Item
[See HO 17/3/14].
Catalogue reference: HO 17/16/46
Date: [1828]
[See HO 17/3/14].
Item
Prisoner name: Benjamin Gould and William Wilkinson. Prisoner age: Gould 19 years....
Catalogue reference: HO 17/52/121
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HO 17/52/121
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1838 Feb
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Description (What the record is about)
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Prisoner name: Benjamin Gould and William Wilkinson.
Prisoner age: Gould 19 years. Wilkinson 25 years.
Court and date of trial: Staffordshire Quarter Sessions, January 1838.
Crime: Housebreaking. Stealing over 15/-, the victim Luke Gilbert, victualler of West Bromwich, Staffordshire.
Initial sentence: Gould ten years transportation. Wilkinson 15 years transportation.
Gaoler's report: Gould: 'Character Bad. In prison before for an Assault.' Wilkinson: 'Convicted before'.
Annotated (Outcome): Gould: 'Nil'. Wilkinson: 'Nil'.
Petitioner(s): Gould: John Gould, the prisoner's father of New Street, Walsall, Staffordshire, undersigned by 24 supporters. Wilkinson: John Prince, foreman of the jury, undersigned by 32 supporters; William Wilkinson, his father.
Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): Gould: The prosecution witness is unreliable and possibly induced by a reward; the prisoner did not have full legal support at the trial due to unforeseen circumstances; the prisoner has never been accused of a felonious act before; the prisoner is young. Wilkinson: The prosecution evidence was not sufficient to convict the prisoners and some jury members were unhappy; the prosecution witness is unreliable and possibly induced by a reward; the prisoner is an only child of good character, with a respectable father; none of the stolen property was traced to or found on the prisoner.
Other papers: Affidavit from William Wilkinson, the prisoner's father. Letter from [J Anson], Ordnance Office, forwarding the petition from William Wilkinson. Affidavit from Elizabeth Tiplin of West Bromwich.
Additional Information: Prisoners held on Ganymede convict hulk.
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
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Hy 26
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Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I
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