Evidence: | Witness statement in trial for treason:
George Davis: 'Q. How came you to alter your mind? A. Through reading the newspaper this morning, and seeing the character the witness had yesterday, and 1 knew no one could bring such charges against me—it was from reading the account of the cross-examination of Powell—it occurred to me that he bore rather a bad character, and cut rather a bad figure—I did not want to bolster him up—I came to give the light evidence, because I thought the Jury would not believe Powell's statement to be true, as he bore such a bad character.' |
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Century: | 1800-1849 | ||||||||||
Date: | Until: 18 Sep 1848 | ||||||||||
Country: | England | ||||||||||
Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
Place: | city: London | ||||||||||
Type of Experience (Reader): |
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Type of Experience (Listener): |
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Reader: | George Davis |
Age | Adult (18-100+) |
Gender | Male |
Date of Birth | n/a |
Socio-economic group: | Clerk / tradesman / artisan / smallholder |
Occupation: | shoemaker |
Religion: | n/a |
Country of origin: | n/a |
Country of experience: | England |
Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
n/a |
Additional comments: | n/a |
Author: | [n/a] |
Title: | [newspaper] |
Genre: | Law |
Form of Text: | Print: Newspaper |
Publication details: | n/a |
Provenance: | unknown |
Record ID: | 25431 | |
Source - | Manuscript | Other |
Author: | Old Bailey Proceedings Online (www.oldbaileyonline.org, 30 April 2009), 18 Sept 1848, Trial of William Lacy, Thomas Fay, William Cuffei (t18480918-2181), |
Citation: | Old Bailey Proceedings Online (www.oldbaileyonline.org, 30 April 2009), 18 Sept 1848, Trial of William Lacy, Thomas Fay, William Cuffei (t18480918-2181), http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=25431, accessed: 28 March 2024 |
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