Extortion by Levy in King v Levy and Others Court action
In a Queen's Bench case the jury found Laurence Levy guilty of extortion over legal fees in a writ of fieri facias proceeding. Other defendants were acquitted as witnesses described the coercive payoffs exceeding lawful charges. Malicious prosecutions and related actions followed against Clements and Wood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court OF Queen’s Bench
Levy
King v. Levy
Britton
Sis
Saunderson
Jacobs
Fetterlane
Laurence Levy
Maurice Levy
Laurence
Loup
Bethnalgreen
Bethnal-green
Chipping Ongar
Clements
Filewoodr
Lord Denman
Martin
Shearnan
Thesiger
Humfey
Richards
Rawlinson
Glasgow Mail
Bull and Mouth Inn
Stamford
Carlisle
Glasgow
Liverpool
Manchester
Trials at the Central Criminal Court in London
The session opened before the Lord Mayor with a small calendar of cases. Key matters include a coining case, a robbery, and a father accused of unlawfully assaulting his son. The most serious charge involves David John F Parker accused of drugging Mrs Boys to procure an abortion, a felony under William IV’s act. Conspiracy case against John William Bricker and John Norris for conspiring to seize Rowland Pickering's home is noted. A separate wholesale shoe robbery led to James Mallett's indictment for handling a large quantity of shoes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. Wood
David John F. Parker
Boys
John William Bricker
John Norris
Rowland Pickering
Fletcher
Lowe Road
Islington
James Mallett
Prisoner Convicted in Small-Assize Sessions
Chronicles a February 1836 case where a man named Sims was tried for robbing Elmesley the wholesale shoemaker, along with related testimonies from relatives. It details another highway robbery trial, a servant’s theft, and a bigamy case with a mercy recommendation.
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K.1
James Sims
Sims
Elmesley
Billingsgate
Knatody
Siater
Julia Sims
William Hollis
Caroline Ffollis
Michael Arlowe
Gloucestershire
the Standard
Uxbridge
George Bradenbury
Standard
James Johnson
Charles James Murray
Jim
Son
Green Man
Bonnery
Charles Rutland
Bleneave
Darrie Rosaery
John Barnet
Solumona
St. George’s
Thomas Fardell
Leadenhall Street
William Thomas Harris
Mary Harley
Elizabeth Maria Solden
Clarkson
Hannah Burdon
St.Pancras New Church
Church of St. Mary, Newington
Burden
Semer
Tenis
Harley
Deserting Infant Brings Discharge for Irish Mother
Bridget Mack, an Irish mother with no settlement here, was charged with deserting her two month old infant to the parish of St Bride. The child was found at a cow shed, taken to the parish workhouse as the father refused to accept it. An alderman urged that the mother be discharged while the father be pursued for support, highlighting lack of legal protection for illegitimate children and costs borne by parishes. The parish officer promised inquiry. the prisoner was discharged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridget Mack
Alderman Winchester
St. Bride’s
Ireland
Wontner
Charles Baldwin
Carlisle-street
Lisson-green
Dawson
Bennett
Atc Broad
William Murray
Hampstead Road
Laing
Wilkinson
Murray
Santino de Santos
Restiaux
Ann Boston
Tolborn
Monmouth-sired
Mr. Bennett
Waddington
Victoria Theatre
Exeter
Santosway
Earl of Munster
Worship Street
John Willis
Broughton
Codd
John Newman
Reed
Bell-asley
St. Bartholomew’s Hospital
Anne Lawson
Bell Alley
Newman
Margay Hawks
Catherine Newman
Lambeth Street
Henry Mopsley
Oxford-street
Washare
Osborne Street
Whitechapel
Nam Henry Hall
Coombes
Yteames Folice
SzamEn’s
Aaron Sn
Mary Anne
Greenwood
Thomas Nugent
The
Wey
Sydney
Macao
China
Nugent
Canton
4Rent
Smith
Nagi
T Raast
E. Elmslie, Esq
Lush Trade
George Robinson
Elmslie
Saith
Manam
Breach of Contract Case Involving Letter and Fraud Accusations
Complainant accused Dawson of delaying a job lead and withholding funds after a sealed letter and a forged hearing. Witnesses noted a supposed tradesman letter and possible fabrication beyond mere breach of contract. The defendant stayed in custody on remand.
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Dawson
Toj Rt. Dawson’s
Goodwin’s
Mr. Dawson
Mr. Goodwin
Tottenham-court-read
Goodwin and Co
Messrs
Marylebone Court Notes of Drunk and Disorderly Cases
A Marylebone court case recalls James Bower claiming 1s 8d fare from cabdriver William Burn after Bower slept in the cab and could not prove a residence. Other items cover Sunday skittles fines, midnight revels, a donkey-driver assault on a boy, a Tottenham-court-road dance quarrel, thimble gambling on Primrose Hill, and a brutal Hatton Garden assault.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marylebone
James Bower
William Burn
Jenkins
Drummond-street
Somers-town
Rawlinton
Cabman
Mr. Rawlinson
Mr. Pinlingon
James Carpenter
Bricklayers’ Army
North-street
Henry Gray
Rawlinson
Park-place
Herr von Jeel
Baker Street
Brurau
John Redworth
Hampstead
St. Giles’s
Thomas Collins
Thomas Hurley
Primrosehill
William Denton
Oxfordshire
House of Correction
Queen Square
John Cobb
Burrell and White
Jonas Levy
Bedfont-gate
Middlesex
Levy
Bardell
Bedfont
Thomas Shepherd
James Kerrison
Hackney
Geo. Sumpter
Stamford-hill
Ascot-heath
Somerset
Burrell
Barrell
Hingaway
William Hillier
Queen’s Highway
Louisa Wobb
Hammersmith
Extraordinary Trials and Public Scandals From London Courts
A detailed report covers sexual assault and abuse by a porter in custody, swindling charges against a widow, a dwarf accused of attempted rape with a crowded hearing, tollgate evasion at Ascot, a violent highway robbery, and a shipboard wage dispute tied to piracy history. The narrative includes sensational testimonies, bail decisions, and magistrates’ cautions.
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William II
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