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 1841 . who had fallen into his power,knowing that tlie opulence of her family could make him independent,provided he could insure the consent of the astonished girl he had forciblycarried off. With virtuous indignation, however, she repulsed his advances,and begged the protection of Mrs. Leahy, in whose parlour she now was ;but, strange to say, this woman, who was herself a mother, connived at theruin of h
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 1841 . who had fallen into his power,knowing that tlie opulence of her family could make him independent,provided he could insure the consent of the astonished girl he had forciblycarried off. With virtuous indignation, however, she repulsed his advances,and begged the protection of Mrs. Leahy, in whose parlour she now was ;but, strange to say, this woman, who was herself a mother, connived at theruin of her unprotected guest. Foiled in his direct attack, Brown had recourse to an expedient which,for the honour of human nature, we would wish never to record, did notimpartial justice demand an honest discharge of our duty as faithful narra-tors of criminal occurrences. It was proposed, immediately after break-fast, that Miss Goold should take some rest. A bed was in the parlour,and she was directed to repose upon it. This, indeed, after the fatigueof the night, was most desirable ; but to her utter astonishment, the family,in which vrere two females, left the room, at the same time lockmg tnc. ^yLltruc<:)^/0}t o^Ayvt^^k) c/iPua//. £66.
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