Ordinary of Newgate Prison:
Ordinary's Accounts: Biographies of Executed Convicts

23rd March 1752

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27th January 1752


BERNARD AGNEW< no role > , THOMAS FOX< no role > , and THOMAS GALE< no role > , were capitally convicted, and received Sentence of Death accordingly. ANN LEWIS< no role > was convicted, but Judgment was respited by the Court.

Mac Gennis, Hayes, Broughton, Gillfoy, and Davis were bred so, and Agnew and Fox were persuaded to be Roman Catholicks , and were attended by a Person in that Persuasion, as has been the Custom. As to the rest of the unhappy Convicts, they very regularly attended the Service of the Chapel, and were seldom, if ever absent, unless prevented by inevitable Sickness. When they were present, their Deportment was quiet and decent.

On Wednesday the 18th Instant , the Report of 17 Malefactors was made by Mr. Recorder to his Majesty in Council; when his Majesty was pleased to order Samuel Hill< no role > , Michael Mac Gennis< no role > , James Hayes< no role > , Richard Broughton< no role > , James Davis< no role > , John Powney< no role > , John Andrews< no role > , Ann Walsam< no role > , Mary Gillfoy< no role > , William Girdler< no role > , Anthony de Rosa< no role > , Joseph Geraldine< no role > , Thomas Huddle< no role > This name instance is in a workspace. , Bernard Agnew< no role > , Thomas Fox< no role > , and Thomas Gale< no role > , for Execution, on Monday the twenty-third instant .

Baileys< no role > died under Conviction , and Joseph Saunders< no role > was respited till his Majesty's Pleasure should be further made known.

1. Samuel Hill< no role > , was indicted for the wilfull Murder of Susannah Crabtree< no role > . He also stood indicted on the Coroner's Inquest, for the said Murder, December 27 .

2. Michael Mac Gennis< no role > , was indicted for the wilfull Murder of Richard Sheers< no role > , November 11 .

3, 4.James Hayes< no role > , and Richard Broughton< no role > , otherwise Branham< no role > , were indicted, for that they on the King's Highway, on Robert Bug< no role > , did make an Assault, putting him in corporal Fear, and Danger of his Life, one Penknife, Value 2 d. and 7 s. in Money, from his Person did steal, &c. December the 18th .

5. James Davis< no role > , was indicted, for that he on the King's Highway, on Elizabeth< no role > , Wife of Francis Manning< no role > , did make an Assault, one Linnen Handkerchief, one Linnen Apron, and 13 d. in Money, the Property of the said Francis, from her Person did take July the 29th .

6. John Powney< no role > , was indicted, for that he on the 12th of February , about the Hour of Two in the Night, the Dwelling-house of John Downes< no role > , did break and enter, and stole 3 Table-spoons, Value 30 s. 1 Silver Half-pint Mug, 1 Silver Milk-pot, 5 Silver Tea-spoons, a Pair of Tea-tongs, a Pair of Silver Shoe-Buckles, a Pair of Silk-Garters, and two Linnen Waistcoats, the Goods of the said John.

7, 8, 9. Bernard Agnew< no role > , Thomas Fox< no role > , and Thomas Gale< no role > , were indicted, for that they on the 4th of January , did utter, and publish as a true, a certain false forged Promissary Note of Hand, for the Payment of 25 l. 4 s. with Intent to defraud Elizabeth Agnew< no role > , Widow .

10.William Girdler< no role > , was indicted, for that he on the King's Highway, on William Roberts< no role > , did make an Assault, putting him in corporal Fear and Danger of his Life, and 15 s. from his Person, and against his Will did steal, &c. January 17th .

11.John Andrews< no role > , was indicted, for Forging a certain Acquittance for the Sum of 14 l. 10 s. 10 d. and for uttering it with Intent to defraud, July the 12th .

12. Mary< no role > , the Wife of Thomas Gillfoy< no role > , was indicted, for that she in the Dwelling-house of the said Thomas Gillfoy< no role > , upon George Kemp< no role > , did make an Assault, putting him in corporal Fear and Danger of his Life, and stealing from his Person 1 Guinea, January 27th .




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