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Suggested search: Murder, Horse stealing, Hanged

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  • David Evans of Radnorshire, farmer, about 40

    Date: 10 Apr 1756

    Crime:
    Highway robbery of William Oxley.

    Evans was an accomplice of Richard Varley, hanged at the next assizes. See also TNA: ASSI 45/25/4/162-167.

    TNA: ASSI 41/4; ASSI 42/7. Public Advertiser, 17 Apr 1756. Criminal Chronology, p 64 (with erroneous date of 28 Aug 1756).

  • John Jennings, waiter at the Bell Inn, near Kingston-upon-Hull, kept by James Brunel

    Date: 1742

    Crime:
    Highway robbery of an old man.

    James Brunel subsequently confessed to the crime after Jennings had been hanged for it.

    Wilkinson, Improved Newgate Calendar, vol 2, p 62.

  • John Chapillo / John Chappello / John Chapello

    Date: 25 Jul 1730

    Crime:
    Horse stealing.

    Was originally charged with horse stealing in 1724; was presumably hanged for a later offence.

    TNA: ASSI 41/2-85; ASSI 45/18/2(11). Yorkshire Archaeological Journal, vol 25, p 437. London Evening Post, 16 Jul 1730. Criminal Chronology, p 46

  • James Hey

    Date: 16 Jan 1813

    Crime:
    Robbery in the dwelling house of James Brook of Sheepridge, Huddersfield.

    One of 14 Luddites hanged at York on 16 Jan 1813. Convicted on the evidence of an informer, Joseph Carter. Hey was in the second batch of 7.

    Proceedings under the Special Commission at York, January 1813. Leeds Mercury, 23 Jan 1813.

  • Job Hey of North Dean

    Date: 16 Jan 1813

    Crime:
    Breaking and entering the farmhouse of George Haigh at Copley Gate, Skircoat, and stealing a gun and a pistol on a night in August 1812.

    One of 14 Luddites hanged at York on 16 Jan 1813. Convicted on the evidence of an informer, Joseph Carter. Hey was in the second batch of 7.

    Proceedings under the Special Commission at York, January 1813. Leeds Mercury, 23 Jan 1813.

  • Nathan Hoyle

    Date: 16 Jan 1813

    Crime:
    Robbery in the dwelling house of James Brook of Sheepridge, Huddersfield.

    One of 14 Luddites hanged at York on 16 Jan 1813. Convicted on the evidence of an informer, Joseph Carter. Hoyle was in the first batch of 7.

    Proceedings under the Special Commission at York, January 1813. Leeds Mercury, 23 Jan 1813.

  • Joseph Crowther

    Date: 16 Jan 1813

    Crime:
    Robbery in the dwelling house of James Brook of Sheepridge, Huddersfield.

    One of 14 Luddites hanged at York on 16 Jan 1813. Convicted on the evidence of an informer, Joseph Carter. Crowther was in the first batch of 7.

    Proceedings under the Special Commission at York, January 1813. Leeds Mercury, 23 Jan 1813.

  • William Hartley of Warley, near Halifax, tailor, 41

    Date: 16 Jan 1813

    Crime:
    Breaking and entering the farmhouse of George Haigh at Copley Gate, Skircoat, and stealing a gun and a pistol on a night in August 1812.

    One of 14 Luddites hanged at York on 16 Jan 1813. Convicted on the evidence of an informer, Joseph Carter. Hartley was in the second batch of 7.

    Proceedings under the Special Commission at York, January 1813. Leeds Mercury, 23 Jan 1813.

  • John Hill

    Date: 16 Jan 1813

    Crime:
    Breaking and entering the farmhouse of George Haigh at Copley Gate, Skircoat, and stealing a gun and a pistol on a night in August 1812.

    One of 14 Luddites hanged at York on 16 Jan 1813. Convicted on the evidence of an informer, Joseph Carter. Hill was in the first batch of 7.

    Proceedings under the Special Commission at York, January 1813. Leeds Mercury, 23 Jan 1813.

  • John Freeman

    Date: 19 Dec 1730

    Crime:
    Highway robbery of Matthew Wilks.

    Tried at Yorkshire Assizes Summer 1730 and marked in Gaol Book as reprieved; may have been hanged the following December after an escape attempt.

    ASSI 41/2-85. Yorkshire Archaeological Journal, vol 25, p 438. Criminal Chronology, p 46.

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  • Joseph Gilley of Scarborough, carpenter

    Date: Lent 1741

    Crime:
    Forgery of a will; reprieved 14 years Summer 1741.

    Jointly charged with George Bainton of Scarborough, attorney, who was hanged on 11 Apr 1741.

    TNA: ASSI 41/4.

  • William Donkan / William Doncan / William Dunkan

    Date: Lent 1747

    Crime:
    Breaking and entering (with Thomas Parker) the dwelling house of Frances Mainprice, widow, and stealing a silver cup valued at 4 guineas; reprieved 14 years Summer 1747.

    Subsequently returned from transportation and was convicted of house breaking; hanged at York 10 Aug 1751.

    TNA: ASSI 41/3; ASSI 41/4.

  • Abraham Dealtry

    Date: Lent 1745

    Crime:
    Highway robbery of Susanna Shackleton at Pontefract; death.

    Dealtry was hanged at York in Apr 1745 but revived after being cut down. He was afterwards reprieved and sentenced to transportation for life.

    TNA: ASSI 41/3; ASSI 41/4. Newcastle Courant, 13 Apr 1745.

  • Thomas Clark / John Sanderson / John Saunderson

    Date: Lent 1747

    Crime:
    Stealing 6 silver spoons and a gold ring valued at 15s from the dwelling house of John Wharton; transportation 7 years Lent 1747.

    Subsequently found guilty of being at large while under sentence of transportation and also of horse stealing; hanged at York 25 Mar 1749.

    TNA: ASSI 41/3; ASSI 41/4.

  • Richard Clark, suspected deserter from 66th Regiment, born at Spital, near Berwick-upon-Tweed, in 1739

    Date: Lent 1759

    Crime:
    Highway robbery: assaulting and demanding money with menaces from Robert Fisher; transportation 7 years Lent 1759.

    Was hanged at York on 18 Apr 1767, having been convicted of house-breaking; confessed that he came from a family of habitual thieves and returning transports; by his own account he had been sentenced to and returned from transportation to Maryland or Virginia three times

    TNA: ASSI 41/4; ASSI 42/7. Calendar of Felons, 28 Jul 1759. London Evening Post, 21 Apr 1767.

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