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Her husband Thomas was in goal in the weeks leading up to the murder and was also mentioned at the trial: #WEBTREES UNLINK FROM FAMILY TRIAL#Justice Grose.Įlizabeth (Eliza) was a witness in the trial for the murder of Joseph Sutton. Of stealing to the value of thirty-nine shillings. The shirt was taken in by a person in the shop. The sheet I did not take in the handkerchief I took in of the prisoner at the bar she pledged it for three shillings in the name of Field. #WEBTREES UNLINK FROM FAMILY FULL#I then went with the officer, Anthony, to look at the articles pledged, and there I saw one of my shirts, it is marked in full length with permanent ink. You did not understand her to confess that she took any one article at one time worth forty shillings. I could not replace the things for twenty or thirty pounds. She confessed the robbery, and said she had done it in order to purchase drink. #WEBTREES UNLINK FROM FAMILY WINDOWS#I went immediately to Bow-street for a warrant on Monday they granted a search warrant, and the officer took up the prisoner as she was cleaning the windows on the first floor I told the prisoner that several things had been taken from me, that I suspected her the officer then searched her, and found two duplicates upon her one was in her pocket, and one against her breast. The prisoner was servant in the house, she had lived there about two months I missed several things before I took out the warrant and on Sunday the 26th I looked over the inventory of my linen I found there were eight shirts and cravats, waistcoats, and a great number of things missing. Clements, Danes, I believe, I am not sure. the property of Horatio Lewis, in the dwelling house of Benjamin Carter. I Do hereby give this Public Notice, that a separation having taken place (by mutual consent) between my wife Mary Charker above named, and myself, that I will not hold myself responsible for any debt or debts she may hereafter contract.ELIZABETH WHITMORE was indicted for feloniously stealing on the 25th of April, five shirts, value 3 l. In witness whereof, the aforesaid parties have set their hands and affirmed their at Sydney, New South Wales, this day of July 1807, in the presence of use Richard Ridge, James Meehan Likewise, in case either of the aforesaid parties after this final separation by publicly advertised, shall interrupt, embarrass, impede or in any form annoy the other, the offending party fines him of herself to the other party in the sum of One Hundred Pounds sterling, for each and every offence so committed on the other party, to be levied by a due course of Law, and such penalty to revert to the injured party After the date of these, the aforesaid parties shall respectively and individually become responsible for their several contracts, debts, or engagements which may be entered into, without any judgment, action, or penalty attached to the other party. THE said William Charker agrees to give full and uninterrupted possession to the said Mary Charker his wife, of all Lands, Farms Premises, and Stock now their Property, wieh the exception only of one Horse known by the name of Miss Sportly And it is hereby further covenanted and agreed to by the aforesaid Parties, that all Debts and Demands now due on either or both parties shall be singularly accounted for by the aforesaid Mary Charker, out of the property and possessions she shall so hold and retain. This Indenture William and Mary Charker hereby agree to live separate and apart from each other upon the following Conditions, viz. The child at his desire threw his arms about his neck, and instead of giving way to terror, endeavoured to embarrass his preserver as little as possible, and occasionally to chear him with the assurance, that "they were almost out of danger." The child was the first object of Chalker's care, as an endeavour to save either of the others must have failed, and been at the same time fatal to himself, as the distance he had to swim was little short of a mile. Chalker was in turn compelled to fly for safety and taking to his boat with a boy five years of age, and the above three, by fatal accident the boat upset, and they instantly perished. Three of these unfortunate persons had taken shelter in Chalker's house, there hoping safety: but alas! the highest and the lowest situations seemed alike devoted, and security was no where to be found. Walter Scott, a shoemaker, who has left a large family to deplore his destiny, & James Burns, with two women, one the wife of Benjamin Coolen, the other the wife of J. Five persons are known at present to have lost their lives one of whom was a labourer at Richmond the others at Chalker's farm, viz. ![]()
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