Evidence: | Prisoner's statement in trial for theft:
Michael Benson: 'I called for a glass of ale, and paid for it; I was there a considerable time, reading the newspaper, and saw the parcel on the counter that Drury had placed there for me to take, and I had another glass of ale' |
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Century: | 1800-1849 | ||||||||||
Date: | 29 Aug 1845 | ||||||||||
Country: | England | ||||||||||
Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
Place: | city: London specific address: Dover Castle public-house, Mount-row, Lambeth other location: public house |
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Type of Experience (Reader): |
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Type of Experience (Listener): |
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Reader: | Michael Benson |
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) |
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: | 25390 | |
Source - | Manuscript | Other |
Author: | Old Bailey Proceedings Online (www.oldbaileyonline.org, 30 April 2009), 15 Sept 1845, Trial Frederick Drury, Michael Benson (t18450915-1933), |
Citation: | Old Bailey Proceedings Online (www.oldbaileyonline.org, 30 April 2009), 15 Sept 1845, Trial Frederick Drury, Michael Benson (t18450915-1933), http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=25390, accessed: 25 April 2024 |
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