Final examination of Whitmore Wells and Waytmore bankrupts
Court crowded as proofs piled up for hours on balance sheets and assets. Wells sen asignee expected to pay 20s in the pound. assignees satisfied with accounts after sworn statements. Lamont and Co brewery partners face assignee choice. debts estimated at 50,000 to 60,000 with meager assets, assignees to be chosen next week. In Bath, Crown claims 325 13s 8d from bank partners after tax funds misused. jury verdict for full amount.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bank Rue de Ee
Whitmore, Wells
Waytmore
Fonblanque
Wells
Wapwespay
Lamont Anp Co
Brewers, Co-Partners, &c
Holroyd
Skinner-street
Hope
Bethnal-greenroad
Matravers
Sheriffs of
London
Middlesex
Sessi
Bethnal-green
Tresvar
W. H. Hobbs
J. Thomas
Robert Thompson
City of
Bath
Somerset
Her
Henry William Hobhouse
Johnson Phillott
Charles Lowder
Bath Bank
J. Meacher
Serjeant’s Inn
General Criminal Court Defrauding Ponies Case Leads to Seven Year Transport
John Coomber, 45, is found guilty of obtaining goods by false pretences for selling two ponies to a man who offered a forged cheque. Witnesses describe the scheme and bank non-availability. Coomber is sentenced to seven years transportation. Also, George Bradley is convicted of libel after circulating letters harming his Rochester master Mr Ford, with two years’ probation and sureties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Coomber
Clarkson
Charnock
Eleanor Maddox
Smith Street
Chelsea
Hetherington
France
London and Westminster Bank
Westminster Bank
Oxford
John Hetherington
Connaught
John Thompson
George Bradley
Ford
Corporation of Rochester
King Williamstreat
King William-street
Hester
Ord
Rochester
Mr. Ford
Sergeant’ Arabin
Sergeant Arabin
Lucien Marchand
C. Phillips
Ballantine
C. Jones
Messrs
Charnock and Horney
Wells-street
Oxford-street
de Coon
Oxendon Street
Haymarket
Madame Perraud
Madame de Ceon
Perraud
Young
Revi Perraui
Counor
Een
Perrand
Marthoreacy Iheving
Not Guilty Verdicts in London Court Moot Crimes and Embezzlement
A long London session recounts trials for false imprisonment, illegal pawning, and embezzlement. Judges dismiss charges or acquit after witness conflicts and defense objections. Notable verdicts include a Not Guilty for a watch theft case, and seven years’ transportation for embezzlement.
Case of Mr Bankes in London Court Seque l
The court considered estreating recognizances as Mr Bankes failed to appear on the indictment. Writs of certiorari could not be used until conditions were met, and he was urged to return and enter recognizances when the case was moved from the court.
Bail and indictments in old case before Maule and Wightman
In a London court, Mr Bodkin explains bail terms set by Justice Maule after arguments over certiorari. A related trial covers stealing in a dwelling and a verdict of guilty for Jones with ten years transportation for theft. A separate case sees Benjamin Kingwell found guilty of common assault. sentence is a fortnight imprisonment due to prosecutrix leniency and penitence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bodkin
Justice Wightman
M.philips
Justice Maule
Mr. Phillips
Bankes
England
Baron Rolfe
John Johnson
Edward Jones
Joseph Drake
Jones
Johnson
Benjamin Kingwell
Polich reports caution to emigration agents and theft cases
Alderman Pirie and Mr. Carter of Carter and Bonus face a complaint from poor emigrants about John Mallender who claimed to act for the firm. The attorney seeks refunds for sums paid by victims who sold goods to fund emigration. Alderman Pirie suggests charity payments to the complainants while Carter vows to pursue Mallender for robbery. Robberies at the banks follow as Medhurst and Smith are examined after a constable links them to thefts at the Bank of England and related houses. A plasterer’s boy is jailed for stealing brass from a Gerrard Street repair site and selling it to a marine-store dealer, with a sharp rebuke to dealers who enable theft. Maritime tobacco smuggling and a murder inquiry aboard an American ship near London are also noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carter
Bonus
Leadenhall-street
Pirie
Australia
John Mallender
Messrs
Mullender
Mallender
Messrs. Carter
Medhurst
Smith
Alderman Hooper
Bank of England
Lombard-street
King William-street
Merrilies
London Joint Stock Bank
Henry Bagster
Strand Union
Bagster
Metropolitan Police
Gooch
Compter
Hooper
Aldermean Wilson
Bradfield
House of Commons
North
Marlborough Street
William Kelly
Hardwick
Gerrard-street
Soho
William Hennesy
Biggs
Woods
Broad-street
Bloomsbury
Edward Woods
Mr. Hardwick
Rye Bay
Reading
Berkshire
Henry Morgan
Broderip
Holmes
Rye
Jones Py
Thomas Hart
Chelford
Chas. Sithg
Chartes
Orleans
London
Ballantine
J" Wilson
High Seas
A. Admiralty of
England
United States
Liverpool
Ballantin
Mr. Evans
New Orleans
Mr. Ballantine
I. Evans
Misappropriation charge against an executor at Guildhall
Christopher Thomas, elderly executor, appeared before Alderman Humphery on a charge of misappropriating fifty pounds from a will. The court heard the testator left legacies of twenty five pounds to each of his daughters and fifty to the claimant. Thomas claimed complex accounts and paid funds to his mother, insisting the estate could not cover the legacies. The alderman noted misapplication can lead to civil action, released the prisoner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christopher Thomas
Alderman Humphery
William Abrahams
Poole Terrace
City-road
Thomas
Messrs
Hoare’s
Marylebone Case of Threats Before Magistrate
John Alexander Willmott appeared before the sitting magistrate on Wednesday charged with threatening Mrs. Mary Ann Stamp in Fitzroy Square. The complainant said he warned he would “do for you” and that she would be the death of her. Her evidence was corroborated by a young man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Alexander Willmott
Magisttrade
Mary Ann Stamp
Fitzroy-square
Witnesses test the case in Mrs Stamp defamation trial
In a court scene Wilton questions Mrs Stamp's character asking to call witnesses. Mrs Street testifies she is Mrs Stamp's mother and accuses Mrs Stamp of false oath and previous crimes. Judge Leng declines further action and the defendant is discharged as Mr Long confirms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilton
Mr. Long
Mrs. Stamp
Mr. Price
Queen Square Revener Ellen Sexton on Trial
Ellen Sexton, a respectably dressed woman, was charged with violently assaulting and threatening to murder Ellen Hardscombe in St James's Park. The complainant, wounded and bandaged, testified of repeated blows, a kicked body, and a head-poker attack after a late-night confrontation. The defendant claimed self defense. a £5 fine or two months' imprisonment was imposed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Queen Square
Ellen Sexton
Ellen Hardscombe
St. James’s Park
Drowning Attempt and Pregnant Woman in Distress at New River
Margaret Hogan was charged after attempting to drown herself in the New River following seduction and pregnancy. Elizabeth May, in a late pregnancy, confessed distress from a failed London liaison and was directed to parish relief and the workhouse, with authorities arranging care and shelter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hatton Garden
Sepucron
Margaret Hogan
New River
Bishopsgate
Greenwood
Ireland
England
Elizabeth May
S Division
Hornsey-wood
Cambridgeshire
Drayton
London
Islington
Thames Office Seizure of a Smuggling Vessel
On Tuesday Charles Holmes, master and owner of the fishing-smack Quick, faced magistrates on a customs information charge over 2846lbs of tobacco liable to forfeiture. Inspector Renton stated the vessel was found from Rye bay heading to Billingsgate with concealed tobacco in the forecastle and other places, totaling 2442lbs, with more parcels noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Holmes
Quick
Broderip
Bullock
Customs’ Solicitor’s Office
Crown
James Renton
Custom House
Gravesend
Essex
Rye Bay
Billingsgate
Webb
Taylor
Brixton Orphan Chastised by Local Bricklayer Case Heard
A Brixton bricklayer faced magistrates for severely punishing an orphan girl in his service. The girl bore bruises and scars from a leather strap. Magistrates ordered the child removed from the defendant’s care and sent to Leamington parish for protection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Hall
Ruelty
Brixton
Trail
Rebecca Bishop Age
Prodgers
Mr. Prodgers
Mr. Prodhers
Leamington
Warwickshire
Extraordinary Scene in Dublin Court Over Irish Dispute
Michael Murphy, a young Irishman, faced charges of drunkenness, disrupting the crowd, and attempting to stab a police sergeant after a riot at a Barnesalley, Deptird wake. The judge and a visiting Irish observer clashed over impartiality, but after several witnesses the knife threat was deemed common and Murphy was committed for one month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Murphy
Grove
Barnesalley
Deptird
Douglas
Mr. Grove
Drury
Lauress
Usher
Mr. Drury
Mr. A
Fee
Cline
Destructive Fire at Plumstead Cottage Belonging to Mr Carrington
A fire between 1 and 2 am destroyed an eight room cottage on Plumstead Common owned by master builder Mr Carrington. Water supply was insufficient, leaving the entire building and most contents a total loss, with no insurance. Fire engines arrived late and could not save the structure or furnishings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wootwich
Plumstead Common
Carrington
Royal Artillery
Chandos-street
William Carter
Surrey
Lamb and Hare
Kennington Lane
Rowland
Shepherd
Brixton Road
Sarah and Hare
Toei
Mies Lake
Also Mentioned on This Page
LAW
General Criminal Court
Rawlinson
Marylebone
Maltby
Mary Ann Kain
Madame de Coon
Regent Street
Paul de Coon
Phillips
John Clifford
Copenhagen
John Lowe
James Carter
Smithfield
Adale
Rowland Owen
Dennis
Messrs. Dennis
George Wood
J. Chittleburn
Payne
Mary Ann Epps
W. Kingston
York-house
Bridge-road
Lambeth
Guildford
Chambers
James Rathbone
Muebder
Richard Edward Langley
Court of Admiralty of
Great Britain
James Dixon
Leopoldina Rosa
Monte Video
Havre de Grace
Jean Baptiste Charles Vigaldo
Admiralty
Therisoner
Leopoldina Sa
Lord Palmerston
Thomas Evans
John Farris
Dixon
South
Wales
Cheshire
Evans
Riego
David Burns
John Hunter
Leverpool
Halifax
Nova Scotia
Banges
Vizard
Home Office
Seaing
Mr. Bodkin
William Harnett
John Herbert
Fish-street-hill
Kemp
City House of Correction
WavesaLe Rossery
Cecilia Jerman
Lucy Eliza Mackey
William Grey
Bond-street
J. L. Ablet and Co
Lord Strafford
Portmen-square
Anson
James Spurle
Spiller
St. Mary, Lambeth
Hancock
West of England Fire Office
Charles Cordwent
High-street
Somersetshire
West of England Fire Insurance Company
Taunton
William Hillman
West of England Fire-Office
William Cordwent
Exeter
John Wensley
Christopher Daniel Hayes
Doane
Hayes
Hackney
Fenchurch Street
Palmer
Larkin
Rooeery
James Potter
Charlotte Weston
House of Correction
John Lewis Sales
Robert Litwood
Tsee
C. Palllee
Mansion House
Thames Office
Greenwich Police
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