Project Gutenberg 2022-02-22 Public domain in the USA. 180 Anonymous Anonyme Anonymous, Anonymous Ashburnham, William, Sir 1710 1797 Chichester, Bishop of (William Ashburnham) William, Bishop of Chichester William, Lord Bishop of Chichester Cooper, William Durrant 1812 1875 2006576488 Smuggling & Smugglers in Sussex The Genuine History of the Inhuman and Unparalleled Murders of Mr. William Galley a Custom-house Officer, and Mr. Daniel Chater, a Shoemaker, by Fourteen Notorious Smugglers, with the Trials and Execution of Seven of the Criminals at Chichester, 1748-9 Smuggling and Smugglers in Sussex The Genuine History of the Inhuman and Unparalleled Murders of Mr. William Galley a Custom-house Officer, and Mr. Daniel Chater, a Shoemaker, by Fourteen Notorious Smugglers, with the Trials and Execution of Seven of the Criminals at Chichester, 1748-9 $aUnited Kingdom :$bW. J. Smith,$c1900. "This history was first published in 1749"--Preface, p. 3. Originally published under title: A full and genuine history of the inhuman and unparallell'd murders.... "Also the trials of John Mills and Henry Sheerman, with an account of the wicked lives of the said Henry Sheerman, Lawrence and Thomas Kemp, Robert Fuller, and Jockey Brown; and the trials at large of Thomas Kingsmill and other smugglers for breaking open the custom house at Poole; with the sermon preached in the Cathedral Church of Chichester, at a special Assize held there, by Bp. Ashburnham; also, an article on 'Smuggling in Sussex,' by William Durrant Cooper, Esq., F. S. A. (reprinted from vol. X of the 'Sussex archeological collections'), and other papers." Brian Coe, Karin Spence and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was created from images of public domain material made available by the University of Toronto Libraries.) "Smuggling & Smugglers in Sussex" by Anonymous is a historical account written in the mid-18th century. The work offers a grim exploration of the infamous murders of two men, Mr. William Galley, a customs officer, and Mr. Daniel Chater, a shoemaker, who were brutally slain by a group of notorious smugglers in Sussex. The narrative delves into the trials and eventual execution of the criminals involved, combining legal proceedings with the dark realities of smuggling life. At the start of the narrative, the author introduces the background leading up to the heinous crimes, detailing a smuggling operation gone awry that resulted in the victims being targeted for their roles in bringing smugglers to justice. The events unfold with a graphic portrayal of the violence inflicted on Galley and Chater, illustrating the smuggler's extreme cruelty as they seek to eliminate potential informants. As the plot progresses, it becomes evident that this account not only recounts the murder but also serves as a cautionary tale about the dangers faced by those who dare to oppose criminal enterprises in the world of smuggling. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/genuinehistoryof00gentuoft/page/n5/mode/2up 20200428025712cooper 1900 GB Reading ease score: 56.8 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Smuggling -- England -- Sussex -- History Crime -- England -- History HJ HV Text Category: History - British Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: Law & Criminology 521431 2025-06-26T12:59:13.535855 text/html 497838 2024-10-18T19:28:35 text/html 1241629 2025-06-26T12:59:19.640884 application/epub+zip 1245284 2025-06-26T12:59:14.700860 application/epub+zip 239184 2025-06-26T12:59:14.097864 application/epub+zip 1373488 2025-06-26T12:59:23.475819 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1349661 2025-06-26T12:59:19.047900 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 344390 2022-09-30T10:51:17.141666 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 475114 2025-06-26T12:59:12.831889 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 455031 2024-10-18T19:28:35 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20138 2025-06-26T12:59:23.631797 application/rdf+xml 12633 2025-06-26T12:59:14.204849 image/jpeg 1920 2025-06-26T12:59:14.150865 image/jpeg 1176203 2025-06-26T12:59:13.598864 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia More titles under Unknown en.wikipedia en.wikipedia