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Newspaper
Weekly Chronicle
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Jun 28, 1840
Page
6
The prisoner was convicted of murder and burglary in the Templeman case. Evidence traced a chest and lantern, with witnesses detailing March 16 17 in Islington. The judge sentenced him to transportation for life to penal settlements.
Frederick Grace, 18, a printer, was found guilty only of assault for attempting to stab Catherine Hayes on Saffron Hill with a knife. The jury rejected intent to murder. Grace received a one year penitentiary sentence. The report also lists Wednesday sentences across the court, including death for courvoisier and various prison terms.
A Camden town man Charles Branwell was charged with forcing himself on his servant Louisa Powell and was discharged after magistrates noted serious misconduct but insufficient basis for rape. Other cases include Signor Giubilei accusing Catherine Bryant, and a police scheme involving a butcher’s garb tale about a beer serving near Long Alley. A navy officer Henry Weston faced weapons charges after pistols were found on him in Lambeth churchyard during a funeral. A man named Hartnell was accused of indecent acts toward two young girls near a Southwark church porch, but the court found insufficient proof of assault beyond a single incident.
In Covent Garden a gin fueled dispute ends with Kitty Bryant known as Kitty Bryant and the defendant nicknamed Biddy the basketwoman denying insult. Signor Giubilei and a friend testify to a chaotic confrontation with language reminiscent of Billingsgate. The magistrate fines the woman 4 shillings.
In Hatton Garden Catherine Smith aged twenty two faces charges of bigamy after marrying Charles William Smith while her first husband David Roach was alive. Evidence includes Irish and Cork marriages, testimonies by Sergeant Barton and others, and a disputed confession. The case may proceed to sessions if more proof is produced.
A female witness recalls visiting a house for dinner beer after one, buying two pints in her own jug. The case questions law enforcement actions and potential inquiries, with Hunt indicating dismissal of the charge and plans to appeal to the Home Department. The licensed victuallers threaten a memorial to the House of Commons if the matter persists.
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