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Prisoner name: Daniel Page. Prisoner age: 24 years. Court and date of trial:...

Catalogue reference: HO 17/52/128

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This record is about the Prisoner name: Daniel Page. Prisoner age: 24 years. Court and date of trial:... dating from 1838 Jan - 1839 Feb in the series Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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HO 17/52/128

Date

1838 Jan - 1839 Feb

Description

Prisoner name: Daniel Page.

Prisoner age: 24 years.

Court and date of trial: Central Criminal Court, 25 September 1837.

Crime: Assault with intent to ravish.

Initial sentence: Two years imprisonment, three months solitary.

Annotated (Outcome): 'Nil'.

Petitioner(s): Two petitions from Daniel Page, prisoner's father, one undersigned by seven supporters.

Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): Prisoner's legal representation was of poor quality and there were inconsistencies in the prosecution evidence; prisoner is of good conduct and this is his first offence; prisoner's health is delicate; prisoner has a wife and five children dependent upon him and his mother is distraught.

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The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference

Hy 33

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Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I

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