| Description | Bill of indictment of Dennis Walker for obtaining £5 from David Hugill Dowson the treasurer of the Miners Sick Benefit Society at Rosedale by falsely pretending that he (Walker), being a member of the Society, was entitled to relief as his wife Anne had recently died suddenly, and that the death certificate which he produced was a true one; whereas his wife was still alive
Offence committed on 16 October 1873
Walker had previously been convicted of felony at the Quarter Sessions for the city of Manchester held on 21 October 1869
Endorsed with names of witnesses and "true bill"
With certificate of conviction at the Quarter Sessions for the city of Manchester held on 21 October 1869 of Denis Walker for stealing £40 in money, the property of Spencer Walker; and £2 4s 6d in money, the property of John Mather, at the dwelling house of John Mather in the city of Manchester on 20 August 1869. Walker was sentenced to hard labour in the gaol of the city of Manchester for eight calendar months. Certificate dated 22 December 1873 |