Laird and Cummings Swindle Prompts London Trial
A Lancashire man and an accomplice, both part of the Swell mob, faced arraignment after deceiving a prosecutor with a tale of inherited wealth. They lauded a £5 gift scheme, swapped money in front of witnesses, and vanished with coins. police later recovered £5 and twelve sovereigns. The jury found both guilty. sentences capped at seven years, and the court ordered compensation to the aggrieved man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Car
Lancashire
Drmk
Baseke
Basche
Cummings
Fendall’s
Palace-yard
Westminnster
Belle Sauvage Inn
London
Wanda
Newcastle
Mr. Bedkin
Mr. Bodkin
Greenwich
Bodkin
C. Jones
New Palace Yard
Charles Shaw
L Edward Langley
A Division
St. James’s Park
Lee Reces
Kent
Greenock
Edward Thite
Ann Gutter
Gower-street
New-road
Extraordinary Charge Of Forgery In Dublin Case
A Dublin gentleman named Purcell, once wealthy, was charged with forging a document purporting to be from Dr Tuomy to Mr Drummond at the Castle. The forged paper aimed to extort money from the Lord Lieutenant. Purcell’s counsel urged investigation. the case was adjourned for Dr Tuomy's testimony, with the public awaiting his evidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Purcell
Dublin
Tuomy
Drummond
Curran
Mr. Purcell
Hamilton
New King tradesman tried for swindling sailor boy with cloth
Lord Mayor hears John Norrey accused of offering a cheap striped cloth to Frederick Mitchell to gain profit, claiming a legitimate bargain. Norrey defended the scheme as common practice while the court pledged to curb such duffing and remanded him for further examination. A fish-seller’s dogbite case and a poet beggar at Lombard Street also feature, with Doct ors Commons nuisances and a final order for sureties or imprisonment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Norrey
Frederick Mitchell
Brady
Cornhill
Norrey
Billingsgate
Huggit
Hopkinson
Newgate
Alderman Kelly
Mr. Hobler
Lombard-street
Defendant
Mr Hobier
Sappho
Whitbread Drayman Guilty of Wilful Damages Incident
In Guildhall a Brewers driver Finn J Boyce of Whitbread faced a complaint by T Jones of Leadenhall Street for wilfully damaging a chaise in New Bridge Street on the 15th. The accident left a young lady hurt. witness accounts described gross misconduct. The court debated fines and noted a Brewers fund for fines, urging a punishment that would deter future wrongdoing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Standers
Speare
Aldersgate-street
Hall
Mount-pleasant
W. Heygate
William
Concealed birth case and distress in Regent Street kitchen
A young woman Anne Middlebrook was charged with concealing the birth of a child after a dead infant was found hidden in a blanket in a Regent Street family kitchen. The infant showed bruising. she admitted birth and was committed for trial while a separate drunken collision case involving Mr Wakefield and Mr Martyr drew police action and damages.
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Anne Middlebrook
Regent-street
Canton
Thomas Wakefield
Begent Street
George Martyr
Wandsworth
Edward Bell
Warburton
Paddington
Francis Atkins
Dawson
Martyr
Wakefield
Rawlinson
Fisher
Mr. Conant
St. George
Hanover Square
Chambers
Titchfield-street
Dean-street
Soho
Dagwell
Murray
Captain Murray
Egham
Mills
Windsor
Staines
London
Mr. Chambers
Miss Self
Newbury
Miss Curll
Newport
Isle of Wight
Agnes Graham
Mrs. Dugnell
Kind donor aids elderly woman sheltering girl
In a humane gesture, Mr. Chambers commends the old woman for her care of the girl and offers temporary weekly support from the poor box while the case is investigated. He vows to contact Mr. Gill the clergyman to learn more as a magistrates’ concern may be raised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Chambers
Egham
Gill
Hatton Garden Ten Pound Notes Theft Trial
Caroline Grove, an elderly servant, was charged with stealing five ten pound Bank of England notes after a boy found notes dropped by a prosecutor. The notes were traced to Lodge Upper Gower Mews, Torrington Place, with the prisoner admitting two penny payments but denying knowledge of the notes’ bank value. She was discharged with admonition.
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Caroline Grove
W. Robinson
Francis Street
St. Pancras
Torrington-place
Bank of England
I. Division of Police
Louisa Chennery
Upper
Gower-mews
Herefordshire
Laing
Ayorah
John Chapman
George Cooke
Dnrivine
Daniel Frost
Michael Divine
John Fiera
Liverpool Road
Islington
Russel
N Division
Forgery Case Involves Harris And Grange At Wigmore Street
Two boys William Harris and Henry Grange faced forgery charges after Mr Edward Freeman of Wigmore Street was implicated. Police found them fitted with silver watches cash and attire near Gloucester Street Lambeth. The court remanded Harris and Grange amid embezzlement allegations against Harris. A separate case saw Jane Young fined two months at the House of Correction for drunken and disorderly conduct in Westminster after a troubled, recurrent history.
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Queen-Square
William Harris
Henry Grange
Edward Freeman
Wigmore-street
Cavendish-square
Richard Hoskins
Gloucester-street
Lambeth
Thomas Way
Wigmore Street
Harris
Freeman
Way
Messrs. Herries and Co
Grange
Alr. Metcalf
Oxford-street
Yoururat
Jane Young
Messrs
Burrell
White
Town Hall Assault on Inspector Leads to Arrests
In Tooley street near Bullcourt a disturbance drew Inspector Brown and two policemen. John Fitzgerald and Catherine Fitzgerald faced Alderman Brown for causing the uproar and were discharged. John Kelly struck the inspector and was bailed or imprisoned on default. Inspector Brown denied mistreating Mrs. Fitzgerald.
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John Fitzgerald
Catherine Fitzgerald
John Kelly
Alv
Alderman Brown
Inspector Brown
Brown
Fitzgerald
Bullcourt
Tooley Street
Kelly
Compter
Fitzgeralds
Grown
Destruction of Highland Tobacconist Figure
James Piper faced charges for wilful destruction of a life sized Highland figure at a tobacconist shop door. A boy claimed Piper threw the figure into the street, then hid in a public house to avoid detection. The figure’s arms were broken and its nose knocked off, leaving it badly disfigured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Piper
Thames Police Gunpowder On Shipboard
Lewis Ascander, master of the Swedish ship Catherina Christiana, faced a police court charge for keeping gunpowder aboard in the Commercial Dock. Thames surveyor White found two casks containing 53½ lb of gunpowder in the cabin and seized them. Ballantine warned of responsibility for his mates and the danger to crowded docks. Ascander claimed ignorance of English law. The judge noted universal common sense and potential destruction, reduced the fine to 20 shillings, with £3 as the full penalty for a second offense.
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Thames Police
Lewis Ascander
Catherina Christiana
Ballantine
White
Sweden
Commercial Dock Company
IncENious Trick Revealed in Plumstead Embezzlement Case
James Burgess a porter for pottery owner Mr Gales at Plumstead faced a magistrate for embezzling £2 10s. He claimed a tale of two informers forcing him to hand over £2 18s. but detectives showed the informers were a fabrication. Burgess was committed for trial after the jury found he had converted his master's property to his own use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Burgess
Gales
Plumstead
Wedgwood
Kent Road
Jie
The Duke of Newcastle Refuses to Appoint More Magistrates
A Nottinghamshire magistrates meeting urged the Duke to appoint additional county magistrates, but he reportedly refused. He alleged no need to increase numbers, citing the heavens above and earth beneath and even Lord John Russell as reasons against adding magistrates for Nottinghamshire. The report also notes crown lands near Newark advertised for sale benefiting the public.
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Duke OF Newcastle
Nottinghamshire
Hast Retford
John Russell
Nottingham
J. Russell
Newark
Newcastle
Staffordshire
Middlesborough
Russia
St. Petersburg
Casper Hauser
Earl
Stanhope
Bradford
Horton
Commercial Inn
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Mansion House
Marlborough Street
Hatton
Richard Kendrick
H. 131
H. 125
Gibraltar
Twyford
Town Hall
Union-Hall
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