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Mike Petty's Warboys Scrapbook

1829

During Harvest Festival celebration a mob of 50 people ended up in front of William Angel’s house. Angel took a shotgun to disperse the mob and discharged it towards John Grange, killing him. He was convicted of manslaughter.

At the same assizes John Bishop had been convicted of stealing 20 sheep and was sentenced to death.

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