Particulars of the trials and execution of John Hayes, James Boyce, Robert King, John Robinson, George Nicholls, and James Goulby : who were executed in front of the Old Bailey this morning

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Title: Particulars of the trials and execution of John Hayes, James Boyce, Robert King, John Robinson, George Nicholls, and James Goulby : who were executed in front of the Old Bailey this morning
Contributor: Birt, T., publisher.
Published / Created: [1826]
Publication Place: London and England London
Publisher: T. Birt, 10, Great St. Andrews Street
Description: Caption title.
First line: We have the painful task ...
Mostly printed in two columns, with short section at the bottom in three columns.
With woodcut illustration at top illustrating the scene of the execution.
The men, referred to in the text as ‘proper subjects for capital punishment’, were executed 29 November 1826 for the following crimes: Hayes was convicted of breaking into the dwelling-house of his employer; Boyce was part of a gang convicted for assault; King and Robinson were members of the Bethnal Green gang who committed ‘assault on the highway’; and Nicholls and Goulby were convicted of robbing a ‘poor old man ... attended with the most cruel and brutal violence’.
Contemporary ink annotation on verso noting the date of the execution. For further information, consult library staff.
Provenance: Jarndyce; November 2022.
Extent: 1 sheet (1 unnumbered page) : 36 x 22 cm
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Language: English