Old Bailey Proceedings Online (www.oldbaileyonline.org, version 8.0, 31 January 2019), April 1726, trial of Thomas Wright (t17260420-67)

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Thomas Wright, was indicted for committing Buggery with Thomas Newton . Jan 10 1724- 5. Thomas Newton thus depos'd. Last January 12 Month, the Prisoner had the Carnal Use of my Body at his own House, in Christophers Alley in Moor-fields : He was a Wooll-Comber by Trade, but he sold a Dram among such Company as came to his House. - He afterwards remov'd to Beech Lane, and there kept Rooms for the entertainment of Sodomites. […] William Davison and - Sellars thus depos'd. The discovering of the Molly Houses, was chiefly owing to a Quarrel betwixt Mark Partridge and - Harrington: For upon this Quarrel Partridge to be revenged on Herrington, had blab'd something of the Secret, and afterwards gave a large Information of a great many others. [In this way] we were introduced to the Company, at the Prisoners Lodging's. There were 8 or 9 of them in a large Room, one was playing upon a Fiddle, and others were one while dancing in obscene Postures, and others while Singing baudy Songs, and talking leudly, and Acting a great many Indecencies. - But they look'd a skew upon Mark Partridge , and call'd him a treacherous, blowing-up Mollying Bitch, and threatned that they'd Massacre any body that betray'd them […] The Jury found [Thomas Wright] Guilty. Death. 

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