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THE ESHER MURDERS

... I TEH ESHER URfDERS. Wednesday morning having been appointed for the trial of Mary Ann lirough, for the murder of sit of het children, the court at Guildford was crowded the moment it was opened, and' great interest appeared to be created by the proceedings. Soon after nine o'clock the prisoner was pl aced at the bar, charged, upon six separate indictmentte, with the murder of Henry Brough, ...

Published: Sunday 13 August 1854
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 4913 | Page: Page 13 | Tags: Crime and Punishment 

THE MYSTERIOUS ASSAULT at BEULAH Spa

... Os Wedneisday, at the Lambethl P'olice-court, the ofcssrs. Newton were in attendance, and brought into court for further examination. 3r. Edwin James, QO.C, and Sh ert Price, M.P., were present, and were accommodated with seats on tho beach. Mr. Wontner, Ibr the prosecution, addressing the magistrate, said that in cocopliacece with the desire expressed by his worship, that aMr. Christian ...

Published: Sunday 20 August 1854
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 881 | Page: Page 13 | Tags: Crime and Punishment 

ACCIDENTS AND OFFENCES

... I ACCIDENTS AND PFENCES.' I -- - ?? THE ALLEGED POISONING CASH AT HACKNEY.- Tbe adjourned inquest on this case was concluded on Monday, wthe tha ory returned the following pverdici:- That on the 24th day of January, 1850, the said James Merritt died from the deleterious effects of a mortal oia, called white earsenic, found in his stonach; but hen, how, or by whom, or in what manner the same ...

Published: Sunday 17 February 1850
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 3529 | Page: Page 7 | Tags: Crime and Punishment 

LAW AND POLICE

... . COURT O4? :04kWNKRUFTY. TN rr DAVIES.-C. W. Davies, victualler, of Brown- low-street, applied for his certificate. His debts were 1,096; assets, 367. Mr. Lawrance urged that one of the bankrupt's former failures was owing to the stoppage of a bank in Shropshire ; a large dividend was then paid. On his second failure there was a great deal of litigation, and that bad prevented any dividend ...

Published: Sunday 03 March 1850
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 4859 | Page: Page 14 | Tags: Crime and Punishment 

ACCIDENTS AND OFFENCES

... Tuc STREET ORGAN NuxsANcE.-On Tuesday Mr. Wailey held an inquest in the University Coliege Hos-. pital,' on John Douglas, a carman, in the emolby'of Messrs. Murray, ironmongers, Broad-street, St. Giles, aged thirty. Mrs. Mary Barnes, 16, Harrington-street, Morningtbn-crescent, stated that deceased was unloading goods at her house, and was in the act of handing them from the cart when a large ...

Published: Sunday 12 October 1851
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1825 | Page: Page 14 | Tags: Crime and Punishment 

LAW AND POLICE

... - JUDGEs' C33AMBERS. THE QuEEN v. HeENRY DlLSDALE AND OTHERt. THE EGG THROWING CASE.-At the sitting of the learned Baron on Tuesday morning, Mr. Hobler applied on behalf of the defendant, Henry Dimsdale, for leave to issue a writ of habeas corpzus, returnable forthwith, directed to the keeper of the Queen's Prison, to bring up the defendant for the purpose of his being admitted to bail to, ...

Published: Sunday 28 September 1851
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 6747 | Page: Page 12, 13 | Tags: Crime and Punishment 

ACCIDENTS AND OFFENCES

... SUcICIE BY AssElic.-AtL inquest was held before Mr..W. Payne, at' St. Bartholomew's Hospitalo on the body of Margaret Gardener, aged twenty-five years. -It appeared that the -deceased was a woman of very pas- siouate. temper. On Monday last the deceased had been quarrelling, with her husband. She left the house, pro- ceeding to theo shop of achenmist, where sloe obtained sixpeany-worth of ...

Published: Sunday 26 October 1851
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 3433 | Page: Page 14 | Tags: Crime and Punishment 

THE ONEIDA CHIEF TROTTING NAG

... 0b.l CIRCUIT,- HELXdSFORD, JuLY 13, NsEWXAr v. PxatRIsow.-This was an' action brought to recover the sum of 150 upon a dishonoured. cheque, and there was also a eount in the. deelaration for. goods sold. and, delivered, the 'goode being a horse, soldby the plaintifi to the. defendant for the amount of the cheque. : 'The.defendantpleaded that the cheque haed been obtained'from him by the ...

Published: Sunday 17 July 1853
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1225 | Page: Page 6 | Tags: Crime and Punishment 

ACCIDENTS AND OFFENCES

... THE ALLEGED TRtAGEDY IN MARYLsIONE. - On Tuesday Mr. Wakley held an inquest in the Marylebone workhouse on Mary Ann Smith alias Young, aged thirty- four. After the jurors had been sworn and viewed the body, John Young, who represented himself as the un- fortunate woman's husband, was, by the coroner's orders, brought into the inquest-room. For a long time he per- sisted that lie was married to ...

Published: Sunday 10 October 1852
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 2678 | Page: Page 14 | Tags: Crime and Punishment 

ACCIDENTS AND OFFENCES

... ACdIDENtS AND OFFENCES. FATAL ACCIDENT IN QUEEN.STREET, CEIAPIDhi. Thomas 0ackLEwli, aged forty-five, a labourerisd the employ of Messtel ?? and Co., wholesale stationers was raising a ?? of papier by i pulley to an upper story, on Monday last, when the rope eihppe from his hand, and tee bundle oalling upon his head, killed tid uponi tlie pot An inqnest wag held, and a verdin t of ...

Published: Sunday 11 December 1853
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 2081 | Page: Page 11 | Tags: Crime and Punishment 

LAW AND POLICE

... | COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. IN BE JOHN CLARK.-The bankrupt, of St. Aldates, Oxford, livery.stable.keeper came up on the question of certificate. The ae- counts, prepared by Mr. Maynard, commence in December, 1850, with a capital of 809, and terminate in December, 1853, with unseeured debts returned at X2,920; the assets being, good debts, 1,214- doubtful, 928; property given up, 233. The profits ...

Published: Sunday 08 January 1854
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 10562 | Page: Page 13, 14 | Tags: Crime and Punishment 

LAW AND POLICE

... BAIL :COURT. Action for Trespass.-Ooscrio and Another v. Aallen.-It appeared that the plaintiffs wee8iser, andlf them daughters of a gentleman who had died in 1840, and left them in a destitute condition. Their father had been a most respected mieber of the Stock Exchange-so much so, that on his death the members made a subscription, and allowed his, daughters an ainarity. Being in want of ...

Published: Sunday 05 June 1853
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 6556 | Page: Page 14 | Tags: Crime and Punishment