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The Chronicles of Crime; vol. II, by Camden Pelham, Esq

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Author
Pelham, Camden
Title
The Chronicles of Crime or The New Newgate Calendar. v. 2/2 being a series of memoirs and anecdotes of notorious characters who have outraged the laws of Great Britain from the earliest period to 1841
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Produced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images available at The Internet Archive)
Language
English
LoC Class
HV: Social sciences: Social pathology, Social and Public Welfare
Subject
Newgate (Prison : London, England)
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eBook-No.
46595
Project Gutenberg
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/46595
Release Date
August 16, 2014
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.THE CHRONICLES OF CRIME; OR, The New Newgate Calendar. BEING A SERIES OF MEMOIRS AND ANECDOTES OF NOTORIOUS CHARACTERS WHO HAVE OUTRAGED THE LAWS OF GREAT BRITAIN FROM THE EARLIEST PERIOD TO 1841.
  2. 2.CONTENTS. — T H E C H R O N I C L E S O F C R I M E, OR, THE NEW NEWGATE CALENDAR.
  3. 3.THOMAS BROCK, JOHN PELHAM, AND MICHAEL POWER, CONVICTED OF COINING.
  4. 4.GEORGE VAUGHAN, ROBERT MACKEY, AND GEORGE BROWN. CONVICTED OF A CONSPIRACY.
  5. 5.JOHN CASHMAN EXECUTED FOR A FELONY COMMITTED AT THE SPAFIELDS’ RIOTS.
  6. 6.JAMES WATSON THE ELDER, JAMES WATSON THE YOUNGER, ARTHUR THISTLEWOOD, THOMAS PRESTON, AND JOHN HOOPER. INDICTED FOR HIGH TREASON.
  7. 7.PATRICK DEVANN. EXECUTED FOR THE MURDER OF THE LYNCH FAMILY.
  8. 8.JEREMIAH BRANDRETH, WILLIAM TURNER, AND ISAAC LUDLAM. EXECUTED FOR HIGH TREASON.
  9. 9.ABRAHAM THORNTON. TRIED FOR MURDER.
  10. 10.CHARLES HUSSEY. EXECUTED FOR MURDER.
  11. 11.SAMUEL DICK. CONVICTED OF ABDUCTION AND RAPE.
  12. 12.ROBERT JOHNSTON. EXECUTED FOR ROBBERY.
  13. 13.HENRY HUNT. IMPRISONED FOR A MISDEMEANOR.
  14. 14.ARTHUR THLSTLEWOOD, RICHARD TIDD, JAMES INGS, WILLIAM DAVIDSON, AND JOHN THOMAS BRUNT. EXECUTED FOR HIGH TREASON.
  15. 15.JOHN SCANLAN, ESQ., AND STEPHEN SULLIVAN. EXECUTED FOR THE MURDER OF MRS. SCANLAN.
  16. 16.JAMES NESBETT. EXECUTED FOR THE MURDER OF MR. PARKER AND HIS HOUSEKEEPER.
  17. 17.JAMES MACKCOULL, alias MOFFAT. CONVICTED OF BURGLARY.
  18. 18.DAVID HAGGART, alias JOHN WILSON, alias JOHN MORRISON, alias BARNEY M‘COUL, alias JOHN M‘COLGAN, alias DANIEL O’BRIEN, alias THE SWITCHER. EXECUTED FOR MURDER.
  19. 19.DANIEL DOODY, JOHN CUSSEN, alias WALSH, JAMES LEAHY, MAURICE LEAHY, WILLIAM DOODY, DAVID LEAHY, DANIEL RIEDY, WILLIAM COSTELLO, AND WALTER FITZMAURICE, alias CAPTAIN ROCK, CONVICTED OF ABDUCTION.
  20. 20.PHILIP STOFFEL, AND CHARLES KEPPEL. EXECUTED FOR MURDER.
  21. 21.JOHN THURTELL AND JOSEPH HUNT. CONVICTED OF MURDER.
  22. 22.ALEXANDER PIERCE. EXECUTED FOR MURDER.
  23. 23.HENRY FAUNTLEROY. EXECUTED FOR FORGERY.
  24. 24.GEORGE ALEXANDER WOOD, AND ALEXANDER WELLESLEY LEITH. INDICTED FOR MANSLAUGHTER.
  25. 25.WILLIAM PROBERT, EXECUTED FOR HORSE-STEALING.
  26. 26.CHARLES LYNN. TRIED FOR MURDER.
  27. 27.JAMES EVANS. TRIED FOR THE MURDER OF THOMAS PRICE.
  28. 28.SAMUEL GILBERT. INDICTED FOR ROBBERY.
  29. 29.ALEXANDER AND MICHAEL M‘KEAND. EXECUTED FOR MURDER.
  30. 30.CHARLES THOMAS WHITE. EXECUTED FOR ARSON.
  31. 31.WILLIAM BURT. EXECUTED FOR THE MURDER OF HIS INFANT SON.
  32. 32.JOHN PEELE, alias GEORGE WATSON. EXECUTED FOR FORGERY.
  33. 33.WILLIAM SHEEN. TRIED FOR THE MURDER OF HIS CHILD.
  34. 34.RICHARD BOWERS. TRANSPORTED FOR “DUFFING.”
  35. 35.EDWARD GIBBON WAKEFIELD, WILLIAM WAKEFIELD, AND FRANCES WAKEFIELD. CONVICTED OF THE ABDUCTION OF MISS TURNER.
  36. 36.JOSHUA SLADE. EXECUTED FOR THE MURDER OF THE REV. J. WATERHOUSE.
  37. 37.WILLIAM MILLER. EXECUTED FOR THE VIOLATION AND MURDER OF MARY ANNE LANE.
  38. 38.WILLIAM JONES. TRIED FOR THE MURDER OF ELIZABETH JEFFE.
  39. 39.WILLIAM HOWARD. CONVICTED OF AN ASSAULT WITH INTENT TO ROB.
  40. 40.CAPTAIN JOHN BURGH MONTGOMERY, alias COLONEL WALLACE, alias COLONEL MORGAN. CONVICTED OF FORGERY.
  41. 41.WILLIAM CORDER. EXECUTED FOR THE MURDER OF MARIA MARTEN.
  42. 42.ANN HARRIS, JOHN COX THE ELDER, JOHN COX THE YOUNGER, ROBERT COX, AND JAMES PUGH. CONVICTED OF MURDER.
  43. 43.JOSEPH HUNTON. EXECUTED FOR FORGERY.
  44. 44.WILLIAM BURKE. EXECUTED FOR MURDER
  45. 45.EDWARD BARNETT. EXECUTED FOR MURDER.
  46. 46.ESTHER HIBNER, THE ELDER; ESTHER HIBNER, THE YOUNGER; AND ANN ROBINSON. TRIED FOR THE MURDER OF A PARISH APPRENTICE.
  47. 47.JONATHAN MARTIN. TRIED FOR ARSON.
  48. 48.JOHN STACEY, THE YOUNGER, EXECUTED FOR MURDER; AND JOHN STACEY, THE ELDER, TRANSPORTED AS AN ACCESSORY AFTER THE FACT.
  49. 49.RICHARD GIFFORD. EXECUTED FOR FORGERY.
  50. 50.JAMES BELL. TRANSPORTED FOR BURGLARY.
  51. 51.WILLIAM BANKS. EXECUTED FOR BURGLARY.
  52. 52.ROBERT EMOND. EXECUTED FOR MURDER.
  53. 53.CAPTAIN WILLIAM MOIR. EXECUTED FOR MURDER.
  54. 54.JOHN SMITH, alias WILLIAM SAPWELL. EXECUTED FOR THE MURDER OF A POLICEMAN.
  55. 55.AGRICULTURAL RIOTS.
  56. 56.JOHN ST. JOHN LONG. CONVICTED OF MANSLAUGHTER.
  57. 57.WILLIAM SWALLOW, alias WALDON; GEORGE JAMES DAVIS, alias GEORGE HUNTLEY; WILLIAM WATTS, alias CHARLES WILLIAMS; ALEXANDER STEPHENSON, alias TELFORD; AND JOHN BEVERIDGE, alias ANDERSON. TRIED FOR MUTINY AND PIRACY.
  58. 58.LUKE DILLON. TRANSPORTED FOR RAPE.
  59. 59.JOHN TAYLOR, AND THOMAS MARTIN. IMPRISONED FOR BODY STEALING.
  60. 60.IKEY alias ISAAC SOLOMON. TRANSPORTED FOR RECEIVING STOLEN GOODS.
  61. 61.WILLIAM GILCHRIST, GEORGE GILCHRIST, and JAMES BROWN. TRIED FOR A COACH ROBBERY.
  62. 62.JOSEPH PLANT STEVENS. TRANSPORTED FOR ROBBERY.
  63. 63.WILLIAM KING. IMPRISONED FOR ROBBERY.
  64. 64.MARY ANNE HIGGINS, AND EDWARD CLARKE. TRIED FOR MURDER.
  65. 65.EDWARD HOGSDEN. EXECUTED FOR RAPE.
  66. 66.JOHN AMY BIRD BELL. EXECUTED FOR MURDER.
  67. 67.RIOTS AT MERTHYR TYDVIL.
  68. 68.JOHN HOLLOWAY. EXECUTED FOR THE MURDER OF HIS WIFE.
  69. 69.JOHN BISHOP, AND THOMAS WILLIAMS. EXECUTED FOR THE MURDER OF AN ITALIAN BOY.
  70. 70.ELIZABETH ROSS. EXECUTED FOR A “BURKING” MURDER.
  71. 71.HENRY MACNAMARA. TRANSPORTED FOR FELONY.
  72. 72.THE REFORM RIOTS OF 1831-2.
  73. 73.THE BRISTOL RIOTS.
  74. 74.JONATHAN SMITHERS. EXECUTED FOR ARSON AND MURDER.
  75. 75.JAMES COOK. EXECUTED FOR THE MURDER OF MR. PAAS.
  76. 76.WILLIAM JOBLING. EXECUTED FOR MURDER.
  77. 77.DENNIS COLLINS. CONVICTED OF HIGH TREASON, IN THROWING A STONE AT KING WILLIAM IV.
  78. 78.WILLIAM KENNEDY AND WILLIAM BROWN. TRIED FOR A MURDER COMMITTED ON THE RIVER THAMES.
  79. 79.WILLIAM JOHNSON. EXECUTED FOR MURDER.
  80. 80.JAMES BERRYMAN AND THOMAS BERRYMAN. CONVICTED OF BURGLARY.
  81. 81.RICHARD COSTER. TRANSPORTED FOR FORGERY.
  82. 82.JOB COX. TRANSPORTED FOR LETTER-STEALING.
  83. 83.THE CALTHORPE-STREET RIOT.
  84. 84.JOHN CROFTS. TRANSPORTED FOR BURGLARY.
  85. 85.JAMES LOVELACE, AND OTHERS; “THE DORCHESTER LABOURERS.” TRANSPORTED FOR ADMINISTERING UNLAWFUL OATHS.
  86. 86.ALFRED RAE. CONVICTED OF A CRIMINAL ASSAULT.
  87. 87.JAMES PAGE. TRANSPORTED FOR MALICIOUSLY WOUNDING CATTLE.
  88. 88.JOHN EDWARDS, alias HEATH; PETER LECASSER; AND JEREMIAH WEEDON. IMPRISONED FOR AN ASSAULT.
  89. 89.JOSEPH MOSELEY AND WILLIAM GARSIDE. EXECUTED FOR MURDER.
  90. 90.EDWARD CHALKER AND JEREMY KEYS. TRIED FOR MURDER.
  91. 91.MARY ANNE BURDOCK. EXECUTED FOR MURDER.
  92. 92.PATRICK CARROLL. EXECUTED FOR MURDER.
  93. 93.HENRY STANYNOUGHT. TRIED FOR THE MURDER OF HIS SON.
  94. 94.ROBERT BALLS, THOMAS HARRIS, AND MORDECAI MOSES. TRANSPORTED FOR FORGERY.
  95. 95.WILLIAM SUMMERS. TRANSPORTED FOR LARCENY.
  96. 96.WILLIAM JOURDAN, alias LEARY; THOMAS SULLIVAN; HENRY MOTT; AND WILLIAM SEALE. TRANSPORTED FOR A ROBBERY AT THE CUSTOM-HOUSE.
  97. 97.JAMES HILLS, WILLIAM HARLEY, AND WILLIAM FISHER, alias CURLY BILL. TRIED FOR BURGLARY.
  98. 98.ROBERT SALMON. CONVICTED OF MANSLAUGHTER, IN ADMINISTERING MORISON’s PILLS.
  99. 99.HENRY WILLIAMS. TRANSPORTED FOR BURGLARY.
  100. 100.GEORGE EDWARD PEACOCK. TRANSPORTED FOR FORGERY.
  101. 101.JOHN MINTER HART. TRANSPORTED FOR FORGERY.
  102. 102.JOHN PEGSWORTH. EXECUTED FOR MURDER.
  103. 103.CHARLES W. PENRUDDOCK. CONVICTED OF AN ASSAULT.
  104. 104.JAMES GREENACRE, EXECUTED FOR MURDER; AND SARAH GALE, TRANSPORTED AS BEING ACCESSORY TO THE FACT.
  105. 105.CHARLES SAMUEL BARTLETT. EXECUTED FOR MURDER.
  106. 106.JOHN SMITH, alias DAY; JOHN VARNHAM; AND GEORGE TIMMS. EXECUTED FOR MURDER.
  107. 107.GEORGE DARWELL. CONVICTED OF EMBEZZLEMENT.
  108. 108.GEORGE FLETCHER, WILLIAM ROACH, AND THOMAS TAYLOR. EXECUTED FOR MURDER.
  109. 109.RIOTS AT CANTERBURY.
  110. 110.WILLIAM FRANCIS ADAMS. TRANSPORTED FOR LARCENY.
  111. 111.FRANCIS LIONEL ELIOT, EDWARD DELVES BROUGHTON, JOHN YOUNG, AND HENRY WEBBER. INDICTED FOR A MURDER COMMITTED IN A DUEL.
  112. 112.CHARLES KINNAISTER, AND OTHERS. EXECUTED FOR THE MURDER OF AUSTRALIAN ABORIGINES.
  113. 113.ARCHIBALD BOLAM. TRANSPORTED FOR MANSLAUGHTER.
  114. 114.FRANCIS HASTINGS MEDHURST. CONVICTED OF MANSLAUGHTER.
  115. 115.WILLIAM JOHN MARCHANT. EXECUTED FOR MURDER.
  116. 116.LEWIN CASPAR, ELLIS CASPAR, EMANUEL MOSES, AND ALICE ABRAHAMS. CONVICTED OF FELONY.
  117. 117.JACOB FREDERICK EHLERT. EXECUTED FOR MURDER.
  118. 118.GEORGE CANT. CONVICTED OF RAPE.
  119. 119.WILLIAM LEES. EXECUTED FOR THE MURDER OF HIS WIFE.
  120. 120.THE REV. J. R. STEVENS. CONVICTED OF SEDITION.
  121. 121.THE BIRMINGHAM RIOTS—1839.
  122. 122.THE CHARTIST RIOTS 1839-40.
  123. 123.FEARGUS O’CONNOR, ESQ. CONVICTED OF THE PUBLICATION OF A SEDITIOUS LIBEL.
  124. 124.JAMES OWEN, GEORGE THOMAS, alias DOBELL, AND WILLIAM ELLIS, alias LAMBERT. CONVICTED OF MURDER.
  125. 125.WILLIAM RACE. CONVICTED OF MANSLAUGHTER.
  126. 126.JAMES LIGHTFOOT, AND WILLIAM LIGHTFOOT. EXECUTED FOR MURDER.
  127. 127.RICHARD GOULD, alias ARTHUR NICHOLSON. TRIED FOR MURDER, BUT CONVICTED OF BURGLARY.
  128. 128.FRANÇOIS BENJAMIN COURVOISIER. EXECUTED FOR MURDER.
  129. 129.EDWARD OXFORD. TRIED FOR HIGH TREASON, IN SHOOTING AT THE QUEEN.
  130. 130.ROBERT TAYLOR. CONVICTED OF BIGAMY.
  131. 131.THOMAS PATTESON. CONVICTED OF MANSLAUGHTER.
  132. 132.JOHN TURNER FLYNN. CONVICTED OF FORGERY.
  133. 133.ALEXANDER M‘LAGHLIN SMITH. TRIED FOR MURDER.
  134. 134.THE EARL OF CARDIGAN TRIED AT THE BAR OF THE HOUSE OF LORDS, FOR AN ASSAULT WITH INTENT TO MURDER.
  135. 135.HARRISON FLATHER. IMPRISONED FOR LARCENY.
  136. 136.RICHARD MOORE. TRANSPORTED FOR FORGERY.
  137. 137.PATRICK MAXWELL STEWART WALLACE; AND MICHAEL SHAW STEWART WALLACE. TRANSPORTED FOR INCITING A PERSON TO CAST AWAY AND DESTROY A MERCHANT SHIP.
  138. 138.DAVID SAMS. TRANSPORTED FOR BURGLARY.
  139. 139.WILLIAM STEVENSON. TRANSPORTED FOR LARCENY.
  140. 140.JAMES INGLETT. CONVICTED OF MANSLAUGHTER.

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