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Newspaper

Weekly Chronicle

Location

London, Middlesex, United Kingdom

Date

May 13, 1838

Page

7

Greenwich Robberies Unchecked as Suspect Released

Report notes rumors of general robberies on the Greenwich railroad. Police on duty have not captured any offenders, and the identified accused was liberated after custody. Address of the suspect was known.

Greenwich

Poor Law Officials Probe Detention of a Girl's Clothes

A London court, before Alderman Farebrother, examined Phillis Wood for unlawfully detaining Maria Povey’s clothes in Kent Street. The case linked to alleged seduction and the exploitation of an impoverished young woman by a “noble man” and a protected widow. The borough bail item and possible parish expenses were debated as to whether poor law commissioners should pay.

Town Hall Parite Phillis Wood Griffith's Rents Kent Street Maria Povey Farebrother Hogarth Jalaya Aldarmaz Maria

Robbery case at Windsor involves Mary Wansford and Julia Barnwell

Two young women Mary Wansford and Julia Barnwell faced magistrates with the charge of robbing Sarah Allen of No 22 Brown Street Bryanston Square London. The case followed details of stolen bonnets gowns and other articles found with the prisoners after police captured them at a Berlaune beer shop.

Windsor Polich Mary Wansford Julia Barnwell William Jennings Robert Tebbott Sarah Allen Brown-street Bryanston-square London Barnwell Windsor Gillman Berlaue Marylebone Police-Office Hoskins Marylebone-office Farnhaza Surry Karady Rom

Dreadful coach accident and several other city incidents

Reports detail a severe accident on Westminster Bridge-road as coach No. 706 dragged Charles Barnes who sustained a fractured leg and other injuries. he was taken to St Thomas’s Hospital with limited hopes of recovery due to age. Also noted are a wrecked cab with a broken driver’s arm near Charing Cross, a near fatal self harm attempt by a nonagenarian in Kensington Gardens, and the death of Jon Marshall after a fall from a cliff at Freshwater with a related lighthouse boy surviving. Additional fire alarms in Trinity Square were contained with injuries avoided and property damage limited.

Maybeer Union-place Maiden-lane King’s Cross Themelves Pritchard Royal Humane Society Woolley Institution Bach Mount Street Sarah M‘carthy J. R W.C Rebecca Tingle Mia Thackray Herringthorpe Rotherham Stead Marlborough Road Chelsea Ellen Hall Green-lettuce-lane Admiral Codrington Merlborough-roat Johnson College-street St. George’s Hospital Marlborough-road Charles Barnes Russell Street Bermondsey Westminster Bridge Wheatley Greenwich Barnes St. Thomas’s Hospital Econday Mitchell Nicholson Charing Cross Hospital Kensington Gardens Kensington Palace Shearlock Freshwater Isle of Wight Jon Marshall Marshall Morratt Trinity- Tow Sire-Station Jefferys-square Society For the Protection of Life Wis

Inquest on York solicitor John Ord's death at Covent Garden

An inquest at Tavistock Court Tavistock Covent Garden heard that John Ord a 68 year old solicitor lately practising in York died at the New Hummums Hotel after an apparent apoplexy following supper and wine. The verdict was Visitation of God. Another inquest blamed a railway accident for 14 year old Robert Butt at Chalk Farm and a drowning death of John Wareham at Pimlico with deranged finances noted. A third inquest found fatal injuries from a fight left James Abbott 32 dead. George Driver was found guilty of manslaughter.

Higgs Tavistock-court Tavistock Covent-garden John Ord York New Hummuma Hotel Henry Harrison New Huwmums Chamerlain Wetherfield John Wetherfield Henristta Jsumne London University Call-ge Hospital Gower- Street Bedford- Square Robert Stewart Butt Birmingham Edward Thomas Price Chalk Farm Tavern London and Birmingham Belgrave Place Pimlico Johu’ Wareham Grosvenor Canal Tisaac Brooks James Wareham Earl of Beadalsane Earl of Jersey G. Cockburr Bricklanz Bethnalgreen Baker James Abbott Gorge Driver Brick Lane Haggerston Fields Driver Goodwin George Driver Newgate

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