Murderous Highwayman shoots constable in Islington row
A highwayman named Thomas Cooper, aged about 23, shot Police Constable Timothy Daley in Highbury Park and wounded a second officer, after quick pursuit by baker Charles Mott and others. Cooper fired with two pistols, was captured near Highbury College Grounds, and faced inquest and trial amid a mob. Daley died. Mott injured, Cooper faced charges, injuries assessed by surgeons, and an inquest adjourned pending presence of the accused.
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Highbury
Anger
Islington
N Division
Hornsey-wood
Hornsey-fields
Saturn
Alice
Charles Moss
Moss
Hornsey
Wigman
Subury
Les Mott
Woodward
Mur
College- Grounds
Highbury Flere
Highbury Southend
J. Wilson
Charles Mott
Baker
Matt
Rmathy Daley
Highbury-warn Tavern
Thatcher
Daley
Thomas Cooper
No.1
Rawsturn Sweet
Clerkenwell
St. Bartholomew's Hospital
Mott
B.C
Timothy Daley
Highbury-park
South
Wilson
London
Notorious highwayman Cooper linked to police murder case at Highbury
The report details the capture and confession of a dangerous highwayman named Cooper, who robbed, aided by a pistol and knife, and boasted of assaulting a woman for her watch and chain. Officers recount his prior crimes, escape attempts, and the slippery path of his criminal life, with witnesses identifying him and a widow offering aid to a police widow.
Prisoner Thomas Cooper Seized by Ill Health Before Trial
Yesterday evening after transfer to the House of Correction Thomas Cooper was visited by jail surgeon Wakefield and ordered soda water and brandy water which he could not retain. His feet were warmed, food given, but refused. He showed slight improvement this morning and was to appear before Mr Greenwood at Clerkenwell police court, then moved by van. he arrived weak and supported by gaolers at Bagnigge Wells road station.
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Wilson
Islington
Timothy Daley
Inspector Thatcher
Wn. Cooper
Johentune
Johnstone
Simple
Tinto
Thatcher
Hornsey-wood
Clerkenwell
Itvide
Tmit Hin Cman
Daley
the Weekly Chronicle
Highbury Tavern
Drewry
Inspector Penny
Greenwood
Mr. Drewry
House of Correction
Hattongarden
Cooper
Tom
Inspector Jarvis
G Division
Mr. Jarvis
Hornsey
Messrs. Semple and Dreary
Bowling-green-lane
C. Cooper
Waddington
St. James's Church
Howard, Baker
Highbury Lane
Highburybarn
Jim
Highbury
Highbury-barn Tavern
Homerton
Aspector
Hormsey-wood
Hackney
Orricg
Thomas Cooper
Redmayne
Mr. Wakefield
Wakefield
Bagnigge Wells Road
Prisoner Cooper Suffered Fainting Fits in Clerkenwell Court
At Clerkenwell police court on Saturday morning Cooper, charged with shooting a policeman at Hornsey, endured repeated fainting spells and was examined by surgeons Walton and Drewry. Testimony from William Hewson and John William Young placed pistols in the prisoner’s hands and a fatal shot killed the officer. The case was postponed to Monday morning as health and hunger conditions were reviewed and a coroner’s inquest to be held.
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Greenwood
Clerkenwell Police Court
Henry Hayes Walton
St. Bartholomew's Hospital
Drewry
Holloway
Mr. Walton
William Hewson
Hornsey-road
Hornsey-wood House
Seven Sisters
Hornsey-wood
Young
Highbury-grove
Thatcher
Waddington
John William Young
Walton
Howard
Highbury Bam Tavern
Mr. Greenwood
Highbury-barn
Hornsey
Torrington
Mr. Drewry
Highbury
Islington
Cooper
Wakley
Daley
James Graham
Home Department
Secretary of State
Gaeler
Tom
House of Correction
Good
Wakefield
Notorious highway robber linked to police killings and vice ties
The article details Thomas Cooper a violent criminal in Clerkenwell known for terrorizing Bowling Green Lane residents. He carried pistols threatened to shoot passersby, resisted police, and fled after robberies. His associates included a lessee of a penny theatre and a woman named Goddard. investigations noted a police confrontation and a wounded constable while another officer recovered from an arm injury.
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Bowling Green-Lane
Thomas Cooper
Coopers
Cooper
Thatcher
Goddard
Fieldlane
Clerkenwell
Rawsturne-street
Walkden
Swain's Lane
Highgate
Hornsey
Walton
St. Bartholomew’s Hospital
Matt
Moss
Insolvency and theatre figures highlight Brighton docket
A Brighton private examination probes Mrs Wigney over missing silver items and a secret letter while Captain and Mrs Wigney deny participation. Separately, Mr C Mathews, ex Covent Garden manager, declares insolvency as creditors pursue a quick court process. A London clock runs on a public foot race at Swiss Cottage, with Jenkinson the Stag defeated by John Smith in under a minute.
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Bank of England
Charles MatHews
C. Mathews
Coventgarden Theatre
Mathews
Whitecross-street
Queen’s Bench
Bromptonrow
Brompton
Covent-garden Theatre
Jenkinson
John Smith
St. John’s Wood
Moore
Leicester
Smith
London
Atkinson
Newcastle
Beiling
Leeds
Huddersfield
Rochdale
Bradford
de Laine
Halifax
Manchester
Ashton
Messrs. Burton
Middleton
United States
Liverpool
Capture of three more Chinese cities in early 19th century war report
News from China describes British forces occupying Yuyao Tsikee and Funghwa near Ningpo after naval and land operations. Tartars engaged, towns fell, war stores seized, and Ningpo expeditionary movements toward Pekin outlined. Sir Henry Pottinger halted junk seizures at Canton yet planned Pekin negotiation with the emperor. Reinforcements from India and England prepare, with Chusan Amoy and Hong Kong slated as free ports.
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Macao
Yuyao
Tsikee
Funghwa
Ningpo
Hong-chow-foo
Che-Heeng
Hongkong
Amoy
Chusan
Chinhae
India
England
Great Canal
Pekin
Sir Henry Pottiner
Hong Kong
Hon. Company
China
Canton
Macao Passage
Salt Junk
Henry Pottinger
Whampoa
Madras Native Infantry
Madras
Moulmein
Penang
SafeTy OF GENERAL SALE AT JELLALABAD
Report from March 28 discusses the Cabul disaster and debates over who bore responsibility. It details Akhbar Khan's shifting alliances, Schah Soojah's alleged treachery, and the strategic flows of Wild and Pollock. Sale at Jellalabad holds out with villages supportive aid while awaited reinforcements.
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Sale
Jellalabad
Dusuxrox
Schah Soosan
Cabul
India
Akhbar Khan
W. H. M.naghten
Mr. Erskine
Friend of India
Candahar
William M‘naghten
Khyber
England
Badenbad
Lughnan
Murab Jabbar Khan
Ali Masjid
Khyber Pass
Pollock
Schah Soojah
Schah Zenan
Zeman Khan
Agra
Shah Soojsh
Shere Singh
Shah Soojab
Waterloo
Wild
Ali Nasjid
Afredis
Jumrood
Peshawar
Punjaub
Thia
Her Majesty’s
3D Light Dragoons
Anderson
White
3D Dragoons
Backhouse
Her Majesty's 13Th Light Infantry
35Th
Bengal Native Infantry
Broadfoot
Burn
Her Majesty's 9Th Foot
26Th
60Th
Dennie
30Th Native Infantry
64Th Native Infantry
Her Majesty's
Monteath
M‘caskill
Madheson
Pellock
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Ifn
Highbury Barn
Scott
R. Simple
Simmonds
John William Howard
Highbury College
Hornsey-wood-house
Hondecy-soad
Mr. Howard
Teeley Gardens
William Hensom
Garnard’s
Stephen Turnbull
Thomas Grover
Turnbull
James Wheeler
Henry Haines Walton
George Beckley
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