Record Number: 1951

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

Prisoner's defence in trial for forgery: "On reading Bell's Weekly Messager of the 25th of January last, which fell into my hands, I found the following paragraph, which I shall read to you from the paper itself. (Here the prisoner read from the paper the paragraph, stating that oxalic acid, in small quantities, was good for punch.)"

Century:

1800-1849

Date:

7 Apr 1824

Country:

England

Time

n/a

Place:

city: London
specific address: Old Bailey Courthouse
other location: court

Type of Experience
(Reader):
 

silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

Type of Experience
(Listener):
 

solitary reactive unknown
single serial unknown

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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

John Hill Wagstaff

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

1797

Socio-Economic Group:

Unknown/NA

Occupation:

n/a

Religion:

n/a

Country of Origin:

n/a

Country of Experience:

England

Listeners present if any:
e.g family, servants, friends

the court

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Title:

Bell's Weekly Messager

Genre:

Ephemera

Form of Text:

Print: Newspaper

Publication Details

published 25 January 1824

Provenance

owned

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Source Information:

Record ID:

1951

Source - Manuscript:

Other

Information:

Old Bailey Proceedings Online (www.oldbaileyonline.org, 1 August 2006), 7 April 1824, Trial of John Hill Wagstaff (t18240407-89)

Additional Information:

n/a

Citation:

Old Bailey Proceedings Online (www.oldbaileyonline.org, 1 August 2006), 7 April 1824, Trial of John Hill Wagstaff (t18240407-89), http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=1951, accessed: 09 May 2025

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Additional Comments:

None