On Friday 7th February, the authorities committed 2 more men to the County Gaol for frame-breaking.
John Osborne, of Eastwood, was committed for frame-breaking at Eastwood 2 days earlier. Upon his entering custody the County Gaoler, Thomas Wright, said he had found Osborne had about his person a piece of iron (part of a stocking frame) and a letter or piece of paper signed 'Ned Lud for ever Amen'.
It was also reported that William Barnes had been committed for frame-breaking at Basford on 26th January. The authorities had obviously decided that Barnes has connived in the attack upon the frames being kept in his home at the time.
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Tuesday, 7 February 2012
Sunday, 5 February 2012
5th February 1812: One frame broken in Eastwood - anatomy of an attack
Sarah Wilde was a framework-knitter from Eastwood in Nottinghamshire. She rented her stocking frame from William Howitt of Heanor in Derbyshire and lived with her mother.
On the evening of Wednesday 5th February, she was asleep in a ground floor room where the stocking frame was also kept. At around 11.00 p.m., she was woken by her mother, who also slept in the same room. Her mother had thought someone was outside the door, and shortly afterwards she heard a noise - she had left some thorns near the window which would act as an alarm to warn of intruders, and clearly heard the sound of someone disturbing them. She called out:
"Who's there?"
a man replied, "is there a Colt works here?"
"No" she replied
then came the threat "if you do not get up and open the door, I will burst it open!"
Sarah was very alarmed, and she pledged to open the door if the man allowed her to get dressed. There was no response, but she heard sounds of movement, and soon enough, the man had gone around to the back door where he again demanded she opened it. Sarah quickly retrieved a set of tongs from the fireplace and banged on the chimney breast, hoping to alert her brother who lived next door.
Outside the house, the man now knew that time was of the essence and he proceeded to break some of the glass windows and the window frame with the iron bar he had brought. The gap he had created was not large enough for him to get through, but he did his best and could get his arms and torso through - he lashed out at the stocking frame with the bar, but could only managed 3 blows at it, doing some damage.
The fire was still burning in the grate, and the light from it allowed her to get a proper look at the man, who was not disguised. Sarah couldn't believe what she was seeing: she had spent several hours in the company of this man, John Osborne from Heanor, on Christmas Day and had only known him for six weeks and now he was here in a way she least expected. She shouted out to him "I know you - I'll make you repent for this one day!".
The man was startled, realising he now had to leave without finishing the job, he leaned back out of the broken window frame and ran.
As Sarah and her mother comforted each other, her mind raced back to to earlier that afternoon. She had seen Osborne and a group of other people from Heanor following some waggons which carried stocking frames bound for Nottingham, and they had briefly spoken to each other. She couldn't believe he could have done this to her.
On the evening of Wednesday 5th February, she was asleep in a ground floor room where the stocking frame was also kept. At around 11.00 p.m., she was woken by her mother, who also slept in the same room. Her mother had thought someone was outside the door, and shortly afterwards she heard a noise - she had left some thorns near the window which would act as an alarm to warn of intruders, and clearly heard the sound of someone disturbing them. She called out:
"Who's there?"
a man replied, "is there a Colt works here?"
"No" she replied
then came the threat "if you do not get up and open the door, I will burst it open!"
Sarah was very alarmed, and she pledged to open the door if the man allowed her to get dressed. There was no response, but she heard sounds of movement, and soon enough, the man had gone around to the back door where he again demanded she opened it. Sarah quickly retrieved a set of tongs from the fireplace and banged on the chimney breast, hoping to alert her brother who lived next door.
Outside the house, the man now knew that time was of the essence and he proceeded to break some of the glass windows and the window frame with the iron bar he had brought. The gap he had created was not large enough for him to get through, but he did his best and could get his arms and torso through - he lashed out at the stocking frame with the bar, but could only managed 3 blows at it, doing some damage.
The fire was still burning in the grate, and the light from it allowed her to get a proper look at the man, who was not disguised. Sarah couldn't believe what she was seeing: she had spent several hours in the company of this man, John Osborne from Heanor, on Christmas Day and had only known him for six weeks and now he was here in a way she least expected. She shouted out to him "I know you - I'll make you repent for this one day!".
The man was startled, realising he now had to leave without finishing the job, he leaned back out of the broken window frame and ran.
As Sarah and her mother comforted each other, her mind raced back to to earlier that afternoon. She had seen Osborne and a group of other people from Heanor following some waggons which carried stocking frames bound for Nottingham, and they had briefly spoken to each other. She couldn't believe he could have done this to her.
Friday, 25 November 2011
25th November 1811: One frame-broken at Chilwell and multiple attacks across the Counties.
In the early hours of the morning, one stocking frames was broken at Chilwell "the wood-work of which was chopped to pieces with an axe" and allegedly burnt.
On the same night, Conant & Baker reported that attacks also took place at Hucknall Torkard, Bulwell, Dob Park & Eastwood, with the Nottingham Journal adding Cossall and Heanor in Derbyshire.
On the same night, Conant & Baker reported that attacks also took place at Hucknall Torkard, Bulwell, Dob Park & Eastwood, with the Nottingham Journal adding Cossall and Heanor in Derbyshire.
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