Confession Shocks Courvoisier Trial After Jurors Urged Mercy
In a dramatic courtroom address, Mr. Phillips urged the jury to convict only on clear evidence and warned the consequences of anguish and guilt. Lord Chief Justice Tindal directed the jurors to weigh circumstantial facts carefully, while witnesses testified to the prisoner's character. A sensational confession attributed to Courvoisier revealed he killed his master after being accused of theft, with missing plate later recovered from a French hotel parcel linked to the crime.
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Phillips
Mr. Phillips
Ace
Clarkson
Peter Cherry
James Noble
Tindal
William Russell
Lord William Russell
Tom
Wm. Russell
Mancell
Billy
England
Pearce
Louisa Lockwood
Courvoisier
London
Vincent
Leicester-place
Leicester-square
John
Jury returns guilty verdict in murder case
An hour and at half-past six the jury, after twenty five minutes deliberation, delivered a guilty verdict. The prisoner showed no emotion as the death sentence was pronounced. The proceedings cited Providence and the gravity of murder under peculiar circumstances as the deepest crime.
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Tindal
Death sentence for Tre after brutal crime shocks town
In a courtroom, the judge imposes death in the usual manner on Tre whose composure wavers at the final words. The scene conveys society’s shock and the motive remains uncertain, with a plea that the culprit seek peace with the Creator before execution.
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Tre
Paris and Spain Clash Over Royal Review and Catalan War Drift
International dispatches describe Paris papers lamenting strict public exclusion at a royal review and noting mixed reactions to the King’s reception. In Spain, Moniteur Parisien reports Carnatic activity in Navarre and Catalonia, with Cabrera’s forces under pressure and Carlist fears of frontier crossings into France as authorities seize relatives and gold.
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Paris
Louis Philippe
France
England
Chamber of Deputies
M. Thierstac
M. Thiers
Orleans
Strasburg
Basle
Roanne
Andrezieux
St. Helenas
St. Helena
Napoleon
Spain
Moniteur Parisien
Bayonne
O'Donnell
Cabrera
Morella
Catalonia
Segarra
Burjo
Berga
Labendero
Osseja
Pyrénées Orientales
Perpignan
Bourg
Ain
Toulousé
Maprip
M.de Rumigny
Madrid
Foreign Legion
Duke de la Victoria
Zurbano
Montenegrin Plot and Caribbean Dispatches from Belgrade Letter
A Belgrade dated letter details a Montenegrin plot at Podgoritza involving powder found in a suspect’s room, torture and execution, and expulsion of Montenegrins. It also reports Prince Milosch’s passport to visit Carlsbad, Jamaica and Barbadoes papers up to April 29, criticizing Sir Charles Metcalfe’s governance favoring planters, and notes Sir Henry M’Leod’s arrival as lieutenant governor with early official steps.
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Belgrade
Podgoritza
Prince Milosch
Carlsbad
Porte
M. de Pontois
West Indies
Jamaica
Barbadoes
Charles Metcalfe
Lionel Smith
Charles
Trixipap
Ajax
Bristol
Henry M‘leod
Government House
Fire at Ship Public House Islington Damages Stock
Fire was discovered at two fifteen a.m. in the Ship public house Camden Street Islington. Police and strong engines kept flames in check as inmates escaped in night clothes. the wine and beer cellars were destroyed. Two other incidents followed on the river as the Sir John Falstaff narrowly avoided wrecking the wharf and was hauled into dock with minor damage. Court and Trinity House proceedings, civic debates, and public events fill out the day’s page.
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Portsmouth
Southampton
Nine Elms
New York
United States’ Bank
Stock Exchange
Boston
England
Harrisburg
House of Representatives
United States
Model Republic
Commissariat Department
van Buren
Canada
Special Council
Mrr
J. Macdonnell
D.B. Vigor
Liverpool
America
Montagne
Hartford
Connecticut
New Orleans
Florida
Farmers’ Trust Company
North American Trust and Banking
Seed Peace
Delaware and Hudson's Canals
Bank of Commerce
Stevens
South America
Vera Cruz
Mercy
Campeachy
Tabasco
Texas
Galveston
Montreal
Quebec Gazette
18Th Ul
William ‘Thornton
J. F. Fitzgerald
Strveton
Camden-street
Islington
Sydserif
Islington-green
Watling-street
Braidwood
Whitecross Street
Jeffrey Square
Sir John Falstaff
St. Katharine’s Dock
S.W
Sir John
Common Council
King
Alderman Wood
Matthew Wood
Corporation
Prince Albert
Anderton
Mr. Anderton
Mr. King
M. Wood
Galloway
Wells
Heppel
Maria Wood
Trvity.Moxbay
Corporation of the Trinity House
Deptford
Duke of Wellington
Trinity House
J. H. Pelly
Marquis Camden
K. G
Viscount Melville
Viscount Sidmouth
J. R. G. Graham
Bart
Earl of
Minto
A. Timbrell
D. Stephenson
E. C. Bradford
J. Young
RR. Wellbank
J. Hayman
R. Drew
J. Rees
T. B. Martin
G. C
Alsager
M P
Tower-wharf
St. Nicholas’ Old Church
St. Nicholas
Richardson's Theatre
Nelson Lee and Johnson
Jack Sheppard
Algar
Surrey
Hecla
Cape
Anglesea
Rowan Navan Schoor
Camuerwsil
Camberwell
George Seymour
George Cockburn
Richard Dobson
Cree Martin
Francis Ommaney
Robinson
Dickson
Forde
Lloyd
Duke of Cambridge
Admiralty
Birch
Morrison
Davis
Incledon
Martyr
Clare
Speed
Johnson
Macnamara
Crocker
Jones
Clatworthy
Keys
Johnstone
Ford
Miles
Parkin
Smith
Webb
Wray
London
St. Helen’s Place
Alexandria
Damascus
Moses Montefiore
Monsieur Cremieux
Paris
Thomas
Baron
Tragic accidental shooting near Dover ends life of Wynder
At Elmswood, three miles from Dover, Mr. Ross's loaded gun fired when a twig touched the trigger, mortally wounding Richard Wynder who died at the Three Horse Shoes. The incident occurred during rock shooting in Hougham, leaving Ross in deep distress and facing a coroner's inquest.
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Dover
Hougham
Ross
Richard Wynder
Wynder
Elmswood
Three Horse Shoes
Dublin
England
Royal Zoological Gardens
Phoenix Park
Portobello Gardens
Zoological Gardens
Corrigan
Dr. Corrigan
Moi
Jardin Des Plantes
Tee Ear
Dennys
Earl of Gerby
Knowsley
Knowsley Hall
Prescot
Liverpool
Earle
Earl of Derby
Manchester
Londonford
Rutter
Stag and Pheasant Inn
Maria Connor
Thomas Wilkinson
Joseph Worthington
Chadwick Street
London-road
Joseph Taylor
T. W. Dyson
Wardle
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