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Weekly Chronicle

Location

London, Middlesex, United Kingdom

Date

May 24, 1840

Page

6

Islington murder case raises Gould reexamined at Bow Street

In Bow Street court Gould faces reexamination in the Islington murder case. Landlord Allen testifies about a lantern and boots, and police recount the search and recovered money. Jarvis and others corroborate interactions with Templeman, while Inspector Miller links chisel marks to a drawer. Gould’s statements and a later confession are presented before his committal for robbery and burglary.

Bow Gould Hall Major ‘Anderson Hobler Parles Allen Wright John West Lambeth-walk Allen King Pocock Templeman Bradshaw Jarvis John Jarvis Chad’s Place Gray Mr. Templeman Waild Mr. Hall Barnsbury Astle Inspector Miller N Division London Wilcoxson Miller Richard Bradshaw Division of Police Allen’s House of Correction Bow-street George Hoare Coldbath-fields Otway

Trials at Central Criminal Court reveal Not Guilty verdicts and felonious sentences

William Thirtle surrenders for trial on a cattle disease indict ment and is acquitted after evidence shows one cow was not contagious. A separate case ends with William Blake acquitted of assault aboard the Eleanor after lengthy testimony. In the final docket, William Wilton is found guilty of watch theft and transported for ten years, with a broad roundup of other sentences ranging from seven to fifteen years and two deaths recorded.

William Thirtle City of London Messrs Ryland Bullock Gurney Clarkson Phillips Charles Richards Smithfield Hicu Szeas William Blake Eleanor Barnet High Seas Admiralty of England Doane Prendergast Locke Capt. B Mr. Prendergast Mr. Doane Blake England Durance Arabin Captain Barnet Henry Barnet Charles Coates Witness Mr. Blake Juan Fernandezi Isvagong John Stubble Mr Prendergast Sandwich Islands Henry Deos Jack Coffin Sergeant Arabin The Cross J. Coleman Deane Coates Arabia Alderman Magnay St. Katharine’s Dock East Smithfield Chain Tavern Ballantine Jane Hawkins London John Dorset Richard Pike Henry Ridley Charles Clay J. Ditchfield Joseph Harris George Lloyd Charles Williams G. Lane Edwin Moore Patrick Welch David Jacobs William Benbrooke Thomas Radford Joseph Hagan W. Wilton John Laroche Harriet Bird James Ross George Saville Thomas Morris Austin Mintonson Esther Kimpton George Coyle John Cooper George Anderson J. M.carthy W. Marshall Thomas Golbourn W. Harris W. Smith J. Tullock T. Spear R. Isaacs John Crook Goodwin Williams Broughton Trew H Division New-inn-yard John Rutherford Theore Hardwick East Indiaman Cook Customs’ Aietor Crown Hursday Giles Earl of Hardwick Calcuttaton Blackwall Earl of Rutherford Commissioners of Customs William Wilson Wilson Queen's Isle of Wight Broderip Stephen Golder Britannia Steanship Havre St. Katherine’s Dock Thames Police Fox William Judge Judge Chace St. Katherine's Stairs Eastlane

Aged impostor faces court for beggary in Regent's Park

An elderly man calling himself Joseph Jim Gurry, aged 82, was brought before Mr Rawlinson on charges of begging and imposture. He denies begging, asserts his age, and was discharged to the Mendicity Society's Red Lion square institution for care pending inquiry. The report also covers theft and harassment cases in Regent's Park and surrounding areas, including a notable critique of beggar impostors.

Joseph Jim Gurry Thomas Mackie Rawlinson Horsford Mendicity Society Regent’s Park Park-square Mr. Rawlinson Swan House of Correction England Red Lion Square R. Martin J. Quin Roach Oxford-street Brentford John Evans Foot Guards Kensington Gardens John Mann St. James's Green Hyde Parks In- Riet Mary Réason London Hardwick Regent's Park Mr. Hardwick St. Pancras

Union Hall Crimes and a near drowning at Surrey Canal

John Hartman a lodging-house keeper faces trial for forging sailor wage advance notes linked to the ship Mary Ann. Witnesses, including Pitstock and Deamer, identify forgeries and Hartman’s deception about his identity. In a separate incident a woman named Jary Doyle and her infant were rescued from the Surrey canal by a constable after an attempted suicide, with both taken to Camberwell workhouse for care. The court noted uncertainty about the woman’s condition and bail.

Pitstock John Hart Thomas Pitstock Birchin-lane Lombard-street John Ham John Deamer Tooley-street Mary Ann Gravesend John Petter Archangel J. Hann T. Pitstock Fret John Hartman Havannah Betwee Jary Doyle Surrey Canal Liceman Division P Doyle Camberwell Morane Yi 5 Bermondsey Edwin

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