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Catalogue description Prisoner name: John Warne . Prisoner age: 28. Prisoner occupation: Butcher. Court and...
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| Reference: | HO 17/103/126 |
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| Description: |
Prisoner name: John Warne. Prisoner age: 28. Prisoner occupation: Butcher. Court and date of trial: Hampshire Lent Assizes held at Winchester 1830. Crime: Cattle stealing, namely a calf, the property of James Ball of Burley, Hampshire, butcher. Initial sentence: Death, commuted to transportation for life. Annotated (Outcome): Nil. Petitioner(s): Prisoner; Love Warne of Hurn near Ringwood, the prisoner's aunt. Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): The prisoner is innocent; he had no time to prepare his defence before trial; the prosecutor's evidence was inconclusive. Other papers: Letter from the Reverend James Willis of Sopley, Hampshire, magistrate, testifying to the actions of the prosecutor. Letter from H Wayland Powell, committing magistrate, concerning petition. Additional Information: Prisoner lodged with Mrs Jane Keeping at High Town, near Ringwood, Hampshire. Held in Winchester gaol then on board York hulk, Gosport. |
| Date: | 1830 Mar - 1830 May |
| Held by: | The National Archives, Kew |
| Former reference in its original department: | To26 |
| Legal status: | Public Record(s) |
| Language: | English |
| Closure status: | Open Document, Open Description |
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