The Trial of a Con Artist

Joseph brown and hesselgrave were sentenced to death by hanging for the theft of bacon in 18 o six. They had convinced a man named mister render to let them into the house where he worked as a servant, the home of john and elizabeth bolton. When they were spotted selling the food a few days later things quickly fell apart. Brown tried to blame it all on mister render - but that backfired too. He was put on a ship at the docks in portsmouth with no hope of escape. But after appealing to a higher ranking official, both men had a lucky break. Rather than being sentenced to death,. they were to be trans red to botany

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