Record Number: 1951
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
Timen/a
Place:city: London
specific address: Old Bailey Courthouse
other location: court
(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: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
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Bell's Weekly Messager
Genre:Ephemera
Form of Text:Print: Newspaper
Publication Detailspublished 25 January 1824
Provenanceowned
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: 23 April 2025
Additional Comments:
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