Court of Queen's Bench acquits on one perjury charge
In a complex 1839 case the jury acquitted on the first perjury assignment tied to a promise and found guilty on the gift charge. After chambers review, the court ordered the verdict entered on both assignments, and a rule nisi on judgment alteration was granted. The matter included claims of perjury in Bristol witnesses and ongoing motions about trial procedures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court OF Queen's Bench
Lanny Wirrier
Orberts Renndence
House Sion Ne
Henry Berkeley
Berkel
Central Criminal Court
Lord Denman
Erkeley
Bristol
Serjeant
Stephens
Bacsnaw
Eaton
Sheriffs’ Court
James
Sergean Wilde
Justice Vaughan
Tyndal
Doz Dem
Duxcan
Court of Queen’s Bench
Best
Neil
Watson
Justice Patteson
Barons of the Exchequer
Important Beer Act Decision by Magistrates at Sessions
Magistrates rule that a first offence under the Beer Act voids a beer retailer’s license, clarifying that forfeiture occurs on the first conviction. The board of excise issued guidance. Insolvent Debtors Court notes bail applications and mentions Derby gaol and London attendance requirements. John Hall is introduced in a Morigan’s Press segment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Hemmings
Board of Exciee
William LV
William Eyv
Joe Marren
Fredericx Emagiven
Derby
Pak
London
Morigan’s Press
John Hall
Robert Salmon
Farringdon-street
Court displays bayonets as soldier faces assault trial
In an English court a soldier, William Matthews, stands for a felonious assault on a young woman. The scene attracts a vast crowd amid military guards, while the injured girl Anne Matthews testifies about being knocked down and assaulted by the prisoner after leaving a tavern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Matthews
England
Castle Tavern
Woolwich
Thomas Wilson
John Webb
R.H
Colonel Forman
George Smith
Royal Artillery
Marines
Rifles
Pearse
R.N
Dockyard
Thomas Warden
Anne Matthews
John Connor
Waterman’s Fields
May
Wates
Wm. Mitchell
Fortune of War
Henry Brookes
Catire Place
Embezzler Clerk at Cook and Gladstone’s Charged
John Mackenzie a Mesers Cook and Gladstone’s clerk in St. Pauls Churchyard faces embezzlement charges totaling about £459 after a long period of misaccounting. The case reveals a system of receipts and a careless principal clerk blamed by the firm. The prisoner, ill and in custody, admits taking a large sum but disputes precise amount. The court remands him. remarks on ruined prospects and loss of reputation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Mackenzie
Cook
Gladstone
St. Paul’s
Roe
Jones
Peter Laurie
Sir Peter
Mr. Jones
Josephs
Moorgate-street
Alderman White
Surmons
John Lambert
Peckham
Rye-lane
Orchard-place
Clapham
Camberwell-green
Herne-hill
the Crown and Sceptre
Brixton-hill
Moorgate
Taxi Fare Dispute Over Distance and Time
Mr Josephs faced a cab fare dispute after refusing to pay 10s 3d for a journey thought to be 12 to 14 miles. Alderman White noted the distance likely exceeded fifteen miles, while the law allows fares by time or distance. Josephs was ordered to pay the fare plus loss of time and expenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ecb
Brixton-hill
Josepha
Alderman White
Mr. Josephs
Escape of a cloak thief Hannah Evans before Mr. Rawlinson
Hannah Evans, pregnant and married, was charged with stealing Mr. Millwood's cloak and other items from lodgings. The case, aided by Inspector Evans, revealed the cloak’s sale attempt and found jam, towels, and a sheet in Evans's rooms. Evans confessed to stealing the items. Rawlinson ordered her to Newgate for trial. The husband requested bail, which was refused. she was moved to prison with her husband allowed to accompany her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dustressine Cuaner
Rospery
Hannah Evans
Rawlinson
Isoner
Messrs
John Millwood
Clarendon-square
Hinn
Evans
Williams
Evana
Sarty
Monmouth-street
Thomas Brittain
Queen’s
University College Hospitals
Millwood
Newgate
Mr. Rawlinson
Bad half sovereign dispute at Birmingham station and other cases
Lord Lister and an 78th Highlander seek remedy after a clerk refuses to return a suspect bad half sovereign at Birmingham station. The report covers thefts of a horse in Bedfordshire, a distressed family aided by officials, a fish seller assault case, impostor beggars, street vagrants, a Sabbath trade dispute, and smuggling arrests in London with multiple minor sentences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lister
78Th Regiment of Highlanders
Conant
Glasgow
Birmingham
Stubbs
Robberies and a Recruiting Flag Dispute in Union Hale
William Askew, a tall youth, faces two robberies after a washhandstand theft and an assault on a policeman when the pair fled with the item from Walworth. He also snatched boots in a shoemaker's shop before being captured. A recruiting sergeant asked if hanging a public-house flag for East India service violated local nuisance laws, and the magistrate dismissed the protest, noting no clear nuisance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Hale
William Askew
Walworth
East India Company
Traill
Michael Angelo Taylor
Also Mentioned on This Page
Court OF Common Pleas
William Alver
Mr. Hill
Alver
Hall and Salmon
Ellis
Langston
Salmon
Woodroffe
Morison
Commissioner Bowen
Mr. Woodroffe
Iturther
Cooke
Croydon
Wooolwitch
Maryledrowe
Marlborough Street
Hatton Garden
George Dore
Day
Frederick Wright
Butrell
Christopher Thompson
Branch Farm
Luton
Bedfordshire
King
No. 22
Sutton
Smithfield
St. John-street
Dore
Thomas Smith
Holloway
Waddington
Wright
Robert Haines
Therisoner
Dove
Sohn
Marké
Massey
Robinson
Coste
Shoreditch
Broughton
Joseph Pearce
Jah
London Terrace
Hackney
Garrett, Claypones
A. Repucep
Lorp Nelson
William Webb Cheeseman
Codd
Lord Nelson
Eagles
Cheeseman
Cedd
Lambeth Street
Cornelius Neale
Combe
Thomas Hanley
Dolphin Lane
Poplar
Brien
Mr. Combe
Browning
Orangecourt
Wapping
Donnigan
H Division
R. Gregory
Beushfield
Spitalfields Parish
Gregory
Mendicity Society
Brushfield
Hope
Adelaide
Hi Wife
Synboys
Union Hall
Town Hale
Reid
Bader
St. George
St. George’s
J. Key
Peckham Workhouse
Reed
John Key
Brindley
Brixton
Baxter
Abdy
St. John’s
Southwark
Sir John Key
Bart
Deamer
Tooley-street
Sizr
St. Thomas
Mrs. Deamer
Anu
St. Olave’s
Blyth
Hall
Regent-street
Balls
Fox
East India Dock
Mr. Blyth
Greenwood
Blackwall
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