Insolvent Debtor Case at Exchequer Court
A detailed insolvent debtor proceeding at the Insolvent Debtors' Court recounts James Curtis's case. He blamed railroads for business loss, while his wife concealed property in papered closets. the commissioner remanded him for ten months, citing fraud and concealment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Curtis
Hounslow
Cooke
Limbert
Tottenham Court-Road
Lion and Lamb
Cooper
Curtis
Godfrey
Bowen
Police Court Reports Open With Base Half Crown Case
Two young men Shaw and Watkins faced final examination for uttering a base half crown in Mrs Abrahams tobacconist shop in Sun Street Bishopsgate. Attempts to secure evidence included the coin being marked and witnesses confirming the act while Watkins swallowed part of the coin. The lord mayor ordered proceedings to proceed with city solicitor guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shaw
William Monks
Watkins
George Durrah
Abrahams
Sunstreet
Bishopsgate
Powell
Mint
Wm. Hoddy
Sailor's theft and destitution lead to charity reprieve
J Rowland, a young sailor, faced an Alderman charged with stealing a loaf and damaging a shop window. He claimed destitution after failed attempts to find work at outports and in London. The court remanded him for a week and ordered support at the Compter while he seeks a ship, promising future provision if he regains employment. Also, William Aldwinkle faced assault charges after a drunken confrontation with a policeman, with testimonies noting injuries and contested treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harp Cask
J. Rowland
Alderman Johnson
Chaeitus
Agarn
Compter
William Aldwinkle
Thomas Boulton
White-horse-yard
Coleman-street
Alderman J. Johnson
J. John
Ben
Prisoner Cleared After Horse Ownership Dispute
In a court scene a man accused of stealing a horse identified by Mr Long as his property faced questions about possession. Mr Cotton testified the horse belonged to his father, confirming the prisoner's claim, and the prisoner was discharged. Mr Long remained unsure, while Inspector Haines explained the surrounding suspicion and the alleged thief sent a message to the master.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cotton
Kensington Square
Mr. Cotton
Merstham
Mr. Twyford
Mr. Long
Robbery at the Pantheon Bazaar in Marlborough Street
John Dermen appeared before Mr Hardwick charged with robbing two stalls at the Pantheon bazaar. A witness identified a Lady's Companion and a pocket compass found on the prisoner. He pleaded poverty, was committed for trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marlborough Street
PanTheon Bazaar
John Dermen
Hardwick
Mies Wrench
Pantheon
Prisoner judged harshly in street life allegations
In a dense courtroom report a man described as brilliant writer and boarding-school educated is criticized for wandering from home and suffering mental strain. He blubbers at the bar and is sent to the House of Correction for one month with hard labor after pleading for mercy. Emma and Harriet Fidgely face charges of violence connected to a volatile relationship with a lawyer's clerk. The prosecutor describes assaults, threats, and a pregnancy, while witnesses discuss past indiscretions and calls for peace. Harrowing testimony ends with Harriet discharged and Emma left to face further action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis Pocock
Berners Street
Oxford-street
Rawlinson
Francis Palmer
William Watson
Stewartlodge
Windsor
Brunswick-place
Regent’s Park
Mr. Watson
Mr. Rawlinson
House of Correction
Charles Forrester
William -Street
Chalik-road
Islington
Greenwood
Fincombe
Station House
William-street
Scott
NN Division
Flower
Mc Crea
Cloudesley Terrace
King
James Nixon
Queen Square
Bloomsbury
Nixon
Tenday
Putney
Emma Fidgely
Harriet Fidgely
John Richard Bosanquet
Goswell Street Road
Clerkenwell
Emma
Harriet
Bosanquet
Mr. Greenwood
Worship Street Retaliation Court Case in St Luke's
On Monday Richard Henley a canal boat captain was charged with drunkenness and Joseph Lock with assaulting him with a poker. Henley sustained head wounds and both men faced magistrate Mr Bingham who fined Lock 1s and discharged him while Henley admitted intoxication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Henley
Messrs. Pickford
Bingham
Joseph Lock
Jones
G 112
John’s Row
St. Luke’s
Henley
John
Robbery at St Katharine's Dock and domestic dispute cases
The Lambeth Street column reports Thomas Torrents a dock confidential servant commits six weeks at the House of Correction for stealing from the St Katharine's dock company. Henry Seeling a German sugar baker is charged with ill treating his wife and keeping her from their home but the summons are dismissed after witnesses describe her conduct. A 15 year old boy Robert King is charged with stealing copper from shipbuilder Thomas Crisp and is committed for trial. Isaacs the marine-store dealer is fined for possessing stolen property. Jane Ledger is held to bail after a suicide attempt at Westminster Bridge. George Barney a countryman who enlisted under false pretenses is handled under the recruiting act with admonitions rather than punishment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Biggs
Joseph Paybeddy
Hail
Robert Wynne Williams
Temple
Snow, Paul
Williams
John Paul
Snow
Biggs
Weston
Goodge-street
Tottenham
Court-Road
St. Clement Danes’ Church
Edward Hinton
Sir John Paul
Biges
Mr. Williams
Sir John
Mr. Hall
Mr. Long
M Galloway
Twyford
Eleanor Harwood
Union-hall
Dickson
Dover Road
Wych-street
Union Hall
Olympic Theatre
Alfred French
Hall
G. Wild
Eiall
Joseph Lewis
Henry Chester
Red Hart
Fetterlane
Mr. Wild
Giles Higsing
Wild
P Division
Long
Aldridge
St. Martin
Mr. Norton
Mrs. Seeling
Big Ben
Robert King
Thomas Crisp
Bermondsey
Traill
Michael Isaacs
Pelham
King
Westlane
Rotherhithe
Isaacs
Tenacs
Inspector Hornsby
M Division
Isacs
Crisp
Boy King
Stangate-street
75Th Foot
Thames Office Assault Case Highlights Jealousy and Umbrella Ferrule
Jane Potter, about 19, accused Mary Ann Powell of injuring her eye with an umbrella ferrule after jealousy over Powell’s husband. Potter had sought money for staying at Powell’s lodging house. Powell denied wrong, and a witness described the Charles Street incident. The court noted the attack as a serious offense and ordered punishment for Powell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane Potter
Mary Ann Powell
Pelham
Powell
Potter
Andrews
London
Lidings
Charles Street
Charles Strest
Broderip
Sailor boy defrauds ship chandlers with forged notes
William Stephenson, about 17, appeared for final examination on a charge of defrauding several ship chandlers of canvas. Forgeries used to obtain bolts of canvas from Goss and Hill and Son, with one plan to “bolt” away. He was committed for trial after denial of charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Stephenson
Broderip
Goss
Messrs
Thomas Hill
Efhames
Simpson
No. 3
Lombard-street
Hill
Take or Fise at Eilrush Petty Sessions
A Munster petty sessions report recounts the case of Jack O Gorman accused of forcibly taking six herrings from Mrs. Cavanagh. The confrontation includes vivid dialogue and a comic tone as the magistrate intercedes and the court adjourns after O Gorman pays for the “flying fish.”
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sancho Panza
Barataria
Jack O'Gorman
Molly Cavanagh
Mully
Sthrollin
Briney
Gintlemin
Jack
Ezra
Cavanagh
Fire at Mr Bond’s House Leaves Burned Rooms
On Tuesday morning at 3:30 the house of Mr Bond at 22 Old Burlington Street caught fire while he slept reading in bed. A candle ignited the curtains, and the blaze caused extensive damage before it was extinguished. Mr Bond sustained severe burns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dancer
Rapine
Mr. Bond
Old Burlington Street
Chartists clash at meeting in Norwich with Lord Wodehouse chair dispute
A Norfolk controversy erupted at a meeting of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Norwich as chartists interrupted Lord Wodehouse and clergy. The crowd demanded to see funds usage while Rev Crofts and others urged restraint, leading to police removal of a chartist and the hall’s disruption amid heated exchanges about empire, poverty, and church aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jan
Lord Wodehouse
Friends of the Society For the Propagation of the
Gos
Rev. C. Chapman
Sory
Ted
North Oekemfen
Salisa
Parer
Pacell
Pelham
Wodehouse
Typ
Earoena
Australia
Chartiers
Clarke
An Clarke
Chapman
T. Hewett
Crofts
Yates
George Lami
Norwich
Willett
Watsineham
Hewett
E. Hewett
Hurrell
the Protestant Herald
Tuans
Herald
Tom
Friends
Cris
Marcus
Malthus
Miss Martineau
Miss Hietineau
Martineau
Friends of the Society
Parsons
Frost
Williams
Mr. Croft
Eosta
West Indies
St. Thomas
Bar
Croft
Jens
C. Morse
de Hewett
Ronerty
Marine 2
Peetor
Clarne
Captain Money
Nee Ae “and Clark
St. Ke Ai Hall
Pier
St. Andre's
Norwich Gazette
Publi Ibles
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Court OF Ea Eo
Ancellor
Ee Aainesian of Justice
Her Majesty's Court of Exchequer
Court of Exchequer
Lynpaurst
Mansion House
Hatton Garden
Lambeth Street
Thames Office
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