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Newspaper

Weekly Chronicle

Location

London, Middlesex, United Kingdom

Date

May 14, 1842

Page

5

Murder at Highbury Inquest on the Dead Constable

A Highbury murder case unfolds as an inquest into the death of Timothy Daley, a Constable of Islington division aged 41. The coroner adjourns for lack of accused, then the trial moves to Clerkenwell with Thomas Cooper, a bricklayer, charged with wilful murder after Daley is slain. Witnesses describe the pursuit, two pistols, and Daley’s fatal injuries. The prisoner shows distress and contemplates poison, and is remanded to the House of Correction. crowds mob the proceedings.

Wakley Guer Highbury Burn Timothy Daley Islington Thomas Cooper Arkenwell Covant Scult R. Simple Simmonds Bin Clerkenwell Greenrod Greenwood Thomas ‘Hoper Mr. Greenwood Janstorne-street John William Howard Hornsey Hornsey-road Highbury College Highbury-damn Mott Pliceman John William Young Hornsey-wood-house Tama Tooley Gardens Aw Daley Kizrd Wood-House Purphen Turnbull Paul Ite Fardéus Highbury College Road College-road Bath Road Highbury-park Daley Matt Macain Oma Grover Highbury-barn Charles Mott Turnbull Highbury-ham Teet Letholomew Walton St. Ital Teat George Beckley N Division Edward Drewry Park-terrace Highbury Tavern Drewry Inspector Penny J. Drewry Mr. Drewry House of Correction Hattengerden Cooper Tom Inspector Jarvis G Division Jarvis Messrs. Semple Dreary Bowling-green-lane C. Cooper Waddington St. James's Church Howard, Baker Highbury Lane Highbury Barn Jim Highbury-barn Tavern Homerton Aslington Thatcher Hornsey-wood Hackney Chronicle Redmayne Wakefield James Graham Home Department Clerkenwell Police Court Secretary of State Good St. Bartholomew's Hospital No.5 Coopers Goddard Fieldlane Rawstorne Street Walkden Swain's Lane Highgate Hornsey Road Moss Ball Marylebone Charlotte Drake Margaret Barry William Gosland Long Elizabeth Syred Spring-street Portman-square Syred Drake Bank of England James Lark Woodbridge Suffolk London Tolhurst No. 2 Molyneux-street Lisson Grove Barry New-road Gowland Ann Drake Tolhurat Duke Raspbery Adolphus Cuonneskalb Charles Nock Gerrard-street Soho George Madock Havin Nock Kensington Mr. Nock Palmer Matlock Margaret Street Greenwich Tate Docs Lovell Jeremy Harryman Curzon Scotty Tidy Duncan Crawford Crawford Jackson Mr. Grove Paul Alias Thames

Notorious highwayman Cooper in Highbury murder case

Descriptions show Thomas Cooper a lifelong criminal linked to a police shooting at Highbury. Witnesses recount his robberies, threats with pistols, and escape from justice while police pursue him. Inquests, court examinations, and surgeon updates detail his collapsing condition and ongoing inquiries into accomplices and motive.

Deaths and Affray Along the Thames and Carter's Lane

A woman about twenty, neatly dressed, jumped into the Thames near Vauxhall Bridge on Saturday and drowned before help arrived. A boat upset opposite Bugsby’s Hole left two men dead, presumed sailors from a collier. Coroner Mr Higgs presides over an inquest into the death of Mary Ann Wood following a street fight in Carter's Lane Westminster, amid allegations of a degraded lifestyle. post‑mortem and inquiries ordered.

Higge Westminster Mary Ann Wood Carter’s Lane Higgs St. Margaret’s

Cricket season opens as Marylebone Club hosts festival at Lord's

The Marylebone club celebrated its anniversary festival at Lord's pavilion with twenty principal members in attendance. Plans for the season were laid, including matches against other clubs. Stalwart bowlers Barker, Sewell, Dear, Caldecourt, Good, Hawkins, Bayley, and Hillyer were engaged.

Marylebone Club Lord's Cricket-Ground St. John’s Wood Lord Grimstone Earl Craven Lord's Barker Sewell Dear Caldecourt Good Hawkins Bayley Hillyer Cobbett Albion Islington White Conduit House South Hants Antelope Southampton New East Surrey Mitcham Tooting Wandsworth Ealing Glebe Mill End Clapton Tunham-green Clapham Blackyheath Windsor Eton Etonians Harrowians Wykehamites Westminster Kent Sussex BalcynTon Morniorg Brighton Lawrence Peel Lord Alfred Hervey Isaacson Roberts Somers Harford House of Commons Isaac Bass Brookes Woodward Flowers Nicholson Allen Feargus O'Connor Landsdell Simers Harford Lord Hervey Harford Lane Hervey Brooker Steesseessess Hervey Brooker Cordy Scenes Brooker Harvey Mr. Harford Barcatoy Satusnay Ship Hotel George Faithful Reform Party Major Allen Basevi William Hervey Faithfull Cover Mr. Faithfull

Imperial Austria Bond Premiums Announced for June Draw

An official note from 1839 outlines the fifth distribution of the Austria convention money in Vienna on June 1, 1812. Premiums total 721,700f, with many prize amounts listed and a final bulletin sent to shareholders. Bonds available via A. J. Strauss in Frankfort and An Schulze in London.

Austria Vienna A. J. Strauss Frankfort-on-the-Maine Anschulze Villiers-Street Strand London

Greatest Medical Men of the Age Pills and Ointment Ad

An advertisement extols William OlIoway and a long list of eminent physicians and hospitals. It promotes Pills and Ointment for skin diseases, wounds, ulcers, piles, and nervous disorders, claiming rapid cures with advice gratis at Straw Pettiplabur. Products sold in pots and boxes at varied prices through the kingdom.

Olloway B. C. Brodie R. Dobson John Elliotson Herbert Mayo Benj. Travers A. White J. Andrews T. Callaway R. Partridge J. Briggs J. Malyn W.C. den G. Pilcher Surrey Vispensary A.C. Hutchinson Royal Metropolitan Hosp Cts Ce

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