Prisoner name: John Warne. Prisoner age: 28. Prisoner occupation: Butcher. Court and date of trial: …

Description: Prisoner name: John Warne. Prisoner age: 28. Prisoner occupation: Butcher. Court and date of trial: Hampshire Lent Assizes held at Winchester 1830. Crime: Cattle stealing, namely a calf, the property of James Ball of Burley, Hampshire, butcher. Initial sentence: Death, commuted to transportation for life. Annotated (Outcome): Nil. Petitioner(s): Prisoner; Love Warne of Hurn near Ringwood, the prisoner's aunt. Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): The prisoner is innocent; he had no time to prepare his defence before trial; the prosecutor's evidence was inconclusive. Other papers: Letter from the Reverend James Willis of Sopley, Hampshire, magistrate, testifying to the actions of the prosecutor. Letter from H Wayland Powell, committing magistrate, concerning petition. Additional Information: Prisoner lodged with Mrs Jane Keeping at High Town, near Ringwood, Hampshire. Held in Winchester gaol then on board York hulk, Gosport.

Date: 01/03/1830 - 31/05/1830

Last import: September 11, 2017