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Newspaper
Weekly Chronicle
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Oct 01, 1843
Page
6
A long magistrates court session centers on Miss Wynne and alleged life of dishonor. Witnesses include Mrs Wynne and Miss Johnstone as they contest custody and character claims. Sargood provides bail and promises peace. Proceedings cover potential perjury and custody by the chancellor, with various testimonies and contradictions.
William Vann, a London upholsterer with debts near £6,000, appeared in custody for contempt after refusing to name a woman he traveled with. The commissioner warned of imprisonment, but volatile decorum and missing depositions delayed action. he was released with summons for future attendance. Jane Jones was identified as the woman in question, name sworn by the bankrupt.
A bankruptcy court heard a man admit large cash spending and dealings with a Hull contact while denying certain accusations. Judge Williams found the testimony not so improbable as to warrant commitment and the application to commit was refused. The witness discussed money, a fob pocket cut off, and payments to a wife and family amid questions about a woman associated with him. Jane Jones was mentioned as handling money, with further dispute over propriety and the chain of custody.
Central Criminal Court hears James Spelman, nineteen, satin-dresser, indicted for uttering counterfeit coin and possession with intent. The case reveals police and mint inaction. Nicholls acted as decoy, three counterfeit shillings found, Spelman alleged to have directed the deception. Jury convicts, sentencing nine months. other notes list varied transportation terms and numerous verdicts forthcoming at Santcourt adjournment.
John Stanley Humphery, resident director of the City of London Convalescent Fund Pension Society and Savings Bank, faced the lord mayor on a charge of obtaining goods under false pretences. A tailors’ order for suits, linked to Humphery and his printed prospectus, led to discovery of several unpaid bills and clothing deliveries. The lord mayor ordered Humphery to provide two sureties of 100 pounds each for his appearance next Monday as the case proceeds.
In a Barking churchyard tale a barber's apprentice William March faces smuggling charges. The boy admits carrying a bundle and testifies that he would take responsibility for his master. The lord mayor warns of punishment but orders discharge while planning to reassign the apprentice to a different master to spare him ruin.
A young woman recorded as Sarah Wilcox at the station house, later claiming the name Ann Clark, was charged with intending to drown herself and her infant by leaping from Blackfriars Bridge. Police and a charwoman recount she showed extreme distress and proposed drowning both when the child was rescued. The prisoner, not married, said mistreatment at St Mary’s Poor House drove her to the act. She was admonished and released after agreeing to report to the union.
George Butler, of Henrietta Street Manchester, stood before Mr Hall on a Tuesday charged with uttering a forged £5 check to Isaac Mason. The check, drawn on Child and Co Fleet Street, falsely claimed Harrison of Somerset House as the drawer. The prosecutor, a Gray's Inn music-seller, said Butler offered to appoint him to a Somerset House post. Butler claimed intoxication and vowed to explain to a jury. He was remanded for a week.
In Marylebone a well dressed man George Walker faced charges for disturbing a London street chapel congregation at Fitzroy Square. He argued with Rev Dr Holloway during a sermon, insisting on hearing the full address. He claimed to be a sinner and refused to leave, later offering an apology after a drink. Bail was set for his future behavior.
Mr Rawlinson commits each prisoner for 14 days to the house of correction after juveniles testify they could pick oakum. The inmates say they worked as much as able on full rations. A juvenile asks what comes after release and is advised to return to the workhouse for 6 pounds a day.
Mr. Dinneford summoned his servants to demonstrate efforts to secure his premises and avoid disturbing neighbours. The parties agreed the reward order would be issued in the usual manner, after which he could appeal to the quarter sessions if he chose to proceed.
In Clerkenwell a 17 year old, James Davenport, was charged with entering Mr Watts's house on suspicion of intending a felony. The evidence showed he was a servant of Mr Gardiner and present to help pack moveables after a relative's death. He was discharged. Two men named Walker and Ackwell faced loitering charges after police found them near Duncan terrace with a knife and matches. Their wives confirmed nocturnal visits, and they were released after admonitions.
James Clements Mumford, a well dressed man, is charged by tailor Thomas Tillman with stealing trimmings valued at a few shillings. He allegedly took a coat made from cloth he provided, after repeatedly visiting the shop, and fled wearing it. The prosecutor questions the charge as unfounded.
A warrant issues against Rev. Mr Bridgeman for complicity in removing the body of Mr Tawney’s father from St John’s chapel Walworth. The minister absents himself, bail discussions ensue, and witnesses are ordered to attend as the inquiry is postponed amid claims of the minister and his son evading attendance and travel.
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