Evidence: | Witness statement in trial for murder:
Henry Wignall: 'the 1st of January was Sunday—on the 1st of January I was in my own room, up stairs, reading the newspaper—he was in Mrs. Gale's apartment—I was reading the newspaper that morning to my wife, and a friend of mine, and my sister—I read of the trunk of a body being found in the Edgeware-road. Q. Did you read loud enough for the prisoners to hear you? A. They must have heard me read it—they had the door of their room ajar, and must have heard me—they staid there all day, and slept there all night—they did not say a word about this trunk that was found.' |
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Century: | 1800-1849 | ||||||||||
Date: | 1 Jan 1837 | ||||||||||
Country: | England | ||||||||||
Time: | morning | ||||||||||
Place: | city: London specific address: 56 Portland Street Walworth location in dwelling: in his room |
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Type of Experience (Reader): |
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Type of Experience (Listener): |
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Reader: | Henry Wignall |
Age | Adult (18-100+) |
Gender | Male |
Date of Birth | n/a |
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) |
wife, sister and friend; accused may have been listening from room next door: James Greenacre and Sarah Gale |
Additional comments: | n/a |
Author: | [n/a] |
Title: | [newspaper] |
Genre: | Law |
Form of Text: | Print: Newspaper |
Publication details: | n/a |
Provenance: | unknown |
Record ID: | 24954 | |
Source - | Manuscript | Other |
Author: | Old Bailey Proceedings Online (www.oldbaileyonline.org, 27 April 2009), 3 Apr 1837, Trial of James Greenacre and Sarah Gale (t18370403-917), |
Citation: | Old Bailey Proceedings Online (www.oldbaileyonline.org, 27 April 2009), 3 Apr 1837, Trial of James Greenacre and Sarah Gale (t18370403-917), http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=24954, accessed: 25 April 2024 |
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