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Appendix I Fielding's Bow Street Clientele, January 3–November 24 Appendix I Fielding’s Bow Street Clientele, January 3–November 24, 1752 he following tables contain a partial record of the clientele and cases to come before Henry Fielding in the Bow Street Magistrate’s Office be- T tween January 3 and November 24, 1752.The Alpha table sorts persons al- phabetically by surname. The Criminal Activity table sorts crimes alphabetically. The Stolen Property table focuses exclusively on crimes against property and sorts stolen items alphabetically. In the Alpha table, I have included all persons who at least possibly appeared be- fore Fielding. Because of the ambiguous phrasing employed by Brogden—“George Upton was committed to Clerkenwell Bridewell, for stealing several Pewter Pots the Property of Thomas Lucas” (February 17)—it is sometimes impossible to tell whether, in this case for example, the said Thomas Lucas actually appeared in court as an accuser or was merely named by a law officer as the victim.As Beattie notes, private prosecution played a crucial role in the administration of the criminal law: “the pursuit and apprehension of suspects, the gathering of evidence, and the preparation of cases . these matters were left largely to the private initiative of the victim” (35). Nevertheless, agents could and did act for victims, and I remain reluctant automatically to assume their presence in cases such as the one cited above. In all such ambiguous cases, I have included the victim’s name in the table. I have also included the names of murder victims, although obviously the dead would not have physically appeared in court. I have not, however, listed persons whose names appear in secondary descriptions of legal or criminal events not under the jurisdiction of Fielding’s court.Thus, for example, Mary Blandy’s name will not be found in the table, although an incident from her trial is mentioned in the column of March 27. Cross-referencing and certain problems engendered by it are exemplified by the cases of the two Mary Andersons appearing in the Alpha table.The Mary Anderson accused of theft is cross-referenced under “theft” in the Criminal Activity table and under “halfpence” in the Stolen Property table. It seems improbable that she is the Mary Anderson who is the victim/witness in a case of linen theft on May 11.The 150 Henry Fielding at Work second Mary Anderson also appears in the Stolen Property table, bracketed (as a vic- tim) after “linen.”When hard evidence exists that multiple listings refer to the same person, I have simply indicated recurrent dates of appearance in the date column (e.g., the poisoner, Rachael Davis, in the Criminal Activity table). Sometimes, however, even though it is evident that the reference is only to one person I have had to cite the same person twice for crime tabulation purposes.The double listing of Sarah Rock, for example, is based on my inability to prove she is the same woman, although the evidence points to that conclusion. Likewise, I am convinced that Mary “Brown” is a slip by Brogden for Mary Parkington, but again I have been forced by a lack of hard evidence to list both names. In the case of the Halwyn family, the only way to convey the reversal of positions described above was to list Catherine and Thomas Halwyn as being both accused of domestic vio- lence and as being victims of it. I have combined certain crime categories for easier sorting:“idle & disorderly” standardizes a number of different wordings used by Brogden; crimes described as “larceny” have been tabulated as “theft.”The parenthetical inclusion of “pp” after a theft case indicates pickpocketing. Under “unrecorded” in the Alpha table, I have listed only those cases that included particularizing details (e.g., name, occupation, etc.).“Unrecorded” in the Crime table, however, includes all crimes reported. Additional Last name First name Activity Information Age Date Adams Ann victim washerwoman 2/17 Addis Thomas theft (pp) 8/07 Agnew Bernard forgery 1/06 Agnew Mrs. victim 1/06 Ainsworth Elizabeth theft 1/20 Akers Mary victim 10/20 Albani Christopher victim 1/26 Alderidge Judith theft 3/20 Allen John defrauding 5/22 Allen Alice witness 4/24 Anderson Alexander embezzlement hackney- 2/21 coachman Anderson Mary theft 10/27 Anderson Mary victim/witness 5/11 Anderton Benjamin victim 10/20 Andrews Jeremiah theft 1/03 Archer Robert bigamy 4/10 Arthur Mr. victim 3/27 Ash Elizabeth theft 10/13 Ashley Thomas perjury 2/21 Baitin (Batin) Mary theft 13 4/17 Baker Robert robberies/felonies 3/20 Baldwin Lucey theft 10/20 (continues) Fielding’s Bow Street Clientele 151 Additional Last name First name Activity Information Age Date Banks William theft (pp) 3/06 Barber Thomas robberies/felonies 11/10 Barker George felonies 1/26 Barker Jeremiah receiving stolen goods 5/11 Barkerville John embezzlement hackney- 2/14 coachman Barlow John theft 9/29 Basset Elizabeth victim 7/3 Bath Mr. policework thief catcher 1/24 Baxter Richard murder 2/17 Baylis William theft 18 1/03 Beckett Richard robbery 2/07 Bedford Sarah victim 10/13 Bedwin William victim/witness 7/10 Beezley Richard burglary 11/24 Bennitt John theft soldier 1/13 Benstead Mary idle & disorderly 1/26 Bentley Henry victim 5/22 Bertin Mathieu victim Frenchman 3/30 Bewley Elizabeth victim 60 3/27 Bignal James vagabond 1/13 Bishop Susannah prostitution 8/21 Blackwell James victim 4/13 Blake Mary victim 4/10 Blasdale Alexander kidnapping bailiff (?) 3/30 Blasdale Elling victim 7/31 Blinkcoe Mary theft 6/15 Boldock Joseph victim 10/27 Bounk Alexander Agustus robbery 10/20 Bowden Thomas victim clothier 5/11 Boyle Lord witness 5/11 Bradford John theft 6/01 Breach Benjamin burglary 6/19 Brooks Anne idle & disorderly 1/26 Brown Susanna idle & disorderly 1/26 Brown Elizabeth larceny 1/10 Brown Anne prostitution 8/21 Brown Peter victim 9/22 Brown James victim/witness 2/07 Brown Mary witness servant 1/03 Brown Esq. Mountefort assault 5/11 Brown Mary prostitution prostitute 1/24 Buchanan Paul felonies 1/17 Buchanan Paul receiving stolen books 11/03 Buchanan Mary theft 11/03 (continues) 152 Henry Fielding at Work Additional Last name First name Activity Information Age Date Buckhout Martha theft 7/31 Buddle George theft hackney- 1/10 coachman Burton Richard theft 5/08 Butler Judith theft 3/20 Caister Mr. victim/witness 6/19 Callder Robert theft 6/15 Calverley John victim 10/13 Calvert Francis victim 10/06 Campbell Judith theft 4/24 Carey George victim higgler 1/26; 4/06 Carlton Judith larceny 1/10 Carne Mr. policework constable 1/10 Carne Mr. policework constable 1/24 Carney William prison break out 4/3 Carr Daniel robberies/felonies 3/20 Carroll Ann theft 3/06 Carter Martha theft 7/03 Cawley Mary theft 11/17 Chandler Anne idle & disorderly 1/26 Chandler John victim carpenter 3/23 Chapman Sarah theft 11/03 Child John burglaries/felonies 3/06 Child Henry theft 5/25 Church Philip keeping a bawdyhouse 1/24 Churchill Colonel witness 5/11 Clark John victim 9/29 Clarke John robbery/felonies 11/10 Clarke William theft (pp) 3/06 Clavering Capt. victim soldier 1/10 Cole Sarah assault 6/01 Cole theft 7/10 Cole Mary theft 7/10 Coleman Stephen riding upon dray drayman 4/24 Coles Mary victim 10/13 Connor David theft 1/24 Cooper David embezzlement labourer 1/13 Cooper Christopher victim 7/31 Cope John victim 2/10 Copeland Mr. judicial magistrate 1/20 Cordwell John victim 10/13 Crane Francis assault 7/03 Cranford Anna Maria felonies 1/26 Curtis threatening murder 4/17 (continues) Fielding’s Bow Street Clientele 153 Additional Last name First name Activity Information Age Date Daily Mary victim/witness 1/17 Dakin John victim 3/20 Dale Richard rape 10/20 Daniel Isaac felonies 1/17 Darby William robbery/accessory 4/06 Darnell Thomas idle & disorderly 1/26 Davies Matthew theft (pp) 10/13 Davis John fraud 3/09 Davis Rachael poisoning 4/24, 27 Delaheus Elizabeth idle & disorderly 1/26 Dennis Richard victim newsboy 11/24 Dingle Ann theft 3/06 Dobies Monsieur witness 3/30 Dodd Edward victim 9/15 Doharty Matthew theft 3/09 Dollison Anne theft 9/29 Drake James idle & disorderly 1/26 Duff Sarah receiving stolen money 11/03 Duncomb Zachariah theft (pp) 10/13 Dupie theft servant 5/25 Dupree Anne theft 7/31 Dust Samuel theft (pp) 10/27 Dust Francis theft (pp) 11/17 Emero Christopher theft (pp) 4/10 Emners Christopher theft (pp) 1/24 Errington George judicial magistrate? 1/24 Errington George judicial magistrate 6/19 Etch Samuel idle & disorderly 1/26 Evans Joshua idle & disorderly 1/26 Evans John theft 10/20 Evans Joshua victim farmer 8/21 Eyres Esq. Richard victim 11/17 Fagen Mary theft (pp) 10/27 Falkner Mary witness 6/01 Farey Samuel victim 5/22 Favre Priscilla theft 8/07 Field Mrs. assault 6/08 Finch Ann theft 7/03 Finch William victim hosier 6/12 Fisher Anne receiving stolen goods 1/24 Fitzer John victim farmer 7/03 Flowers Elizabeth keeping a bawdyhouse 1/03 prostitute Flowers Anne theft 6/01 Forrester David victim 3/09 (continues) 154 Henry Fielding at Work Additional Last name First name Activity Information Age Date Fox Ann theft 10/27 Frances Abigail theft 7/10 Francis Thomas victim 2/07 Franklin victim printer 8/07 Franklyn Job vagabond 1/13 Frazer Anne theft 9/29 Freeman William idle & disorderly 1/26 Furness Honor theft 9/22 Gallant Henry victim 10/27 Gardiner Elizabeth victim 11/17 Garnidge Mary idle & disorderly 1/26 Garway John idle & disorderly 1/24 Gascoigne Counselor victim barrister 6/19 Gerardini Joseph murder Italian 1/26 Gibbon George idle & disorderly 1/26 Gibbons Michael victim 6/19 Gilbee Mary victim 9/22 Good Thomas victim 10/06 Goodburn Mr.
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