Old Bailey Proceedings:
Old Bailey Proceedings: Accounts of Criminal Trials

12th September 1750

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536, 537, 538. Thomas Blakeway proceedingsdefend , John Davies proceedingsdefend , and James Parkinson proceedingsdefend , were indicted with William Hopton < no role > , Edmund James < no role > , and John Griffiths < no role > , for that William Hopton < no role > on Henry Bradley proceedingsvictim did make an assault with a certain stick which he held in his right hand, on the said Henry's head, neck, breast, and back did, strike, and knock down to the ground, giving him divers mortal bruises, of which the said Henry did die, and that the prisoners were aiding, abetting, compassing, and assisting therein , December 10 . See No. 131. in Sir Samuel Pennant < no role > 's mayoralty. Mary Bradly < no role > deposed as before in the former trial.

Mary Lantley < no role > . I saw the deceased about two days before he died. He did not say any thing to me. His head was black.

William Baker < no role > , to the same purport as before.

John Greenwood the same as before.

John Anlicker < no role > . The night before the deceased died I was with him. I ask'd him how he did, I ask'd him if he could lay his death to any one of the men. He said to one and all. I shew'd the apothecary the corrupted blood which came from him when he made water; it looked like blood itself. The apothecary told me it came from the bruises he receiv'd from the men. And after he was dead, when I went to lift him into the coffin, the blood came into my hand from a hole between his shoulders. Before he died, he complained of pains all over his body.

Q. Was any body by when you shew'd the apothecary this bloody water?

Anlicker. Mrs. Bradley was, my Lord.

Greenwod. Upon my oath there was never such a word past. I view'd the body on the coroner's inquisition, and saw no such place as is mentioned upon his shoulder. I applied four blisters to him; two on his body, and one on each arm; and I saw no blood at all.

George Norris < no role > . I was foreman upon the coroner's jury, and I could see no particular bruises. I observed all the fore part of his body. I did not think by my inspection that any bruises were the occasion of his death. The body was putrify'd ; but that was by lying too long.

John Jinks < no role > . I came to Mrs. Bradley the next morning after the coroner's jury had sat. I ask'd her how they brought it in. Said she, accidental Death. Said she, there were three of the men I believe were not concern'd.

All three acquitted .




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