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Bakset Fair.—On Monday week, this arfcient fair was opened in all its pristine greatness. The booths were if ..

... Hoddesdon. —Fatal fall from a Scaffold —On Monday last, a man named George Turner, employed as bricklayer's labourer, at the brewery of Messrs. Christie, Hunt, and Co., now in progress of erection lloddesdon, fell from the scaffold, a height of between thirty ...

Published: Saturday 16 September 1843
Newspaper: Hertford Mercury and Reformer
County: Hertfordshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 238 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

Narrow Escape of the Duke of Rutland ' and the Marquess of Granby at Sea.—Off ' the coast Norway the

... named Thomas Collev and John Martin, were struck by the failing timbers and stone, and the latter was killed on the spot. He was at work below the scaffold when it gave way, and nearly the whole of the materials fell on him. Colley was rendered insensible ...

Published: Tuesday 02 August 1836
Newspaper: Hertford Mercury and Reformer
County: Hertfordshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 552 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

FOREIGN

... —Stuttgard, June 29.—During the last ten years there has not been any capital execution in our city. The day before yesterday the scaffold was erected for the decapitation of young woman named Margaret liudhardt, who was sentenced to death for poisoning her husband ...

Published: Saturday 12 July 1845
Newspaper: Hertford Mercury and Reformer
County: Hertfordshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 501 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

Compunction Conscience.—A jeweller of Dover li3s just received by one of the London coaches, a small prcel, ..

... Friday morning. Whilst some of the men weio at work on the scaffolding, in theprayer-hou.se, apart of it gave way, which unfortunate cifcaiiisiance All. Scot, the foreman at the Minster, was killed on the spot, and four other persons dreadfully injured. ...

Published: Tuesday 06 January 1835
Newspaper: Hertford Mercury and Reformer
County: Hertfordshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 274 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

MURDER of A CONVICT SUPERINTENDENT

... t'»e old devil stand round the——as killed him. I told you would do it. I looked for an opportunity all the morning before cool get one. was an hour before get thing to it with ; at last found the mallet, and that I killed the with. The prisoner asked him ...

Published: Saturday 22 July 1848
Newspaper: Hertford Mercury and Reformer
County: Hertfordshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 667 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

Foreign Intelligence

... be killed. Subjoined is a specimen of the kind of palaver which Fieschi is constantly uttering, and which the Court seems to encourage— I first arranged the machine so as to sweep the alley of the Boulevard next to myself. This would have killed many ...

Published: Tuesday 16 February 1836
Newspaper: Hertford Mercury and Reformer
County: Hertfordshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1256 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

ACCIDENTS, OFFENCES, &C

... dreadful manner. Yesterday sennight, William Turner, was killed by falling from a scaffold while painting the outside of a house in Kensington. It appeared that there was no person on the scaffold at the time of the accident, and no account could given ...

Published: Tuesday 22 November 1836
Newspaper: Hertford Mercury and Reformer
County: Hertfordshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1585 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

MR. lIALSEY'S IGNORANCE OF THE INFLUENCE EXERCISED OVER TENANTFARMERS IN RECORDING THEIR VOTES ELECTIONS. the ..

... assuredly have left them for execution, had not a point law interposed between them and the scaffold. It likewise appeared, upon the evidence, that sufficient case killing was made out to warrant the jury in finding a verdict Guilty against them. Now, however ...

Published: Saturday 20 December 1845
Newspaper: Hertford Mercury and Reformer
County: Hertfordshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1099 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

Over Production—The production of cotton cloth was never large present, and yet the nonsensical cry about over ..

... should not himself to be pu! out of the wav. even if the next thing he heard Inn should that he bid died in prison or on til* scaffold. ' Almost nt the same time as li manuscript the news of the attempt on the King life rea died the bookseller, who, it is ...

Published: Saturday 24 August 1844
Newspaper: Hertford Mercury and Reformer
County: Hertfordshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 644 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

U. Goiiot has taken resilience in Brompion-sqmre ! ®

... rumour is, that £cholleld entered the liouae of the pablican, who was quarrelling with his son, and having interfered, was killed the father; that bis body was concealed for some days, and then thrown into (be riser. Execution Poacher.—On SelunUy, William ...

Published: Saturday 01 April 1848
Newspaper: Hertford Mercury and Reformer
County: Hertfordshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 692 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

Court Circular of Thursday.—Sir R. Peel eave a grand dinner last evening, at his residence in Privy Gardens, a ..

... accident occurred at York Minster yesterday week. Whilst some men at work on scaffolding in the prayer-house, part of it gave way, which Mr. Scott, the foreman at the minster, was killed the spot, aud four other persons dreadfully injured. The new Chief Baron ...

Published: Tuesday 13 January 1835
Newspaper: Hertford Mercury and Reformer
County: Hertfordshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 770 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

THE LATE JAMES WOOD. THE BANKER, OF GLOUCESTER

... smile with which he was sure to be received. A poor man, engaged in repairing the outside of his house, fell from the scaffold and was killed, leaving a wife and several children ; and although the neighbours raised a subscription for their assistance, Wood ...

Published: Tuesday 17 May 1836
Newspaper: Hertford Mercury and Reformer
County: Hertfordshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 915 | Page: 4 | Tags: none