Notes for: John FOSKETT
Living in parental home in Neate St, Camberwell in 1851.
1861 Living in Neate St Camberwell in parental home.
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Monday, Nov 22, 1869; pg. 10; Issue 26601; col E
CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.-The November Sessions for the jurisdiction of this court will be opened at 10 0'clock this (
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1869 Tue Sep 28 Daily News
Wed Sep 29 Liverpool Mercury
Sat Oct 2 Jackson's Oxford Journal
Sun Oct 3 Lloyd's Weekly Newspaper
Another Attempted Murder and Suicide
Shortly before 10 o'clock on Sunday night loud shrieks of a woman were heard in New Church Road, Camberwell, near the Anchor and Hope. Several persons ran to the spot, and found a man and a woman engaged in a fierce struggle, and upon blood being observed streaming from the face and neck of the latter, a young man named John Bradbury got between them, and then perceived that the man, who has since been ascertained to be John Foskett, age 21, of 38, Neate Street, Camberwell, wire worker, had a knife in his hand, with which he had evidently inflicted the wounds. By the intervention of Bradbury and some of the bystanders he was frustrated in several attempts to inflict further injury, when he immediately endeavoured to cut his own throat, and succeeded in making several gashes. Upon this several endeavoured to prevent him, but he burst from them, rushed down Edmund Street to the Rose public house, and then returning, passed into Addington Square, where he fell, and was then conveyed to Dr Chabot's, and thence to St Thomas's Hospital, where he was attended by Mr Pollard, the house surgeon, and it was found that, although extensively wounded, there are no apprehensions of immediate danger. The young woman named Mary Ann Talbot, who was servant to Mr Booth, butcher, at the corner of Edmund Street and new Church Road, was taken to her father's house, 5, Albany Road, Neate Street, Camberwell, and afterwards also, to St Thomas's Hospital. She was found to have received several frightful gashes about her face and the back of her head, one no less than seven inches in length. She states that she kept company with Foskett, and had been out with him on Sunday evening, and stopped opposite her master's house with him for a few minutes, and suddenly said “I must go” to which he replied, “You don't want to go yet.” She then heard a click, and then felt a stab or cut on the left side of her face, followed by another aimed at her throat; and to protect her throat, she put up her left hand, which, with the arm, was severely cut. She believed that Foskett had latterly become jealous. She identified a knife as the property of Foskett, which had been pucked up by Charles Hunt, 9 P, in Edmund Street. It is a clasp knife, with a white handle, which, together with the blade, was encrusted with blood.
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1869 Thu Nov 18 The Pall Mall Gazette
Fri Nov 19 Western Mail (Cardiff)
Sat Nov 20 The Bristol Mercury
Summary of this mornings News
At the Lambeth police-court yesterday, a young man named John Foskett was charged with attempting to murder Mary Ann Talbot, and afterwards attempting to commit suicide. Foskett had been “keeping company” with the young woman for several years. On Sunday night, the 26th of September, he was seeing her home from her parent's house to a house in Camberwell where she was employed as a domestic servant, when he suddenly attacked her with a knife, wounded her in the throat and face, and then ran away and stabbed himself in the throat. His wound was so severe that he was not able to leave hospital until yesterday. The prisoner, on being asked whether he wished to make any answer to the charge, said - “We had been four years, come next Whitsuntide, keeping company, and always happy, until she went to this place. I forbid her going there, as we should have to part. She went, and I have been fretting and down-hearted ever since. I became ill, and Dr Chabot attended me neary four weeks, I accused her of going with other chaps and she denied it. We had words, and I made up my mind to cut my throat on that account. I gave her a cut, and then cut my throat and ran away”. The prisoner's father said Dr Chabot believed his son's mind was affected. Mr Elliott committed him for trial.
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1869 Sun Nov 21 Reynold's Newspaper
Attempted Murder of Sweetheart through Jealousy
John Foskett, 21, described as a wire-drawer, was placed in the dock, before Mr Elliott, at Lambeth Police Court, on Wednesday, charged with attempting to murder Mary Ann Talbot by cutting her throat, and also attempting suicide by cutting his own throat.
Mary Ann Talbot, a rather good-looking young woman, was called, and said " I am a servant, and have known the prisoner for about two years and a half. I have kept company with him about that time. On the evening of Sunday the 26th of September about 9 o'clock, I went with prisoner from my parents' house in Neate street, Camberwell, towards my master's house, No 64 New Church Road, Camberwell. On arriving near the house, I told him I must go in, as it was getting late, when he asked me to wait until a man coming along had passed. I said I could not, and then he began feeling in his trouser pockets. I turned my head for a moment and then suddenly felt a violent blow on the right side of the head. I staggered, and then, seeing a knife in his hand, ran away a short distance, and fell. He came up, threw himself upon me, caught hold of my head, and tried to get at my throat with the knife he had in his hand. I struggled, and put my left hand up to my throat, which was cut, as also the left side of my throat. I managed to get away again, but he followed me across the road, and stabbed me in the side of the face. I was much exhausted from loss of blood, and had to be taken to St Thomas's Hospital, where I remained for some time.
John Bradbury, a clerk, residing at No 5, Albert Street, St George's Road, said: I was in company with two friends at the place mentioned, and saw the prosecutrix running along pursued by the prisoner. She fell, and then he stood over her, and struck her several times. I managed to get her away across the road, but prisoner followed, and said, "If any one interferes I'll serve him the same." I thought he meant fighting and said "Come on, then;" but he stepped back into the roadway, and exclaimed "Look, look" and immediately began to cut his own throat. I went forward to prevent any further injury, when he ran off down Edmund Street. At some 100 yards, seeing he was pursued, he turned round and again stabbed himself in the throat. I caught hold of his hand, in which was a knife, and struggled with him. He could not speak, and, thinking he was about to attack me, I let him go, and he again ran away. He had not proceeded far, when I came up and caught him by the back, and threw him down. With assistance I conveyed him to the surgey of Dr Chabot where the only words he uttered were, "I am happy."
The accused and the young woman were taken to St Thomas's Hospital, where the former remained until yesterday morning; the latter was discharged on the 10th October.
Inspector Davis, of the P Division said: This morning on going to the hospital I told prisoner the charge against him, and cautioned him as to what he said. He said, "I know I have done wrong; I am very sorry for it, but I think she tried to make me do it. I was very ill before this, and two months ago went to the hospital, and fainted on the way there. They would not attend me, but I was under Dr Chandos afterwards. She has caused it by going out with another young man. I have kept company with her for about four years and a half."
In reply to the magistrate the prisoner made a similar statement.
The prisoner's father here got into the witness box, and said Dr Chabot believed that the prisoner's mind was affected.
Mr Elliott fully committed him to take his trial at the next session of the Central Criminal Court.
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1869 Sat Nov 27 Daily News
Sat Nov 27 Liverpool Mercury
Sat Nov 27 Pall Mall Gazette
Sun Nov 29 The Era
Central Criminal Court
Before Mr Justice Brett
John Foskett, wireworker, was charged with feloniously wounding Many Ann Talbot, with intent to do her grievous bodily harm.
Mr Cole prosecuted' the prisoner was defended by Mr Collins.
The prosecutrix and the prisoner were courting, and on the day named in the indictment they had been out for a walk together, and on their return home to Camberwell, and when the prosecutrix was within a short distancew of her mistress's house, the prisoner made a most desperate attack upon her with a knife. He no doubt attempted to cut her throat, but she got away from him, and he pursued her and knocked her down, and while she was on the ground he threw himself upon her and cut her in the most dreadful manner about the face, frequently exclaiming that he would murder her. A young man named Bradbury interposed, and with a good deal of courage succeeded in securing the prisoner, who, in the course of the struggle, inflicted some injury on his own throat. The only motive for the conduct of the prisoner appeared to be that he was jealous of the prosecutrix, and was angry with her in consequence of his believing that she had been walking out with some other young man.
The jury found the prisoner guilty, and he was sentenced to 15 years penal servitude.
The learned judge ordered that a reward of £5 should be given to the witness Bradbury, for the manner in which he had conducted himself upon the occasion.
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Residing in Portland Prison as an inmate in 1871
1871 Portland, Dorset
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Schedule Portland Prison
John Foskett Convict U 24 Milkman Camberwell, SRY
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Residing in Portland prison as an inmate in 1881.
Institution "Her Majestys Convict Prison" Portland Dorset
Census Place Portland, Dorset, England
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Page Number 4
John FOSKETT Convict U M 32 LDN, MDX Wiredrawer
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1891 Margate
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John Foskett Patient W 40 Wire Drawer Neat St, Camberwell
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Times Saturday, Oct 19, 1895; pg. 4; Issue 34712; col F
County of London Sessions
Before Mr Loveland Loveland, sitting at Clerkenwell
Beatrice Bright alias White, was indicted on two charges of larceny, and a third of having attempted to commit suicide. Mr Roach was for the prosecution. On the afternoon of September 20 a man named Foskett, a wireworker, saw the prisoner loitering in Regent Street, and watched her. She seemed to him to be trying the pockets of ladies who were looking into the shop windows. He spoke to a constable, who took her into custody, and a purse was found in her pocket which she had just stolen from a lady who was standing close by; and she had another in her hand, which was afterwards identified by another lady. The prisoner was taken to a cell, where she was found a short time afterwards lying on her back with a silk scarf tied tightly round her neck. She was quite unconscious, but the inspector on duty brought her to by moving her arms in such a way as artificially to produce respiration. The prisoner said there was a woman with her, who had brought her up from Preston, and it was she who stole the second purse and put it in her hand and then she disappeared when she saw she was being watched. The prisoner pleaded Guilty to one indictment for larceny, and was found Guilty on the second and on the charge of attempting suicide. It was stated that she was recently sentenced to 14 days hard labour for attempting to pick a pocket. Principal Warder Cooper said that while she was in gaol awaiting her trial she made a second attempt on her life. The prisoner said she wished to go back to her friends in the north; she thought they would pay her expenses and help her. Mr Loveland postponed sentence until next sessions, saying that he would consult Mr Wheatley of the St Giles' Christian Mission about her case.
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Friday, Dec 07, 1894; pg. 14; Issue 34441; col E
County of London Sessions
(Before SIR P. H. EDLIN, Q.C., Chairman, sitting at Clerkenwell)
Horace Ashton, 40, and Arthur Bentley, 35, were indicted for having obtained a coat by false pretences. Mr W M St Aubyn was for the prosecution, and Mr Metcalfe appeared for Ashton. It seemed that on N ovember 10 a parcel containing a coat was delivered at the chambers of Mr Earle, in Davies Street, W> Shortly afterwards a b oy called with a note, purporting to come from the tailor by whom the coat had been sent, asking for it back again, and the parcel was habded to him by Mr Earle's servant, and he went away with it. Meanwhile a working man called Foskett had been watching the prisoners who were loitering in the neighbourhood. He saw them following the lad who had been sent by the tailor with the parcel, and he saw Bentley take the opportunity of examining g the address upon it. The prisoners then went into a publichouse, and when they came out Foskett saw them send another boy with a note to Mr Earle's chambers. Soon after he came out with the parcel, which he handed to Bentley, and the prisoners hurried away together. Foskett followed them some distance until he met a constable, who on hearing from him what had passed took the prisoners into custody. The prisoners were found guilty, and Warder Cook produced a list of former convictions against Bentley, including a sentence of 5 years' penal servitude for burglary. Ashton had also been convicted before. It was stated that several other cases similar to this had occurred lately in the same neighbourhood, but no direct evidence could be obtained connecting the prisoners with these offences. Ashton was sentenced to ten months' hard labour, and Bentley to three years' penal servitude, to be followed by two years' police supervision. The learned Chairman commended Foskett, and ordered that a reward of £1 should be given to him.
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Tuesday, Dec 24, 1895; pg. 3; Issue 34768; col G
At Marlborough Street
Solly Lloyd, aged nine years, and living in Little Albany Street NW, was charged with having been concerned with another girl not in custody in stealing from a lady unknown a purse containing 10s 6d in silver, five halfpenny stamps, a packet of needles, and two receipted bills. John Foskett, a wire worker, of Neate Street, Camberwell, said that about 20 minutes to 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon he saw the defendant outside Peter Robinson's shop, Oxford Street, in company with another girl apparently about 14 years of age. The movements of the younger girl were covered by the elder girl, who shoved her up against ladies and apparently urged her to pick their pockets. Lloyd put her hand in the pockets of five or six ladies. He watched them for 20 minutes, and eventually saw Lloyd take the purse produced from the pocket of the young lady. Lloyd then hurried away, and he followed her and asked her what she had taken from the lady. The child thereupon handed him the purse in question. The other girl ran away. Lloyd having been given into custody of Constable Corbett, 35DE, the witness went to try and discover the lady who had been robbed, but could not find her. In defence Lloyd said that what Foskett had said was not true. She went up Oxford Street with another girl, who told her to put her hands in ladies' pockets. The other girl put her hand into the pocket of the lady, took the purse in question from it, gave it to her, and told her to walk round the corner with it. The father of the child was present in court. He said that he was a plumber's labourer, and had four children. Dolly went out in the morning to buy a halfpenny worth of sweets, and he had not seen her again till he found her in custody. Mr Newton remanded the child for eight days, taking her father's recognizances for her appearance.
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