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Newspaper
Weekly Chronicle
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Oct 16, 1841
Page
6
Reports detail a Bow forgery inquiry involving William Biggs and Payboddy, with forged cheques and bail outcomes. Separate scenes cover thefts at the Dover road lodging and embezzlement by a money taker at the Olympic theatre, including arrests, confessions, and commitments for trial.
George Ralph and John Webb alias James Anderson faced Mr Rawlinson charged with a bold burglary at Mrs Comb’s residence No 45 Robert Street Hampstead Road. Police captured Webb fleeing across tiles while Ralph remained near the scene with stolen goods. Also described are exposure offences by Francis Pocock and a Pantheon theft involving a Lady's Companion and a pocket compass.
Elijah Norton stood charged with abducting a man’s wife and joint theft of his property with her aid. The case hinged on adultery. after evidence, the accused was remanded. The prosecutor and wife later reconciled, and authorities released Norton amid renewed marital ties. Hatton Garden shooting case follows as Charles Forrester, described as a deranged chemist, allegedly fired a pistol at Fincombe with intent to murder.
In a court scene a drunken prisoner suddenly drew a pistol and fired as he fell, missing a witness but sending another man to safety. Doctors say the man is dangerous to himself and others, with a claim of unsound mind. The prisoner is remanded for further evidence and trial.
Richard Henley, captain of a Messrs. Pickford canal boat, faced charges of drunkenness while Joseph Lock stood accused of assaulting him with a poker. Henley claimed provocation over alleged spousal interference, and Lock admitted bitter conflict after a confrontation sparked during the night. The magistrate fined Lock and discharged Henley after testimony of provocation and self-help.
At Lambeth Street Thomas Torrents, a longtime confidential servant at the St Katharine's dock mercantile establishment, faced a charge before Mr Norton for stealing property of the company. Evidence showed the prisoner left the docks with the property in question.
A court session reveals theft and deception at the docks with samples shifted to merchants, a male prisoner boasting as a laborer entrusted with samples. Emma Davis, a girl passing as a boy, is detained after disturbances in Whitechapel. A German sugar baker, Henry Seeling, faces a domestic dispute with his wife over support and misused goods, while the landlord notes her frequent late outings with gentlemen, leading to a dismissal of the case.
In a Thames Office hearing before Mr. Broderip, policeman James Frowd accused a well dressed Irishman Daniel Cowan of assault and of resisting arrest after a coal throwing incident near the Thames tunnel. The magistrate questioned the officer’s testimony, ordering Cowan discharged and urging recourse to official channels for police complaints. The session also covered a second assault case involving Cowan and a separate complaint by Cowan against police conduct. A third matter involved Jane Potter accusing Mary Ann Powell of injuring her eye with an umbrella ferrule amid lingering social issues. A sailor boy, William Stephenson, faced final examination for defrauding ship carders of canvas.
A man used forged shipowner orders to obtain canvas for ships like Postboy and Tropic, then sold goods and fled. In separate cases, 15 year old King and dealer Isaacs are linked to stolen copper from a Bermondsey builder, with Isaacs fined. A woman Ledger faced attempted suicide near Westminster Bridge, bail set. A recruiting fraud case shows legal gaps when pre enlistment questions were not asked. defendant released on recognizance pending proper procedure.
A queer Irish tailor Jeremiah Toumy claiming teetotal ties faced charges after being found in a beastly intoxicated state. He explained four months abstinence but admitted drinking due to weakness and a friend's influence. He was cautioned and discharged for Greenwich district offense.
In a humorous Irish court sketch, Jack O Gorman steals herrings from Mrs. Cavanagh, claims hunger as motive, and endures sharp wit from Molly Cavanagh and the magistrate. The tale unfolds with dodgy alibis, teasing asides, and a verdict of dockage and fines as the court rises.
A string of incidents unrolled across London and surrounding areas including a woman burned by a coal fire in Goodman's Field and a man crushed by falling timber in the West India docks. In Hampersmith a glass coach accident killed William Hasted, while Kingston hosts a peculiar eccentric’s death. An omnibus suicide scare and a mysterious found drowned case near Waterloo bridge add to the day’s danger and oddities.
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