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Newspaper
Weekly Chronicle
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Nov 13, 1836
Page
3
In a London magistrates hearing, two prisoners were committed for trial after the landlord located stolen goods in their room. Spoons were hidden in the fireplace, tobacco in a hat, and a shawl beneath a pedsterds. The case also covered a porterage dispute at the Cross Keys inn and a separate pickpocketing attempt near Blackfriars Bridge.
In a London case at Bow Street, Mr. Anderson faced a complaint by Afr. Thomas Brown over a violent clash at the Drury Lane stage door. He claimed no intent to strike. the court noted prior threats tied to an unpaid loan and ordered a 10 shillings fine plus costs after urging an apology or settlement. The report also details Sussex arson arrests, a Hampstead ghost-police encounter, and various petty offenses in Marylebone.
In Marlborough Street Mr. Conant the magistrate judged two parties in a dispute over legal expenses from the Scattergood tax obstruction case. Drabble sought £21 for his lawyer fees, claiming proportionate payment from complainant and another. The court ruled the defendant liable for breach of peace and he was ordered to find bail and was liberated.
The enraged prisoner grabbed a poker from the fire, swung at Mr. Batson's head, and shouted vengeance for England. The prosecutor blocked the blow with a book, which was cut through. The prisoner, disarmed, vowed retaliation against the English and faced a fine of £5 or two months in prison. Mrs Batson testified to the near tragedy.
At Hatton Garden a group of cases were heard with victims including Wells and Watson, who paid advances for fraudulent government posts and security investments. A London University porter Borwell faced theft allegations after a marked half sovereign disappeared, with investigators probing keys and hidden evidence as the scene of the burglary in Magpie Alley drew scrutiny.
Charles Love a weaver was charged with unlawfully pawning seventy two yards of silk intended for Mr Bartholomew worth four shillings a yard. He confessed distress and promised repayment but the pawnbroker who held the property could not attend. He was sentenced to two months imprisonment.
An old woman testifies to seeing Barnes with a bundle and Barnes claiming to deliver to a woman named Jeffries. Greenfield and accomplices face trial for cracking a crib and pledging belongings, with pawnbrokers supplying stolen apparel. Evidence links a second robbery at Mrs Newton's Lambeth home.
An eleven year old boy appears before Alderman Wiichester at the town hall charged with distressing circumstances after being found at the Crown public house in High street Borough with no shirt or lodging, claiming he has no parents and seeks an uncle in London. He traveled from Portsmouth and was placed in the care of Mr Gilmour who supplied food and arranged police involvement to seek shelter or parish aid while authorities investigate. The boy was remanded until Wednesday for further inquiry into his story and possible contact with his London-based uncle, Joseph Day, a carman and van proprietor.
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