Record Number: 1110
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
Witness statement in trial for theft: James Robertson: "I keep a public house in Stanhope-street, Clare market -the prisoner and another came in on the 12th of February, and called for a pot of hot -they went into the parlour, where the clock was -I had the paper-hangers at work there the night before, and asked them to go into the tap-room, but they objected -the man with him came out and read the newspaper to me at the bar -this raised my suspicion -I told my servant to keep watch..."
Century:1800-1849
Date:12 Feb 1834
Country:England
Timemorning
Place:city: London
specific address: Stanhope-street, Clare Market
other location: public house
(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
(Listener):
solitary reactive unknown
single serial unknown
Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Male
Date of Birth:1814
Socio-Economic Group:Labourer (non-agricultural)
probably, but unknown
n/a
Religion:n/a
Country of Origin:n/a
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
James Robertson, landlord of public house
Additional Comments:
accomplice to Thomas Lambert
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:n/a
Genre:Ephemera, Y
Form of Text:Print: Newspaper
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceborrowed (other)
newspaper of the public house
Source Information:
Record ID:1110
Source - Manuscript:Other
Information:
Old Bailey Proceedings Online (www.oldbaileyonline.org, 1 August 2006), 20 February 1834, Trial of Thomas Lambert (t18340220-161)
Additional Information:
n/a
Citation:
Old Bailey Proceedings Online (www.oldbaileyonline.org, 1 August 2006), 20 February 1834, Trial of Thomas Lambert (t18340220-161), http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=1110, accessed: 10 September 2024
Additional Comments:
Description of reader includes approximate age, late teens to early twenties
