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Item (folio 144) extracted from HO 47/14/23
Catalogue reference: HO 47/14/23/1
Date: 1792
Item (folio 144) extracted from HO 47/14/23
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Report of John William Rose, Recorder of London, on James Watts and Francis Hardy,...
Catalogue reference: HO 47/9/49
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This record is about the Report of John William Rose, Recorder of London, on James Watts and Francis Hardy,... dating from 1789 Sept 2 in the series Home Office: Judges' Reports on Criminals. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1789 Sept 2
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Report of John William Rose, Recorder of London, on James Watts and Francis Hardy, convicted for an assault and stealing 7/-, property of John Austin, of Gough Square. The assault took place in St. Clements churchyard after Watts had asked to borrow 1/-. Hardy hit Austin on the chest and took 7/6 from his pocket. Hardy had previously been accused of an assault on a Mr Harrison following Harrison's threat to charge him with an act of sodomy. Although Austin periodically suffered bouts of madness, his testimony and that of his wife Mary is said to appear reliable. Initial sentence: death[?]. Evidence supplied by John Austin. Initial sentence: death, commuted to [not given]. Recommendation: no further mercy.
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Folios 170-171.
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- The National Archives, Kew
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- English
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Home Office: Judges' Reports on Criminals
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Report of John William Rose, Recorder of London, on James Watts and Francis Hardy,...
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