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Prisoner name: Albert Hewitt. Court and date of trial: Yorkshire Quarter Sessions,...

Catalogue reference: HO 17/99/164

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This record is about the Prisoner name: Albert Hewitt. Court and date of trial: Yorkshire Quarter Sessions,... dating from 1834 Jan 21 in the series Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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HO 17/99/164
Date
1834 Jan 21
Description

Prisoner name: Albert Hewitt.

Court and date of trial: Yorkshire Quarter Sessions, Doncaster, January 1834.

Crime: Stealing a purse containing money from a dwelling house, together with Lewis Cliff.

Initial sentence: Seven years transportation.

Gaoler's report: An idle, dissipated, bad character. Has been a regular thief for some time.

Annotated (Outcome): Nil.

Petitioner(s): T B Mason of Rotherham, attorney.

Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): Lack of counsel; first offence.

Additional Information: Prisoner ordered to Fortitude hulk. Cliff sentenced to two months imprisonment.

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The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Ss 45
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
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