LIST OF TRIALS. (Part VII)... This list is a follow up to the first release of execute.txt, listing executions carried out in England from 1606 to 1895 but may not be comprehensive. All the information contained here is extracted from the publication `HAYDN`S DICTIONARY OF DATES`, 21st Edition, to the Autumn of 1895. Published by WARD, LOCK, AND BOWDEN LIMITED 1895. As the list of trials is quite large, I have decided to split the topic into smaller, more compact files to make it easier to download. All files will have the title 'List of Trials. (Part *) * = part number. Where a figure is shaown as 20,000l: the l stands for Guineas, which equalled one pound and one shilling. E-Mail address: paul@yeoldesussexpages.co.uk The capital letters (MI) in the comments section mean that other information is available should it be required. Regulations for conducting trials were made by LOTHAIRE and EDRIC, kings of Kent, about 673 to 680. ALFRED the GREAT is said to have begun trial by jury; but there is good evidence of such trials before his time. Arrangements were made for much more speedy trials by "the Winter Assizes Act," 1876. This is a list of the more remarkable trials conducted at the dates mentioned and as with the list of executions, will not be comprehensive. Some of the names in this text file will also be found in the list of executions where sentance of death was given. NOTE: In order to be able to supply this text file as 'searchable text', I have to scan a copy of the page and resize it; OCR the file and then make whatever corrections are required as I lay the text in a readable format. The condition of the publication also makes it harder to get an excellent scan. As you can imagine, doing all this takes a lot of time and I have much else to occupy my time, so updates on this may well be periodic. Name & Deed Philpotts v. Boyd : settled by judicial committee of privy council 24 Feb , 1875 Mordaunt v. Mordaunt and viscount Cole, (see, May, 1874); divorce granted 11 March, 1875 Terry v. Brighton Aquarium Company, for opening on Sundays; verdict; penalty 200l., 27 April, 1875 Jackson v. Grand Junction Canal Company, Gunpowder Explosion, 2 Oct. 1874); company adjudged responsible for damages 14 May , 1875 Keith Johnston v. Proprietors of 'Athenceum', for libel in criticism of an atlas; Edinburgh; damages, 1,275l.: 24 March, new trial; damages reduced to 100l. 16 June , 1875 John Neave, Arthur keen (or Murrell) and Annie Bolwell, convicted of coining and uttering false coin at railway stations 12, 13 July , 1875 Jenkins v. Rev. Flavel Cook (for excluding him from the communion for heresy (denying personality of Satan and eternal punishment); verdict for defendant in Court of Arches) 16 July , 1875 Col. Valentine Baker sentenced to fine of 500l., and 12 months' imprisonment for indecently assaulting Miss Dickenson in a railway carriage 2 Aug , 1875 Mrs. Gladstone v. capt. Gladstone (long case concluded); divorce granted 6 Aug , 1875 William Thompson Hunt convicted of manslaughter for administering strychnia to Mrs. Hudson (who died) and others, as a remedy for intoxication; 5 years' penal servitude 25 Sept , 1875 William Talley, a solicitor, for dissuading a person bound over to prosecute from fulfilling his engagement; sentence 1 year's imprisonment 25 Sept , 1875 Sugden and others v. St. Leonards, will case (lord St. Leonards' will missing: many codicils left); verdict for plaintiffs, affirming the lost will on his daughter's, Miss Sugden's, recollection of its provisions 17-26 Nov , 1875 NOTE: [Verdict affirmed on appeal, 14 March, 1876.) Henry Wainwright for murder of Harriet Lane, and his brother Thomas as accessory before and after the fact; before chief justice Cockburn (nine days); Henry sentenced to death; Thomas, as accessory after fact, to 7 years' penal servitude 22 Nov-1 Dec , 1875 Smith v. Union Bank of London ; verdict for defendants 29 Nov , 1875 Rev.H. Keet v. Rev. G. E. Smith ; appeal to privy council; verdict for the plaintiff 21 Jan , 1876 Persons representing the parish of Folkestone v. Rev. C. J. Ridsdale, vicar (for ritualistic practices); verdict for plaintiffs; the vicar to be admonished and pay costs 3 Feb , 1876 Jenkins v. Rev. F. S. Cook, appeal from the dean of Arches to the privy council judicial committee; verdict for plaintiff; (Rev. F. Cook resigned) 16 Feb , 1876 Eupion Gas Company (1874) ; Queen v. Aspinall and others, directors, for fraud; long trial; verdict, aspinall and another convicted of improperly obtaining settlement of quotation on Stock Exchange ; acquitted of charge of fraud 17 Feb , 1876 NOTE: [The lord chief justice declared the company to be "a fiction and a sham from beginning to end;" sentence, Joseph Aspinall and Charles Knocker, 12 months' imprisonment, John Saunders Muir and William Whyte, 2 months' imprisonment, 1 July, 1876.] W. K. Vance and Ellen Snee, conspiracy to murder (ostensibly herself); singular case; sentenced to imprisonment 1 June , 1876 Robert Buchanan, the poet, v. P. A. TAylor, M.P., proprietor of 'Examiner', libels in papers 27 Nov. and 1 Dec. (letter said to be by Mr. A. Swinburne, the poet); damages, 150l. 1 July , 1876 Twycross (representing many others) v. baron albert Grant and others, to recover money paid for shares in Lisbon tramway company, promoted by defendant and others; long trial; able speech of Grant ; verdict, 700l. damages 13 July , 1876 NOTE: [Judgment affirmed on appeal, 2 June, 1877] Buckhurst peerage, claimed by earl Delawarr and by his brother, Mortimer Sackville West; house of lords decide in favour of the earl 18 July , 1876 Blackburn Murder ; William Fish convicted of murder and violation of Emily Mary Holland, aged 7 (28 March); pleaded temporary insanity 28 July , 1876 Richard Banner Oakley, manager of Co-operative Credit Bank, convicted of obtaining money by false pretences; much credulity in victims; 5 years' penal servitude 9-12 Aug , 1876 Will Frauds: Charles Howard (count von Howard, &c.), sentenced to 5 years' penal servitude for obtaining 380l. from John Harvey, for a pretended will 26 Oct , 1876 Frederick Henry Vane v. st Henry Ralph Vane (his nephew); verdict for defendant, maintaining his father's legitimacy ; chancery division 25 Nov , 1876 Lewis v. Higgins, for alleged slander in speech as counsel; verdict for defendant, affirming privilege of counsel 4 Dec , 1876 Coe (stage manager, Haymarket, dismissed as accused of receiving payments from actors engaged) v. Sothern and Buckstone; verdict for plaintiff; damages, 1035l. 13 Dec , 1876 Lord Longford v. Wellington Purdon ; will giving property to the plaintiff's young son set aside; the testator, Cooke, having been under the undue influence of Rev. William Lyster (plaintiff not blamed); 25 days' trial Feb , 1877 Lynall Thomas v. the Queen (petition of right); for patent of cannon, &Tc.; verdict for plaintiff, with damages 10 March, 1877 Great Turf Frauds: forgery of cheques for 10,000l., &c.;about 13,000l. obtained; five sentenced to penal servitude ; Henry Benson, 15 years ; Wiliam and Fred Kerr and Chas Bate, 10 years; Edwin Murray, accessory, 18 months 12-23 April, 1877 Cresswell and others v. Walrond; will of Bethell Walrond set aside by arrangement (he had bequeathed his property to strangers and dogs, had been cruel to his children, decorated his bed with skulls and hearse plumes, &c.) 13 June , 1877 Queen v. Charles Bradlaugh and Annie Besant, for publication of "Fruits of Philosophy," by Dr. Knowlton, which they defended, on grounds of humanity, in long speeches; verdict, the book calculated to deprave, but not intended, 18-21 June; sentence (through the defendants not submitting to the court), 6 months' imprisonment, 200l. fine for both, 28 June; appeal, on ground of legal informality, disallowed by queen's bench 16 Nov , 1877 Nathaniel Druscovitch, John Meiklejohn, and William Palmer, police inspectors, and Edward Froggatt, solicitor, charged with conspiracy to defeat the ends of justice in respect to turf frauds (see above, 12-23 April); examination began, 12 July: Froggatt committed, 6 Sept.; chief inspector Clarke arrested, 8 Sept.; 28 days' examination; committed, 22 Sept.; trial began, 24 Oct.;all convicted except Clarke;sentence, 2 years' imprisonment with hard labour 20 Nov , 1877 William Swindlehurst, secretary, and Dr John Baxter Langley, director of Artisans' Dwelling Company, and Edward Saffery, convicted of defrauding shareholders of about 24,312l.; officers sentenced to 18 months', Saffery 12 months' imprisonment . 23-26 Oct , 1877 Thomas Hyslop (aged 19) and John Denham (aged 18) convicted of highway robbery at Blackheath 23 Oct , 1877 Penge Case : Louis A.E. Staunton, Patrick L. Staunton his brother, and Elizabeth Ann, his wife, and her sister, Alice Rhodes, mistress of Louis; tried for murder by starvation of Harriet, wife of Louis (a woman of weak intellect, married for her property, and soon deserted), 19 Sept.; all convicted, 26 Sept.; respited, 13 Oct.; Alice Rhodes pardoned; the others sentenced to penal servitude for life; announced 30 Oct , 1877 Coote (solicitor) v. Kenealy; for payments; verdict for plaintiff 14 Nov , 1877 Forged Leases: Frederick Dimsdale, solicitor, Chas. Burrell Moore, clerk, and others; forged leases, and borrowed money on them (above 300,000l.) ; many lenders did not appear; pleaded guilty; sentence, Dimsdale, penal servitude for life; Moore, 7 years ; others less 16, 17 Jan , 1878 Madame Rachel (Levison, or Leverson), convicted of misdemeanour; obtained money and jewels from Mrs. Pearce, for "beautifying;" 5 years penal servitude 10, 11 April, 1878 Eugene Marie Chantrelle, Frenchman, convicted of murder of wife, at Edinburgh; much cruelty disclosed 10 May , 1878 Will case, Dublin; Christopher Neville Bagot, made a fortune in Australia; made will, disinheriting his son as illegitimate;died, 23 May, 1877; trial, 23 days; painful disclosures; the will set aside (see, 1879) 20 May , 1878 Harrington v. Victoria Graving Dock Company; he claimed remainder of commission for obtaining an order from Great Eastern railway company; nonsuited; such commissions declared illegal by queen's bench 4 June , 1878 Jas. T. Northcott, Geo. Thompson, Thomas G. Wood (of the Albion Life Insurance company); sentenced to 5 years' penal servitude for conspiracy, and obtaining money on false pretences; subordinates sentenced to less imprisonment 8 June , 1878 Charles Marvin, copying-clerk of foreign office, examined for copy of an Anglo-Russian agreement published in 'Globe', 14 June, 27 June ; discharged 16 July , 1878 Taylor v. Gwyn; claim for Jermy estates ; claim denied; trial set aside by statute of limitations 5 Aug , 1878 The Board of Works v. Rev. P.G. Lee, of All Saints, Lambeth; queen's bench division decide that the incumbent of a church is not its owner, and therefore not responsible for keeping it in repair 11 Nov , 1878 Annie Louisa lady Gooch (with Ann Walker); she tried to pass a child as her own and her huuband's, committed for trial 30 Nov., indictment ignored 11 Dec , 1878 Paul and others v. Summerhayes; appeal; sentence against plaintiffs affirmed (foxhunters may not trespass), queen's bench . 16 Nov , 1878 Queen v. Bandmann (for assault on Mrs. Rousby), not guilty 19-20 Nov , 1878 Henry Sturt Marshall, assistant secretary of curates' augmentation fund, convicted of embezzling about 7,000l.; confessed 24 Oct , 1878 Whistler v. Ruskin, for libellous criticism in "Fors Clavigera," one farthing damages 25, 26 Nov , 1878 Hill and others v. managers of Metropolitan Asylums District 11 (day.s), verdict, that Hampstead smallpox hospital was a nuisance (verdict affirmed on appeal, 28 Jan. 1879) 29 Nov , 1878 Mr. Wybrow Robertson (manager of Westminster Aquarium) v. Labouchere, for libel in 'Truth', 27 Nov., verdict for defendant 10 Dec , 1878 Muir and others; court of session, decides that trustees who have invested in the "City Of Glasgow bank," are responsible [affirmed on appeal to house of lords, 7 April, 1879] 20 Dec , 1878 Stephen Gambrill for murder of Mr. Arthur Gillow (on 5 Dec. when defending agricultural machinery), at Wednesborough, near Sandwich, Kent; convicted 14-15 Jan , 1879 Long firm forgeries, Kettle and others convicted, sentenced to various terms of imprisonment 16-17 Jan , 1879 City of Glasgow Bank directors and managers ; convicted 20 Jan - 1 Feb , 1879 Charles Peace (or John Ward), committed many burglaries in skilful manner, convicted of attempting life of policeman, 19 Nov.; convicted of murder of arthur Dyson, at Bannercross near Sheffield, 29 Nov. 1876 4 Feb , 1879 NOTE: [He jumped from a moving railway train near Sheffield, and was nearly killed, 22 Jan.; confessed to murders, &c.; exonerated William Habron, convicted as an accomplice in a murder(therefore released, 18 March); executed at Leeds, 25 Feb.] Dr. Julius v. Bishop of Oxford (for not prosecuting rev. T.T. Carter of Clewer for ritualistic practices), queen's bench, (verdict for plaintiff, set aside on appeal, 30 May, Mr. Carter-resigneh 24 March, 1880) 8 March, 1879 ------END OF FILE-------