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

8th August 1750

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5th July 1750


Servant of his Portmantle, &c. were respited till their Lordships Pleasure concerning them be farther known . Carrel has been a long Time at this Work, and very active in the Ways of Thievery and Robbery, having escaped from four Indictments in April Sessions last, the Evidence not being strong enough to convict him then, though guilty he was of all. Wallis, a poor unhappy Fellow, had been a Seaman for ten Years past, and came Home from the Indies with Admiral Boscawen. For want of knowing better, he spent all his Wages as fast as he could in Rioting and Drunkenness, and the Necessity and bad Company led him to be a Thief, and he luckily escaped, perhaps, with Transportation.

1, 2. Samuel Cook< no role > and James Tyler< no role > were indicted, for that they, in a certain Field, or open Place, near the King's Highway, on John Darnell< no role > did make an Assault, putting him in corporal Fear, and Danger of his Life, and taking from his Person five Shillings in Money number'd, the Money of the said John, June 14 .

3. Benjamin Chamberlain< no role > This name instance is in set 3566. , was indicted, for that he, on the King's Highway, on George Powel< no role > , did make an Assault, putting him in corporal Fear, and Danger of his Life, one Metal Watch, Val. 40 s. one Pair of Silver Buckles, Val. 5 s. against the Will of the said George, from his Person did steal, take, and carry away, June 24 .

4, 5. Ely, otherwise Ely Smith< no role > , otherwise Horseface , and Henry Webb< no role > , were indicted, for that they, together with Ben the Coal-beaver, on Henry Smith< no role > did make an Assault on the King's Highway, putting him in corporal Fear, and Danger of his Life, one Hat, Val. 1 s. and one Steel Tobacco-Box, Val. 1 s. and one Shilling in Money number'd, from his Person, and against the Will of the said Henry, did steal, take, and carry away, June 9 .

6. Thomas Crawford< no role > , was indicted, for that he, on the King's Highway, upon Valentine Harris< no role > , did make an Assault, putting him in corporal Fear, and Danger of his Life, one Silver Watch, Val. 3 l. one Periwig, Val. 10 s. from his Person did steal, take, and carry away, July 5 .

1. SAMUEL COOK< no role > , aged 19, was born in the Parish of St. Luke's, Old-street , and at eight Years of Age was put to School in St. Stephen's, Wallbrook , where he learnt to read and write, and at 14 was, by a Society he says, bound out an Apprentice to a Rule and Mathematical Instrument-Maker , whom, he says, he served faithfully for about four or five Years, and then left him, through the Persuasion of evil Company. Had he made a good Use of the Introduction he had into the World, he might have done and lived very well, as he was now inclined to think; but his natural Inclination leaning towards Idleness and Debauchery, he presently listened to evil Counsellors, and gave into their Measures. Since he has left his Business, his Time has been taken up in going about




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