Ordinary of Newgate Prison:
Ordinary's Accounts: Biographies of Executed Convicts
18th October 1749
On Thursday the 12th Instant
the Report of 19 Malefactors was made by Mr. Recorder to His Majesty; when He was pleased to order the 16 following for Execution, viz. John Wilson< no role >
, Bosovern Penlez< no role >
, John Collison< no role >
, George Aldridge< no role >
, James Arnold< no role >
, David Boyd< no role >
, Thomas Robinson< no role >
, John Cross< no role >
, Philip Lacy< no role >
, John Alford< no role >
, John Graham< no role >
, William Cavenagh< no role >
, Thomas Hazard< no role >
, Thomas Mynott< no role >
, James Mcgennis< no role >
, and Mary Dymar< no role >
, on Wednesday the 18th Instant
.
Mooney< no role >
,
Donover< no role >
and
Crawford< no role >
were
respited
.
1, 2.
John Wilson< no role >
and
Bosovern Penlez< no role >
were indicted, for that they,
together with divers other Persons, to the Number of 40 and upwards, being feloniously and riotously assembled, to the Disturbance of the public Peace, did begin to demolish the dwelling House of
Peter Wood< no role >
, against the Form of the Statute in that Behalf made and provided
, July the 3d
.
Tuesday Evening, about 10 o'Clock at Night, His Majesty's Pleasure granting a
Respite
to John Wilson< no role >
, was signified to him by a Messenger.
3.
James Arnold< no role >
was indicted, for that he
in a certain Field, near the King's Highway, upon
William Whitebread< no role >
did make an Assault, putting him in bodily Fear and Danger of his Life, 1 Silver Watch, val. 50 s. 3 Iron Keys, 3 s. 6 d. in Monies numbered, the Goods of the same William Whitebread< no role >
, did steal, take, and carry away
, July 1st
.
4, 5.
John Collison< no role >
, and
George Aldridge< no role >
, were indicted for
stealing 1 Bay Gelding, val. 7 l. 7 s. 1 Black Mare, val. 10 l. the Goods of
Anne Hersel< no role >
, Widow
, August 21
.
6.
David Boyd< no role >
was indicted for
assaulting
Edward Neway< no role >
, and robbing him on the King's High way of 1 Peruke, val 5 s.
August 6th
.
7. 8.
Thomas Robinson< no role >
and
John Cross< no role >
, were indicted for
robbing
Elizabeth< no role >
the Wife
of
John Knot< no role >
, on the King's Highway, of Six-pence Half-penny
, July 22d
.
9.
John Alford< no role >
was indicted, for that he,
in a certain Field or open Place, near the King's Highway, upon
Thomas Lillwall< no role >
, and him the said Thomas Lillwall< no role >
, in bodily Fear and Danger of his Life, did put, 1 Guinea and 15 d. in Monies number'd, did steal, from the Person of the said Thomas Lillwall< no role >
, July 15th
.
10.
John Graham< no role >
was indicted, for that he
on the King's Highway, upon
Saven Nelson< no role >
, did make an Assault, putting him in bodily Fear, and Danger of his Life, and taking from his Person 3 s. 1 d. the Monies of the said Saven
, July 19th
.
11, 12, 13.
William Cavenagh< no role >
,
Thomas Hasseate< no role >
, or Hazard< no role >
, and
Thomas Mynott< no role >
, were indicted for that they
in a certain Field or open Place, near the King's Highway, upon
Alexander Baily< no role >
did make an Assault, and him, the said Alexander Baily< no role >
, in bodily fear did put, 1 Silver Watch, val. 40 s. 1 Brass Thimble, and three Half-pence in Money number'd from his Person did steal, take, and carry away
, July 19th
.