Item
[See HO 17/3/14].
Catalogue reference: HO 17/16/46
Date: [1828]
[See HO 17/3/14].
Item
Prisoner name: Joseph Hill (or Thomas Hill); Henry Preston ; John Austin. Prisoner...
Catalogue reference: HO 17/98/123
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This record is about the Prisoner name: Joseph Hill (or Thomas Hill); Henry Preston ; John Austin. Prisoner... dating from 1830 May in the series Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- HO 17/98/123
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1830 May
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Description (What the record is about)
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Prisoner name: Joseph Hill (or Thomas Hill); Henry Preston; John Austin.
Prisoner details: All three journeymen workmen in Birmingham [Warwickshire].
Court and date of trial: Warwick Lent Assizes, 1830.
Crime: Manslaughter of Joseph Fitter at Aston, Warwickshire.
Initial sentence: 12 months imprisonment.
Annotated: Remaining part of sentence remitted. Vide recommendation of the Lord Chief Baron.
Petitioner(s): Thomas Hill, John Austin and Henry Preston, the prisoners.
Grounds for clemency: The deceased instigated the fight which was conducted fairly; his death was the result of a fall.
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- The National Archives, Kew
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- SO 22
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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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