Item
[See HO 17/3/14].
Catalogue reference: HO 17/16/46
Date: [1828]
[See HO 17/3/14].
Item
2 individual petitions (prisoner) and 2 collective petitions (14 and 12 residents...
Catalogue reference: HO 17/4/137
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This record is about the 2 individual petitions (prisoner) and 2 collective petitions (14 and 12 residents... dating from 1834 in the series Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- HO 17/4/137
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1834
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Description (What the record is about)
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2 individual petitions (prisoner) and 2 collective petitions (14 and 12 residents of Ratcliffe Highway, Wapping and London, including the victim) on behalf of Michael Murphy convicted at the Old Bailey on 26 November 1834 for cutting John Hallisey with intent to murder. Grounds for clemency: the attack was provoked by the victim who burst into prisoner's room insulting him and his family, it was only a minor injury so the victim was able to return to work after 3 days, the attack was committed in the heat of the moment, no premeditated malice, the prisoner has a wife and 2 children to support, the jury recommended mercy. Initial sentence: death commuted to life transportation. Annotated: nil. AV 46
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- The National Archives, Kew
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- Public Record(s)
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- English
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- Open Document, Open Description
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HO 17
Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I
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