[Gutenberg 46746] • The Chronicles of Newgate, vol. 2/2
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- Authors
- Griffiths, Arthur
- Publisher
- Forgotten Books
- Tags
- newgate (prison : london , prisons -- england , england) , punishment -- great britain , criminals -- great britain
- ISBN
- 9781527954472
- Date
- 2014-09-01T00:00:00+00:00
- Size
- 1.48 MB
- Lang
- en
Excerpt from The Chronicles of Newgate, Vol. 2
In the December Sessions following the number of trials was greater, although there were not so many capital convictions. Twenty-four received sentence of death, and ninety were convicted Of single felonies. Two such sessions, says a contemporary writer.