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Newspaper

Weekly Chronicle

Location

London, Middlesex, United Kingdom

Date

Mar 15, 1840

Page

6

Murder charge in Bucks case ends with manslaughter verdict

At Buckland near Tring a farmer, Thomas Patterson, was tried for the October 1839 murder of John Choules. Witnesses described a drunken confrontation and violent assault in a lane, leading to Choules's death. The jury found Patterson guilty of manslaughter, and he was sentenced to two months imprisonment with a pledge to abstain from drunkenness.

Aylesbury Mansiaveh Ter Baron Parke Thomas Pattison J. W. Cowley Bucks Buckland Tring John Choules Drayton Beauchamp John Johnson King Street Fleet Allen Choules Humphre Bull Charles Humphrey Bull Mr. Choules New Inn Thomas Fleet Johnson Buckland Wharf Humphrey Prendergast

Birth concealment case at Central Criminal Court

At Moxpay March 9 the court heard Eliza Byne and others in a case alleging concealment of birth. Statements described a newborn infant found dead, the prisoner denying wrongdoing but later confessing, with medical witnesses debating whether the child was born alive. The jury found the prisoner guilty and recommended mercy.

Moxpay Cealmert Binta Eliza Byne Arabin Cox Doane Dignare-Road Symmon Ales Subaeen Clarins Magdalen Asylum

Swindle Letter Alarm Ties Irish and Scotch Victims

Lord mayor of London discusses a widespread swindling scheme tied to a posthumous Conservative loan. Letters from "trustees" demanded small bank notes to secure loans, with targets in Ireland and Scotland. Officials warn the public to avoid loss as impostors use false signatures and misleading payments.

Emerson Tennent M.P Scotland Ireland Pall-mall A. Johnston Angel-place Pentonville Johnston London Guswell-road Andrew. Jackson Tennent Emen- Bon Tennent Daniel Paventer Charles B. Stuart Maxwell and Jackson Albany Road Hobler Peter Laurie

Bow Street Arson Charge at the Morning Chronicle Box

Frederick Town Fowler, a printer, was charged on suspicion of attempting to set fire to the editor’s box at the Morning Chronicle in the Strand. Evidence showed lucifer matches found in the box and ashes thrown into it. a colleague disputed intent, and Fowler paid a £3 fine.

Bow Street Stycutan CuarGe Frederick Town Fowler Morning Chronicle Strand John Calnan Hall Theatrical Chronicle Witness Mr. Hall Times Office Charles Fowler Henry Genie Brooks Wonry Fowler Marylebone Castor Stagpine Joseph William Andrews William John Hewetson Camden-town Rawlinson Henry Ridley Adam Lanchester-square Cresswell Marylebone-lane Hewetson Andrews Mr. Rawlinson Benjamin Lawdor Stafford Street Waterman Young Hewetsoh

Court Records Note Fines For Drunken Spree Incident

In a drunken incident one man wounded himself and another. Mr Rawlinson faced the case and fined each prisoner £5 with two months imprisonment in default. The sums were paid before the court adjourned.

Attack on The Nick gambling house at Leicester Square

Police raid on the Nick at 16 Leicester Square netted the bank with £28 10s, roulette wheels, dice, and 12 players. Proprietor John Wells and staff faced fines up to £100, while the twelve patrons were mostly fined for gambling as the court exposed the billiard table used as a front.

Marlborough Street Nick Baker Mr. Long John Wells Lewis Frank William Jones Thomas Williams Porter Wells Franks Jones Accurod Edward Riviére Charles Fielding William Smith Henry Stapleton Charles Barnett Frederick Sewell Edward Johnson George March William Mordaunt Edward Kelley William Wilson Henry Mason Mr Nicholls Mr. Fitzgerald

Desperate Encounter With Wounded Watch-Dog

Sunday morning last a dog owned by Mr. Carmichael at Harestone Dighty Water was brutally attacked with an axe by a thief. The creature bore severe wounds including a cut to the back and loss of part of the tail, yet blood traces show a struggle, and the dog crawled to a nearby well before collapsing in a haystack. No property was taken, as workers had left for the night, and the dog’s bold stand is credited with property preservation while the animal recovers.

Clarkson Magdalene Asylum Sergeant Arebin James Dodds Miller George Martin Commonsergeant Mr. Martin Privy Council John Byrom New South Wales Geome Milbank John Smith Stephen Powell Thomas Watson Mary Ann Hart Henry Smith Mary Welch Henry Griggs Thomas Newman Patrick Desmond W. Jones Louisa Smith Thomas Pearce Richard Thompson Henry Howe John Wilds William Seymour John Stevens John Brown William Handley William Weston Amelia Page Lewin Caspar Daniel Ives George Etherington Mary King W. Carter William Baldwin William Minall William Stone William Grimwood William Drake John Edward Williams Ann Jones William Benjamin Hollingshead Charles Belcher Henry Lumpkin George Williams John Hart Thomas Spicer Henry Rush Thomas Rush Henry Waltham Henry James Susan Pike Martin Gavan Margaret Barnes Thomas Stoneham John Lefevre Esther Hawkins John Brice Michael Rourke John Pealing James George Francis Skinner Sarah Ann Palmer John Simpson George Simmons William Skeggs Charles Scott Thomas Staples Sarah Hayes Mary Perkin Josias Tabbs Richard Nutter Michael Mullins Ann Williams Ellen Keefe Ann Brown John Haley Ann Tophall James Jackson J. Smith Patrick Walsh Wooller Parry Robert Dunbar Wizetelly Alderman White Metropolitan Police Atkinson Michael Angelo Taylor Pindar Carter-lane Taylor Alderman Gibbs Thos. Wood Alderman Wood Browning Smithfield Hatton Garden John Coster Robert M‘ian Covent-garden Theatre Newman-street Oxford Street M‘tan Newman Street David Wilkie Landseer Etty Ewins Franklin Tottenham Court-Road M‘ian Combe Lambeth Street Dodd St. Giles's Bengal Saffer Ali Craford Bombay Mary Tunstall George-street St. Giles’s Hatry Horsman Cockermouth Albany James Galloway House of Commons John Galloway Cumberland John Galloway Aglionby Complainant James Graham Bart Biprell Parliament-street Merrivale Royal Union Association Lancaster Place Glenny Whitaker Furnival’s Inn Parkes Nias Cross Dray Twining’s Bank of England Edgar Association Martin Furness National Debt Office Furness Parker Twinings Clayton DenxpDet Carmichael Harestone

M Meyerbeer Made Chevalier of St Ernest by Duke of Saxe Gotha

A grand musical ode opening the theatre of Otha prompts M Meyerbeer to receive the chevalier title from the Duke of Saxe Gotha. In London, Matthew Ralph, a lock keeper, found Hannah Brown's head in the water at Ben Johnson's Lock and subsequently injured himself, breaking a knee cap and left in precarious state at the London Hospital. In Chelsea, an inquest into 14 year old Thomas Pepper found hanging at Six Bells tavern, with evidence of a disturbed mind and cruel impulses. verdict insanity.

M. Meyerbeer St. Ernest Saxe Gotha London Hospital Wakley M.P Six Bells Tavern King's Road Chelsea Thomas Pepper J. Brays

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