The Complete Newgate Calendar
Volume II
| JOHN CHISLIE OF DALRY
Hanged 3rd of April, 1689, for the murder of the Right Hon. Sir George Lockhart, of Carnwath, Lord President of the Court of Session, after being tortured under a special Act. |
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| WILLIAM BEW
Who practised the art of flattery on the highway. Executed 17th of April, 1689. |
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| PATRICK O'BRYAN
Hanged once for highway robbery, but lived to rob and murder the man for whom he had been executed. Finally hanged 30th of April, 1689. |
4 |
| THOMAS RUMBOLD
Who, if all the stories about him be true, was a very notable cheat. Executed in 1689. |
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| WILLIAM DAVIS, THE GOLDEN
FARMER
Who was farmer and highwayman for forty-two years without his neighbours suspecting. Executed 20th of December, 1689 |
28 |
| JACK BIRD
A highwayman who boxed an earl's chaplain for twenty guineas Executed 12th of March, 1690. |
34 |
| OLD MOBB
A highwayman who took to cheating the citizens of London. Executed 30th of May, 1690. |
38 |
| TOM KELSEY
An audacious young thief who robbed the tent of King William in Flanders and stabbed a Newgate turnkey. Executed 13th of June, 1690 |
53 |
| SIR JOHN JOHNSTON
Executed at Tyburn, 23rd of December, 1690, for assisting to steal an heiress. |
57 |
| JACK WITHRINGTON
One of five brothers, all of whom were hanged. He earned fame for his courage, challenged the captain of his regiment ; turned gamester, thief and highwayman. Executed 1st of April, 1691. |
59 |
| JACOB HALSEY
The Quaker highwayman, who after being fooled by a "spirit " led a life of crime, and was executed at Maidstone in April, 1691. |
63 |
| WILL MACQUEER .
Who stole the Lord Chancellor's mace and delighted in robbing army officers on the highway. Executed at Tyburn, 1st of May, 1691. |
67 |
| TOM COX .
A handsome highwayman who robbed the King's jester and even held up men of his own trade. Executed 3rd of June, 1691. |
70 |
| JACK COLLET ALIAS
COLE
Highwayman, who robbed in the habit of a bishop. Exe- cuted at Tyburn, 5th of July, 1691, for sacrilegious burglary. |
72 |
| TOM WATERS
Highwayman, who held up gipsies, robbed a vice-admiral, and was executed on 17th of July, 1691. |
73 |
| MOLL JONES
Who became a shoplifter for love of her husband. Executed at Tyburn 18th of December, 1691. |
75 |
| TOM TAYLOR
Who, getting literally hooked as a pickpocket, turned house- breaker. Executed 18th of December, 1691, for using arson as a means to theft |
77 |
| HENRY HARRISON, GENT.
Sentenced to death 6th of April, 1692, for strangling Dr Clenche in a coach. |
79 |
| JOCELIN HARWOOD .
Highwayman, who committed such barbarous murders that his associates gave him up to justice. Executed in 1692. |
82 |
| SIMON FLETCHER
A most expert pickpocket, who captained the thieves of London. Executed in 1692. |
84 |
| MADAM MARY BUTLER
Mistress of the Duke of Buckingham, fined five hundred pounds for forging a bond for forty thousand pounds, and died in Newgate Prison in 1692 |
85 |
| WILLIAM JONES (ALIAS
GOODWIN) AND JOHN
BARBER
Two highwaymen caught at the same robbery and executed together On 26th of July, 1693 |
87 |
| JAMES LEONARD
Eighteen-year-old highwayman, who tried to cut the fatal rope, and died with a laugh in 1693 |
89 |
| EDWARD HINTON .
Highwayman, who was such a danger to society that he was condemned and executed on the same day, in 1694. |
90 |
| TOM AUSTIN
Highwayman, guilty of unparalleled butchery. He murdered his aunt, wife and seven children. Executed in August, 1694 |
93 |
| JAMES WHITNEY
Notorious highwayman, who believed in dressing well. Executed at Smithfield, 19th of December, 1694 |
95 |
| GEORGE SEAGER
A rogue of a soldier, who deserted from Johnny Gibson's Regiment and turned burglar. Executed 27th of January, 1697. |
98 |
| WILLIAM JOYCE
A chawbacon who, coming to London, was fleeced, so took to fleecing others. Executed in July, 1696. |
100 |
| DR FRANCIS SALISBURY
AND THOMAS HOUGHTON.
Executed at Tyburn, 3rd of November, 1697, for forging a sixpenny stamp. |
103 |
| WILL HOLLYDAY
Captain of the ragged regiment of the Black Guards, which commission he threw up to take to the highway. Executed 22nd of December, 1697 |
105 |
| JOHN SHORTER
Highwayman, who conspired a revolt in Newgate and saw the ghost of another malefactor there. Executed 22nd of December, 1697. |
107 |
| SPENCER COWPER, ESQ.;
JOHN MARSON, ELLIS
STEVENS AND WILLIAM ROGERS,, GENTS. . Tried for murder at Hertford Assizes and acquitted, 16th of July, 1699. |
108
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| TOM ROWLAND
Who worked the highway in the disguise of a woman. Executed 24th of October, 1699. |
113 |
| JOHN BELLINGHAM
Son of a justice, who took to the highway, and was executed 27th of October, 1699, for forgery. |
114 |
| WILLIAM MORELL
A " Cavalier " doctor and fraudulent impersonator, who con- tinued his cheats even after his death in 1700 |
117 |
| JOHN LARKIN
Who committed so many forgeries and cheats that he had not time to confess them all before he died, on 19th of April, 1700. |
124 |
| MICHAEL VAN BERGHEN,
CATHERINE VAN BERGHEN
AND DROMELIUS, THEIR SERVANT, PUBLICANS Executed 10th Of July, 1700, for the murder of their guest, Mr Oliver Norris. |
127 |
| JOHN HOLLIDAY OR SIMPSON
Housebreaker and highwayman, who robbed a king and a church, and was hanged at Tyburn in 1700. |
129 |
| GEORGE GRIFFITHS
Who courted his master's daughter and then robbed him. Hanged at Tyburn on 1st of August, 1700. |
131 |
| THE REV. THOMAS
HUNTER, M.A.
Executed on 22nd of August, 1700, near Edinburgh, for the diabolical murder out of revenge of the two children of Mr Gordon. |
134 |
| JOHN COWLAND, GENTLEMAN
Who suffered death on 20th of December, 1700, for stabbing Sir Andrew Slanning, Baronet, near Drury Lane Theatre. |
137 |
| CAPTAIN JOHN KIDD
Known as the " Wizard of the Seas," who suffered for piracy, at Execution Dock, 23rd of May, 1701. |
139 |
| HERMAN STRODTMAN
Executed at Tyburn, 18th of June, 1701, for the murder of Peter Wolter, his fellow-apprentice. |
143 |
| MARY CHANNEL
Famous for her wit and beauty, compelled to marry a man she detested, poisoned him, and was executed in April, 1703. |
148 |
| TIM BUCKLEY
Highwayman who fell after a hot battle, and was hanged in 1701 |
152 |
| TOM JONES
Highwayman, executed at Launceston, 25th of April, 1702, for robbing a farmer's wife. |
155 |
| DICK BAUF
Who executed his own parents, and, arriving by various grades of thefts at highway robbery, was executed at Dublin, 15th of May, 1702. |
157 |
| ALEXANDER BALFOUR
A man of noble family, who was convicted for the murder of Mr Syme, escaped from prison, and lived fifty years after the day fixed for his execution by the " Maiden " or guillotine. |
161 |
| JACK WITHERS
A sacrilegious villain who murdered a footman and was executed on the 16th of April, 1703. |
163 |
| JOHN PETER DRAMATTI
Executed at Tyburn, on 21st of July, 1703, for the murder of his wife, who said she was allied to the French Royal Family. |
166 |
| THOMAS COOK
Murdered a constable during a riot in Mayfair, and was executed on 11th of August, 1703 |
168 |
| MOLL RABY
Who robbed many houses, and was hanged at Tyburn on 3rd of November, 1703 |
169 |
| MOLL HAWKINS
A "question lay" thief, whose end was at Tyburn, on 22nd of December, 1703. |
171 |
| HARVEY HUTCHINS
Apprenticed as a thief and became an expert housebreaker. Executed at Tyburn in 1704 |
172 |
| TOM SHARP
Resourceful thief, coiner and trickster. Executed in Long Acre on 22nd September, 1704 |
175 |
| JOHN SMITH
Who proved that a peruke-maker does not make a good high- wayman, for his career lasted only a week. Executed 20th of December, 1704 |
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| JOHN SMITH
Convicted of robbery, reprieved while actually hanging upon the scaffold, 24th of December, 1705, and afterwards had two other escapes from death. |
181 |
| ARTHUR CHAMBERS
A master of thieves' slang, who was full of artful tricks, which, however, did not save him from the gallows at Tyburn, where he found himself in 1706. |
184 |
| JACK GOODWIN ALIAS
PLUMP
A young but expert thief, who was executed at Tyburn in 1706 for burglary. |
191 |
| WILLIAM ELBY OTHERWISE DUNN
An armed criminal, who was hanged for burglary and murder at Fulham on the 13th of September, 1707. |
193 |
| JOHN HERMAN BRIAN
Executed for robbing and burning the house of Peter Persode, Esq., St James's Street, Westminster, in October, 1707 |
194 |
| JACK HALL
Who, with two associates named Bunce and Low, committed many robberies, and was executed at Tyburn in 1707. |
196 |
| DICK LOW
Who started thieving at the age of eleven. Executed at Tyburn in 1707, when twenty-five years old. |
199 |
| JACK OVET
An amorous highwayman, who was executed at Leicester in May, 1708. |
202 |
| ANNE HARRIS
Although only twenty when she was executed at Tyburn, on 13th Of July, 1708, she was a notorious shoplifter, and her two husbands had already suffered the death penalty. |
205
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| MADAM CHURCHILL
Who with three men committed a murder, and was executed at Tyburn on 17th of December, 1708 |
206 |
| CAPTAIN EVAN EVANS
Clerk to Sir Edmund Andrews, in Guernsey, and later highwayman in England. Executed in 1708 |
208 |
| DICK HUGHES
A robber whose thoughtful wife bought the rope to hang him. Executed at Tyburn in June, 1709. |
211 |
| GRACE TRIPP
Convicted of murder on evidence of the actual perpetrator of the crime, and executed at the age of nineteen at Tyburn, 27th of March, 1710 |
213 |
| JACK ADDISON
Committed fifty-six highway robberies, and was executed at Tyburn in March, 1711 |
214 |
| RICHARD THORNHILL ESQ.
Convicted of manslaughter on 18th of May, 1711, for killing Sir Cholmondeley Deering in a duel. |
216 |
| TOM GERRARD
Taught a dog to pick pockets, and was executed for house- breaking at Tyburn in August, 1711 |
218 |
| WILL MAW
Having committed a robbery, Maw ordered his wife to organise a mock funeral, so that people should think he was dead. He was executed at Tyburn in October, 1711 |
221 |
| DAVY MORGAN
Executed at Presteigne in April, 1712, for murdering Edward Williams. |
222 |
| COLONEL JOHN HAMILTON
Convicted of manslaughter, 11th of September, 1712, as second in a duel between the Duke of Hamilton and Lord Mahon. |
224 |
| JACK BLEWITT
Was taken into slavery by the blacks on Pirates' Island. After gaining his liberty and returning to England he became a highwayman. Executed in 1713 for the murder of a farmer's daughter |
226
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| TOM GRAY
Highwayman who set fire to a prison. Executed at Tyburn in March, 1713 |
230 |
| NED BONNET
Took to the highway because he was ruined by a fire. Executed at Cambridge Castle in March, 1713. |
233 |
| DICK ADAMS
Once pretended to be the Bishop of London's nephew in order to escape from a man he had robbed. Executed at Tyburn, 1713 |
235 |
| NED WICKS
Highway robber, executed at Warwick Jail in 1713 for robbery. |
240 |
| JACK SHRIMPTON
Convicted for murder and highway robberies. Executed at St Michael's Hill, in September, 1713. |
242 |
| WILL LOWTHER
Executed on Clerkenwell Green for the murder of Edward Perry, December, 1713. |
245 |
| RODERICK AUDREY
With the assistance of a sparrow he committed many robberies, and was executed at Tyburn in 1714 at the age of sixteen. |
246 |
| MACCARTNEY
Hanged at Gloucester Jail in April, 1714, for the murder of one Mr Beachere |
249 |
| WILL OGDEN AND TOM
REYNOLDS
Housebreakers and highwaymen. Executed at Kingston-upon- Thames in April, 1714. |
251 |
| WILLIAM JOHNSON AND JANE
HOUSDEN
Executed in September, 1714, for the murder of a turnkey in the Court at the Old Bailey. |
254 |
| WILL CHANCE
Robbed his uncle by forgery, and then turned footpad. Was executed at Tyburn in April, 1715 |
255 |
| ZACHARY CLARE
Highwayman, who was captured after a fight, and executed with James Lawrence in August, 1715, at Warwick Jail. |
257 |
| JOHN HAMILTON, ESQ.
Tried in Scotland for murder, and beheaded by the Maiden, 30th of June, 1716. |
260 |
| JAMES QUIN, ESQ.
The celebrated tragedian, tried for murder at the Old Bailey in 1717, and convicted of manslaughter. |
262
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| THE MARQUIS DE PALEOTTI
An Italian nobleman, executed at Tyburn for the murder of his servant, 17th of March, 1718. |
265 |
| JOHN PRICE, COMMONLY CALLED
JACK KETCH
A rogue and liar, who was not believed when he spoke the truth. He held the office of common hangman, and was him- self hanged in Bunhill Fields in May, 1718, for murdering a woman |
265 |
| JAMES FILEWOOD ALIAS
VILET
Convicted of picking pockets, and sentenced to death. Executed at Tyburn in October, 1718. |
270 |
| LIEUTENANT EDWARD BIRD
Took a pinch of snuff just before his execution at Tyburn, on 23rd of February, 1719, for murdering a waiter. |
272 |
| NICHOLAS HORNER
A minister's son who turned highwayman, and was executed 3rd of April, 1719. |
273 |
| BARBARA SPENCER
Executed at Tyburn on the 5th of July, 1721, for coining. She was probably the first woman to suffer the death penalty for what was regarded as treason. |
279 |
| WILLIAM SHAW
Executed in 1721 for " murdering " his daughter, who, it was afterwards proved, committed suicide |
280 |
| NATHANIEL HAWES
Highwayman, who underwent torture for the sake of his honour. Executed at Tyburn, 21st of December, 1721. |
283 |
| ARUNDEL COOKE, ESQ.,
AND JOHN WOODBURNE
The first who suffered death under the Coventry Act. Executed at Bury St Edmunds, Sth of April, 1722. |
286 |
| JOHN HARTLEY AND THOMAS
REEVES
Footpads, who were executed at Tyburn on the 4th of May, 1722, after one had, by a ruse, petitioned the King. |
289 |
| JOHN HAWKINS AND JAMES
SIMPSON
Highwaymen and mail robbers. Executed at Tyburn on the 21st of May, 1722. |
290 |
| WILLIAM SPIGGOT AND THOMAS
PHILLIPS
Who suffiered the torture for refusing to plead. Executed at Tyburn, 8th of February, 1723, for robbery. |
294 |
| JACOB SAUNDERS
Who murdered a farmer at Caversham, and was arrested at church. Executed in March, 1723 |
296 |
| WILLIAM BURK
After an adventurous seafaring life as a boy he became a robber, and was executed at Tyburn on the 8th of April, 1723. |
300 |
| WILLIAM HAWKSWORTH
Soldier, who killed a civilian with his musket in St James's Park. Executed at Tyburn on the 17th of June, 1723. |
303 |
| PHILIP ROCHE
Executed on 5th of August, 1723, for many murders on the high seas and piracy. |
304 |
| RICHARD PARVIN, EDWARD
ELLIOT, ROBERT KING-
SHELL, HENRY MARSHALL., EDWARD PINK, JOHN PINK AND JAMES ANSELL The " Waltham Blacks," who were executed at Tyburn, 4th of December, 1723, for murder and deer-stealing |
306
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| JOHN STANLEY
An insolent puppy who presumed on his swordsmanship. Executed at Tyburn, 23rd of December, 1723, for murdering his mistress. |
308
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| STEPHEN GARDENER
Executed at Tyburn, 3rd of February, 1724., for house- breaking, after being warned that the bellman would say his verses over him. |
311
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| JOSEPH BLAKE ALIAS
BLUESKIN
Made an unsuccessful attempt to kill Jonathan Wild by cutting his throat. Executed in November, 1724, at Newgate. |
314 |
| INDEX | 326 |
| Execution by "The Maiden" | Front. |
| Murder of Mr. Spurling, turnkey at the Old Bailey | 254 |
| Jack Ketch arrested | 266 |
| Hawkins and Simpson robbing the mail | 290 |
| No. | Page |
| 1. The Captain of Thieves | 319 |
| 2. The Maiden : Origin of the Guillotine | 320 |
| 3. Origin of the Gibbet in England | 322 |
| 4. The Newgate Bellman | 325 |