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William Probert

Preliminary Observations

Narrative of the Murder

Coroner's Inquest on the body of Weare
Hunt's Statement relative to the Murder

Probert's Statement

The Coroner's Charge to the Jury

Funeral of William Weare

Thomas Thurtell's Statement

Statement of Mr. Tetsall

Committal of Hunt, Thurtell, and Probert to Hertford

Gaol

Descriptive account of Gill's-Hill Cottage and the scene

of the Murder

Hill's Slough, the Pond in which the body of Weare was

found

Exclusion of the Professional Advisers of the Prisoners

from Communication with them

Proceedings in the Court of King's Bench in consequence

Application to the Court of King's Bench for a Crimi-

nal Information against the Proprietors of the Surrey

Theatre for performing a Drama calculated to pre-

judice the Prisoners

Disinterment of the body of Weare

Proceedings at Hertford

Names of the Grand Jury

Mr. Justice Park's Charge to the Grand Jury

Probert admitted as King's Evidence

A True Bill fouud against Thurtell and Hunt

Proceedings on the Second Day of the Assize

Opening of the Court

The Prisoners brought and Arraigned

Motion for Postponing the Trial

Able arguments of Counsel in support of the Motion

Mr. Justice Park's Summary of the Arguments

The Trial Postponed for a Month

The Proceedings resumed

The Witnesses

Extraordinary Exertions of the Public Press to keep pace

with the anxiety universal manifested on the occasion

The Prisoners placed at the Bar

Application of Hunt to be admitted as Evidence for the

Crown

Hunt's Affidavit in support of the application
Mr. Noel's Affidavit

Affidavit of Mr. Clutterbuck and Mr. Mason

Arguments of Counsel in support of, and Mr. Justice
Park's final decision against the Application

Challenges to the Jury

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The trial postponed till the following day, on the appli-.

cation of Thurtell

The Trial renewed

JOHN THURTELL'S DEFENCE delivered in person, 202;

and illustrated by various quotations from Books tend-

ing to show that innocent persons have frequently been

executed on circumstantial evidence, and imploring the

Jury not to sacrifice him on what he called imperfect

and unworthy testimony

Witnesses on behalf of Thurtell

Bage

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HUNT'S DEFENCE (read by the Clerk of the Arraigns) on

promise of mercy held out to him by the Magistrates

on condition of his giving the information which led to

the finding of the body of Weare

Mr. Justice Park's elaborate summing up, and charge to

the Jury

A verdict of GUILTY returned against both Prisoners

Motion in arrest of Judgment

Sentence of Death passed

Return to the Gaol

Interval between the Condemnation and Execution

The Condemned Sermon

Thurtell's last Night

Incidental Circumstance

Preparation of the Satfold, and characteristic Anecdote

of Thurtell

State of the Town of Hertford

Morning of the Execution

Thurtell's conduct immediately before the Execution

Administration of the Sacrament

Removal of the Body

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The Body brought to London and opened to public view

in St. Bartholomew's Hospital

Particulars relative to the cast taken from the head and

face

The Phrenologists-with characteristic Anecdotes

Hunt's accouut of the last Moments of Thurtell

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THE GAMBLER'S SCOURGE.

CHAPTER I.

General Remarks on Gaming and its destructive conse-

quences-List of Gambling Houses at the West End,

and Nick-Names of the principal Blacklegs-Schemes

laid to entrap their dupes-Description of a Gambler

at Rouge et Noir

CHAPTER II.

The principal Hell described-Manoeuvres of the Black-

legs-Anecdotes of a Reverend Divine, its Founder and

High Priest-Cyprian agency-Frequenters of the

GH, Anecdotes of Forgery

CHAPTER III.

The Dandy Hell described-M

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dupes-A true state

of the degenerate Son of an enn Statesman-

Another Hell farther west

CHAPTER IV.

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Two or three Sub-Hells described-Their internal Eco-

nomy-Proprietors, Frequenters, Recruiting Staff, and

Dupes-The Knight of the Needle-The Porpoise-

The Military Blacklegs-The French Gang-The

Game of Roulette-Importation of French Roulette

Tables-The Hazard and Rouge et Noir Gang-Ple-

beian Proprietors-The Cheltenham Branch of Black-

legs
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CHAPTER V.

escription of the destructive Game of Rouge et Noir-

The Table-Ceremony of Playing, &c.-Calculations of

the odds for and against the Punter-The absolute

impossibility of winning against the Bank clearly de-

monstrated-Estimate of the enormous sums lost and

won in a given period-Particulars of a Test Wager-

Characteristic Anecdotes of the Leading Sharks-De-

scription of the Game of Roulette, or Roly-poly

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