Inhuman torture!! Fairburn's edition of the trial of Thomas Picton, late Governor of Trinidad and Colonel of the 54th Regiment of Foot, for torturing Louisa Calderon in the island of Trinidad in the month of December, 1801 ... Which was tried at the Court of King's-Bench, Westminster on Monday, Feb. 24, 1806 before Lord Ellenborough & a special jury / Taken in short-hand.

  • Thomas Picton
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[1806?]
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Credit: Inhuman torture!! Fairburn's edition of the trial of Thomas Picton, late Governor of Trinidad and Colonel of the 54th Regiment of Foot, for torturing Louisa Calderon in the island of Trinidad in the month of December, 1801 ... Which was tried at the Court of King's-Bench, Westminster on Monday, Feb. 24, 1806 before Lord Ellenborough & a special jury / Taken in short-hand. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    fmm t!i! \ throu wgm, retat le Vhursday g the circumstance of ecedin^ was here read le to mis the name of Gonm th murder, the s tat Mr. Pate] id of the T rj ich witness. Inch h id VtK to -Sr. on the pr ten hen G< ■a hi te ii 'vim l. lie v from atever. t from vim i n V on a c» pnsoi I'him [seen him twice or thrice. He had never known.nor had pirn sio '(-; nor had ever seen hi m tiii under his examiuatic [never !».id with him anv pec.uni try connexion ; never recei Bum; never gaive him anv authority to draw upon him fc lie never received anv money whatever for anv otherp him ; never knew ol the prisoner's having drawn upon hi pnstotty* The prisoner never a^ked his permission, nor pr nhnj It never gav-e him any note of hand for money 5 boititmeivt with the prisoner to hreakfast £t Mr. (Slight's, for such a purpose, nor did lie know the pTisonerJived the at Wi!lis and i eri aval's, nor anv other Banker's, to pay an of thepri one:, 01 take up ah' bi-M Thomas Graham swprn— la,s lie lives in Mile End Road Tie was acquainted with the !a'e Mr. Blight; lie called at I tic 'M of Sej Member; and had some on versa1 ion with h he had cailed on the Friday at Mr. ;# i-hr's house, and the | Blight w ;s *one to Margate. Witness had called for pavr Blight had bought of him , T e prisoner had fold him th happened the preceedimprtlghi; th.it a pi to!, or musket, h $he par lout window, and nearlx t*keu away his life. Wit knew any cause'* He answered No: bu ' Blight; for thaff it had ;..issc-1 m thedirei liMn-, and nail struck part of the Vene askfd him what became of fhje ball? an mehwrn hqn and the iffikdim —Witness Kin; on tlie floor, and expressed his snr; put the prisoner answered, he wished them to remain on see tlie n VVijness then ask -d him, it he suspected any pe n u!d be guftty ot such an acti an 1 the prisoner said No ha.I some words with a f>e son some time before who was fonnin wwk fyf htm, and that this wis t!ie only man he could suspect fc'Iarke. Nothing more; particular; passed on that day; but witness called me Monday ni6mm$ foil win;, and was nid by the prisoner that Mr. Blight was tome •<» to vn. but gone into the city about some business —Witness ca'.le:! on * •• urn from Greenland Dock, saw Mr. Blight, who after so aae conversation frp«»n the wharf, asked him to take refreshment. The prisoner came into tke ro-nn whe e they wen-, booted,; and asked for Mi. Blight's spurs. Mr. Blight pointt I to thetl) in tin w'ndow, :m i sal I to the prisoner, S*atch, don't come k wi ;. tut <:■■ fnon'e ', and :lie prisoner answered lie sho tld not come back nit!.I it.- -1 v the business settled. Mr. Itit h'ird Pfttcival wt\« sworn* Ra s he is partner in the house of Wilis JJ 1 v ' ' •»»k«vsl tliar tee prisoner opened an account at their house on the 7th gj *ci> : « , and then paid into thhouse a draft for loooi. upon Mr; due on the 1(3 h He affed upon, him the day before the Bill hec une B • ! • ■ I . Goom was not prepared to pa. the dr ift, hut that he would anv ■; ;n pic e of it on the next day ; winch he accordingly did, simitar in .dunging tha da;e». Llere Mr. Percval produced the last ;d it was intended f. light's chuir, whe e fc is against his head/ W ■ said, ** if. had fa ten n>'< several splinters of the I they had nor been cica eJ ! r. ch tad gh he n r. a: if nds Blight should n pat ti'cular who t tii.it Mr. Bltgnt or 1 epai rng a iis fiame was cn