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Showing posts with label trials. Show all posts
Showing posts with label trials. Show all posts
Tuesday, 30 July 2019

30th July 1819: The trial of Adam Wagstaff at Nottingham Summer Assizes for sending a threatening letter in the name of 'Genrall Ludd'

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On Friday 30th July 1819, a 27 year old framework-knitter, Adam Wagstaff, stood trial at Nottingham Summer Assizes, accused of sending a th...
Tuesday, 23 January 2018

23rd January 1818: Francis Ward attends the Court of King's Bench

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COURT OF KING'S BENCH, JAN. 23. POLITICAL PROCEEDINGS AND RECOGNIZANCES After the Court had gone through the Bar, a young man o...
Monday, 31 July 2017

31st July 1817: Jeffery Lockett informs the Home Office of the outcome of Samuel Caldwell's trial

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Leicester July 31.st 1817 Dear Sir The King agt. Caldwell The prisoner accepted our proposal & pleaded guilty to the indictment c...

31st July 1817: Samuel Caldwell convicted of frame-breaking during the 'Loughborough Job' - the final Luddite trial

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On Thursday 31st July 1817, at Leicester Assizes, the Luddite Samuel Caldwell (aka 'Big Sam') pleaded guilty to frame-breaking duri...
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Wednesday, 12 July 2017

12th July 1817: The Treasury Solicitor authorizes payment of the legal bills for the final Luddite trials

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[Lincoln’s] Inn 12th July 1817. Sir. The King agt: Towle & ors Same agt: Savage & ors. I have the honor to inclose the B...
Saturday, 1 April 2017

1st April 1817: The trial of the remaining 'Loughborough Job' Luddites, at Leicester Assizes

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Trial of Thomas Savidge, Joshua Mitchell, Wm. Withers, William Towle, John Amos, John Crowder, and James Watson, the firing a gun at John A...
Friday, 31 March 2017

31st March 1817: The trial of the Luddite John Clarke (aka 'Little Sam') at Leicester Assizes

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LEICESTER. Trial of JOHN CLARKE, otherwise LITTLE SAM , FOR SHOOTING AT JOHN ASHER. MONDAY, MARCH 31, 1817. This morning, at eig...
Saturday, 18 March 2017

18th March 1817: The trial of the Luddite Daniel Diggle, for shooting George Kerry, at Nottingham Assizes

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COUNTY OF NOTTINGHAM. Tuesday , March 18. This morning, DANIEL DIGGLE, a fine stout-looking young man, only 20 years of age, was p...