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Newspaper

Weekly Chronicle

Location

London, Middlesex, United Kingdom

Date

Jul 12, 1840

Page

5

Courvoisier confession details murder and flight

A long Hutchinson style narrative recounts François Benjamin Courvoisier’s confession of murdering Lord William Russell, hiding valuables, and evading police from May 5 to his surrender. It covers his premeditation, concealment of gold and gems, prison observations, and reflections on guilt, faith, and repentance.

God Satan Mrs Fedor Lord W. Russell Richmond William England Switzerland Camden-hill Lord Kingdom of Heaven Kingdom of God Courvoisier Jesus St. Peter Judas Lamb of God François Benjamin Courvoisier C. Baur London Jesus Christ Christ Jesus Israel Cope Newsies Carver Clovermaet Central Criminal Court Thomas France Henry Jackson Phillips Metropolitan Police Globe Jack Shopparp William Russell Jack Sheppard Times Newgate W. Harrison Ainsworth Duke of Bedford Alan Evans Middlesex Morning Chronicle William Evans W. Hannison Ainsworth

Central Criminal Court Murpay Session Opens With Heavy Docket

The Central Criminal Court opened at Murpay with ninety prisoners listed from London, Middlesex, Kent, and Surrey. The recorder warned many cases were serious including cutting with intent to grievous harm and a possible murder by starvation. several defendants faced hard labour and capital assault verdicts were handed down, with one death sentence and others commuted or respited. The docket included a case of bigamy and various sentences ranging from four months to fifteen years, plus numerous acquittals and next-session continuances.

Murpay George Carroll London Middlesex Kent Surrey Breamy William Gore Mary Ann Otto St. Botolph Bishopsgate Ann House of Correction WerpvEs Justice Patteson Cornelius Sullivan James Allen Guacu Geach Frost Adolphus Bodkin Queen's Bench Drath Constantine Sullivan Mary Harris Ann Somerfield Caroline Storey Wm. Price John Wall Ann Kennedy Joseph Freeman James Brown W. Warre David Barry Mary Cunningham R. Sims T. Godfrey I. Simmons RB. Wailer W. Goulding W. St. Pierre J. Smith Mary Sutton G. Butler J.taylor J. Carlow Rice Bryan Jones James Smith John Smith William Sims John Garry John Tyler Mary Brown W. Newland W. Paplin Wm. Lisk R. E. Pitt Henry Woodward Anthony Ryan Wm. Smith M. Murphy Thomas Johnson Mary Ann Murphy Mary Smith William Woodward J. Hodges John Cocking Benjamin Moore M. A. Smith Wm. Wendover Elizabeth Holland Charles Chepman Mary Goldsmith D. Rhearm Henry Williams John Brown J. Suiter Forde Nixon Field Lane Hee Poe Anne Alstrope Ri Oe Arms Gray’s-inn-lane Tees Etisoner James Scrivener Beards Ann Green James Reynolds East-street Manchester-square Scrivener Leonard Hards Bricklayers' Arms New Quebec Street Sophia Giles Ellen Ward de la Warr Arms Oxford-street Jane Foxwell Black Horse Hills North Pule Adduve Aly Broughton Grove Charles Green

Forgery case and street crimes from London police court

A detailed police court report records the forgery case of Rice Byron Jones linked to Masterman and Co. A suspect confessed to counterfeiting a £70 check and possessing stolen funds. The piece also covers multiple petty thefts, an attempted murder scare, a surgeon-like court scene, and a sprawling Kilrush PattY Sessions tale with humorous testimony.

Forceny Rice Byron Jones John Forrester Messrs. Masterman and Co Vautin Masterman and Co J. Thompson Bricklayers’ Arms Kent-road Masterman’s Atl Paddy Lyons Crotty Micky Crotty Patrick Lyons

Fatal duel and multiple self‑poisoning cases reported

A six o clock clash in Kilburn fields between Antonio Garbonia and Nicholas Kechoff ended with Garbonia mortally wounded. Betting disputes at a Quadrant billiard table sparked the quarrel. Emma Brown died at the London hospital after taking laudanum in a quarrel with a neighbor, while Mary Brown neared death at the same hospital from oxalic acid. Louise Downham, 43, killed herself with laudanum in South Street lodging, a verdict of temporary insanity.

Kilburn-fields New North Road St. John’s-wood Antonio Garbonia Nicholas Kechoff Garbonia Emma Brown London Hospital Mary Brown W. Carter Surreys

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