5/29/2023 0 Comments The Newgate Garland Or, Flowers of Hemp; Being a choice Noose... by W.L. Hanchant![]() ![]() ![]() During this time, he began to play two sides of the justice system. ![]() After being arrested for debt in 1710, he was thrown into prison. So a little MORE digging revealed a fascinating story.Īs it turns out, Mr. Certainly, there was no mention of the throat-slashing incident. Moreover, this ballad described how Jonathan Wild was executed at Tyburn Tree, not murdered at all. Yet I noticed right away that this ballad was dated in 1725, a full year after the other ballad. That's when I found another ballad, this one titled: "Jonathan Wild's final fairwell to the world." So I looked for additional ballads and pamphlets that may explain why Blueskin, that noted highwayman, had sought to murder him. Wild's throat be a cause for celebration? ![]()
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