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Prisoner name: William Walters. Prisoner age: 19. Court and date of trial: Hampshire...

Catalogue reference: HO 17/99/35

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HO 17/99/35
Date
1831 Apr
Description

Prisoner name: William Walters.

Prisoner age: 19.

Court and date of trial: Hampshire Lent Assizes, Winchester, February 1831.

Crime: Highway robbery.

Initial sentence: Death, commuted to transportation for life.

Gaoler's report: Orderly in prison.

Annotated (Outcome): Nil.

Petitioner(s): Two petitions from Ann and Benjamin Walter, the prisoner's parents, the first undersigned by 20 people.

Benjamin Walter.

Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): Led astray by others; youth; first offence; grandfather's military service.

Other papers: Letter from Mr Missing of Titchfield, barrister, forwarding petition to Sir James Allen Park, trial judge, and letter from Sir James transferring petition to Home Office, and stating that the prisoner was one of a gang of three.

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The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Sp 35
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Public Record(s)
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Open Document, Open Description
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