Prisoner name: John Turner. Prisoner occupation: Butcher. Court and date of trial: Hertford Assizes 1827. …

Description: Prisoner name: John Turner. Prisoner occupation: Butcher. Court and date of trial: Hertford Assizes 1827. Crime: Rape on Elizabeth French. Initial sentence: Death. Annotated (Outcome): Nil. Petitioner(s): James Bowditch of St Albans, Hertfordshire, articled clerk. Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): The testimony, particularly of Elizabeth French, is dubious and conflicting; the prisoner is of unsound mind. Other papers: Affidavit of James Bowditch as to testimony of witnesses taken by him on 13 September 1827. Copy affidavits of William Thomas Osborne, Edward Eling, butcher, John Warwick , overseer, and William Hewett, all of St Albans, stating that the prisoner is of unsound mind. Additional Information: Prisoner held in Hertford gaol. Execution date 19 December 1827.

Date: 14/12/1827

Last import: September 12, 2017