The Newgate Calendar Vol. 5
THE NEWGATE CALENDAR
Edited by Donal Ó Danachair
Volume 5
Published by the Ex-classics Project, 2009
http://www.exclassics.com
Public Domain
An Execution at Newgate
CONTENTS
RENWICK WILLIAMS Commonly called "The Monster." Convicted 13th Of
December, 1790, of a brutal and wanton Assault on Miss Ann Porter 11
JOHN BELVILLE Convicted at the Old Bailey, 16th of February, 1791, for a
Robbery from "the Dwelling-House of her Majesty, called Buckingham House" 16
WILLIAM GADESBY Executed for Robbery 17
BARTHOLOMEW QUAILN Executed, after a great Legal Argument, on 7th of
March, 1791, in the Isle of Ely, for the Murder of his Wife. 19
JOSEPH WOOD AND THOMAS UNDERWOOD Two Fourteen-year-old Boys,
executed at Newgate, 6th of July, 1791, for robbing another Boy 21
NATHANIEL LILLEY, JAMES MARTIN, MARY BRIANT, WILLIAM ALLEN,
AND JOHN BUTCHER Convicted of Returning from Transportation 22
JOSEPH LORRISON Known among Thieves as "Jumping Joe." Executed on
Kennington Common, 8th of August, 1792, for Robbery on the Highway 24
THE REV. RICHARD BURGH, JOHN CUMMINGS, ESQ., CAPTAIN IN THE
ARMY, TOWNLEY M'CAN, ESQ., STUDENT OF LAW, JAMES DAVIS AND
JOHN BOURNE Convicted of a Conspiracy to set fire to the King's Bench Prison,
February, 1793 25
THE REV. MR JACKSON Convicted of Treason, in Dublin, 23rd of April, 1793, but
who died of Poison at the Bar of the Court, at the Moment Death would have been
pronounced upon him 28
LAURENCE JONES A Notorious Swindler, sentenced to Death in 1793, but who
hanged himself Three Days before the Date of his Execution 30
ELIZABETH MARSH A Fifteen-year-old Girl, executed for the Murder of her
Grandfather, March, 1794 32
HENRY GOODIFF A Boy condemned to Death for robbing a Pieman, who had
swindled him on Hounslow Heath, of a few Halfpence, March, 1794 33
ANNE BROADRIC Indicted for murdering a Man who had jilted her for another
Woman, 17th of July, 1794 34
LEWIS JEREMIAH AVERSHAW Executed on Kennington Common, 3rd of August,
1795, for shooting a Peace Officer in the act of apprehending him 37
KID WAKE Convicted and imprisoned for an assault upon his Majesty, on the 20th
of February, 1796 41
RICHARD PARKER The Chief of the Mutineers in the British Fleet. Executed at the
Yardarm of L'Espion Man-of-War in 1796, at Sheerness 42
WILLIAM LEE Executed before Newgate, 20th of April, 1796, for Burglary 47
HENRY WESTON Betrayed his Employer's Confidence, committed Forgery, and
was executed before Newgate, 6th of July, 1796 48
CHARLES SCOLDWELL A Sheriff Officer, convicted of stealing Two Ducks, and
sentenced on 23rd of July, 1796, to Transportation for Seven Years 50
JOHN CLARKE Executed near Bromley, in Kent, 29th of July, 1796, for murdering
a Dairymaid 52
JOSEPH HODGES AND RICHARD PROBIN Convicted at the Old Bailey, 1796, of
a Confidence Trick called Cross-Dropping, and sentenced to Transportation 53
SARAH PENELOPE STANLEY The Female Trooper, convicted at the Old Bailey,
in October Sessions, 1796, of Petty Larceny 55
JAMES M'KEAN Executed for Murder, 25th of January, 1797, at Glasgow 56
MARTIN CLENCH AND JAMES MACKLEY Believed to be innocent of a Charge
of Murder, they were executed before Newgate, 5th of June, 1797, after the Gallows
collapsed 57
REBECCA HOWARD Executed at Norwich, 27th of August, 1797, for the Murder of
her Illegitimate Child 59
THERESA PHIPOE Executed before Newgate, 11th of December, 1797, for Murder
60
GEORGE WALDRON, alias BARRINGTON The Gentleman-Pickpocket. Several
times convicted, Sentenced twice to hard labour on the Thames, and finally, on
September 27, 1798, transported to Botany Bay 62
ROBERT LADBROKE TROYT A Boy of Seventeen, executed before Newgate, 28th
of November, 1798, for Forgery, his First Offence 70
JAMES TURNBULL A Private Soldier, executed before Newgate, 15th of May,
1799, for robbing the Mint 71
MARGARET HUGHES Executed at Canterbury, 4th of July, 1799, for murdering
her Husband 72
JAMES BRODIE A Blind Man, who was executed in 1800 for the Murder of his Boy
Guide 73
RICHARD FERGUSON "Galloping Dick," convicted at the Lent Assizes, 1800, at
Aylesbury, and executed for a Highway Robbery 74
SARAH LLOYD Convicted of Larceny in April, 1800, and executed in spite of
Extraordinary Efforts to get her reprieved 78
JAMES HADFIELD Tried for shooting at his Majesty George III. at Drury Lane
Theatre, on Thursday, 15th of May, 1800 81
Edited by Donal Ó Danachair
Volume 5
Published by the Ex-classics Project, 2009
http://www.exclassics.com
Public Domain
An Execution at Newgate
CONTENTS
RENWICK WILLIAMS Commonly called "The Monster." Convicted 13th Of
December, 1790, of a brutal and wanton Assault on Miss Ann Porter 11
JOHN BELVILLE Convicted at the Old Bailey, 16th of February, 1791, for a
Robbery from "the Dwelling-House of her Majesty, called Buckingham House" 16
WILLIAM GADESBY Executed for Robbery 17
BARTHOLOMEW QUAILN Executed, after a great Legal Argument, on 7th of
March, 1791, in the Isle of Ely, for the Murder of his Wife. 19
JOSEPH WOOD AND THOMAS UNDERWOOD Two Fourteen-year-old Boys,
executed at Newgate, 6th of July, 1791, for robbing another Boy 21
NATHANIEL LILLEY, JAMES MARTIN, MARY BRIANT, WILLIAM ALLEN,
AND JOHN BUTCHER Convicted of Returning from Transportation 22
JOSEPH LORRISON Known among Thieves as "Jumping Joe." Executed on
Kennington Common, 8th of August, 1792, for Robbery on the Highway 24
THE REV. RICHARD BURGH, JOHN CUMMINGS, ESQ., CAPTAIN IN THE
ARMY, TOWNLEY M'CAN, ESQ., STUDENT OF LAW, JAMES DAVIS AND
JOHN BOURNE Convicted of a Conspiracy to set fire to the King's Bench Prison,
February, 1793 25
THE REV. MR JACKSON Convicted of Treason, in Dublin, 23rd of April, 1793, but
who died of Poison at the Bar of the Court, at the Moment Death would have been
pronounced upon him 28
LAURENCE JONES A Notorious Swindler, sentenced to Death in 1793, but who
hanged himself Three Days before the Date of his Execution 30
ELIZABETH MARSH A Fifteen-year-old Girl, executed for the Murder of her
Grandfather, March, 1794 32
HENRY GOODIFF A Boy condemned to Death for robbing a Pieman, who had
swindled him on Hounslow Heath, of a few Halfpence, March, 1794 33
ANNE BROADRIC Indicted for murdering a Man who had jilted her for another
Woman, 17th of July, 1794 34
LEWIS JEREMIAH AVERSHAW Executed on Kennington Common, 3rd of August,
1795, for shooting a Peace Officer in the act of apprehending him 37
KID WAKE Convicted and imprisoned for an assault upon his Majesty, on the 20th
of February, 1796 41
RICHARD PARKER The Chief of the Mutineers in the British Fleet. Executed at the
Yardarm of L'Espion Man-of-War in 1796, at Sheerness 42
WILLIAM LEE Executed before Newgate, 20th of April, 1796, for Burglary 47
HENRY WESTON Betrayed his Employer's Confidence, committed Forgery, and
was executed before Newgate, 6th of July, 1796 48
CHARLES SCOLDWELL A Sheriff Officer, convicted of stealing Two Ducks, and
sentenced on 23rd of July, 1796, to Transportation for Seven Years 50
JOHN CLARKE Executed near Bromley, in Kent, 29th of July, 1796, for murdering
a Dairymaid 52
JOSEPH HODGES AND RICHARD PROBIN Convicted at the Old Bailey, 1796, of
a Confidence Trick called Cross-Dropping, and sentenced to Transportation 53
SARAH PENELOPE STANLEY The Female Trooper, convicted at the Old Bailey,
in October Sessions, 1796, of Petty Larceny 55
JAMES M'KEAN Executed for Murder, 25th of January, 1797, at Glasgow 56
MARTIN CLENCH AND JAMES MACKLEY Believed to be innocent of a Charge
of Murder, they were executed before Newgate, 5th of June, 1797, after the Gallows
collapsed 57
REBECCA HOWARD Executed at Norwich, 27th of August, 1797, for the Murder of
her Illegitimate Child 59
THERESA PHIPOE Executed before Newgate, 11th of December, 1797, for Murder
60
GEORGE WALDRON, alias BARRINGTON The Gentleman-Pickpocket. Several
times convicted, Sentenced twice to hard labour on the Thames, and finally, on
September 27, 1798, transported to Botany Bay 62
ROBERT LADBROKE TROYT A Boy of Seventeen, executed before Newgate, 28th
of November, 1798, for Forgery, his First Offence 70
JAMES TURNBULL A Private Soldier, executed before Newgate, 15th of May,
1799, for robbing the Mint 71
MARGARET HUGHES Executed at Canterbury, 4th of July, 1799, for murdering
her Husband 72
JAMES BRODIE A Blind Man, who was executed in 1800 for the Murder of his Boy
Guide 73
RICHARD FERGUSON "Galloping Dick," convicted at the Lent Assizes, 1800, at
Aylesbury, and executed for a Highway Robbery 74
SARAH LLOYD Convicted of Larceny in April, 1800, and executed in spite of
Extraordinary Efforts to get her reprieved 78
JAMES HADFIELD Tried for shooting at his Majesty George III. at Drury Lane
Theatre, on Thursday, 15th of May, 1800 81
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