Ordinary of Newgate Prison:
Ordinary's Accounts: Biographies of Executed Convicts
7th February 1750
As to the Seven of the last January Sessions, BRANNAM, PURCEL, and SAVAGE, are also Papists
; MARY WOOD< no role > This name instance is in set 979.
, and JOHN WALLER< no role >
were so very ill, as not to be able to attend Prayers, the other two WOOLFINGTON< no role >
and
HAMMOND< no role >
always did.
On the 1st Instant
the Report of 15 Malefactors was made by Mr. Recorder to His Majesty; when He was pleased to order the 10 following for Execution, viz. John Edwards< no role >
, James Aldridge< no role >
, Thomas Good< no role >
, Robert Hickson< no role >
, Edward Dempsey< no role >
, Patrick Dempsey< no role >
, Dennis Brannam< no role >
, William Purcel< no role >
, James Hammond< no role >
, and Lawrence Savage< no role >
, on Wednesday the 7th Instant
.
Davis< no role >
and
Shorer< no role >
, for robbing
John Bruce< no role >
, a Black
,
Tidd< no role > This name instance is in set 1128.
, for robbing
Henry Applen< no role >
, for which three have been executed already;
Woolfington< no role >
, for robbing Thomas Miller< no role >
, and
John Waller< no role >
, for stealing a Watch from the Person of John Gordon< no role >
, were
respited
, till his Majesty's Pleasure be further known. Mary Wood< no role >
, pleading Pregnancy, and being found quick with Child, was not reported.
1.
John Edwards< no role > This name instance is in set 3196.
was indicted, for
entering the dwelling House of
Robert Fleming< no role >
, and stealing from thence one silver quart Tankard, val. 5 s. 2 silver pint Muggs, val. 5 l. 1 half-pint Mugg, val. 20 s. 4 silver Tea Spoons, and one Strainer, val. 5 s. the Goods of the said Robert Fleming< no role >
, October 17th
.
2, 3.
Patrick Dempsey< no role >
and
Edward Dempsey< no role >
were indicted, for that they
on the King's High-way, upon
Thomas Brown< no role >
did make an Assault, putting him in corporal Fear, and Danger of his Life, and took from him one gold Watch, with a gold Seal, val. 12 l. one gold Ring set with 8 Diamonds, val. 12 l. one linnen Handkerchief, one Hat, one Peruke, and 16 s. in Money, the Goods of the said Thomas Brown< no role >
, October 8th
.
4.
James Aldridge< no role >
was indicted, for that he
together with
Henry Barret< no role >
, (not yet taken) in a certain Field, or open Place, near the King's High-way, on the Person of
John Piercer< no role >
, Clerk
, did make an Assault, putting him in bodily Fear and Danger of his Life; one Pair of Shoe-Buckles, val. 5 s. one silk Handkerchief, val. 2 s. one Pair of leather Gloves, val. 6 d. ten Shillings in Money, the Goods of the said John, did steal, take and carry away against his Majesty's Peace, Crown and Dignity, Sept. 26
.
5.
Thomas Good< no role >
was indicted, for that he
in a certain Field or open place, near the King's High-way, did make an Assault upon
Robert Butler< no role >
, putting him in corporal Fear, and Danger of his Life; taking from him, one silver Watch, val. 6 l. one silver knee Buckle val. 6 d. one linnen Handkerchief, val. 2 d. 2 Pieces of foreign Gold, val. 2 l. 14 s. 2 Pieces, val. 3 l. 12 s. 10 Guineas, and 9 l. in Money, the Property of the said Robert, October 15th
.