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Newspaper

Weekly Chronicle

Location

London, Middlesex, United Kingdom

Date

Oct 02, 1842

Page

6

Bristol Blackmail and Bigamy Conspiracy Case Unfolds

A Bristol man, Mr. Woolley, discovers a plot by his sister in law Miss Bryers and Mary Ann Morgan to impersonate a rich bride. Mrs. Woolley, misled by Bryers, marries a stranger in London. Police pursue forgery and conspiracy charges. Bryers and Morgan are remanded for further proceedings as more evidence emerges.

Tae Hs Edo Woolley Miss Bryers Brice Mr. Jones Mr. Woolley Jones J. G. Smith Watts Mr. Smith Mr. Harmar Harmar Traill Union Ball Ann Bryers Mary Ann Morgan Clarkson Louisa Poole King London St. John’s Church Thomas Street Bristol Redcliff-street Mary Ann’ Morgan Morgan

Meeting of Parliament delayed to February twenty eighth

London report says Parliament will not assemble next year until February twenty eighth unless ministers alter plans. Health crisis follows as Captain Baail Hall lands in precarious condition from paralysis while en route to London.

London Dublin Mercantile Advertiser Baail Hall Havreacket Sunderland Mes Winan Resent Bolton Ree New Yonke Lynn Brighton Forrien Cattix Hull Rotterdam Emerald Isle Hamburgh Manchester Transit Iger Hull Rockingham

Newmarket October meeting race results and notes

The report details several races and bets at Newmarket including Oakley beating Abydos by a neck, Murat winning the Buckenham Stakes, Misdeal beating Revocation, Buffalo defeating The Devil among the Tailors, and John O Gaunt and other matches. It notes jockeys, weights, odds, and outcomes, plus mentions about next meetings, judge retirements, and news from Doncaster and Chesterfield meetings.

Newmarket Duke of Bedford Oakley Robinson Lord Exeter Abydos T.Y.C Colonel Peel Slane Nat Galata Murat A.F Lord G. Bentinck Rogers Lord Albemarle Antiope Mr. Greville Buffalo Mr. Oshaldeston Devil Among the Tailors John O’gaunt Mr. Osbaldeston Skip Ab. M Capt. Colquit E. Edwards Duke of Rutland Bizarre Minx Mr. Ford Poison Tilde Vulture Sultan Rhodanetha Ticho Bertine Belissima Florence Ralph Sally Agst Beeswing Saras Rosalind Manto Johnny Houghton Mr. Gregory Una Chapple D.I Mr. Combe Lasso Ma Mie Mr. J. Sadler Jerry Macremma Mr. Treen Testy R.C Plenipe BE. Edwards Mr. Rogers Bridegroom John O’ Gaunt

Stag hunted to lake and boat chase at Kerry note

A stag pursued near Lord Kenmare’s property reaches the lake and is forced back to land by hunters, rowers, and dogs. He dives twice, then a third time before Counsellor Leahy’s boatmen capture him as the Kerry sports scene shifts to a wagering boat disaster on the Thames. A coroner’s inquest at Nine Elms Battersea reviews the death of George James Rogers, aged twenty nine, a tobacco firm partner, with testimonies about the boat, wager racing, and lack of death causes. A verdict returns death unknown with no violence seen, urging names and addresses for boat hires and stricter regulations.

Glenn Kenmare St. Vincent's Point Leahy Kerry Paper Carter Surrey Nine Elms Tavern Battersea George James Rogers Rogers and Son Oxford Street Bentley Searle George J. Hull George Rogers St. Giles's Svarle Red House Mr. Bentley George Perkins Perkins Newell Coombs River Thames Messrs. Searle

Extraordinary riding feat and other odds in 19th century news

A morning journey from Musselburgh to Edinburgh with a pony and a man on foot ends without saddle or bridle as the rider speeds into the royal cortege at Linlithgow. Also reported are a pork and beef eating wager, a hawk’s escape from a shop, a drunken wedding-night arrest, a September fasting conference, a Ballintubber fair incident, and a Dunfermline incendiary fire.

Edinburgh Lothian Falkirk Musselburgh Tryst Arrivin Linlithgow Giutrony Extraorpinany Parkgate Clarke Norman Robert Peel Liverpool Standard George-street Durance Glasgow John Owen Marylebone Hyslop Oxford Street Mr. Rawlinson Mr. Rawinson Wesleyyan Wesleyyan Conferencr Conference Ballintubber Roscommon Journal Chambers Chamberfield Dunfermline Edinburgh Observer

Bankrupt with no cash book kept and property removed

In a London insolvency case, the bankrupt who ran a shoe shop and leather business faced adjourned examination after revelations he kept no cash book while £10,000 in transactions occurred and property was removed with creditors' assets scarce. The commissioner noted the case strange and adjourned sine die, urging a clearer statement of accounts before any final action.

Merivale Gillond Nash White Carter

False Pretences Case at Central Criminal Court

Frederick Shackleford, 36, charged with obtaining goods by false pretences from silk warehouseman John Milburn via a Beaumont card. Prosecution showed goods valued at £279 4s 7d taken through milburn’s business, with deliveries under Beaumont's name at the Swan with Two Necks. Recorder found indictment flawed as goods were obtained with Milburn’s knowledge and pending legal point.

Frederick Shackleford Clarkson Prendergast Price Donald Cameron John Milburn Newgate Street Maidstone R. W. Beaumont Milburn John Wells Cameron Beaumont Mr. Beaumont William Freeborn William Kimbrell Shackleford Swanson D. Beaumont Maidatone Cameron and Wells Mr. Milburn Recorder

Not Guilty Then Guilty in Conspiracy and Fraud Trials

A troubled session recorded mixed outcomes with juries returning Not Guilty on one fraud indictment and Guilty on another involving a lace dealer. Several defendants faced transportation sentences varying from four months to life, with many ordered to hard labour or imprisonment in correction houses. The court adjourned to October 24 next.

Therisoner John Umford Milk Street Clarkson Percival Hansilton Chamberlayne George Fuller Edward Leader George Smith Alias King House of Correction Michael Rowan Thomas Allen P. B. Howard Edward White R. Edmonston Chas. Harris Lewis Levy H. Gee Alias Gould J. Cannon J. H. Morgan Sarah Gardner W. Harding W. Coombes W. Haseltine Arthur Coleman J. Hallwell B. Howard J. Roberts W. Dew H. Morgan W. Pizey W. Smith J. Madras James Clark H. Laycock C. Wilkinson J. Gladhall Elizabeth Norris Ann Curtain W. Burge J. Lemnott R. Horsepool Frederick Martin J. House Mary A. Hazard Jas. May W. Ives F. Grange H. Green J. Wilson J. Delaney R. Shearing W. French M. Salmon Charles Smith Mary Ann G. Holly J. Hefferan J. Salmon W. Tolman M. Harvey G. Blake Thomas Horton J. Brown T. Simmons T. Brown J. Turner M. Harper J. Read J. Gordon A. White W. Porter E. B. Wells F. Preston R. Smith James Suttle James Delwit Jackadue A Lascar Charles Richmond John White Henry Reeve J. West W. Atkinson P. K. Vernon F. Lingard J. Grison Jane Medlehurst J. Leclan J. Burns Susan Hart Eliza Fulton W. Russell J. Young

Embezzlement Charge in Weekly Chronicle Case

Peter Dowling, employed as collecting clerk for the Weekly Chronicle, is charged with embezzling funds received on its behalf. Evidence shows payments to him from Davies and Co. and others, but none fully handed over to publisher John Philip Crantz. Dowling is committed for trial.

Bow Street Peter Dowling Chronicle Twyford John Philip Crantz Weekly Chronicle

Marylebone Case of Cruelty to a Child at Hand Court

Crowds gathered as Bernard Garvin and wife Mary faced examination before Mr Rawlinson on charges of brutal treatment toward their daughter Eliza under ten. Evidence showed repeated beatings with a leather strap, starvation, and severe injuries, with witnesses detailing daily abuse from early meals and nightly assaults.

Marylebone Bernard Garvin Mary Rawlinson Eliza Garvin Board of Guardians and Directors Potter Board of Guardians Messer Garvin Hobbs Mr. Rawlinson Henry Portland Town Ireland Furlong William Webb Eliza Mr. Webb William Davis Chhild

Child Abused in London Case Remanded for Trial

Evidence showed a mother and a pipe-maker father severely mistreated a child, with bruises and starvation noted by Dr. Boyd. The couple denied ill treatment and were remanded for further proof as onlookers protested their departure. The child, unable to answer, showed clear signs of cruelty, and the family was taken to the Work House for care.

Gaey Clerkenwell Messer Breget

Queen Square Extraordinary Cane Case at Westminster

Sarah Cox 31 was charged with trying to rob Mr Johnson’s house in Little Abingdon Street after entering with a knife. Eliza Strait, the servant, described a violent struggle ending with Cox fleeing toward the Thames and being captured Sunday night. The court considered committing Cox in default of bail amid her distressed state and alleged relations with the master’s son.

Queen Square Sarah Cox Johnson Little Abingdon Street Westminster Eliza Strait Strand Thames

Man charged with manslaughter after fatal blow on cohabit ant

At Lambeth Street Edward Ashbury a coster monger remains in custody after a week on a manslaughter charge for a blow to Jane Frazer who died from brain inflammation. The hearing revealed brutal remarks by the prisoner. he faces trial. Also: Richard Bradsill charged with seduction of Mrs Pearce wife of the Halfmoon landlord and theft of seven books and a muslin dress worth 30s. a youth Thomas Ladd is suspected. Pearce testified of suspected affair and elopement with loss of £50 and household goods. Bradsill and wife allegedly planned to sail for America aboard an American packet with three children. boxes contained the books and dress. The case continues.

Lambeth Street Edward Ashbury Jane Frazer Whitechapel Mellor Richard Bradsill Edmund Pearce Halfmoon Lower-road Islington Thomas Ladd Bradsill T J J American Packet Winter Kathleen

Ventrilouquist accused in petty theft at Union Hall

Mary Cunningham, an elderly shopkeeper, testified that a man who uses ventriloquism stole a flat iron from her shop. The prisoner allegedly executed a ruse by speaking to her through the ventriloquist act to distract her while she pocketed the item.

Union Hall Mary Cunningham Prac Oll

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