| Evidence: | Witness statement in trial for robbery:
James John Conolly: "I am a policeman, I apprehended the prisoner Wright on Monday afternoon, about four o'clock (the afternoon of the robbery) in Wentworth-street, Whitechapel, in a house of ill-fame where he lodged; he was reading the newspaper..." |
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| Century: | 1800-1849 | ||||||||||
| Date: | 15 Jul 1833 | ||||||||||
| Country: | England | ||||||||||
| Time: | daytime: 4pm | ||||||||||
| Place: | city: London specific address: Wentworth-street, Whitechapel location in dwelling: in his lodgings |
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| Type of Experience (Reader): |
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| Type of Experience (Listener): |
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| Reader: | Robert Wright |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | 1812 |
| Socio-economic group: | Unknown/NA |
| Occupation: | n/a |
| 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: | |
| Title: | n/a |
| Genre: | Ephemera |
| Form of Text: | Print: Newspaper |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | unknown |
| Record ID: | 1109 | |
| Source - | Manuscript | Other |
| Author: | Old Bailey Proceedings Online (www.oldbaileyonline.org, 1 August 2006), 5 September 1833, Trial of Robert Wright and John Reynolds (t18330905-6), |
| Citation: | Old Bailey Proceedings Online (www.oldbaileyonline.org, 1 August 2006), 5 September 1833, Trial of Robert Wright and John Reynolds (t18330905-6), http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=1109, accessed: 04 December 2023 |
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