The Newgate Calendar Improved

Author : George Theodore Wilkinson
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781333584863
Total Pages : 522 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (848 download)

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Download or read book The Newgate Calendar Improved, Vol. 3 written by George Theodore Wilkinson and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-09-14 with total page 522 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Newgate Calendar Improved, Vol. 3: Being Interesting Memoirs of Notorious Characters, Who Have Been Convicted of Offences Against the Laws of England, During the Seventeenth Century He particularly kept company with the officers of his own country, who served in the French army, and was well known at the Scotch and Irish colleges in Paris. In 1797 he returned to England. He was frequently advised by the friend who procured him the lodging, to leave the country again, and questioned as to his motive for remaining; he never gave any satisfactory answer to any; but appeared even at the time when he was so studiously concealing himself, to have a distant intention of making a surrender, in order to take his trial. It is very evident his mind was not at ease, and that he was incapable of taking any firm resolution either one way or another. Even the manner in which he did at last sur render himself, shewed a singular want of determination, as he left it to chance whether the minister should send for him or not; for rather than go to deliver himself up, he wrote to say, he was ready to do so - a less be oming, but not a less dangerous mode of encountering danger. He was allied, by marriage, to a noble family; and his wife visited him frequently when in his conceal ment at Lambeth; and since that time he lived in Upper Thornhaugh-street, Redford-square, where he was ap prehended. It is most probable, that had he not written to the Secretary of State, the matter had been so long forgotten, that he would never have been molested. At the commencement of the trial, the prisoner said, he was very hard of hearing, and therefore requested that he might be allowed to sit by his counsel. The chief baron of the exchequer, chief justice in the com mission, with whom appeared Mr. Justice Rooke, and Mr. Justice Lawrence, said to the prisoner, That IS perfectly impossible; there is a regular place appointed by the law for persons in your situation; we can make no distinction of the sort you desire; that would be invi dions. It was proved by the witnesses that Armstrong was far from being undutiful in his behaviour; he was. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.