| Description | Albert Harrison was accused and convicted of 'having on the 9th August... wilfully exposed his person on the Dudley Castle Ground with intent to insult Frances King' (4). The prosecution was John Owen, instructed by the agent of the Earl of Dudley and the defence was Mr Warmington, Attorney of Dudley (4). Harrison was the nephew of Mr [William] Harrison, late Mayor of Dudley (4).
Includes: 1. Copy application ('Memorial') on behalf of Albert Harrison for remission of prison sentence including names of signatories [26 Aug 1871], with newspaper cutting from the Dudley Herald ('The Late Alleged Indecent Exposure') concerning memorial [19 Aug 1871]
2. Damp press copy of 1
3. Copy letter to Mr Liddell from H. B. Sheridan, 84 King William Street, London regarding memorial stating 'the people of Dudley look upon this case as one of the most extraordinary instances of Injustice that has occurred in that locality and they believe that if this decision stands, no person of any repectability will be safe for he may be exposed at any moment to a similar sentence on evidence equally worthless' [26 Aug 1871]
4. Copy letter to the Secretary of State from Samuel D. Fereday and F. W. G. Barrs J.P.s in Staffordshire, Worcestershire and for the Borough of Dudley reporting on Harrison's case, giving detailed account of events, proceedings and petition [29 Aug 1871]
5. Plan of Dudley Castle showing location of Mrs King [c.1871]
6. Letter from A. F. C. Liddell [on behalf of the Secretary of State], Whitehall to S. D. Fereday and F. W. G. Barrs regarding sentence on Harrison [2 Sep 1871]
7. Letter to John Owen from Mr King thanking him for 'the kind and delicate manner with which he managed this morning's proceedings' [11 Aug 1871]
8. Notes regarding castle grounds ('kept in order by the Earl of Dudley who has always two men engaged in preserving order and attending to the entrance to the grounds &c. The grounds are open to all classes without any restriction, and as Dudley is surrounded entirely by collieries & other works these grounds are considered a great boon by the public'), probably relating to the Harrison Case
9. Newspaper cuttings regarding the assault by Joseph Alleyne on J. S. Goulder, Surgeon [12 Jul 1884] in envelope endorsed: 'with paper No. 1693 Cupd G divn 8'
10. Newspaper cutting from the Dudley Herald regarding the shooting by Daniel Gill of Joseph Potter in Dudley Castle Grounds [13 Aug 1904] in envelope endorsed: 'Cupd G divn 8'
11. Empty envelope addressed to George Taylor Esq. |