Read and Casey in custody over lead thefts at Read's door
The case details a gang led by Read and Casey who stole lead from a property, sold it for 10s 6d, and melted a pump later. Witnesses included Groom Snell and solicitor Mr Kent. The Reads were ordered to find sureties of 50 pounds, with Snell bound over, while awaiting further charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Read's
Read
White Hart
Debene
Ian
Casey
Snell
Smokey-lane
Read’s
White
Erat
Thomas Knight
Robert Snell
Kent
Hampton
Murder Case of Helen M Kinnis Stuns Glasgow Readers
A brutal murder case in Glasgow is detailed with the killer's confession and defense. The assailant, about 35, claims mercy for his sister, describes the crime as saving her from starvation, and is committed to prison after medical and police examinations. The victim was Helen M Kinnis, aged a young woman, and the incident prompts coverage across Glasgow papers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McRcer
Glasgow Chronicle
Helen M‘kinnis
Hare
Saltmarket
Bridewell
Pridewell
Deaf and Dumb Institution
Glasgow
Buchanan
Lanark
Thomas M‘kinnis
Millar
Dappineston
Edinburgh Chronicle
Duddingston Loch
Duddingston
Seana
Kuster Warriston
Thomas Fleming
Robert Dewar
Catherine Noble
Ka Onat
Hurmanely
Mately
Ranken
Hairdresser Bickers Dies by Self Harm at Clement's Lane
A hairdresser named Bickers killed himself by cutting his throat on Monday afternoon at 14 Clement's Lane. Two children were present, the younger around two years old, who played with the blood as the tragedy unfolded. Neighbourhood note reports a Bristol Meadows street rattle incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ranken
Fleming
Dewar
Catherine Noble
Butler
Duddingston
Skating Club
Downey Stearinc
Uxbridge Petty Sessions
George Colbert
W. Wiseman, Bart
T. T. Clarke
Middlesex
Surrey
Bunce
Aliday
Ruislip
Uxbridge
Larkin
Atkins
Ickenham
Harefield
Abingdon
James Sampson
Kensington-place
United Hospital
Bath Herald
Northumberland House
Charingcross
John Doyle
Messrs. Bennett
Vauxhall
Parliament Street
Fara
Thames
Chelsea College
Swan Inn
Old Brompton
Baker
John Lowe
Poole and Leamington
Black Bear
Piccadilly
Fatau Scarroup
Westmore-street
Tottenham Court Road
Middlesex Hospital
George Willis
John Marrow
St. Helen’s
Frodsham and Marrow
Liverpool
Rainhill
Manchester
Peter
Joseph Yeats
Stanhope Terrace
Camden-town
Hampstead Fields
George Welden
Saffron Hill
J. W. Wayne
Exeter
Catherine Dexter Langton
Somers
Oxford-street
Mount Street
Grosvenor-square
James Dudridge
Walter Williams
Temple-gate
Bristol
Dolphin
Newtown
Cambridge
Edgar Berry
William Clark
Triplow
Old King’s Arms
Houghton-street
Clare-market
Higgs
Westminster
Thomas Parke
Mary Parke
Hollea-street
Mary
Samuel Parke
Charingcross Hospital
DreapFor
Bickers
Clement
Statistics and Crime in France 1836 1886 Compared
A long extract summarizes crime trends in France, showing 5300 assize cases in 1836 rising to 7,292 accused in 1935, with shifts in crimes against property and persons, verdicts, acquittals, and punishments. It also lists demographics of the accused and penalties. Data on juries, corrections, and police, plus early mortality and public health figures, are included.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FraNce
Moniteur
Courts of Assizé
Seine
Courts of Assizes
Brest
Toulon
Rochefort
Middlesex
Surrey
City
Westminster
Briere de Boismont
French Academy of Sciences
M. de Boismmont
London
Petersburgh
Naples
Lip
Cairo
Lin
Dreeden Eeeeneroteunine
Sun
Insanity rises with civilization says historical study
The analysis ranks 11 capitals by lunacy counts, showing London and Paris as top centers of civilization with the most lunatics. It argues insanity is more frequent in educated, civilized nations due to moral causes, while physical causes dominate among the less enlightened.
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Paris
London
Europe
Naples
Cairo
Milan
Florence
Turin
Dresden
Rome
St Petersburgh
Madrid
Petersburgh
M. de Boismont
The Paris Murder Case of Lady Mazelle and Le Brun
A long account of Lady Mazelle’s 1689 Paris murder, detailing Le Brun the valet and a later suspect Berry. The tale traces how key placed doors, a torn night cap, a hidden loft, torture, and posthumous confessions swayed verdicts, highlighting juries’ fallibility and the need for caution before condemning.
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Newcastle
Paris
Lady Mazelle
Valet de Chambre
le Brun
Mazelle
Berry
Sens
Jacques Garrett
Alman
Late Duchess of Wurtemberg Remembered in Memoir Sketches
An article in the Debats recounts the life of the late Duchess Alexander of Wartemberg. It notes her childhood fascination with Napoleonic epochs, artistic talent guided by M. A. Scheffer, and charitable acts toward pensioners. Her death follows a difficult illness after a Madrid to Genoa voyage, the birth of a child, and a calm and resignation in her final hours.
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Alexander of
Wartemberg
Napoleon
Leghorn
Prince de Joinville
Goethe
Schiller
Walter Scott
Shakspeare
M. A. Scheffer
Madame de Mallet
Charlotte Corday
Ahasuerus
Palace of St. Cloud
Germany
Italy
Genoa
Pisa
Mediterranean
Duke de Nemours
Death of the Duchess Alexandra of Wurttemberg Poem tribute
A Victorian verse tribute by Mrs. Gore mourns the Duchess Alexandra of Wurttemberg. The poem elevates her intellect and virtue, praising her as a deathless monument to art and character. It recalls royal connections and recalls Jeanne d Arc as a model, noting statues and memorials in Paris and Versailles with dates circa 1839.
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Alexander
Wurtemberg
Jeanne
Paris
Artois
Henri IV
Versailles
Jeanne d’Arc
Bristol Quarter Sessions Condemn Unruly License Holder
Mr John Bland of the Porter-house Narrow Wine-Street appealed his license conviction for neglecting licensing conditions by allowing notorious bad character to assemble at his premises. Counsel for both sides reviewed evidence already presented to magistrates and police intelligence.
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Bristol
John Bland
Taunton
Stone
Smith
Mr. Prideaux
H. Ricketts
J. E. Luwell
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