Assize Intelligence Liverpool Monday Notes in For Anderson Case
The Liverpool assize heard a crowded session before Mr Justice Wightman. A 34 year old prisoner faced four indictments over possession of notes from the Preston Guild robbery. Key witness John Marquis detailed the loss of £1990 and the accused’s alleged involvement, with Harriet Bentley and Thomas Lever corroborating parts of the tale. Verdict: guilty. sentence: fourteen years transport.
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Liverpool
Russes
Wile Anderson
Justice Wightman
Baines
Crompton
Henderson
Adolphus
Wilkins
Overend
Preston
John Marquis
Accrington
Blackburn
Buck
Preston Guild
White Horse
Harriet Bentley
Mitchellplace
Ranelagh-street
Elliott-street
Oak-street
Steel-street
Bentley
York Hotel
Williamson Square
Harriet
Manchester
London
Hertfordshire
Barclay Brothers
Austin-friars
Bank of England
Miss Bartlett
Oak Street
Miss Bentley
Elliott Street
Squire Clegg
Allerton
Mr. Clegg
Mr. Wood
London Road
Wood
Dowling
Copperas-hill
Stafford-street
Mitchell-place
Jennings
Lever
Hanover Street
Anderson
Richardson
Thomas Lever
George
Mr. Anderson
Fletcher
Trial of Libel Indictments Ends with Guilty Plea
In Central Criminal Court the Duke of Brunswick's libel cases against Barnard Gregory of the Satirist and Vallance were concluded as the defendant Gregory pleaded guilty to both indictments with counsel’s agreement. The court deferred sentence to next session and required affidavits filed a week prior. bonds set at £400 and £200 for sureties. Separately, Samuel Sydney Smith, 32, was tried for forging and uttering a £150 bill of exchange. Evidence tied the bill to a London bank and Bristol merchants, with defence challenging the instrument’s status as a bill of exchange under the act. The jury heard testimony from jeweller Lyon Samuels, clerk Joseph Ellis, solicitor William Savage, and firm representatives Bush and Co, with cross-examinations regarding the bill’s legitimacy and endorsements.
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Duke of Brunswick
Baron Rolfe
Sir John Pirie, Bart
Sheriff Pilcher
Mr. Bodkin
E. Wilde
Mr. Prendergast
Mr. Clarkson
Prendergast
Gregory
Vallance
Clarkson
Bodkin
Charles Wright
Ely-place
Holborn
James Robinson
Brighton
Mews
Bond-street
Samuel Sydney Smith
Lyon Samuels
Ballantine
Bedkirk
Messrs. H. Bush and Co
Bristol
Messrs. Grote, Prescott, and Co.’s
London
Leamed
Messrs. Bush and Co
Messrs
Ford
Savage
Henrietta-street
Joseph Ellis
Samuels
Covent-garden
Hyde-street
Bloomsbury
William Savage
Covent
Henry Bush
Palmer
Bristol Bank
S. S. Smith
Stokeshill
Henry Bush and Co
Robarts and Co's
Grote, Prescott, and Co
Messrs. Baillie and Co
Baron Relfe
Witess
Hackney Road
Ormond Street
Whitecross-street
Queen’s Bench
Bell-yard
Fleet-street
Hawker
Stoke’s Hill
Compton Street
Compter
Newgate
Paddington
Great Western Railway
Malta
Wepwnrspar
Alderman Magnay
John Roberts
Jane Godden
Horry
Wilde
Edward Godden
York Street
York Road
Lambeth
Jane
Golden Square
Paliament Street
Charing-cross
Roberts
Stanley
Potter
Jane Gadden
Deptford
Maidstone
T. Trenate
W. Jones
T. Hagget
T. Cutler
W. Young
J. Sutcliff
H. Ledberry
J. Martin
J. Smith
G. W
R. Fowler
T. H. Bloomfield
E. Ward
H. Mullindone
C. T. Clark
R. Cousins
W. Sandford
W.W. Barnes
T. Lethburg
J. Williams
J. Daley
Jun
T. Harris
F. Kees
J. Inch
G. Watts
T. Darby
C. Brown
Forgery trial features Bush and Co. bill exposure in London
In a London courtroom a witness testified the bill for £150 was in his handwriting and issued under the firm Henry Bush and Co. He described dealings with a prisoner and other merchants, admitting bacon sales and lacking records. The jury found the prisoner guilty. transportation for life was later imposed.
Imprisoned for Vandalism in St James Park
A young man Edward Opie was charged with wilful damage to a park seat in St James's park. He carved O P I on a seat and faced a £5 fine after denying intent. The note details several other local cases including a Marylebone attempted coercion of a child, Clerkenwell gatekeeper incident, Brentford clothing punishment of a casual pauper, and a coach collision near Fourpost with a broken leg.
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Edward Opie
Twyford
St. James’s Park
Brentford
William Scott
Brentford Union
G. Baillie
Walmesly
H. S. Trimmer
Pownall, Armstrong
Frere
J. E. Brown
Isleworth
Plymouth
Clark
Union
Board of Guardians
Armstrong
Poor Law Commissioners
Pownall
Baillie
House of Correction
Forester
Poynder
Hants
Prisoner questioned over shopwatch and edge of crime
In Manchester Square, a suspect was questioned after a shopkeeper reported suspicious watching by the man. A 15 year old witness testified the prisoner offered beer and pressed for information, leading to his committal for trial. A separate case involved two Polish refugees and alleged imposture.
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Mr. Berrall
Clarke
Carke
Mr. Rawlinson
Berrall
Ireland
Lady Forbes
Marylebone
Clerkenwell
Marlbecrough Street
Pouttsa Refucers
Thomas Beyerski
Coutts Lindsay
Grosvenor-square
Maltby
Pele
Cuarce of
Murper
James M
Welch
Earl-street
Charing-cross Hospital
Keating
M‘evoy
Hart Street
Moore
Evoy
Workhouse gate and perilous leap at Romford station
A gate-keeper directed a girl to the workhouse amid contention over parish rights to compel the family’s support. The master allegedly refused admission without overseers’ authority. In a separate case, Frederick Jenks, drunk, leapt from a train platform at Mile End after chasing his hat, narrowly escaping a down train. he was fined for his audacity.
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Clereenwell
Greenwood
Snyder
Clerkenwell
Duff
Jerusalem Court
House of Correction
Mr. Greenwood
Combe
Mr. Green
Worship Street
Frederick Jenks
Broughton
Hugh Cameron
Eastern Counties Railway Police
Tage
Romford
London
Frr
Agai
Mr. Broughton
Foreigner Witt Case Involves Forged Bolton Will
Edward Hemingway the elder and Edward Hemingway the younger along with John David Burgess faced final examination for forging and uttering a will of James Bolton. Prosecution cited documents and signatures linking the trio to a plan to leave £1000 to the elder Hemingway, with further actions to eject tenants and claim administration. Witnesses described handwriting and forged signatures, while evidence from Leffen and others tied the plot to Ashley-place Stepney and Doctors' Commons. The court ordered commitment for trial at the Central Criminel Court.
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Thames
Foreiner Witt
Edward Hemingway
Stepney
Edward Hemingw
John David Burgess
Broderip
James Bolton
Hemingway
Doctors’commons
Dye
Norwich
Wolfe
Flower
Hatton-garden
Hemingways
Pelham
Burgess
Frederick Leffen
Trinity Arms
Ratcliffe
Bolton
Leffen
Maria Bolton
Ashley-place Stepney-causeway
Edwar Hemingway
J.S. Bolton
C. M. Stretton
Messrs
Murray
Central Criminel Court
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Assize Intelligence
Central Criminal Court
the Weekly Chronicle
Surrey
Tse
Danny and
DeEan
Abbottt
Charles Candy
William Dean
Watling Street
Commissioners of Customs
M. Chambers
Candy and Dean
Cox
Mr. Candy
Parkhill
Tooting
William Pepineau
W. Dean
Dean
Candy
A. Glover
Chambers
Mr. Gray
Cross
Candy and Dean’s
Mr. Chambers
Charles Candy and Co
M. C
Wheal
Customhouse
Watling-street
Teakle
Crown
Messrs. Candy
W. Waller
Baring
Baring and Co
Dean’s
Mr. Ashurst
Threlkeld
Bow Street
Thomas Nowlan
Rawlinson
John Clarke
Tedman
Messrs. Berrall
Clarke T