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Showing posts with label james varley. Show all posts
Saturday, 12 January 2013

12th January 1813: The prosecution moves to rapidly conclude the York Special Commission

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By 12.30 p.m. on Tuesday 12th January 1812, the prosecution had finally sated it's appetite for Luddite convictions. The 5 trials that r...
Sunday, 6 January 2013

6th January 1813: The trial of Mellor, Thorpe & Smith - Part 2: witnesses for the prosecution

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After Sir Simon Le Blanc had summed up the prosecution's case, witnesses for the prosecution were then called, beginning with Joseph Arm...
Saturday, 20 October 2012

20th October 1812: John Lloyd tells the Home Office that his policy of informers & abduction is having results

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Stockport 20 Oct 1812 Sir I was yesterday detained the whole of the day with Mr. Radcliffe at Milnes bridge and prevented writing to yo...
Friday, 19 October 2012

19th October 1812: The cropper, William Thorpe, is examined by Joseph Radcliffe

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On Monday 19th October 1812, another West Riding cropper swore a statement before Joseph Radcliffe. William Thorpe had already been put i...
Saturday, 13 October 2012

13th October 1812: General Acland tells General Maitland that the evidence against George Mellor is 'very circumstantial'

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Huddersfield 13th October 1812. My dear Sir. In reference to my letter of the 10th Inst respecting the arms stolen from the 15th Hussar...
Friday, 12 October 2012

12th October 1812: George Mellor, James Varley & Joseph Brook committed to York Castle

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On Monday 12th October 1812, the West Riding Magistrates, Joseph Radcliffe committed 3 more prisoners to York Castle. Joseph Brook, a Tail...
Thursday, 11 October 2012

11th October 1812: General Acland updates General Maitland about the Horsfall suspects

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Huddersfield 11 October 1812 My dear Sir Enclosed I send you the Substance of the report of the robberies committed in the neighbourhood...

11th October 1812: Joseph Radcliffe questions the household of Joseph Mellor about suspects in the assassination of William Horsfall

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A Caucasian Horse Pistol, likely to be similar to the one George Mellor reputedly brought back from Russia Joseph Mellor, a master cloth...
Wednesday, 10 October 2012

10th October 1812: Joseph Radcliffe issues warrants for suspects in the assassination of William Horsfall, and others

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After receiving information from Francis Vickerman & Joseph Oldham about possible suspects in the assassination of William Horsfall, the...