| Evidence: | witness statement in trial for theft:
Henry Reeves: 'he was reading the newspaper—it might have been for half an hour—that was perhaps about eight o'clock—he had a pint of porter to drink about eight—I saw him drink out of a quart pot, a person sitting in the next box handed it over' |
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| Century: | 1800-1849 | ||||||||||
| Date: | 14 May 1843 | ||||||||||
| Country: | England | ||||||||||
| Time: | evening | ||||||||||
| Place: | city: London specific address: John o'Groat Public House, Grey street, Blackfriars road other location: public house |
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| Reader: | William Hatton |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | 1821 |
| Socio-economic group: | Labourer (non-agricultural) |
| Occupation: | 'criminal' |
| 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: | Unknown |
| Form of Text: | Print: Newspaper |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | borrowed (other) public house |
| Record ID: | 24982 | |
| Source - | Manuscript | Other |
| Author: | Old Bailey Proceedings Online (www.oldbaileyonline.org, 27 April 2009), 12 Jun 1843, Trial of George Hatton, William Hill, Robert Williams, James Thompson (t18430612-2054), |
| Citation: | Old Bailey Proceedings Online (www.oldbaileyonline.org, 27 April 2009), 12 Jun 1843, Trial of George Hatton, William Hill, Robert Williams, James Thompson (t18430612-2054), http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=24982, accessed: 25 April 2024 |
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