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Report of C Warren on 1 collective petition (14 people, including the prisoner and...

Catalogue reference: HO 47/64/24

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HO 47/64/24
Date
1823 Sept 9
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Report of C Warren on 1 collective petition (14 people, including the prisoner and the prosecutor) on behalf of Edward Clarke convicted at the 'last' Chester Assizes in 1823 for the highway robbery and taking of a handkerchief and 5/8 in coins, property of James Shawcross on 12 May 1823. The prisoner had at the preceding 'Spring Great Sessions' been admitted as a witness against James Brooks, James Boon and William Sumner for highway robbery in which the prisoner was an accomplice. Grounds for clemency: youth (18 years) and the prisoner's mother has recently died. Initial sentence: death. Recommendation: no mercy. Annotated: 'Let the law take its course.....'. Folios 262-265.

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Language
English
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