The chronicles of crime, or The new Newgate calendar Being a series of memoirs and anecdotes of notorious characters who have outraged the laws of Great Britain from the earliest period to the present time including a number of curious cases never before published Embellished with fifty-two engravings, from original drawings by "Phiz" [pseud.] . his IVIajestys customs. When thistraffic had continued for about two years, a circumstance occurred whichentirely and effectually prevented its being any longer carried on. Fivepieces of lace were missing on the arrival of the ship in England, andJohns
The chronicles of crime, or The new Newgate calendar Being a series of memoirs and anecdotes of notorious characters who have outraged the laws of Great Britain from the earliest period to the present time including a number of curious cases never before published Embellished with fifty-two engravings, from original drawings by "Phiz" [pseud.] . his IVIajestys customs. When thistraffic had continued for about two years, a circumstance occurred whichentirely and effectually prevented its being any longer carried on. Fivepieces of lace were missing on the arrival of the ship in England, andJohnson, deeming the mate to be answerable for its production, deductedtheir value from the amount due to him for his pay. The latter wasnaturally violently irritated at this harsh proceeding, and he forthwithlodged an information against his captain, for running goods subject tooxciscable duties. The vessel was in consequence seized, and Johnson wascast into prison for penalties to the amount of 700^. This was of coursethe ruin of the commercial proceedings; and the only remaining subject tobe t(mch(d upon in this sketch is that which proved the ruin, and thotermination of the career of Jonathan Wild. Johnson having obtained his liberty from the government prosecution,soon returned to his old practices of robbery; but it was not long bcforo. ?-j/^/.//>,/y / > ^ (a^ ./f /,- /iryn //f^/f /f ,K- C^cJu//ci . AoiTDoM BamnnnH « nuai i!< TDE NEW NEWGATE CALENDAU. 69 a disagreement took place between him and Thomas Edwards, the keeper ofa house which was the resort of thieves, in Long-lane, with respect to thodivision of some spoil, and meeting one day in the Strand, a scene ofmutual recrimination took place between them, and they were at lengthboth taken into custody. Johnson was bailed by Wild, and Edwardsgained his liberty by there being no prosecution against him ; but hisenmity being now diverted in some degree from Johnson to Wild, he Wasno sooner at large than he gave info
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