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

8th March 1731

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25th February 1731


THE ORDINARY of NEWGATE, His ACCOUNT of the Behaviour, Confession, &c.

AT the King's Commission of Oyer and Terminer, and Gaol-Delivery of Newgate, held (before the Rt. Hon. HUMPHREY PARSONS< no role > , Esq; Lord Mayor of the City of London; the Rt. Hon. the Lord Chief Baron Reynolds; the Hon. Mr. Justice Probyn; the Worshipful Mr. Serjeant Raby, and others of His Majesty's Justices of Oyer and Terminer, and Gaol-Delivery for the City of London, and Gaol-Delivery of Newgate, holden for the said City and County of Middlesex) at JusticeHall in the Old-Bailey, on Friday, Saturday, Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, being the 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th, and 19th of January, 1731 , in the Fourth Year of his Majesty's Reign.

Two Men, viz. William Maynee< no role > , and Alexander Russel< no role > , were by the Jury convicted of capital Crimes, and receiv'd Sentence of Death. As also,

At the King's Commission of Oyer and Terminer, and Gaol-Delivery of Newgate, held (before the Right Honourable Humphrey Parsons< no role > , Esq; Lord Mayor of the City of London; the Hon. Mr. Justice Lee; the Hon. Mr. Baron Thompson, Recorder of the City of London, and others of his Majesty's Justices, &c.) at Justice-Hall in the Old-Bailey, on Wednesday and Thursday, the 24th and 25th of February, 1731 , in the Fourth Year of his Majesty's Reign.

Four Men, viz. George Wych< no role > , Thomas Andrews< no role > , William Williams< no role > and John Chappel< no role > This name instance is in set 3213. , were found Guilty of capital Crimes by the Jury, and receiv'd Sentence of Death.




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