A dispute over a nightingale became something far uglier in August 1856 when Joseph George was targeted by insulting placards, caricatures and antisemitic abuse. The campaign became so severe that George considered leaving his home. Frederick Henry Goldsbrough and Henry Smith eventually found themselves facing an Old Bailey jury.
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This Day in History: 26 February 1872 — The Urinal Robbery of Old Street
On 26 February 1872, Horace Crosby and George Dowling were convicted at the Central Criminal Court for violently robbing a wicker-worker in an Old Street urinal. Though they stole only three postcards and papers, the assault led to a sentence of eighteen months’ imprisonment and twenty lashes with the cat.
This Day in History – 12 August 1839
12 August 1839 — Old Bailey: Clerk Henry Jarman admitted guilt to embezzling 7s 3d, held for an employer, and was likely sentenced to transportation, ending his career—and life in England
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