County Gaol Register of Prisoners
Reference No.: Q/GC5/4
Date of Admission: 26th November 1831
Number in Index: 158
Name: Joseph POWIS
Late Residence: Alstone
Trade: Baker
Age: 17
Height: 5ft 2¾in Hair: Brown
Eyes: Grey
Visage: Common face and nose Complexion:
Fresh
Other marks: Two moles on his breast, two moles,
two small scars and a mark on right arm, seven small moles on left arm, mole
right side his neck, one large mole and four small moles on his shoulders
Cause of Commitment: Charged on the oaths of
Elizabeth Hawkins and John Didcot with having, on the 24th day of November
instant at the parish of Cheltenham assaulted Mary Ann Borton an infant child of
the age of five years with intent to commit a felony.
By whom committed: R Bransby-Cooper Esq., J H
Ollney, Esq., and C Brandon Trye, Clerk
By what court to be tried: Epiphany Sessions
When tried: 3rd January 1832
Event of trial: Guilty
Sentence passed: Six calendar months and once
whipped
When discharged: Removed 7th January 1832.
Conduct in prison: Indifferent. (See
Penitentiary record.)
Remarks: Can read and write.
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