Kentish Town
Mary Anne Baker
Broad-court
Turnmill-street
Clerkenwell
Allen
Semple
James Baker
Marylebone
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