Famous British ROUTE ETINOTS from The Ni a Criminals ,Contents The Newgate Calendar John ‘Jack’ SHEPPARD Famaus robber and escape artist cmpren one Life of Crime cumeren Two Great Escapes John GOW Captain of a famous gang of pirates CHaPreR one The Life of a Pirate cuapren wo Captured Jonathan WILD Criminal genius cHaPrERONe Crime Pays. charren Two The Thief-taker chupren runes Stolen PropertyRichard ‘Dick’ TURPIN Highwayman and horse thiet as ‘cnaprenone The Essex Gangs cuneren wo King and Horses 2 Dossiers Crime and Punishment in the Eighteenth Century 2 Fighteenth-century London INTERNET PROJECTS 0,105 MMMM 99,27, 22,40.50,59,07.77,88,01 108 Peet 109 key To THE ExT TEST me PGE otcetens meng amnion emi IRB) These symbols indicate the beginning end end ofthe BBM excracte inked fo the isconing activities. The Newgate Calendar [Wee Negite Calendar isnot the tte of one individual book, but of several books which were published from th at 17005 t the mi 1800s. rignally Tae Newt Cor was» document writen by an ofa of Newgate prison in London e contained the names ofall the prisoners admitted to the prison during the previous month I was only later that this name became the ttle ofa collection of| accounts of famous prisoners who had bee hel in Newgate prion. During the 1700s stories about the executions, confessions and the lust words of prisoners were very popular. They were sokd a la single page or as nexpensve publications of around sity page 1n 1776 the Reverend John Villette, the Ordinary Chaplain Newgate prion, coleted these publications of popula crime stores int four volumes. This isthe ist of the collections which were soon known as The Newgate Cle The colectons soon became extremly popular. ven parents were happy if their children read the sores, because they alo contained an important moral lesson: if you do bad things, you willbe punished. People who could not read could also enjoy the cncitement and horror of The Newgate Calendar because it often Inspired the popular drama ofthe day. Dick Turpin Jack Sheppard and Jonathan Wild were almost universally known during the 1710 The New dsr can be considered the first important book of crime stories in English, but they are very different from the Getective and police stories and films we know today. The frstmodern police force was not founded until 182 0 there are no policeman or detectives in Completely on the life of criminals, and not on the detection or apte of erminals. They usally shove how criminals chose not 1 follow a moral fe, and how, only because they made a stupid Imistake or because a genlleman’ noticed something strange, they sught. The world presented in The N reassuring world, where iti almost inevitable that criminals ae ought ond punished The Neg Calender inspired many great writs like Charles Dickens and Robert Lous Stevenson, along with the waiters of popular rime magazines of 1800s. Inoed, the mystery and crime fiction and ins we enjoy today ewe much to this collection of stories Newgate plson ws fist mention inthe Middle Ages, but twas London ( In the eighteenth century life in prison was very diferent from today. Fist, prisons were used to Keep criminal uti they wer teed, At the time imprisonment was nol seen asa punishment for altnst everything. When a prisones fst arived, he was chained floc with on chains. the prisoner had money, he could pay py not to have chains a al, Then he hal to py for soup, clothes, ne mi worten and prostitutes visit thee oom, Otherwise, prisoners had ‘ery few othe and hao slep onthe oe Food was bought fom the prison auth iti or if the prtsoner had ro money, it was supplied by charts. Cooking, however, was not included so poor prianers often at har food ra But that was not at Newgate were horrendous, Almost ll the risers west indete with lice and ceria disease called typ. It is esta that only 2 quarter of The bodies of prisoners were not buried, but left to decompos Jess thot families came to collet them, The sll hat came from [Newgate was so arrendous that nearby shops were freed to ckA John ‘Jack’ & SHEPPARD — Te(CHAPTER ONE A Life of Crime ohn Sheppard was a thief and highwayman, buUBE became a very popular figure in is fete because of nis extraordinary courage. at least two plays were John Sheppard's father was a carpenter? in a poor part of London called Spitalfields, He had to sons, J, who was born in 1702, and Thomas. John was always known as jack The two brothers both became famous robbers. Jack was the fist ofthe two brothers to begin a lif of crime, in London, but he soon began o Ne worked for a carpent spend a lot of time atthe Black Lion pub in Drury Lane. Ie was eee ce soos “ john ‘Jack’ SHEPPARD CHAPTER here that he met @ woman called Elizabeth Lyon, but more commonly knawn among her friends as Edgeworth Bess Jack Influence and they formed partnership, ‘an make you ich, she tld him, fell under How? he asked her, ‘Listen,’ she aaid, “You're a carpenter, You work in rich people's houses. That glves you the perfect opportunity to steal valuable objec At frst Jack was very successful and no one suspetted him of the robberies that were taking place in the houses where he worked. He stole valuable tems for Edgeworth Bess and she sold ‘them for him. Jack also had another woman fiand named Maggot, and she persuaded him to rob a local merchant, Mr Bains, who was a trader in valuable cloth Fest Jack went to Mr ans’ house and bought some cloth inorder to see what the house ws ike inside, He went home and put the piece of cloth in his trunk.? The same night he returned secretly to the house. He broke in and stole ‘money and other property, which he then took to Mageot, Jack did not go back to his master’s home that night, oF the next, and his master began to be suspicious ofthe young man's activities. He decided to open Jack’s trunk to see what was Inside. He found the piece of cloth thet Jack had bought from Mr Bains. When Jack finally returned home, he realised that hi master now had evidence that connected him with Mr Bains. So Jack stole the piece of cloth back from his employer and hid itFamous British Criminals wgate Calendar ‘rom The Newgate When jack's master heard about the robbery at Mr Bains! house, he was sure that Jack was involved. He contacted Mr Bing and desribed the plece of cloth that he had seen in Jack’s trunk Mr Bains knew immediately that Jack was the young man wine had bought the cloth, and he too guessed thatthe purchase ofthe cloth was a trick to enter his house. When Jack heard that he was suspected, he pretended to et very any “Thaver't stolen anything. he shovted. My mother gave me ‘hat piece of lth! ‘id she?’ Mr Bans sid. "And where dd she gett fom? ‘Ask her yourself jack sid "think wil his master replied, Jack's master sent for the boy's mother and asked her about the cloth ‘My sons telling the truth, she sad. bought the cloth at a market in Spitalfields “Where exactly in the market did you buy tthe master asked. ' dont remember Jack’s mother sad Jack's master and Mr Bins did not believe what jack and his other tld them, but they had no direct evidence against Jack for the robbery, Despite his suspeions of him, Jack's master decided ta let the boy continue to work for him as an Jack became more and more involved in crime, and he finally became part of a gang? led by Jonathan Wild, another famous criminal, He now worked for himself as a carpenter and this John ‘Jack’ SHEPPARD CHAPTER meant that he continued to have easy entrance torch people's houses, im one ease he was repairing @ house belonging to an elderly gentleman in a rich area af London. He robbed the gentleman of money, jewelery and expensive clothes. ‘Shortly after thie robbery Edgeworth Bess was arrested and sent to a local prison, Jack went tothe prison and demanded to see his friend Whan the prison officer refused him permission, Jack attacked him and went in "You're coming with me, he told Edgeworth Sess ‘what do you mean?” she asked him. 'm a prisoner here. ‘can't came with yout "ee, you can” Jack told her with a laugh. ‘I knocked the officer out — he won't give us any trouble now! He picked up Bess and carried her out ofthe prison. This episode made him very popular with the criminal world in London, especialy withthe women. ‘The brothers, Tom and Jack worked together, robbing houses and seling the ieems that they had stolen, They also continued te work with Edgeworth Bess. They brake into the house of a merchant, Mrs Con, and stole some valubleitems. Tom tried to sell them but he was arrested and taken to Newgate prison, "where some of London's most notorious criminals were kept. He offered to give evidence against his brother Jack and Edgeworth Bess in order to receive a lighter punishment, The authorities looked everywhere for Jack and Edgeworth Bess, but they could not find them. ‘One day Jack meta fiend of his in the street, a man ealed James Sykes. Sykes knew that the authorities were looking forFamous British Criminals trom The Newgate Calendar Jack, and he made a plan. He hoped to beer. while ck was ‘The constable arrested Jace and too im to prison Jack waited until the middle of the night and then made a hole in the roof of the prison and eseaped. jack’ freedom di last long, He was soon arrested agai, and this time he and Edgeworth Bess were taken to anothe! prison. The authorities thought that Jack and Bess were husband tnd wife, and they allowed them tive together in a room in the ew days after their arsval atthe piso, Jack managed to cut off his rn chains. He then made & he prison wall, and moved one of the ion bats from the window. He loked down fri saw that it was too fa to jump tothe ground. So he tied some sheets together, an ted on around aba inthe window. T tdgeworth Bess to climb down tothe ground, and he quickly flowed her. They were now in front of «high prison wall but they managed to climb overt and escape nto the “The criminal class of London enjayed hearing about Jack 4 fhe could work with Jack, and Jack agree. Charles and Jack made f ds with young man called Lamb, who worked for 8m 1 0b a wealthy gentleman who lved in the instru use ate one night Lam opened the door oft Jack and Charlesina alot of money Lamb was very frightened. His master sent for him and asked ad happenedFamous British Criminals ‘trom The Newgate Calendar "1 don't know, sr! Lamb replied His master looked at him suspiciously. He saw that the young, man's hands were shaking. don’t believe you,’ he said angrily. “I think you stole the money, and youl be hanged frit Tn the end Lamb confessed his invalvement in the crime. He was sent to Newgate prison, tried, and then transported. ‘Thoms Sheppard was als tried fr the rabbery of Mrs Cook and he was transported a well Jack Sheppard then started working with another famous criminal, x man calle Blveskin. They sometimes sold the items that they had stolen to a man ealled William Field. Meanwhile they hired a stable in which they kept what they had stolen before seling i. Among the other stolen Items inthe stable was length of cloth that had been taken from a certain Mr Kneebone. it was stealing tis piece of cloth that led to Jack's next arest. One dey Jack and Blueskin asked Wiliam Field to go to their table and look atthe Iteme they had, so that he could find buyers for them. Field, who was coward? but an Imaginative criminal, did more than that, He broke into the stable and stale everything, Then he went to Jonathan Wild ‘enowing his influence in the criminal world, and told him that Jack was working with sluesin Jack and Blueskin were arrested soon after and sent to Newgate prison, where they were tied for ther robberies, and Jack was sentenced to death forthe thefe ofthe cloth belonging to Me Knesbone. Go back to the text @ comprehension [Annwer the questions blow 1 Wht was thejob of ack Sheppards father? 1. what evidence did Sheppars employerhave against hin? Why did the women of London's criminal world especialy Uke Jacke (& wy id Tom sheppard agree to give evidence against isbrother? ‘& Why did ames Sykes want tel the authorities ave Jck Why ould Sheppard and Edgewerth Bes live together in prison? robbery? 1. what vas going tobe sheppar’s punishent fr stealing MF Kesbone's oth? “Jack was the young man who had bought the cloth Lock thw we can combine two sentences Jack asa young an Head bought the cloth “ck the young ian who had bough the loth “whohad houghe the dot sa defning relative cause. defining reisiveclaueidentiier te sbjector abject of the erence Is not ‘Separated from the rest ofthe sentence by a.com \We we whe or thae whan we are tallng about people: Jacks the criminal whorthateicoped from Neg We we 'whiet otha when wear talking sbout things: ‘Thats the sheet whic that jack used 0 acope from prison@ deriving relative ct ‘Using defining relative clauses, say who did the following ations (ne ofthese characters is sed eis). A anthony lamb ¢ Blgemennsese —& Jck Sheppard Willa Fild—D TomSheppard—F James yes, Example: He/She promised o make Jack Sheppard eh man [Egeworh Bes theweman who promised make ck Sheppard 1. [] Hevshe reported heer frend tothe authorities for money 2. [He/she boup stolen gods from ack sheppard 3. [ Hershe became aero of the criminal word ‘4 [He/she et Jc sheppard into the house ofhs/har master a wealthy intrument rake [Her she arid dgeworth Bess out of prison 6 [1 He/She gave the authorities evidence aginsths/her own FQEO transportation ana we founding of Austraia For questions 1-12, ead the texe about the transportation of ‘iminale and think of the word which best fits wach space Use only ‘ne word in each space. There isan example (0) tthe begining. Anthony Lab ad Thomas Sheppard were both eraneporeed (@)24..- means they wer ent 0 works slaves etai’s anes) nore te mat reasons (@) transportation became Important inthe 1700s Fst, many poor ope came tothe ce ooking) work They often hat Fel (@) survive, and cioe merense Ia cheap Send criminals away than keep them alin prison, Second, the ‘onercancloies sed labour Te perfec solution was to send criminals to Amerie (5) they worked as bond servants: ‘iter America won independence n 1783, eish prisoners culd no @ Toecent there The government son began look fora ew pace treneporecrminal ‘eas evently decided that Austra was the best place n 787 Ceptnin Aethur Phi sabe for Australia with eleven hip caying 759 onviets, the youngest of (8). was ne years ld. This ‘was the beginning of rain’ fis permanent settlement © ‘Australia fea aloo the fat re a colony was used (40) nna penal oon Although around 160,000 convicts were ‘wansported a Austral nthe (0) nn transportation di itl to map crime, Bt tid help to found anates English speaking county on the (12) nn sdf the word Before you read ree Listen othe bepnning f Chapter Two, For questions 15 choose the bestanswer,A Bore. 1 When he order for Jack's execution arrive at Newgate prison? 8D sa August irae BE) somupueer7s4 © s0mugust 724 2 Jackescaped withthe hep of 8 Gy somecther preonrs © Fy some pico guards 1 After Jackeseaped, where ali he and his fend Page 3? 18] totheeast of London 8 | smote coumsy © Dy woscotiand 4 hata jack do whenhe saw that only aboy was guarding the watchmakers sho? 1 [D] Metrake the window and stole seme watches, 1 [] Heranaway to gett rend Page. © [5] Hewentinto theshop and stole sore watches 5 when Jack turned to London, his friend tld him that 1+ Jonathan wd was cing fr hinCHAPTER TWO Great Escapes 1 order forthe execction of Jack sheppard arrived ft Newgate prison on Monday 20 August 1724, Once again Jack showed his extraordinary courage. There vasa pace In the pron where frends could come to talk to the prisoners. The visitors and the prisoners were separated b tne ofthe bars. When some women friends came to visit him, he oe inthe wall that had bars init. Jack loosened! broke the bar off the wal completely and the women pulled him ‘through the hoe. He waa free man once gain, Jack went to see a friend af his e 1d Page, and they went into the country for a week, On thelr return to London they John ‘Jack’ SHEPPARD passed a watchmaker's shop. They were surprised tose tha the shop wes open, but that there was only a boy guarding it Jack immediately broke the shop window and pulled out some ess chester kasha re was backer oni aed ‘vamed him thatthe authorities were looking everywhere for him. They eventually found where he was hiding and took him back to Newgate prison, This time they were determined to stop ir exenping "Youve been very lucky in the past one of the officers tld him, “but you're not going to escape from us again. Welll make sure k's impossible “They put iron chains on his legs and handcuffs on his wrists “The chains on his legs were attached toa ring inthe floor of hs prison eal Hs adve sures ad by now made Jack famous with all social ple came to visit him. Some of his visitors gave him money. “who knows if hell ry to escape classes, and many important again’ they thought Sheppard found a nail? in the room, which he uted to open lsed the same nal to open his handcuffs. He could not remove the chains but e pulled them as high up his legs a he could His next move was to climb the chimney inthe room, but his way was blocked by an iron bar. He then worked with his hands 9 free the iron ba. He climbed back up the chimney and madeFamous British Criminals from The Newgate Calendar ny years and & bloke tothe roof ofthe priton, he wae cold and hung 1 adventures of Jack‘rom The Newigate Calendar Jack then walked around the streets, where he heard two ballad singers singing about hs adventures. 'Afew nights later he broke into a shop in Drury Lane and stale some fine clothes, a sword ings, watches and other items He put on the stolen clothes and went to find his ol frends. He ate in taverns with his friends, and he even visited his mother to tell her that he was free once more. He celebrated his new Freedom by drinking & lat of wine and brandy. At midnight, the boy who worked in the tavern where Jack Sheppard was emtertining his friends recognised who he was. The boy called the authorities and they arested Sheppard and tokehim back ro Up until the end jack Sheppard hoped to escape hi death at ‘tyburn, He hid a sharp knife in his pocket on the journey to the place of execution, but an officer discovered It and took it away from him, He had another plan for survival ‘After they hang me, he tod hie friends vein in my arm. Vm sure this will help me recover from the hanging He behaved with courage and dignity at the execution, a confessed his erimes. He was exeeuted on 21 November 1724 you must put mento a warm bed and open a Go back to the text @ rue oF tise? Say whether the following statements are Tue (7) or False (Pan then correct the alee anes 1 Jac. was wel own bt only among the ermine of tendon oo Tack opened his had witha he found oo Jack jumped fom the eon rof onto the rof of house toescpe Be 4. Jace couldnt remove the hain iy hima oo «Songs wee written about jacks adventare, oo No one discovered theif that Jack had before he was hanged ao laced noe thine was going tdi when they hanged him. ao @ wring - today a nero died Pretend you area journalist and say f you think Jack sheppard should be consiered aero or not. Include the following information inyour article: + How sheppardbecame famous + Who thought he was hero + Howe was celebrated and how he ded + Your pinion of im ‘You can begin ike his “ede ie Landon @ Yori a died a nae wan John ok ‘Stepnard. Peale fom al won| cotees of London hausOrth weed cc owen ed te 18 word rating ‘Punishment for criminals Three other words ofthe criminal world oor 6. Somebody whos famous for comes GPHUORNDOKTHYER NOTORIOUSKENWOO HCBXCMHGYEUHSBB EOXZJETARRFZPCE NVONOSIRPBYOHDE NOITATROPSNARTR UTNOLMLEFUIGBNY BKHAEHYFONFAHOR SIEICNUASBYNFIR SZAYOFSETHZAXUG INVNTHEFTTGROCH GBAKCOLCENRIOEC FHDOXLXHOKHVHXK Crime and Punishment in the Eighteenth Century {br those who had money, like the wealthy farmers and the ‘merchants and bankers of London, the 1700s was period of Increased physical comfort, For example, cotton clothes, glass windows for houses and water closets were becoming common. The wealthy clases ran the county through Patient with lit oe 0 intervention from the monarchy. In short, new world fy siilor Certainly, many people had money, bu the vast majority were por, and the number ef poor and homeless increased throughout thecenlury. One reason was that agriculture was becoming a large-scale ‘operation ran for profit, so many peasant farmers lost ther ln Secondly, machinery was bacoming increasingly important inthe production of fabrics. Many people lot their jobs, and many others tein to move to the towns and cies ln the early factories or inthe homes ofthe ch So itp ot dificult to se why elm increase, especialy crimes against property. The wealthy become frightened, and to ight the Increase in crime Patient increased dramatically the number of crimes that could be punished by death This group of ls became known as the ‘blody code’ In practice, his meant that almost all those tried a the Old Bale London's centalcimina court, cole be executed if thay were found gully For example, acid euld be hanged for stealing something worth shilling, You cou be hanged for being son in the company of gypsies. You could be hanged you sel ire toa town, oi youst fire ta ple of hay Despite the ‘bloody code i was obvious that hanging criminals was "not solution tothe problem, and around 6% of those condemned to be hanged received other punishments, Some received royal pardons, ?and others seth Tenet of clergy’. This meant that if ‘timinal could read averse of the Bibl, he was considered by the court as part of the church and therefore received ales serious Punishment, Women who were pregnant also avoided hanging. ln the 1700s new ways of dealing with crime began to emenge, For ‘example at the Dognning ofthe century prisons were not seen a3 Kind of punishment. They were simply places where a person as held until trial. Towards the end of the century, though, the authorities began to se ingisonment wth hard labour asa way of reforming criminals. This idea became particularly popular when Ey hehelped peopl when e recovered ther propery‘5 What meaning dons the author give to theif of Jonathan Wild? 18) nai. tslente people are not necessary honest and honourabie. 2B [wild deserved tote becsure he was chores. Intelignt, talented people should also be honest _E] Wildhelpedpeone but na selfish and dshonourable way. @ A wis crosewora Complete the cronsword with words from the tary of Jonathan Wil any ofthe words appearin the notes, but at allo them. 1. Toasksomeane for money, sual fora service 3 He walked woth pub. 5. The opposite of intrested 6, Tings that are bought and sol 7. Maney you pay for professional serves. 12. emorobject, expecially one tha part of group 12, To transport goods legally nto a county 18, Something youreceive you Behave wel 20, Legal procedure before a judge to see fa persons ply oF 25. somebody's pinion sbout what somebody els should do. 26. Sense, rational 1M. The Past Simple of to ste 14 Wort 22. Theperson whe possesses somethings the 23 When the athortes decid that condemned criminal should notSe ee © Your opinion ‘The author ofthis account of Jonathan Wild admits that he was both Intligent and talented | What are some of his telens? | How does Wild show himeel tobe inttignt? © Doyou think man ke Jonathan Wild would be successful day? Dp iwrerNer Prosecr 44q The O1Baley Connect othe net ad go won ich com wince loser the ttl part he oh oko ese gin, ‘Oper the pags or Famous Br Cimino he Henge Clos (ick he niomet prejeink. Go down the page unt you tdi eo th bok an ck onthe ean kr rock Tho Oe Batey was Locos cena ein cout nthe ped covered by ths book Fou > Werth Ol Bley ested > When twa bit > How thas Changed over ha yore Eighteenth-century London Ihe Great Fire of London of 1666 ual for thre terrible days, destroying AO of London. This tage di, though, open the way forthe birth of modem London. New bigs were no longer ult ‘of wood but of brick, and the famous architect Christopher Wen designed many elegant neocassicalbildings, inching St Paul's cathedral, which became a symbol fh moder city [At the start ofthe 1700 London has population of 5,00. Tis was enormous forthe time, especial we consider that any town ‘oF over 5.00 people was considered nein those days St Pat €+f ter ide to London: the East Ea. This ag the area ofthe docks an the home of manufacturing of beer brewing and textile production, It was abo the home of me the British Isles and the worl, sho came to London looking fr and many ofthese poor were migrants from various pa work I interesting to note that in this peri there were lay Aistnctive neighbourhoods of he various immigrant groups chy the Ih, Jews from Portugal, Spain, Poland and Germany im Afi, the Caribbean and North Ameria Popul was that many young women came hoping to find jobs as eranRichard ‘Dick’ TURPIN Highwayman and horse thiePee Before y Listen tothe bepinning of chapter One of Dick Tupi. For questions 15,choose the best answer, Bor 1 ick Turpin father was from 2 Dick Turin fist worked asa 8 butcher. © El farmer 3 He began his criminal career by © [5 ecehing tten pods, 4 To enter peple'shovses, Turpin and his gang of robber | rocked down doors ifx0 one opened the climbed in though open windows The Essex Gang chard Tirpia; mora commonly known 26 Dick Tliplo, was the son af an Essex farmer. He was brutaland erveeven aga young man and he seemed destined fra life of crime Turpin eventually became a butcher, and he married soon afterwards. He began stealing his neighbours’ fatrn anim hich he used toll in his shop His crimes were discovered and tn order for his arrest was prepared, but he ran away before the authorities came to his house and joined pang af smugglers in another part of Essex. The gang then moved to Landon, where they robbed peoples houses. Their strategy worked ike this, One ofthe gang used to knock of shause, andlWwhen someone opened it the rest of the gang ran in and stle what they could find. Their frst viet not wolent with hi,Famous British Criminals from The Newgate Calendar (On 11 January 1735 the gang robbed a rich farmer, Mr saunders, in 3, where they found Me Saunders with his wife and friends playing cards. Everybody stay very quiet’ Turin ordered. if you do what Mr Saunders and the les continued in this way fora consis they decided to ro a cert 12 Was going in. They took hi to instruct the servant Boy to open the front door of the house. The boy was so frightened that he did nothing. Another ervant opened the door, imagining that nathing was wrong, and the gang rushed in with thelr prisoner Mr Lawrence. looked through the house for items of vale, but were nt satisfied with wat they found der Me Lawrence if he one of the gang and they house, leaving everyone there tied up The authorities offered a reward of £50 for information about entering houses and th ‘ne day they robbed a two of Mr Francis servants working outside captured them and ted them up. hey captured him aswell and tied him upFamous British Criminals ‘rom The Newgate Calendar a Go back to the t“Tho boy was so trightaned that he did nothing’ Look at thes sentences Theboy was ofghtened. The tony wo 0a like this are often followed by clause of result or consequence: ‘The toy was fghtened thet he di nothing. Thestonyss sod that he rie ‘The food prion was sotemble he coun teat CComplate the sentences with the words from column A and fond i ee stole dar deccedtoatel high navy tered ae Example: The beaceet loked £2.2804080_ he dese sei 2. Thedo locked so the robbers 1 The window waa. they ‘0 The was eo nen shes the thi she 4. The g's scream was 0 ® alee neighbours Turpin’ horse wasso ewan the thieves. candle @ Vocebutary ~ opposite crossword are ll opposites of the words in Crossword B, and vice versa ‘Complete the pursles by finding the opposites foreach set of corresponding umbers. One as een done fo youBefore you read a Scere King and Horses re day Top n was ridng towards Cambely when be piesa tae nerglag ioe pe} saw another trailer abead of him an the Fed, He sbdiden Les ryt! The two men began series of ighwy ered lke a chman, and Turpin deeb i, He rode up to hin and rok outta pletl pointed them at him and demanded his money. The athe teaver was himself highwayman, King who reogrised Tarp imeciately King laughed at Turis demand for What he asked him, FEB Now listen tothe text and check your answers dog? Lowe yho you are ‘Turpin smiled. He wanted a know whl KI Waé Boing to say should work together,’ king tald Rim, "We could be partners, What do you think? ‘All righ pad idea, Let's ryt urpin a8Fee. aye & partneship isn't such a my =| | Famous British Criminals ‘rom The Newgate CalendarFamous British Criminals ‘rom The Newgate Calendar the forest. He told the authorities about the murder, and they in Turpin and King now decided to work separately. Turpin decided that Ep | Issued a reward of £200 forthe arrest of Rh ing Forest was a dangerous place, and he left he arrived atthe tavern he saw a butcher there This man knew remembered that Dick Turpin owed him five pounds Richard ‘Dick’ TyRPIN Chapren ‘Now, Dic,’ he sald, know you've got alot of money these ‘My wifes in the next room’ Turpin told the butce, she! ve you the money The butcher now began tling the other people in he tavern Whe Dick Turpin was. He sald that they should arrest hn, ruplin escaped through a window and rode away. ‘Turpin and King joined up apa, and the into thelr bus 2 thin pane aman called Potter, One dA¥, ting towardsFamous British Criminals from The Newgate CalendarFamous British Criminals ‘rom The Newgate Calendar “Turpin rode away as fast as he could from the scene. King lived for a week after being shot by Turpin, and he gave the authorities information about where they might be abe to find Turpin bist “Turpin knew now that the authorities were looking for him everywhere, and he rode from one place to another. First he Went tothe east, to Lincolnshire, there he stole some horses. He was caught and arested but managed to escape Next he went further north to Yorkshire, where he used another name, He pretended to be a gentleman, and frequently went hunting with the upper classes. He supported himself by Stealing horses in Lincolnshire ard selling them in Yorkshire. Turpin then made a very small mistake that cost im his life When he wae out hunting with hi fiends one day, he shot a cockerel that belonged this landlord ‘One ofthe huntsmen, Mr Hal, told him that he had made a mistake t shoot the cocker if you stay here, Turpin repled coldly Vl shoot you as well: Mr Hall was very angry at Turpin’s behaviour. He told the landlord what Turpin had don ‘The magistrates began to collect Information about this iysterioue man wha had appeared amang them. They learned and the authorities arrested him, that he travelled frequently to Lincolnshire and always came back with money and horses, They begun to suspect that he wat ‘highwayman, ‘Turpin insisted that his real name was Palmer, and that he had been a butcher in Lincolnshire. He said that he had lost his Richard ‘Dick’ TyRPIN. Crarren2 business and had decided to come and live In Yorkshire, Te magistrates made enquiries and dlscovered that there had bee” a butcher in Lincolnshire called Palmer. This man wag a sheep thief who had escaped from the authorities there, whe were looking for him. When he hag been in prion in York candle for about four months, Turpin wrote a letter to his brother essex He signed the letter ‘John Palmer’. He asked his brother yo hel him, but his brother didnot read the letter He ld not want © pay the postage for receiving it. The letter was then sey back 0 ‘the post office in Essex. By chance, the schoelmaster jg sex ‘whe had taught Dick Turpin aw the letter in the post office: ME recognised his old pupi’s writing immediately. He tock the ett to the magistrate and explained thatthe writer ofthe etter wa not John Palmer but Richaré Turpin. “Turpin was now tried and sentenced to desth for is crimes He behaved very cheerfully after eecelving his semence and joked about the execution ahead of him. He bought some fine clothes shortly before the dy ofthe execution He also paid ive poor men to be his mourners: and to follow the cart taking him othe execution, He behaved with great courage on the day of the erection 10 April 1729, He waved at the crowd who had come se hi die and he spoke for half an hour withthe executioner before throwing himeelf down from the execution ladder The eager of the famous highwayman had come toa end at lst.Go back SS Se Dp> inreRner PROJECT 444 fea eee en caren nx ey cpaE ras hargnd ta fave etn ace Dm Nagy ison Fray ok or nage ofthe Tybur Tt show your lan,@ summing itu Flin the gop inthe tox wth the wordn the box, then number the paragraph inthe correct order to makes summary of Dick Tarpin’s ‘ong Theirs one as been done for yo surrender guested hidingplace highwayman sentenced Threatened ch gentleman collect” behaved "horse ‘until dangerous stole knock pretended reward [partners legend butcher er 1. Soon the authorities offered a eward for formation aout them at ther in Epping Foret be Final the authorities offered 100 for Information bout the gang. This let the arest and ‘xecuton of two gang members, The other members decidedit «& [I] Dick Tupn fet worked bute soon them nfs shop. Sn the auth 4. [Turpin was hen arrested ried and todesth ibeaidthat he wen courage onthe day of hie exeetion ee patron eaten real became very nom during thie te. Once he hel an tlivensan ona aoe she tli hm where her [i nexeTurpin became a highwayman, and he sometimes acted fea. ‘oh the peopiehe robbed, fhe bed 3 love young woman, he complimented her. $03. [1] one aay Turpin saw another traveleronthe rsdtoCambridse who looked ute Turpin decided rob him but he dacovered thatthe traveler was actaly ing 3 famous The two men decid to become th [This time Turpin wen to Verkhie where hun tO tea gentleman, but the end of Turpin career was naar. one day he argued with a man called Me Hal and he even tok bir Mr Hall went tothe autores. Te ‘papitates began to Information bout Trin Sd soon dacovered who realy as i. [0] Me thompson went to gota friend and they wene backs Epping ores When Mr Thorp sa Turpin be tld hin to But Turpin shot Thompron's end and ‘icaped He and king formed new garg ari they rode to {on On the auney Turpin stole a because hit wasted Thsthef then edt the capture of King bt once spin Turpin escaped Look back atthe stores ofthe four criminals you have readin thie ‘bok. Write a paragraph about each one, comparing thar crimes and ‘ther personales Which criminal do you think would have been the most popular’ with readers of The Newgate Calendar inthe ‘iptconthcentary? Work in pais Look atthe scenes on page 108 from the story of Dice “Turpin Student A should pretend tht he/she has not read he story ‘Student 8 should elthe story ding te petres to elp him/her.{5 Ichn cow was hepy about the mtny onthe George Galley 10 1A hethought the food was terrible a wel 1B ewasthedofsaling and wanted to rear home, € — hesawitashis chance to become pirate, 1D ehated the chief mate andthe apt, 6 what dd Gow oto Willams after Wiliams ried olin? ‘A ) Hesenthim the ony lands where he woul be " args 1B) Hesenthim back to London where he woul be hanged © Heputhim chain. D—) Heshothim Cow decided to sails ship tthe Orkney sland because 1K Cr be wanted ts eis 1B ewanted to see his girend © eke he ould slthe stolen goods there, 1D his men forced hin osu here {Jonathan Wild became criminal because 1A | heneeded meneytepen tavern 3 hemeteriminals when he was in prison © hemetmany criminals when head s tavern in Cock Alley, [helen ib as a bukle maker a 9. Jonathan Wid elpedhis frends out of prison by ‘A. wine shem evidence to pve agsins ther rina . © vingevidence that they were not ply D _paving money ro the guards ‘The authorities begen searching for Jonathan Wil cause A theylnew hehad stolen somelace B (> helped the captsin of hi ship eacape From the sutton € | hehad many frends who were thieves, D he asked prope for s fein rear fo information about therstln property id was not fund uily during hia frst ial because Dalit tthe te bay Ht il eel ce 1 [-) tistsger showed that he himeef i not seul the lace € | hus men rigmened the witnesses so they sald that he dd rotetel the lace, [ewes not in London when the lace was stolen, Hom wes Waldir sentenced to death? 1B |_ Hewarantences for stealing other objet, dealings with ermal. [Anew law was made that sldit was ilegal to recevea fee for returning stolen god Wild ied ta escape his deathertence by 1) saying he performed a servic for society and by obtaining paying the age to change his mind __askinghis important. nflsenl frends oe Judge shat he was ot ely uly‘hat were Dick Turpin est cries? srwgeling stealing animals Fabing people traveling she roads: be wae highwayman Hom did Turin meet the highwayman named King? “ey metin a fighting aver, ing ried rob Turpin. ‘Turpin edt ob King ‘They were inthe samecellat Newsate. “Terpin was known as a entleman because ‘never rbbed older people te complimented the youn women he robbed. he mever robbed young women holy robbed from rh eos Wich ofthe following thing i Trin NOT do onthe day of is He hid ifn pocket t try and escape He ware fine new tes Hepaid ve men robe his mourners Me thre bins down fom the execution Inder. “oi eer be EXPANSIVE READING rcs deenteome pn ‘int Car Gute w Grade roo ‘teers wun heel sgh foataiey Ie nd RE itty coed einai, Step Four 82.1 Aum el pin eh rset eect Sipe sand es farms and pater Frome fame sn Pere Sige Nye pesky se UConn + Pot Poe hex snes: ven hou ‘pif spe Available at Stop Four: A Sty Seat iA Conn Dele = To ene Hay Feng 2 Waingon Square Hey James