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.] . ich he was burnt in the hand. COLONEL JOHN HAMILTON. CONVICTED OF MANSLAUGHTER AS SECOND IN A DUEL. There was no occurrence which at the time occupied so much of tliepublic attention, and excited so much general interest, as the duel wliictitook place
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.] . ich he was burnt in the hand. COLONEL JOHN HAMILTON. CONVICTED OF MANSLAUGHTER AS SECOND IN A DUEL. There was no occurrence which at the time occupied so much of tliepublic attention, and excited so much general interest, as the duel wliictitook place in the year 1711, between the Duke of Hamilton and LordMohun ; in which, unhappily, both the principals fell. The gentleman who is the subject of the present notice, was the secondof the noble duke, and appears to have been connected witli him by theties of relntioiisliip. At the sessions held at the Old Bailey, on the 11thof September, he was indicted for the murder of Charles Lord Mohiiu,Baron of Oakhampton, on the of November ])receding; and at thesame time he was indicted for abetting Charles Lord Mohun, and GeorgeMacartney, Esq., in the murder of James, Duke of Hamilton and Hamilton pleaded not guilty; and evidence was then adduced, whichnhowed that Lord Mohun having met the Duke of Hamilton at the cham- •-«. y-ue/y^yf-^^ ^?i>l:^iyruzA/;f7i^ 4Z^?z^ £n^...Mu^ey ^rT J%2-;w^<!jiln? V THE NEW NEWGATE CALENDAU. 17 bers of a master in cliancery, on Thursday the 13th of November, a mis-UTiderstanding arose between them respecting tlie testimony of a witness. On the return home of his lordship, he directed that no person shouldbe admitted to him, except JMr. Macartney; and subsequently lie went withthat gentleman to a tavern. The Duke of Hamilton and his second,Colonel Hamilton, were also at the tavern ; and from thence they all pro-ceeded to Hyde Park. The only evidence which exhibited the real circum-stances immediately attending the duel,
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