Fraud trial at Alderman Gibbs court over fake firm bills
James Onions and John North faced Alderman Gibbs on charges of circulating forged bills after a dissolution of the Gaze and Co. partnership. Evidence showed bills of £500 and others drawn by various workers, with Gaze denying partnership beyond a patent venture. Bail was set for both defendants amid intense proceedings and counterclaims.
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Hotad
James Onions
John North
Aldergian Gibbs
Daniel Forester
Henry Gazs
Cheapside
Clarkson
Hobler
Curling
Kson
Gaze
Gaze and Co
John Onions
Ames Onions
Cottagerow
Bermondsey
Tuckett
Nat
Boramondsey
John Oniens
Court of Equity
Carling
Dnes
Alderman Gibbs
Mr. Curling
Thomas Wood
Gibbs
Alderman
J. Onions
North
Crooks in Court Over Threats to Mr. Lewis at Cheapside
In Guildhall Anaccanocla on Wednesday Mr. Crooks, a medical student, faced Sir George Carroll over an alleged attempt to provoke a breach of the peace with music seller Mr. Lewis of Tregear and Lewis. The men argued amid threats of violence and pistols before agreeing to stop further harassment.
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Anaccanocla
Crooks
George Carroll
Lewis
Tregear and Lewis
Cheapside
Cornet Wilkins
Miss Fanny
Germany
Tregear
Army
Post Office Brreet, Robt Brown Charged With Letter Theft
Robert Brown a letter carrier faced final examination for stealing a letter containing money from the postmaster-general. Evidence showed a sovereign a half-crown and a shilling were in a letter to Temple London. A marked coin was traced to Brown and a second investigation linked a shilling and a sovereign to a public-house landlady and a landlord. Brown remanded for trial at Newgate. Another case involved an assault on police by a man named Chamberlain in Belton Street.
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Bow Brreet
Fice Ronspery
Robert Brown
Twyford
Peacock
Ts. Ing
Essex
Newgate
Chamberlain
Belton Street
John Henry Morgan
Glasgow
Broughton
Bloomsbury
London and Westminster Bank
Isaac Morgan
Field
Humphrey
M‘carthy
The
Angel
City Road
Westminster
James Sinclair
Redwick
John.Hart
King's Arms
Acorn-street
Bishopsgate
Hart
Hrood Lane
City
Baldwin
Ten Bells
Spitalfields
B. Barton
St. Vincent. Street
Morgans
J. H. Morgan
Morgan
Old Bailey
Barton
Kershaw
London
Curious Case of Rail Threats Ends With Fine
At Marylebone magistrates MrRawlinson heard James Howell charged with throwing boards onto the London and Birmingham line endangering passengers. Evidence showed boards were found on the rails after his denial. He was deemed liable under railway law and paid a £10 penalty. A drunken man was fined for disorderly conduct. A pocket of silk handkerchiefs were recovered from another prisoner who was committed for trial. A man named William Adams faced threatening parish officer charges and was committed for bail.
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Rawlinson
James Howell
Stanhope-street
Mornington-crescent
London and Birmingham
Lord Seymour
Barker
Cooke
Hampstead-road
Hoe
Euston-square
Meikle
Tondon
Birmingham
Albany-street
Hughes
Bedford Arms
Giles Fair
Bennet
Hermitage-street
Paddington
Rigoner
Mr. Rawlinson
Darine Rospery
William Burge
Thomas Eckett
Churton
Draper, &c
Oxford Street
Newgate
William Adams
Barlingon
Galloway
Marylebone
Assault cases at Marlborough Street end in fines
The Hon Adolphus Chichester charged Ifary Ann Harvey with striking him while on duty at St James Palace. She denied it. a mate testified to mislead the bench. Maltby found the assault proved and fined 10s. A second case involved dentist Robert Clarke, accused of striking Thomas Cribb. Cribb described a near broken arm and eye injury after Clarke attacked a woman and then himself.
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Marlborough Street
Ratner
Adolphus Chichester
Foot Guards
Maltby
Ifary Ann Harvey
Relievinguard
Cripp
Robt. Clarke
Jermyn-street
Thomas Cribb
England
Time
Geur
Windmill-street
Halloo
Mr. Maltby
Cribb
Mr. Clarke
Brutal assault leads to contempt of court remark
Mr Cribb notes the stick used by Mr Clarke was broomstick thick. The brutality prompts intervention. Mr Maltby defends the complainant’s gallantry toward a beaten woman, and Mr Clarke claims she is his wife. The judge orders a fine of £4 or a month in prison.
Queen Square Seavant Charged In Police Assault
Edward Prendergast faced Mr. Burrell for savage conduct toward Police Constable Light on Royal Hospital Row Chelsea at two in the morning. Light testified Prendergast struck, threw him, knelt over him, and urged the crowd to kill the officer. a woman assisted, and the constable used his truncheon in self defence. Two tradesmen supported the policeman’s account. Prendergast claimed provocation and self defense, calling witness Sarah Collins to counter the testimony. Burrell fined Prendergast £3 or six weeks and the female defendant 20s or 14 days, both committed in default.
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Sarah Collins
Witrut Murpen
Robert Smith
Sunderland
Broderip
John Preston
High Seas
Admiralty of England
Thomas Turnbull
Quebec
Thomas Gibbs
Robert Ennis
Ennis
Mr. Broderic
Turnbull
Mste
Leeward
Blyth
Thames Police
Kensington
Patrick Larkin
T Division
Paynter
Henry Rhoades
Newland-street
Rhoades
Pembroke,square
Lucy Hill
Pembroke Square
Kerl-street
No. 1
Inspector Smith
CLERKENWELL Assault case against Major Boardman footman
General Edward Boardman testified that his ten month servant Richard Saul returned late, refused bed duties, used violent language, and pushed him by the coat collar causing injury. The magistrate summed the case for a summary disposal with a £5 fine and two months in jail if unpaid amid remarks on prowling visitors and servant discipline.
Hey Jemmie Forrest Are Ye Wakin Yet Auld London Tune
A fragmentary Edinburgh paper notes the absence of the Provost and bailies at morning events around the Queen's visit to Granton pier and Brandon Street. The column shifts to reflections on a royal duke and minister, then Bartholomew Fair origin stories with Rahere the minstrel and Smithfield.
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Jemmie Forrest
Edinburgh
Jord
P Forrest
Jamey
Granton-pier
Brandon Street
Keys
Dalkeith
London thieves jailed for furnished lodging plunder and flash note scam
Joseph Thomson and Alice his wife faced charges of plundering their furnished lodgings after a search of their room revealed portable goods missing. A male accomplice, Thomas Jones, linked to a gang of depredators who used flash notes to rob countrymen in London, was remanded. The magistrate fined the male thief and discharged the woman, with further steps to capture the second man and pursue conspiracy charges.
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Ronning Furxiseep
Thomas Jones
Thomas Davies
Barnet Fair
Islington
Park Street
Southwark
Nobblers
Reading
London
Assaultine Two Women Charged in Beehive Beating
Michael M Keon a tall powerfully built man faced assault charges for violently striking two women Mary Ann Cooper and Jane Haines at the Beehive garlic home in Rotherhithe. Cooper suffered a black eye and head injuries while Haines testified to the savage conduct as witnesses described bruised arms and faces. The court heard the crowd outside and the prisoner denied the acts. Mr Grove called it brutal and un English and the defendant was fined five pounds or two months in default.
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Michael M‘keon
Mary Ann Cooper
Jane Haines
Cooper
Rotherhithe
Haines
Grove
Theatrical Intelligence From the Observer Correspondent
The piece reports on preparations for the ci orchestra and casting rumors. A singing villain and a heavy father plot thread are discussed as features, with mentions of Miss Street and a tragedian, plus upcoming changes to theater logistics and concessions at Kelly's theatre.
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Observer
Ci Orchestra
Miss Street
Kelly's Theatre
Penny-A-Line Panic and Working Man’s Appeal
The report notes encouraging wages again with penny-a-liners returning to work amid lingering disorder in the Lane area. A distressing death by own action is feared if strikes continue, while a policeman guards Catherine Street to aid workers returning to tasks. Longport, Staffordshire.
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Eer Onn
Nist
Herald Office
Catherine Street
Staffordshire
Longport
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