THE
NEWGATE CALENDAR
The
Innocent Wrongly Accused
JOHN, RICHARD
AND JOAN PERRY
Mother and Sons, executed in 1661 on the false Statement of the First for
the alleged Murder of Mr William Harrison, who appeared alive two Years later
after strange Adventures
JOHN PERRY,
HIS MOTHER AND BROTHER
A true and perfect account of their examination, confession, trial,
condemnation and execution, for the supposed murder of William Harrison, Gent.
THE REV. ROBERT
HAWKINS
The Subject of a foul Conspiracy on the Part of Henry Larrimore and Sir John
Croke that failed at Aylesbury Assizes, 11th of
March, 1669
SPENCER COWPER,
ESQ.; JOHN MARSON, ELLIS
STEVENS AND WILLIAM ROGERS, GENTS.
Tried for murder at Hertford Assizes and acquitted, 16th of July, 1699
CHRISTOPHER SLAUGHTERFORD
Executed at Guildford, July 9, 1709, for the murder of Jane Young
WILLIAM SHAW
Executed in 1721 for "Murdering" his Daughter, who, it was
afterwards proved, committed Suicide
JOHN HAMP
Executed for a crime of which he declared himself innocent to the last, 22nd
December, 1725
FRANCES,
alias MARY BLACKET
Convicted of highway robbery. Executed protesting her innocence, 21st
September, 1726.
SAMUEL
ARMSTRONG
Convicted of Housebreaking by perjured testimony. Executed 7th October 1730.
JONATHAN BRADFORD
Executed at Oxford for a Murder he had contemplated but did not commit
JOHN JENNINGS
Executed at York, in the year 1742, on a charge of robbery, of which he
was innocent.
ROBERT FULLER
Convicted of shooting Mr Bailey, June Sessions, 1743, and pardoned because
he was wrongly identified
RICHARD
COLEMAN
Who was executed on Kennington Common, in Surrey, 12th of April, 1749, for a
Murder he did not commit1
CAPTAIN PETER
DE LA FONTAINE
Convicted of Forgery
MARY SQUIRES
and ELIZABETH CANNING
The first was convicted of robbery, and pardoned; the second was convicted
of, and transported for, Perjury, in swearing to that robbery.
JOSHUA KIDDEN
A Victim of the horrid Conspirators, whose crimes and punishments are
described above
CHRISTOPHER
WOODLAND
Another Victim of the horrid gang of Thief-takers
THOMAS
DANIELS,
Condemned for the supposed Murder of his wife but subsequently pardoned,
1761
Mr BARETTI
An Italian, who was indicted for the wilful Murder of Evan Morgan, and
acquitted
JANE
BUTTERFIELD,
Tried for murder but acquitted, 19th August, 1775
DANIEL AND
ROBERT PERREAU
Twin Brothers, who, though popularly believed to be innocent, were executed
at Tyburn, 17th of January, 1776, for Forgery
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
MARY STONE
Tried for Child Murder on a charge preferred by her sister, August 1818
ROSALIE CURCHOD
Indicted for Child-Murder, but Acquitted.
FREDERICK
WHITE
Wrongly Convicted of Highway Robbery, but Pardoned.
FRANCIS
BRIGHTWELL AND BENJAMIN BRIGHTWELL
Tried For a Highway Robbery
MOSES
ALEXANDER
Executed For Forgery although Innocent, 9th August, 1769
WILLIAM WELCH
AND PETER CONWAY
Two Boys, the first fourteen, and the latter nine years of Age, Tried at the
Old Bailey, for a Highway Robbery on the Person of a Female Infant, still
Younger
