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Prisoner name: James Turner. Prisoner age: 18. Prisoner occupation: Worker in the...

Catalogue reference: HO 17/2/180

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HO 17/2/180
Date
1829
Description

Prisoner name: James Turner.

Prisoner age: 18.

Prisoner occupation: Worker in the employ of Joseph Forman, brass candlestick maker.

Court and date of trial: Warwick Lent Assizes [Warwickshire] 1829.

Crime: Robbery of £3 from William Halford.

Initial sentence: [Death] commuted to one year's imprisonment.

Annotated: Nil.

Petitioner(s): Job Turner, the convict's father and 35 inhabitants of Birmingham, Warwickshire including the prosecutor.

Grounds for clemency: Convict was a steady, sober and industrious workman; all petitioners think he must have been led astray; first offence; petitioners vouch for his good character and have no doubt he would reform if released.

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The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Ao 30
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C13024881/

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