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Newspaper
Weekly Chronicle
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Sep 25, 1847
Page
6
A couple quarrel over a suspected poisoning leads to a trial in which sugar of lead is found in coffee and vomit. The husband admits placing poison in the first two attempts, while the wife denies wrongdoing. The panel is found guilty and sentenced to seven years transportation, after medical evidence and a strong jury charge.
The Central Criminal Court resumed sittings with the Lord Mayor, Recorder, Aldermen, sheriffs, and authorities present. From London and surrounding counties, 232 committals span offences from murder and burglary to larceny and forgery. bigamy remarks guide juries, while carcass butchers face nuisance indictments near Newgate market and several defendants plead guilty or are bound over for next sessions. The Old Court and subsequent trials cover obtaining money by false pretences, with verdicts of guilty in some cases and continued proceedings in others.
In a crowded session, Edmonds and Ralph Harrison faced charges for stealing two portmanteaus packed with cigars and later glasses valued at £6 10s. Edmonds confessed acting under orders from a firm partner. Both were convicted and sentenced to seven years transportation. The day also saw convictions for forging orders, a forged acceptance, and a bigamy case with mercy recommendations.
Extended examination reveals Gardner Holliday and associates used false ship orders to defraud merchants in Pancras Lane Lime Street and Leadenhall market. Witnesses describe a complex shipping scam involving Casell Loup and a chase to recover £154 in plundered tools and goods bound for Sydney. The case expands to include conspiracy and multiple suspects with ties to the same method.
A bench heard two charges against a mounted patrolman for abusive language and riding toward gardener Thomas Davis outside the Black Horse Inn. Davis testified the officer struck a lamp, threatened him, and attempted to ride him down, while witnesses described the assault and injuries. The court found abusive language proven and fined twenty shillings. the assault charge was dismissed.
The Aberdeen Herald extracts a fragmentary record from September 1817 noting Blair Castle passes a draft admission book with missing name and date. It also reports the Mountstuart title for Lady Mountstuart’s newborn son, the death of Charles Taylor, and church appointments. The piece covers police, fires, the Buckingham mansion trespass, and a jewellery seizure tied to David Colombine with details of custody and Boulogne discoveries.
A weekly railway receipts summary lists earnings for lines such as Arbroath & Forfar, Chester & Birkenhead, London & Birmingham, and North British, with totals and comparisons to the previous year. The issue also includes a Jewish population note with global distribution and a lengthy miscellaneous train of items, from curiosities to public notices.
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