excerpt from 'Old Bailey Proceedings Online (www.oldbaileyonline.org, version 8.0, 12 February 2019), April 1766, trial of John Stevens (t17660409-67).' (186 words)
excerpt from 'Old Bailey Proceedings Online (www.oldbaileyonline.org, version 8.0, 12 February 2019), April 1766, trial of John Stevens (t17660409-67).' (186 words)
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[John Stevens was found not guilty of murdering John Arthur on 9 April 1766] William More: I was a prisoner in Tothil-fields-bridewell, for asking charity in the street; John Arthur, the deceased, was a prisoner there before I was: he was about 16 years of age. I was there 28 days; he was hearty when I first went in; he was committed, as I heard, for an impostor: he could speak but very few words, and was what might be called an ideot. [...] Mr. Stevens beat him wherever he could, over head, back, belly, and every where;[...] he was whipped with a cat-o'nine-tails about 9 nine days before he died, by Mr. Stevens, for befouling himself; he used to do it as he sat or lay […] The night before he died, the prisoner beat him with a bunch of keys: he was taken sick about 3 days before he died. Q. Was he really dumb? More: We could get nothing out of him; he could say, Tottey Mom, Tottey Mom Wansey, that was all: if any body gave him a piece of bread, he would sing and dance for an hour together. |
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