Croydon Assizes Case Against Greenwich Railway Company
At Croydon Assizes before Lord Chief Justice Tindal a Greenwich railway passenger won £25 damages after claiming to walk along the line due to a stoppage. The plaintiff argued insufficient light and protection caused a severe leg injury. the company contended passengers ignored warnings and proceedings were prompted by an unavoidable accident. The jury sided with the plaintiff.
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Croydon
Moxway
Greenwich
Platt
Petersdorff
Thesiger
Mr. Wallinger
Blue Anchor Road
Bermondsey-street
London
M.P
Pleiff
Tindal
Central Criminal Court delivers verdicts on teetotal parade case and police assaults
The Central Criminal Court, presided by the lord mayor and officials, heard trials from Whit-Monday events. Peter Durkham was found not guilty of assaulting a police officer during the teetotal procession, while Desmond Mayne and Donovan pleaded guilty to police assault and were ordered to hard labor and sureties. Other defendants faced charges of stealing flour sacks and plate, with Wood, Blagden, and Savage sentenced for robbery and transportation, and Crane and Grant sentenced to transportation for break-in and larceny respectively.
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Sinonal
Peter Durkham
Henry Homewood
Ryland
Ballantine
Prendergast
O'Connell
James Desmond
John Mayne
Jeremiah Donovan
Dennis Denny
Samuel Jenks
Gray’s-inn-lane
Cope
Newgate
House of Correction
Rogpeky
Serjeant Arabia
George Wood
Henry Blagden
Thomas Andrews
John Savage
Clarkson
Wood
Savage
East Moulsey
Page
Blagden
Francis Nash
Stannard’s Wharf
Sherupen
Inspector Fogg
Rotherhithe
Henry Collin
St. George’s Church
Mmercy
Henry Crane
Edward Carruthers
Brentford
Prate Syzatine
Thomas Grant
William Abbot
Thomas
Edward Knight
Wm. Glabill
Maddox
Serpent
BEING CHILDREN AND OTHER LIVES OF CRIMES IN LONDON TRIALS
A crowded London court hears multiple cases. Ann Chambers, 28, is convicted on a second count for abducting a child under ten and stealing part of the child’s clothing, after the boy was found nearly naked in St Luke's workhouse. a sentence of nine months’ imprisonment follows. Other trials include counterfeiting by William Beckwith and partner, an age-disparate assault on a girl under ten, and thefts involving sarsaparilla, glass decanters, and forged receipts. The calendar edition reports on 45 more prisoners and a murder/manslaughter case with a near-fourteen year transportation sentence in consequence.
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St. Luke's
Cotnine
Justice Erskine
Coleridge
Wm. Beckwith
Har Tiet Foot
Jae Fosene
de Rorington
Susannah Hoskins
Bodkin
Rossery
James Rice
Packer
Hughes
Clarkson
Phillips
Rice
George Jones
Messrs
Sutton and Co
Bow-church
Therisoner
Messrs. Sutton and Co
John Roe
Guildhall
Sutton
Mr. Clarkson
George Ranger
Elizabeth Lucia Ensom
Sarah
Miss Ensom
Lea
Kent
Hererson
House of Correction
John Woolf Walklate
Eliza
John Allsop
St. Paul's Churchyard
Allsop
William Bradford
Ann Bradford
Mensilaughter
Espinagse
Margaret Miller
Black Swan
Rosemary-lane
Thomas Maynard
Wentworth Street
Witess
Wentworth-street
George Brown
Thomas Hunt
Manchester
Fleet-street
Chancery-lane
Warrington
London
Ballantine
Wm. Craddock
Street
Sharp
Trials of Theft and Violence Mar Queens County 1830s
A series of criminal proceedings feature defendants including William Hell for stealing garden shears owned by the Marquis of Ailsa and Moses Keane for felonious receiving, with acquittals on an indictment due to form. Davis Webster and another man face seven year transportation for thefts from a Camberwell draper, while further cases include post office theft by Thomas Luke Wills and Elizabeth Maxwell’s acquittal on a capital charge but guilty plea to a lesser assault, and Ann Halton jailed for six months for theft with Emiline Halton discharged. Additional defendants John Phillips and his wife receive seven years transportation for household goods theft during a distress sale, and Sarah Cole is imprisoned for two months with hard labor for stealing a pewter pot.
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William Hell
Ailsa
Moses Keane
Mosers
Clerkson
Phillips
M‘donald
Shopmex
David Davis
Joseph Henry Webster
Thomas Lewis
F.C. B. Blackwell
Camberwell
Clarkson
Lewis
Webster
Davis
Posterrick Rossery
Justice Erskine
Justice Coleridge
Thomas Luke Wills
General Post Office
Post-Office
Bow-street
Coleridge
Elizabeth Maxwell
James Maxwell
Commons
House of Correction
Emiline
John’s Row
St. Luke’s
Emiline Halton
Ann
Rosperyny
John Phillips
Eten
John Proud
Por Sreatma
Sarah Cole
John Hanson
Highstreet
Kensington
Thorn and Thornery at the Bailey Courtroom Fusion
A long police court report recounts John Charles Thorn facing maintenance and bigamy accusations from his wife Mrs Thorn after years of marriage and drink. The case unfolds with comic exchanges and a planned second examination.
Bartholomew Fair Controversy Sees Debate Over Its Future
A Smithfield deputation urged preserving Bartholomew fair with 1839 style standings while barring shows, arguing local houses would suffer if the fair ends. Alderman Wilson and the markets committee favored reducing or abolishing the fair, citing legal charters and public safety. The lord mayor backed proceeding under existing authority, signaling the fair’s likely demise.
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Thomas Wil Mmn
Old Bailey
Mrs. Thorn
John
Smithfield
Alderman Wilson
Feateasnen
Markets Committee
Richardson's Booth
Wilson
Richardson
Hicks
West Smithfield
St. Bartholomew
Robbery at Guildhall A Porter Charged In Lace Theft
At Guildhall Thomas Frog was brought for final examination charged with stealing £250 worth of lace from Cyril Vidocq and Co. in Paris on June 4. Fulgena Pigache testified he hired the porter to move the lace, but the prisoner vanished and was later arrested. He offered no defence and was committed for trial. In Marylebone a duel concern led to warrant actions. George Stone, a Regent's Park banker, was held on bail in £500 with two sureties of £250 each after a claim of meeting for a fight.
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Bation Ricar
Sir Horace St. Paul
Stoke Newington
Hathaway
Broad-street
Combe
James Church
Yardley
Combeault
Pickhard
Turner
No. 17
Broadstreet
Bloomsbury
Thomas Frog
James Duke
Cyril Vidocq
Mademoiselle Norman
George
Hanover
Mr. Stone
Mr. Long
Assault and Libidinous Conduct at Westminster Bridge
John M Cormack was charged with assaulting and annoying three ladies with offensive language and conduct after minor advances near Astley's theatre and Westminster Bridge. He resisted police when detained, claiming the women invited the frolic, while the constable noted the arm around a lady's waist. The case highlighted improper behavior toward women in a public scene.
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Queen Square
John M.cormack
Westminster Bridge
Bridge-street
Murper proceedings for attempted murder and stabbing
Jeremiah Driscoll an Irish labourer stood before Mr Broderip for final examination charged with cutting and wounding John Sullivan with intent to murder after a dispute at Burford's court Poplar. Sullivan grievously wounded, bled heavily, and awaits further medical care as the case proceeds to trial. Francis Pearce alias Jubilee Pearce was also examined for stabbing Henry Deal in an incident at a Poplar beer shop with a blade found on him.
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Thames
Trien
Murper
Jeremiah Driscoll
Broderip
John Sullivan
Driscoll
Burford’s Court
Poplar
Driscolls
Ireland
Sullivan
Townsend
Pelham
Tatham
Francis Pearce
Jubilee Pearce
Henry Deal
Foreigner Impersonation Case and Workhouse Debate in Court
In a London court, a foreigner named Josey pretended at the General Post Office to obtain £15 by presenting a forged letter. The prisoner pleaded fear of repayment, was remanded, and the judge urged post office action. Separately, John Jones faced charges for stealing hats at the Crooked Billet. In the Poor Law matter, a wretched man named Moye asked to admit his children to the workhouse. after testimony, Mr. Henry ordered him and his two children taken into the workhouse for relief and health restoration.
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Lambeth
Kearl Hany
Henry
General Post Office
Suan &E
Evig
Paris
London
Oxford-street
Sid Ie
Vienna
Formant Bing General
Pris de d Othe
Josey
Perzl
John Jones
Harris
Mishi Ding
Poor Law Rx
Moye
Afr
Stance
Read
Athel
Mo Heing
Board of Guardians
Attrell
Mr. Henry
Maye
Ts Stone-Yard
Mig
St. George’s
UNION HALL CASES AND LAMBETH FRAUD CHARGE
Tuesday James Spurre faced final examination for attempting to set fire to a room at No 30 High Street Lambeth to defraud the West of England Insurance Company. Insurance under a feigned name preceded the blaze, with the prisoner ultimately committed for trial. Kensington and Wandsworth police reported separate incidents including a waterman’s peace warrant and a burglary involving Elizabeth Birt’s house staff.
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Union Hall
Arsoy
James Spurre
Traill
High-street
Lambeth
West of England Insurance Company
Charles Cundvent
Hillman
West of Englith Insurance Company
Bridge-strety
Kensington
James Ticmer
Paynter
Chiswick
Curser-street Sewers Move On Old Clothes Fair Clash
The sewer commissioners met in Mansion House and ordered action in Cutler Street Houndsditch to clear the street of an old clothes fair. A man named Lewis was fined and two others warned to stop offending, with solicitor Mr Wir urging the Jews to be allowed to work and the corporation to find another place for lawful street vending. The 1659 law was cited as authority to abate the nuisance.
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Curcer-street
Commission
Cutler-street
Houndsditch
Lewis
Wir
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Bill
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Gregorie
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