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Newspaper
Weekly Chronicle
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Jun 26, 1847
Page
6
The proceedings cover a contested trial where the judge and counsel sparred over remarks by the Chief Baron, a withdrawal by defense counsel, and a court rule granting a new trial on specified terms. Other items include a Sheffield knife maker fraud suit, bankruptcy adjournments, and various Melbourne and Middlesex court notes.
In a London police court Alderman Gibbs committed Ano Mills on a bigamy charge. Thomas Blake testified he believed Mills had wed policeman John Cooke while Blake’s wife. The register at St Edmund’s Lombard Street confirmed a March marriage between Cooke and Mills. Blake and witnesses described prior unions, while Cooke was absent when called. The case hinges on whether Mills knew of the prior marriage when she wed Cooke. the prisoner offered no comment. Cooke’s status with the force and property in Mills’s house were discussed. the sheriff’s rules prevented ordering delivery of goods to Blake. The prisoner was committed for trial.
Stephen Christian swore he missed a box with clothes books money and papers at London arrival from Bristol and saw it with Mr Collard. John Creed recalled the prisoner staying at his Paddington home six weeks before Christmas with a locked box rifled after he left, while a screwdriver aided opening. The case links to a prior robbery noted in papers and the prisoner was committed for trial. George Dickens, a self described chemist, faced further charges for stealing 53 pounds in notes and sovereigns from Ferdinand Arundel at 116 Great Tichfield Street after his carpet bag was forcibly opened. Witnesses linked the prisoner to lodgings debt and partial repayments of money. Bail was set at 100 pounds for reappearance.
A pawnbroker case in which the magistrate refused bail for watches seized under similar circumstances as a prior case. In Osborne Street Whitechapel a cellarman sought relief after losing a case against James Guildie manager of a Whitechapel distillery and was advised to pursue the County Court at Denmark Hill for recovery of fees.
John Williams, a man of dubious age, faced charges of soliciting at Mr. Bellamy's Ulanaa common home and attempting assault. A passerby restrained him with a whip after he threatened and showed violent behavior near a tree. the court ordered seven days hard labor.
Fragmentary report describes two individuals attempting to jump from a moving train between Hivemenda and Brusseis. The suspects aimed to flee supervision after a failed action. Details on motive, outcome, or authorities are not clear in the available text.
The record lists weekly railway receipts across numerous lines and regions, including Arbroath & Forfar, Chester & Birkenhead, Dundee & Arbroath, Edinburgh and Glasgow, Great Western, London routes, Manchester lines, North British, South Eastern Dover, and Paris routes. Figures appear as mixed digits and garbled amounts, reflecting a compiled tally up to the present week and the same period last year.
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