excerpt from 'Old Bailey Proceedings Online (www.oldbaileyonline.org, version 8.0, 23 February 2019), May 1779, trial of JOHN JONES (t17790519-14)' (229 words)
excerpt from 'Old Bailey Proceedings Online (www.oldbaileyonline.org, version 8.0, 23 February 2019), May 1779, trial of JOHN JONES (t17790519-14)' (229 words)
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[John Jones was found guilty of assaulting Abraham Dalby on 10 May 1779 and sentenced to imprisonment and hard labour] [Question to Abraham Dalby]: How old are you? - Thirteen last March. […] Where did you meet the prisoner? - Opposite Clement's-Inn, by Clare-market, on Monday-was-week. What time in the evening? - I cannot exactly tell; it was dark, that was the reason I did not know my way home. Where was you going? - Home to my master's, Mr. Holmes, No. 6, Poland-street. I had been to my master's son, who is a waiter at a tavern in Fleet-street, for some things to wash. I had two bundles[...] Did you know the prisoner before? - No, I never knew him before. What passed when he met you? - I asked him if he would please to show me the right way to Oxford-road; he said, what part are you going to; I said Poland-street; he said, I am going to Newman-street, let us both go together […] He wanted to take me up a dark alley by Clare market; I could see no lamps nor light, and I would not go; [...] I said with all my heart if he would take me the highest way. We came up to Long-Acre; then I knew the way, and wanted him to leave me; upon which he began singing nasty songs, that I did not like[.] |
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