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[See HO 17/3/14].
Catalogue reference: HO 17/16/46
Date: [1828]
[See HO 17/3/14].
Item
Prisoner name(s): Matthew Verney (Verny). Prisoner age: 50. Court and date of...
Catalogue reference: HO 17/30/98
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This record is about the Prisoner name(s): Matthew Verney (Verny). Prisoner age: 50. Court and date of... dating from 1822 - 1827 in the series Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- HO 17/30/98
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1822 - 1827
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Prisoner name(s): Matthew Verney (Verny).
Prisoner age: 50.
Court and date of trial: Old Bailey 17 April 1822.
Crime: Horse stealing, property of Joseph Warner, basket maker of Long Acre.
Initial sentence: Death commuted to transportation for life.
Annotated (Outcome): Nil; warrant prepared for his transfer to Bethlem Hospital August 1827.
Petitioner(s): Prisoner 6 people of Soho area; Joseph Warner, prosecutor.
Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): Prisoner feels 'the utmost contrition and deepest sorrow' for his crime; no previous crime; industrious character; jury recommended mercy; he has a wife and 6 infant children; he is not 'a man of depraved principles'.
Other papers: List of criminal lunatic on Retribution hulk with detailed description of symptoms, treatment etc. Signed by P Cullen, Surgeon and W Gurney, Assistant.
A letter from P Cullen, Surgeon asking for Verney to be transferred as he cannot cope with him.
Additional Information: On board Retribution at Sheerness.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- Dl 15
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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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