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LEEDS BOROUGH SESSIONS

... The Midsummer Quarter Sessionsfor this borough commenced on Wednesday afternoon last, before 'thomas Flower Ellis, Jun., Esq., Recorder. The Calendar contained the names of upwards of eighty prisoners. The following are the sentences up to last night:- TRANSPORTED FIFTEEN YEARS.-James Hyde, 30, and Anthony Ward, stealing a purse and momey,the property of nVm. Hirst. IMPRISONED EIGHTEEN MoNTUs. ...

YORKSHIRE SUMMER ASSIZES

... 2Nisi PRIUS COURT, FRI-DAY, JULY 23. (BEFORE LORD DlENfMAN.] In consequence of thc late hour at which we received an ancmont of~ ite two following e~uscs, we 'mere unable last week to do mnore than merely flotlce the results. We now lay before the public futter repOrsl5 TAYLOR v. GREENWOOD). istesare. CRlO5SWS5LI and Horn-i;s were for the plaIntiff; Myessrs. Bl3Ae555 and WATSON for the ...

EXECUTION AND RESUSCITATION OF A MURDERER

... EXECUTION AND RESUSCITATION OF A IMURDERER. WONDERFUL EFFECTS OF GALVANISM. John White. convicted of the murder of Mess. Gwatkin and Glen, on board a flat boat on the Ohio river, was executed at Louisville, United States, on 'the 8sh ult., a little after six o'clock in the morning. The rope not playing well occasioned the knot to slip over the chin, instead of being under -his ear, so that ...

Yorkshire Court of Gaol Sessions

... Radsbire Coutt of Q~aol *essions. On 'ah.,- . w . - On Thursday wreek, the Court of Gaol Sessions for the County of York was held in the Magistrates' Room, York Castle; present, the Rev. D. R. Currer, chairman, W. Hlatfeild, 'Rq., W* R. C. Stanshfeld, Esq., M.P., Wm. : 13su ,-vT er q Joseph Dent, Esq Benjaj in Agar, sq.;Td s. Hey. .F~,1'JmsAdsE Esrq., J. Wharton, Esq., Rev. J. Swire, C. H. ...

Published: Friday 23 July 1841
Newspaper: Hull Packet
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1181 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: Crime and Punishment 

YORKSHIRE SUMMER ASSIZES

... V0O&KSHILRm SUMMER. AS~ The commissions of Assize for the city and county of York were opened on Saturday last On Friday evening, F. W. T. V. Wentworth, Esq., the High Sheriff,- arrived At the Geerge Inn. On Saturday evening; the Sheriffs for the City and County, with the asual cavalcade of balbertmen and tradesmen, pro- ceeded to the Railway Statien, in Tanner Row, to mueet the Judges, and ...

COURT OF CHANCERY, SATURDAY, JULY 24

... COURT CF CHlANCERY, SATURDAY, JULv 24. I er 'IILNER v. SINGLETON. This was an appeal fr-nt an order of the ViCe-Chban ty celtor refusig a new trial of an iwue d'rccsd by the caser:. The ?? plalhtaff is a Vorkshire farmer, the dlefendant is a land ag~r1t hi the *ov salre CoUnY. Isl thc Year 1837, the plaont ff fxprcs6 o a w'sh to !r, purtrase thr fe'm of Esilham, which is thc preircrlv of the ...

YORKSHIRE SUMMER ASSIZES

... WORIMS331RE SUMMER ASSIZEB. The commissions of Assife for the city and county Of York were opened on Saturday last. On Friday evening, F. W. T. V. Wentworth, Esq., the High Sheriff, arrived at the Geerge Inn. On SaturdayI evening, the Sheriffs for the City and County, with the ; utsual cavalcade of halberetmen and tradesmen, pro- ceeded to the Railway Station, in Tanner Row, to meet the Judges ...

EXECUTION AND RESUSCITATION OF A MURDERER

... EXECUTION ANJY. RESUSCITATION OF A MURDERER. WONDERFUL EFFECTS OF GALVANISM. John White, convicted of the murder of Messrs. Gwatkin and Glen, on board a flat boat on the Ohio river, was executod at Louisville, United States, on the 8;h ult., a little after six o'clock in the morning. The rope not playing well occasioned the knot to slip over the chin, instead of being under his ear, so that ...

INSOLVENT DEBETORS' COURT—MONDAY

... INSOLVENT DEETORS' COURT-bMoNDAY. (Before Mr Commissioner Bowetvm RE GEORIGE CONWAY MONTAGU, ESQ- A OATHE[t EXTRAO DIm3AOY CAAsi-The case in- volver an iiniease mass of property, and debts to a very large amount. The insolvent who appeared to be about seventy years of age) had been in prison ever sine the year 1827. His debts and liabilities were stated on the schedule to be about '£23,000 and ...

EXECUTION OF THE BISHOP OF ERMELAND'S MURDERER

... BXECUT1ON OF THE BISHOPOP BRXELAND's I 1MURDERER. ; I IRudolph Kuhnapfel, thetailor, whomurdered Bishop Von Hasten and his houskeeper, in the episcopal resi- dence at Frauenburgh, was executed early on the morn- ing of the 7th inst., on the bill about a mile from that town, near the Elbing-road. The judgments pro- nounced in both instances' by the criminal tribunals concurred in sentencing him ...

LEEDS:

... SATURDAY. JULY 10, 1841. THE, AssIZEs.-The commission will be opened in York, this dlay, for the Yorkshire Stimmer Assizes, by Lord Dennmun and Justice Wightman. It will be seen by the calendar, which we have given in another part of our paper, that there are not above an average number of prisoners, though we alre sorry to say that sotne oF tho crimest are of a very serious character, and ...

Proceedings in the [ill] Police Court

... M iprocceb-ings ill Or i*111 49olice (gourt. FRIDAY July 9.-Before Mir. TOTTIE. OOT.UINING IoNEY UNDER FALSE PRETENCES.-A young-nan, who gave his name as George Weldon, was charged with this offence, .'Ars. Pinlfney stating, that by means of a forged order, signed James Wilson, she had advanced him £1 i2s Td out of certain monies belonging to the iron-moulder's club. Onl ascer- taining-the ...

Published: Friday 16 July 1841
Newspaper: Hull Packet
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2152 | Page: Page 5 | Tags: Crime and Punishment