| Evidence: | Mr Gurney cross-examines victim Thomas Metcalfe in trial of Ann Wright for theft. During examination, reads to Metcalfe and the court an advertisement put in the newspaper by Metcalfe and asks for a response:
Q: "Do you know anything of this advertisement? 'The public are requested not to trust Ann Wright, she goes by the name of Metcalfe'. Look at it."
A: "I cannot tell"
Q: "Did you put it in that newspaper?"
A: "I put an advertisement in, I cannot tell whether that is it or no" |
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| Century: | 1800-1849 | ||||||||||
| Date: | 18 Feb 1807 | ||||||||||
| Country: | England | ||||||||||
| Time: | daytime | ||||||||||
| Place: | city: London specific address: Old Bailey other location: court |
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| Reader: | Gurney |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | n/a |
| Socio-economic group: | Professional / academic / merchant / farmer |
| Occupation: | lawyer/ solicitor |
| Religion: | n/a |
| Country of origin: | n/a |
| Country of experience: | England |
| Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
The court |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | |
| Title: | n/a |
| Genre: | Ephemera |
| Form of Text: | Print: Newspaper |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | owned |
| Record ID: | 1892 | |
| Source - | Manuscript | Other |
| Author: | Old Bailey Proceedings Online (www.oldbaileyonline.org, 1 August 2006), 18 February 1807, Trial of Ann Wright (t18070218-66), |
| Citation: | Old Bailey Proceedings Online (www.oldbaileyonline.org, 1 August 2006), 18 February 1807, Trial of Ann Wright (t18070218-66), http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=1892, accessed: 16 April 2024 |
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